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Habituation is End Goal of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

Habituation is End Goal of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

Sara May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, Speech Production, Uncategorized No Comments

Function matters to all body parts. Function allows us to complete and achieve many activities. Functioning legs allow us to run. Functioning hands allow us to write. The same applies to the function of the tongue and lips. Their function…

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Cooking: A Natural Path to Language

Cooking: A Natural Path to Language

Sara April 16, 2020May 14, 2021 Expressive language, Language Development, Receptive Language, Uncategorized No Comments

Cooking together is a great way to support language development at home. It’s fun. It’s natural. It’s loaded with endless possibilities.  Cooking together is always a great way to target and support language development but it’s a particularly great time…

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Low-Tech Ways to Keep Up with Speech & Language Skills during COVID-19

Low-Tech Ways to Keep Up with Speech & Language Skills during COVID-19

Sara March 20, 2020April 10, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments

Right now, there are so many digital and online recommendations being made available. There is much generosity happening by authors, musicians, artists, museums, organizations, and the list continues. It’s wonderful. Honestly, though it’s also a bit over-whelming. Especially for parents…

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Sneak A Peek at the New Office!

Sneak A Peek at the New Office!

Sara April 20, 2018April 11, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments

The new clinic space is coming along! Will be having my first session in the office this week and I’m so excited! 

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The Surprise In My Mailbox: ASHA ACE Award

The Surprise In My Mailbox: ASHA ACE Award

Sara September 25, 2017May 1, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments

I love to learn and I’m in a profession that requires continual education. This relationship works out well.  I am doing professional development and continuing education courses all the time. Some I complete in a webinar format or online series.…

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10 Ways to Help Develop Speech & Language Skills

10 Ways to Help Develop Speech & Language Skills

Sara May 12, 2017May 1, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments

There are ways to help your child develop speech and language skills way before they are actually talking to you. Children learn through their every day environment–that means from their interactions with you, extended relatives, siblings, babysitters and other caregivers.…

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Speech Therapy: It Takes Time, Patience, Practice & Priority

Speech Therapy: It Takes Time, Patience, Practice & Priority

Sara April 25, 2017May 1, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive as a speech-language pathologist is: how long will it take? When will my child be able to _____(fill in the blank)____? This question seems easy enough. However, it’s rather complicated to…

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School vs. Private Speech Therapy: What’s the Difference?

School vs. Private Speech Therapy: What’s the Difference?

Sara March 28, 2017May 1, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments

Speech-language pathologists work in a variety of settings. Schools, hospitals, private clinics, rehabilitation centers, long-term residential centers, dementia units, early intervention outreach programs, accent modification businesses, autism-focused centers, mobile swallow study businesses and more. The wide-variety of workplaces for speech…

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Jan
24

Measurability, Structure, Evidence: Keys to My Literacy Intervention Practice

The difference in treatment of literacy impairments by a speech language pathologist are many. I have struggled with defining these differences when parents have asked–not because they don’t exist, but because it’s difficult to describe what I am doing that…

Dec
23

Value of Speech Sounds Goes Beyond Talking: It’s Foundational to Literacy

Dec
13

Literacy for Life: Guessing is Not a Strategy

Nearly everyday, I work with children who are struggling with learning to read. For some, they are years behind on their ability to read. For others, their struggle became obvious earlier and they are not considered to be as behind…

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