tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56741004224728766872024-03-04T20:56:48.258-08:00Speech with LisaLisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-62242790387757563692023-12-22T18:00:00.000-08:002023-12-22T18:00:59.675-08:00Merry Christmas! Song #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/o2XF_LbGk04?si=gDdGt7U29Tkdeqhb" width="480"></iframe><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Write a song or two for Christmas! That's what I'm doing. Here's a little tune to brighten your holiday. #merrychristmas2023🌲⛄❄️🦌 </span></div>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-33660063212010543042023-10-26T05:47:00.001-07:002023-10-26T05:47:47.439-07:00Eerie Halloween - a song with great Tier 2 Vocabulary for Halloween!<p dir="ltr">I couldn't find a freely available song for kids with easy guitar chords and Tier 2 vocabulary for Halloween, so I wrote one! Check out the video and enjoy with your littles if you like. <span style="background-color:#0866FF;">#eeriehalloween</span> <span style="background-color:#0866FF;">#singersongwriter</span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Prayers for everyone who has a disability and may have been misunderstood or mischaracterized because of it, and prayers for all those who work with people who have disabilities. If you would like to advocate for having a disability specialist in your church congregation so that more people can be included in your gospel activities, check out the following: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/callings/disability-specialist?lang=eng. I personally believe that having ward and stake disabilities specialists would result in exponential growth of wards and stakes since up to one in four adults in the United States have some type of disability. <a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.nypl.org/blog/2022/07/01/celebrating-disability-pride-month-books-all-ages">https://www.nypl.org/blog/2022/07/01/celebrating-disability-pride-month-books-all-ages</a></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-34369374914348719022023-06-01T16:54:00.001-07:002023-06-01T16:54:10.660-07:00Summer Song for June 2023-- A song about summer inspired by "And Then Comes Summer" by Tom Brenner<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/t-WS-6iqLW8" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>#childrenslit #summer</div>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-57446154279353677242022-07-09T09:45:00.002-07:002022-07-09T09:45:50.115-07:00A song to go with a great children's book-- The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Z5UburFNAQs" frameborder="0"></iframe>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-5614184608984999212022-06-18T13:14:00.001-07:002022-06-18T13:14:10.509-07:00Why is it important to read out loud to children? <iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1v0pml21wNk/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/1v0pml21wNk" frameborder="0"></iframe>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-77005620064373694462022-04-30T09:38:00.002-07:002022-06-16T08:27:37.127-07:00Reading Aloud-- A Great Way to Improve Language! <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8BOK3N8-A2mkKnArZsU-D4F15W1dUXIqNxUl6puxwybnRj-__2LWs1zPvM69fL8zZuHX6612BeaK82_U7Wlq2QDTHPmsQ3bJ9UvWb5Dclluh_bab_OmFtSPnwQ9ZWcAcOUUWwu4GOEggSZFT1nak6Yd1h1gNJdocwGMGQ8H5ffEGQUEfDph056Sx/s1196/read%20aloud%2015.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1196" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8BOK3N8-A2mkKnArZsU-D4F15W1dUXIqNxUl6puxwybnRj-__2LWs1zPvM69fL8zZuHX6612BeaK82_U7Wlq2QDTHPmsQ3bJ9UvWb5Dclluh_bab_OmFtSPnwQ9ZWcAcOUUWwu4GOEggSZFT1nak6Yd1h1gNJdocwGMGQ8H5ffEGQUEfDph056Sx/s320/read%20aloud%2015.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jim Trelease has written a great book called <u>The Read-Aloud Handbook</u>. He published the seventh edition in 2013, and an eighth edition titled <u>Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook</u> was published in 2019. In the seventh edition, Jim Trelease tells the story of a boy from Russell, Kentucky, a town with a population of 3645, who scored a perfect 36 on the ACT. People wanted to know what prep course he had taken. The prep course consisted of the parents reading to their children for 30 minutes a night, event after their sons had learned to read. This reading aloud experience translated into a love of books, and the home was full of books. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jim Trelease also talks about an admissions director from Amherst College who says he's never met a student with a high verbal SAT score who wasn't a passionate reader, and nearly all of those students recall being read to. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jim Trelease points to these numbers: Children spend 900 hours a year in school and 7800 hours a year outside of school. Hey says that since extending the school day would be prohibitively costly, it makes the most sense to tap into the 7800 hours at home for more reading experiences. </div><br /><p></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-85741871566852082732022-04-09T13:26:00.001-07:002022-04-09T13:26:24.317-07:00Using Cooking and Baking to Improve Language Skills in Children<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/xVeCHIsqHBQ" frameborder="0"></iframe>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-34671127625749330602022-03-12T10:32:00.002-08:002022-04-09T13:06:55.242-07:00Childhood Apraxia of Speech-- some great information! #shorts<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/TEotfWOfsz0" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>#childhoodapraxiaofspeech #apraxia</div>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-63978376178364627832022-03-05T08:34:00.002-08:002022-03-05T08:34:34.565-08:00Why is reading Dr. Seuss books so good for kids? Check out this video for some ideas...<iframe style="background-image:url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CzvRpMSn3IY/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/CzvRpMSn3IY" frameborder="0"></iframe>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-11954314890950510772022-03-05T07:51:00.001-08:002022-03-05T07:51:19.960-08:00Why are Dr. Seuss books so good for children?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuAHpylxlui00CQnDUWqJFWUTCqTeaOsDIEoVeehUfZwu4ILSoClAAM8efglA_8DaP7rDW0AN-hSgLpWNQtw-0RRz1Q9n8ZEkfamwPU6cCn176VIk9BsRY1NZx7yccju4CGqbAwAUxMFgI_2LURMIv-uV4iavblrQVB5t04zuKgkmqoA-n_dnc0gfQ=s1000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="998" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuAHpylxlui00CQnDUWqJFWUTCqTeaOsDIEoVeehUfZwu4ILSoClAAM8efglA_8DaP7rDW0AN-hSgLpWNQtw-0RRz1Q9n8ZEkfamwPU6cCn176VIk9BsRY1NZx7yccju4CGqbAwAUxMFgI_2LURMIv-uV4iavblrQVB5t04zuKgkmqoA-n_dnc0gfQ=s320" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">March 2 marked the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Experts including the faculty of Peabody College at Vanderbilt University talk about the value of Theodore Geisel's books for children. They talk about how children need to learn to manipulate sounds and have rich experiences with words and language. The rhymes, rhythms, and made up words in Dr. Seuss books help stimulate something called phonological awareness, which is an important pre-reading skill. Ann Nealy of Peabody talks about the cleverness behind the made-up words in Dr. Seuss books and Jeanne Wanzek of Peabody talks about how the stories involve problem-solving and critical thinking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out these websites for more information:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/departments/sped/news/dr_seuss_new_book.php</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">https://www.best-books-for-kids.com/reading-dr-seuss.html#:~:text=Reading%20aloud%20helps%20children%20develop,books%20aloud%20is%20especially%20good.</div><br /> <p></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-27819139857176280272022-02-26T17:40:00.001-08:002022-03-12T09:27:09.412-08:00Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)-- Here are some things to know<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhUOAEDYbmevQuryaSnieK9CKqVOXzDXLQ17-YGBaA5uxxxzne2ulK526SUS9JLHGpiD0wNuX6PI9opTJbSeBX3b0FhLLCKX6TXizWeAGK0cShtp6YH_nICFZIS5QIetYA44FhqMEBthTPEQIpdjq_OKsU3fLOx8PAKdvYJMz3lSgM_uzGVrCx0bFP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1002" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhUOAEDYbmevQuryaSnieK9CKqVOXzDXLQ17-YGBaA5uxxxzne2ulK526SUS9JLHGpiD0wNuX6PI9opTJbSeBX3b0FhLLCKX6TXizWeAGK0cShtp6YH_nICFZIS5QIetYA44FhqMEBthTPEQIpdjq_OKsU3fLOx8PAKdvYJMz3lSgM_uzGVrCx0bFP" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo is from @pricklypearpediatrictherapy. Did you know that apraxia of speech may affect as many as one to ten children out of every 1,000? These children may have difficulty coordinating the movements of the mouth and tongue and may only have a few consonants and vowels in their repertoire. They may have inconsistent errors in their speech and speak slowly, and they may have voicing errors, vowel errors, and stress pattern errors. Children with CAS may benefit from early identification and motor approaches such as short, frequent, intense practice sessions. Motor approaches can also be complemented by linguistic approaches that help children internalize phonological rules. Sometimes sign language or an electronic communication device can be used when intelligibility is low.</div><br /> <p></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-646689515174749042022-02-23T18:27:00.004-08:002022-02-23T18:27:44.989-08:00What are some benefits of bilingualism? Watch to find out more...<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/o2pBkzWD86E" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o2pBkzWD86E/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>I made a little video about some benefits of bilingualism. Watch to found out more... What languages are you learning? This week I am brushing up on my Spanish and my ASL. #bilingualism #languagelearning</div>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-64272357448814287402022-02-19T10:25:00.001-08:002022-02-19T10:25:12.145-08:00Benefits of Bilingualism: it helps the young and the old!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGjtLWkciuWdsBhKYtApzY5fUdm8nP0Nn3Phn8C55ciwZBleuoK4NQo4Gg0VzSkTCPQg9AbwrIisQpQGEyOxMTs7Tba3tbYYOPAlEiea8Rtqj9xblV5a4xaDgJ74Nj8Tlma4AGpDThSrgtAsJAZC0jDC12l4I2W9nN68qGBuivXb3P7kd4qwAAwBXG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="1194" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGjtLWkciuWdsBhKYtApzY5fUdm8nP0Nn3Phn8C55ciwZBleuoK4NQo4Gg0VzSkTCPQg9AbwrIisQpQGEyOxMTs7Tba3tbYYOPAlEiea8Rtqj9xblV5a4xaDgJ74Nj8Tlma4AGpDThSrgtAsJAZC0jDC12l4I2W9nN68qGBuivXb3P7kd4qwAAwBXG" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some benefits of bilingualism from @latina.speechie. Thank you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And from NPR, https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/11/29/497943749/6-potential-brain-benefits-of-bilingual-education: Did you know that students in a dual-languge classroom outperformed peers in English reading by a full year? Learning a second language can even help protect against dementia. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#secondlanguagelearning #bilingualism</div><br /> <p></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-24651519935737613932022-02-19T09:27:00.003-08:002022-02-19T09:27:43.224-08:00Why is it important to talk to babies? Watch this video for a few ideas...<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/PL4cYFlCfAM" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PL4cYFlCfAM/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>#talktoyourkids #languagelearning</div>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-29274523212908096162022-02-12T09:04:00.004-08:002022-02-12T09:04:35.954-08:00Talking to Babies-- Why It's Important<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUjjh1ogCiBwFckzqtYS67D_uIrgNOWKBG3Ia4Uq8LVl20XlODk0z0z8wOUvTFh5hVXj6nOmGkC0x0VRoaX9RswgginYRCFYP0420hZQXZQf7uIh5LyQWCh5lzOidwdF-wK-4rADryjFmf3Wl6pplqnM5vxjLr5KyWHSRuxjg3etyiruSBL7mRg4Tr=s1182" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1182" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUjjh1ogCiBwFckzqtYS67D_uIrgNOWKBG3Ia4Uq8LVl20XlODk0z0z8wOUvTFh5hVXj6nOmGkC0x0VRoaX9RswgginYRCFYP0420hZQXZQf7uIh5LyQWCh5lzOidwdF-wK-4rADryjFmf3Wl6pplqnM5vxjLr5KyWHSRuxjg3etyiruSBL7mRg4Tr=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="61kcq" data-offset-key="f83vu-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f83vu-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="f83vu-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">From @speech.allisonfors. 🤯 Did you know this? I find this fascinating and know first </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">hand</span><span data-offset-key="f83vu-2-0" style="font-family: inherit;"> how it can feel silly to talk talk talk to your infant...but it’s critical!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="61kcq" data-offset-key="80cef-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="80cef-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="80cef-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Some tips:</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="61kcq" data-offset-key="ethqv-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ethqv-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="ethqv-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">➡️Narrate your actions and routines throughout the day.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="61kcq" data-offset-key="6n3ei-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6n3ei-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6n3ei-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">➡️Read books and sing songs.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="61kcq" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">➡️Make eye contact and talk to your baby while feeding. </span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="color: #050505; direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-family: inherit;">And from</span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;">https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/baby-talk-language#:~:text=Speaking%20to%20your%20baby%20fires,their%20overall%20ability%20to%20learn</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;">When you talk to you're baby, you're helping to "fire up" the synapses that help with language. So the more you talk to your child, the more you are helping them form connections with words.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;">It's important to talk to your child, and it's great when you use that high-pitched "sing-song" "baby-talk" voice. Babies attend to that more than they do just plain old talking. </span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;">80% of your brain's development happens in the first three years, so earlier is better when it comes to talking with your kids!</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;">Use eye contact and limit TV watching.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;">Mimic their sounds, play peek-a-boo.</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;">Enjoy communicating with your child!</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="8pjoe-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="diy96o5h" end="71" start="56" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">#talktoyourkids</span><span data-offset-key="8pjoe-2-0" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="diy96o5h" end="89" start="72" style="background-color: var(--text-highlight); color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">#languagelearning</span></span></div></div></div><p><br /> </p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-89820313296387084112022-02-05T11:27:00.002-08:002022-02-05T11:28:19.329-08:00Happy Lunar New Year!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHSKs2jiLhOwC5HacarjLE85fKB2bgIH0uPbgeboco1Ww7mK-FXUOBMNPKCSHY-XZ6h-B1b-Ov2tHg8EuaidjAHprm7yUmTmKsT_cd1V-5zgvuuzR_ah9_9s3Lw6Kn8AEkU7FzV9jV_0slejO_pT6TnOE-tG4ShI0i6ssWgUMJT6NO5hMMdYiJK0cq=s1006" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1006" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHSKs2jiLhOwC5HacarjLE85fKB2bgIH0uPbgeboco1Ww7mK-FXUOBMNPKCSHY-XZ6h-B1b-Ov2tHg8EuaidjAHprm7yUmTmKsT_cd1V-5zgvuuzR_ah9_9s3Lw6Kn8AEkU7FzV9jV_0slejO_pT6TnOE-tG4ShI0i6ssWgUMJT6NO5hMMdYiJK0cq=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today marks the Lunar New Year. This year it's the Year of the Tiger. It's time to clean house, eat dumplings, and wear red! One of my favorite memories of celebrating the Lunar New Year was watching the dragon dance-- truly amazing! #LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear</div><br /> <p></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-28355926950111224842022-01-20T15:36:00.000-08:002022-01-20T15:36:01.529-08:00Suggestions for Speech and Language Development-- American Speech Language Hearing Association<p> If you haven't been to the American Speech Language Hearing Association at asha.org, you'll be pleased with the wealth of information you can find there. One great help is the tips at https://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/suggestions/. There you'll find suggestions for helping elementary school-aged children with speech and language development. Rhyming games, retelling stories, keeping a diary, and looking for spelling patterns are all ideas for helping with speech and language.</p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-9713753590930378262022-01-08T13:54:00.003-08:002022-01-08T13:54:59.296-08:00The Hanen Centre-- Helpful tips from language experts<p> If you have never heard of the Hanen Centre, please check out hanen.org as soon as you can. There are multiple articles on improving language in young children, a Book Nook with suggestions on utilizing books to improve vocabulary, and workshop information. </p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-51833844759693476622022-01-01T08:07:00.004-08:002022-01-01T08:07:55.412-08:00Students with behavior difficulties can improve communication through playing chess<p><span data-offset-key="7hcak-0-0" style="background-color: white;"><span data-text="true">Chess requires children to plan ahead and think about the consequences of their actions. It's a perfect way for children with behavior disorders to put more thought into the various moves they make, both on the chess board and in life. Check out this article about a speech language pathologist who plans chess activities for children on her caseload.</span></span></p><p><span data-offset-key="7hcak-0-0" style="background-color: white;"><span data-text="true" style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><span class="diy96o5h" end="92" start="86" style="color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">#chess</span><span data-offset-key="7hcak-2-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></p><p><span class="py34i1dx" style="background-color: white; color: var(--blue-link); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="7hcak-3-0" style="font-family: inherit;">https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.SCM.26122021.30/full/</span></span></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-62447967296757562552021-12-31T11:10:00.001-08:002021-12-31T11:10:11.293-08:00Smart devices can be used to help recovery with traumatic brain injury<p> When the unthinkable happens, it's great to know that our modern-day smart devices can be such a blessing in recovery. <span data-offset-key="cqe9u-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;">Here's a great article about how a smartphone can be a boon after a traumatic brain injury: </span></span><span class="py34i1dx" style="background-color: white; color: var(--blue-link); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="cqe9u-1-0" style="font-family: inherit;">https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.FPLP.26122021.64/full/</span></span></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-88403496438943261862021-12-30T11:45:00.000-08:002021-12-30T11:45:28.332-08:00Is your child's holiday gift a hearing hazard?<p> <span data-offset-key="7t7o5-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-text="true">Some holiday toys could be hazardous to children's hearing: </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d9bf0; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="7t7o5-1-0">https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2021-12-15-noisy-toys-hearing-hazard/full/</span></span></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-30813318074498530912021-06-03T16:49:00.001-07:002021-06-03T16:49:12.945-07:00How to make that hard /r/ sound... [SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME PRACTICE]<p> I just found a post that has some great ideas for practicing the /r/ sound at home. North Shore Pediatric Therapy has some great suggestions for producing the /r/, including using animal sounds, shaping /r/ from other sounds, and eliminating the /w/. Here's where you can find the post: https://www.nspt4kids.com/speech-and-language/tackling-trouble-with-r-exercises-to-practice-%E2%80%9Cr%E2%80%9D-pronunciation-with-your-child/. Also, https://www.superduperinc.com/handouts/pdf/102_RforParents.pdf also has some great ideas.</p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674100422472876687.post-29392193864977824912021-06-02T13:00:00.003-07:002021-06-02T13:00:45.777-07:00An amazing author... remembering!<p> <span data-offset-key="eppu0-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;">Like so many, I was saddened to hear about Eric Carle's passing last week. Here's just one of many links that talks about tieing "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" into a speech/language session. What are some of your favorite Eric Carle speech/language tie-ins? </span></span><span class="py34i1dx" style="background-color: white; color: var(--blue-link); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="eppu0-1-0" style="font-family: inherit;">https://thedabblingspeechie.com/2018/07/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-in-speech-therapy/</span></span></p>Lisa Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924434708473040256noreply@blogger.com0