Speech Therapy Blog for Children & Parents | Oconomowoc, WI | 53066
Browse through the blog articles written by Jann Fujimoto in Oconomowoc, WI with tips & advice to help parents & children with language issues
It’s always great to get outside and play. When the weather is hot, gather sunscreen, buckets, squirt bottles, brushes, and sponges to set up some simple water stations to cool off. You’ll be building language skills while you’re cooling off and having fun. The best thing about outdoor water play is clean-up is pretty easy – […]
It's always great to get outside and play. When the weather is hot, gather sunscreen, buckets, squirt bottles, brushes, and sponges to set up some simple water stations to cool off. You'll be building language skills while you're cooling off and having fun. The best thing about outdoor water play is clean-up is pretty easy - just a towel, dry clothes and some sun! Squirt bottles While you … [Read more...]
A baby’s brain is brimming with neurons waiting to be connected through interaction and engagement. As a child develops, the neurons create connections called synapses that different parts of the brain to one another. One way to increase these formation of synapses within a baby’s brain is to read. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten encourages families […]
A baby's brain is brimming with neurons waiting to be connected through interaction and engagement. As a child develops, the neurons create connections called synapses that different parts of the brain to one another. One way to increase these formation of synapses within a baby's brain is to read. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten encourages families to read 1000 books prior to a child starting … [Read more...]
Children are often given formal assessments or standardized tests to determine their strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for growth. Test results may be used to determine if a child qualifies for speech-language therapy services and to determine what areas to target. But really, what do standard scores, raw scores, age-equivalents and percentile ranks all mean? Raw […]
Children are often given formal assessments or standardized tests to determine their strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for growth. Test results may be used to determine if a child qualifies for speech-language therapy services and to determine what areas to target. But really, what do standard scores, raw scores, age-equivalents and percentile ranks all mean? Raw scores A raw score … [Read more...]
Just as a garden needs regular care to produce bountiful produce, a child’s speech and language development needs constant tending to result in confident and competent communicators. Whether it is a garden bed, pots on a balcony or a paper cup in the window, gardening teaches: Vocabulary Gardening can introduce your child to new words […]
Just as a garden needs regular care to produce bountiful produce, a child’s speech and language development needs constant tending to result in confident and competent communicators. Whether it is a garden bed, pots on a balcony or a paper cup in the window, gardening teaches: Vocabulary Gardening can introduce your child to new words like trellis, compost, dahlias, magenta, kohlrabi, and … [Read more...]
Have you been to your local farmers’ market lately? The popularity of farmers’ market have increased so much in the lat few years that many communities offer both summer and winter markets. No matter the season, they provide a rich multi-sensorial experience, which can increase your child’s speech-language engagement. As you walk through the vendors’ […]
Have you been to your local farmers' market lately? The popularity of farmers’ market have increased so much in the lat few years that many communities offer both summer and winter markets. No matter the season, they provide a rich multi-sensorial experience, which can increase your child’s speech-language engagement. As you walk through the vendors' stalls, think about the farmers' … [Read more...]
Infants whose caregivers show decreased eye gaze during play may grow up to have shorter attention spans. Psychologists at Indiana University studied sustained attention – the amount of time a caregiver looked at an object and the amount of time a child looked at the same object. Researchers found that child-led engagements, where the caregiver […]
Infants whose caregivers show decreased eye gaze during play may grow up to have shorter attention spans. Psychologists at Indiana University studied sustained attention - the amount of time a caregiver looked at an object and the amount of time a child looked at the same object. Researchers found that child-led engagements, where the caregiver let the child choose they toys of interest, often … [Read more...]
The more we talk to our children, the more words they hear. The more words they hear, the more they learn. Researchers Betty Hart & Todd Risley (1995) found that some children heard thirty million words less than others by their 4th birthday. 30,000,000! The children who heard 30,000,000 fewer words than their peers were […]
The more we talk to our children, the more words they hear. The more words they hear, the more they learn. Researchers Betty Hart & Todd Risley (1995) found that some children heard thirty million words less than others by their 4th birthday. 30,000,000! The children who heard 30,000,000 fewer words than their peers were less prepared academically when they began school. The gap didn’t just … [Read more...]
SpeechWorks visits with high school and intermediate school students during their Career Day to share the field of speech-language pathologist with students. It’s always rewarding to introduce and answer questions about the field with young people who are beginning to explore what types of careers exist. Here are some of the questions addressed when sharing […]
SpeechWorks visits with high school and intermediate school students during their Career Day to share the field of speech-language pathologist with students. It’s always rewarding to introduce and answer questions about the field with young people who are beginning to explore what types of careers exist. Here are some of the questions addressed when sharing the field of speech-language … [Read more...]
A child’s language development depends in part on what we say and do each and every day. Here are some egg-cellent ways to introduce, incorporate and reinforce language into activities that you may be doing in the next few weeks. Coloring Eggs Dyeing eggs can seem like magic. White egg + dye = colorful eggs. When […]
A child’s language development depends in part on what we say and do each and every day. Here are some egg-cellent ways to introduce, incorporate and reinforce language into activities that you may be doing in the next few weeks. Coloring Eggs Dyeing eggs can seem like magic. White egg + dye = colorful eggs. When helping your child dye eggs, you’re reinforcing sequencing steps and using location … [Read more...]
Making a recipe and cooking with your children can help your child’s reading, language and planning skills. Children of all ages can get going in the kitchen to learn new skills and increase independence. Let’s think about toast, a dish that most of us can create from memory: Wash hands Open bag of bread Get […]
Making a recipe and cooking with your children can help your child’s reading, language and planning skills. Children of all ages can get going in the kitchen to learn new skills and increase independence. Let’s think about toast, a dish that most of us can create from memory: Wash hands Open bag of bread Get a slice of bread Place bread in toaster Start toaster Open … [Read more...]
