Frequently Mispronounced Words Confusing Word Pairs Embarrassing MistakesToday’s parent question is one that I hear all of the time: “My child can’t say the TH sound. He needs a speech pathologist. Can you see him?” If the TH sound is the only error that your child makes, you may be able to fix it on your own. The TH sound is a
Read more »Today’s question is from a parent of a young boy with Autism: “What is joint attention?” Joint attention is the skill of sharing and acquiring information by observing another person. It can include following someones gaze to see what they are describing, following a person’s point to help locate a lost item, or looking at an event or
Read more »I just finished reading a great book, The Mind’s Eye, by Dr. Oliver Sacks. Even though the book is mainly about vision, I did find several chapters interesting in terms of communication. One chapter in particular is “Face Blind”. I learned that children are able to recognize faces at birth or soon after. An interesting
Read more »The single best indicator of school success is communication
Read more »This is a great question from a friend: “What do parent’s with a child needing speech have in common? One, there are a lot of fantastic parents out there, who have very good intentions and want to help their child in any way they can. It doesn’t matter the income level or geographic area. Parents
Read more »I recommend that parents look for at least two things: solid technical skills and a match between the SLP’s style and your child’s. Solid technical skills involve the education credentials, real-world experience, and up-to-date certifications of the speech therapist. Your speech therapist must be qualified to treat the problem (i.e. articulation, language, listening, etc). Most parents
Read more »Articulation drill is boring. It is boring for the child and the parent. Add a little zip to your next practice session. Download “Talking Tom Cat” to your mobile device. It is FREE! Then practice saying speech words into the phone. Tom will repeat what you say. It is hilarious and adds from interest to
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