Apraxia

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Is it Working? How We Adjust Effective Speech Therapy Strategies for Home

Is it Working? How We Adjust Effective Speech Therapy Strategies for Home One of the biggest fears parents have when starting a communication journey is getting stuck. You might worry that the goals set during your initial speech and language assessment will become outdated, or that the “homework” will become a chore that doesn’t fit […]

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Real-Time Progress: How Does Parent Coaching for Speech Therapy Work?

Real-Time Progress: How Does Parent Coaching for Speech Therapy Work? If you’ve ever felt like a bystander in your child’s development—watching a therapist play with your toddler while you sit on the sidelines—you’ve likely wondered: Is there a better way? Whether you are navigating the long Kupa waitlists in Israel or seeking specialized private SLP

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Beyond the Waitlist: Why a Speech and Language Assessment is Your First Step to Progress

Beyond the Waitlist: Why a Speech and Language Assessment for Toddlers is Your First Step to Progress Whether you are navigating waitlist for speech therapy or struggling to find an available provider through insurance or Early Intervention in the USA, the “wait and see” period is the most stressful time for a parent. If your

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Help for the speech impediment R: Sound: When Should Parents Get More Help?

Help for the “R: Sound: When Should Parents Get More Help?   Is your child saying Wabbit instead of Rabbit or Maw instead of More? If your child’s language contains these and other mispronunciations of the R sound or a “speech impediment r” issue, we are sure that you have experienced some difficulty in trying

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3 Year Old Milestones for Speech and Language

3 Year Old Milestones for Speech and Language   In other posts, we listed milestones for 2 year olds and what to do if your toddler is still babbling but not yet talking, and in this post are continuing with 3 year old milestones. The birth to three period is a time of important and

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How to Teach the S Sound at Home

How to Teach the S Sound at Home   When parents work with their children at home on their speech therapy goals, progress happens faster (and so does graduation from speech therapy). So here, our resident articulation expert speech therapists go over how to work on the S sound at home.   The S sound

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For New Years: Top 5 Ways to Help Your Child Improve Communication Skills

For New Years: Top 5 Ways to Help Your Child Improve Communication Skills     New Years is an excellent opportunity to encourage your children to focus on developing healthy habits. That can include working on ways to improve communication skills with your child. As a parent, you can incorporate these tips into your everyday

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My Name is Kate: Great Therapy Books for Kids

My Name is Kate: Great Therapy Books for Kids   Are you looking for a book to add to your list of therapy books for kids? Here’s one to add. This book tells the story of Kate, a little girl who has Childhood Apraxia of Speech. The disorder makes it hard for her to say

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Speech Articulation Issues in Children and How to Help Them

Speech Articulation Issues in Children and How to Help Them     Speech articulation issues  in children are characterized by a difficulty making the sounds in words properly when talking. There are developmental norms for when a child is supposed to master each speech sound, and every language has its own norms. When a speech

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