Speech with Lisa

 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.

 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.  

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. #chess https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.SCM.26122021.30/full/

 When the unthinkable happens, it's great to know that our modern-day smart devices can be such a blessing in recovery.   Here's a great article about how a smartphone can be a boon after a traumatic brain injury: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.FPLP.26122021.64/full/

  Some holiday toys could be hazardous to children's hearing: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2021-12-15-noisy-toys-hearing-hazard/full/

 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.

  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? https://thedabblingspeechie.com/2018/07/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-in-speech-therapy/