Speech development is complex, more than just words. It involves verbal and nonverbal communication, listening and understanding, expressing thoughts and emotions. Fostering speech and language development with fun activities can help your child stay on track with their milestones. What can parents do? According to the American Speech Language Hearing Association, "You can help your [...]
Whether it’s carving a jack-o-lantern for Halloween, making Thanksgiving crafts, or holiday decorations, these traditions create lasting memories. Incorporating Speech Activities Integrating speech and language skills while doing activities with the child can make a big difference. For instance, decorating a pumpkin is a great activity for spending one-on-one time together, exchanging words, laughter, and [...]
From the day your baby is born, they intently listen to you. Their first communication starts making eye contact, smiling, cries, babbling, giggling and more. These skills eventually develop into verbal and nonverbal language. Fostering speech development with fun activities helps them stay on track with their milestones. "The benefits of play are extensive and [...]
Are you concerned with your child’s fluency of speech? Maybe a teacher or pediatrician said something about their fluency. What does fluency of speech mean? The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), defines “A fluency disorder is an interruption to the flow of speech that can negatively impact an individual’s communication effectiveness, communication efficiency, and willingness [...]
