Writing… Where ideas are lost in translation
Why do so many children have the ability to orally tell a beautiful story, but when it comes to writing it down it's all lost in translation? A Speech Language Pathologist will term this difficulty as an Expressive Language Delay, but often it is more than just...
Importance of Play
“We don’t stop playing because we are growing old. We grow old because we stop playing!” George Bernard Shaw Do you ever wonder.....How is it that children learn to communicate? It seems to be a miracle of life. One day they're doing 'tummy time,' the next they're...
Aug Blog – Math and reading comprehension in school-aged children
Parents seem to always want to know why we, as SLPs, work with their school-aged kids on reading and math. It seems like our roles are not clearly defined. We are not tutors, we are not teachers. We are language specialists. What this means is that as SLPs, we need to...
Why I Chose to be an SLP
I love being an SLP. It is a field full of hope and empowerment. I have the opportunity to witness small miracles every day. Watching a mother’s excitement at the sound of hearing her child’s voice for the first time or having a client engage in a true and meaningful...