Where Everybody Knows Your Name – Ep. 59
This episode, Where Everybody Knows Your Name, is full of suggestions for teaching name recall.
Word Dancing – Ep. 49
What is Word Dancing? Possibly the single best thing families can do to dramatically and positively impact their children’s speech and language, and their academic future.
Phonemic Awareness for Parents
Here’s a quick video that explains how to delete and substitute sounds or syllables from words for phonemic awareness practice.
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: […]
Organizing Language: Now with a Box – Ep. 35
In this podcast we describe many ways a box can take your therapy to the next level.
Dyslexia – Keeping an Open Mind – Ep. 15
Today we talk about the role visual perceptual, motor, and memory skills play in dyslexia, and how those skills integrate with phonological awareness skills.
What Got Lost in Translation – Ep. 14
On today’s podcast we review David A. Kilpatrick’s book Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties. If you’ve been looking for a clear but thorough explanation of the science of reading, and how to treat reading problems, look no further!
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.