How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria! – Ep. 45
Basic listening skills are critical to language and reading development, but if they’re missing how do you begin to work on them?
That Thing That Isn’t APD – Ep. 44
When a child has difficulty with listening skills, auditory processing and auditory memory, we could give it a lot of names, including Auditory Processing Disorder, or APD. But whether or not a client has an official APD diagnosis, SO many of them struggle in these areas. When it comes to working on listening, attention, and […]
Adding Tools to the R Toolbox – Ep. 43
In today’s podcast we talk about how phonemic awareness helped a couple of clients finally master the tricky R sound!
B – I – N – G – O
Who doesn’t love an activity that is 1) drop dead easy 2) takes no prep time, and 3) works on several vital communication skills all at once? It’s easy to get lots of mileage from singing BINGO with your clients when you do a few simple things. It’s a great therapy strategy for these areas: […]
Simple Poem, Six Ways
Take a look at the many ways you can use the poem Orange is a Carrot in therapy.
Rhyming Books
Rhyming books are one my favorite tools for teaching phonological awareness.
Tracking Phonological Awareness – Ep. 11
Many phonological/phonemic awareness tools aren’t rigorous enough to uncover the problems of our clients with communication disorders experience, let alone the needs of children with apraxia.
Under the Umbrella of Phonological Awareness – Ep. 10
If you’ve ever wanted a concise breakdown of the earliest developing, oh so important, phonological awareness skills, join us as we explore just what is under the umbrella term “phonological awareness.”