Welcome, 2020! January 1st is the perfect time to commit to turning everyday activities into learning opportunities. As a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and mother of three, I instinctively can turn just about every moment into learning moments. While working with parents I have learned that optimizing learning opportunities is not a natural process for some … Continue reading Happy New Year!
Pumpkin Time
I have to confess, watching my girls get older is negatively impacting me living my best life. So many of the things we used to do together, they no longer need my guidance and teaching to complete. I am happy they still ask that we keep some of our more "cool" traditions, even if deep … Continue reading Pumpkin Time
Falling for Fall!
I love fall and everything about it, well maybe not daylight savings, but other than that I love fall! The clothes, the food, the activities, our family traditions, the scents, opening windows, gazing up at full moons. Not too cold, not too hot and living in Louisiana low humidity, is just right! Oh, I … Continue reading Falling for Fall!
Books
Books, books and more books. There are a few things I believe children can never have too much of, sleep and books! If you have to buy something for your child buy books. If you can't afford to buy your child books take them to he library and borrow them. My experience both personally and professionally is that there isn't any other item that can positively affect speech, language and all academic areas other than a book.
Bed Time Reading
Most people think that being able to read is the ultimate sign of intelligence. In reality the true signs of intelligence comes well before reading. The foundation for reading relies on the early literacy skills set from birth-5 years old (when most children begin reading). It is important for parents to begin introducing their children to … Continue reading Bed Time Reading
From Scratch
Part of everyday learning in the kitchen comes from cooking from scratch using real ingredients. Unfortunately, with the rise of processed foods and restaurants many children do not know where their food comes from or how it is made.
Kitchen Time!
One of the best places to learn is in the kitchen. There are so many different things you can teach your kids when cooking with them. On of our favorite things to cook is pizza. Cooking helps facilitate language development of many areas. While learning in the kitchen, make sure you fill the air with vocabulary … Continue reading Kitchen Time!
Before Back to School.
Before we get back to school, yes, unfortunately it is almost that time of year again. The time of year when we have to pack up the pool gear, change our late nights and late mornings to early bed time and early rise. Who doesn’t enjoy summer? Sure it’s hot, the kids run up your … Continue reading Before Back to School.
What is RtI?
Original Post: Nov. 26, 2013 The buzz acronym for the last couple of years has been RtI. RtI was developed to help reduce the number of students identified and placed into special education programs and to provide services to those students who do not qualify for services. RtI helps students who may not need special … Continue reading What is RtI?
School Bell.
Original Post: Nov. 11, 2013 By this time 1st report cards have been distributed and parent/teacher conference should have occurred. If at this point you are worried because there’s is little to no progress and your gut is telling you something is wrong, then something is wrong. First, schedule a conference with your child’s teacher. … Continue reading School Bell.