It’s that time again – we are joining up with Jenna at Speech Room News with her Love it and List it Linky: Articulation apps. This was trickier as there aren’t as many speech/ articulation apps around. Speech Stickers I love this app and so do the children I work with. It is designed for single sound […]
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Review of Elizabeth’s best po...
On looking back over our first year of blogging, we’ve been looking over our 58 posts. It’s interesting to see which posts we enjoyed writing the most, and which ones have had the most views (not necessarily the same ones). We thought, since we share this blog, that it would be interesting for us to […]
Understanding your child’s speech and language therapy report: speech by Elizab...
This is the 5th part in our series about understanding your child’s speech and language therapy report. If you have missed them, there is an overview, a post about attention and listening, one about comprehension and one about expression. This post is going to look at speech sounds sometimes called phonology or articulation. This section of the […]
Slug in a Jug review by He...
We’ve talked before about our love of Orchard Toys, here and here. They are good, sturdy games which look great , last well around enthusiastic children who like to test pieces out in their mouths (!) and are great fun too. A couple of weeks ago, Elizabeth posted about the Pig in Pants game. You […]
Top Tips: Making the most of Speech Therapy homework – by Elizab...
I love being able to work regularly with the children on my caseload, see good results and help parents make a difference. One thing that can really help us as therapists and also help your child progress is ‘homework’. Yes, practising at home! Now, I’m a realist and know firsthand how hard it can be […]
What do you do? “I’m a Speech Therapist” ….. by Elizab...
You know how it is when you meet new people and introduce yourself, discuss family and where you live. Then the conversation often ends up being about work, “So, what do you do?”….It’s interesting to hear people’s responses when you answer this question. The most usual response is “I need one of those!” or “Can […]
Easter egg hunting for language by He...
Happy Easter weekend everyone! Most schools here only finished yesterday for the holidays, so Easter seems to have come around very suddenly this year and I found myself last minute shopping for Easter eggs yesterday morning! As I looked at all the shelves and the different sizes and colours of eggs, I realised how much […]
Top Tips……… For speaking clearly by Elizab...
Many children have difficulty saying certain sounds clearly. Sometimes, it is a normal developmental stage and will improve on its own; at other times they may require some direct help from a Speech Therapist. Parents often ask what they can do at home to help. Eating Talking and eating use many of the same muscles, […]