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What it is: A therapy technique to alleviate stress variables of the vocal tract which helps the patient to identify stressor and learn methods to improve relaxation and reduce stress in order to improve their voice quality How it works: It begins with educating the patient on stress management methods. Differential relaxation: deliberately tensing and relaxing specific muscles which helps

March 22nd- Kids often don’t like to eat their vegetables because they’re “yucky” or “taste bad” but we know we can’t let them not eat their vegetables. This youtube video by a speech pathologist and feeding specialist name Melanie Potock goes over great ways to introduce new vegetables to your child in a fun and relaxed manner.

March 15th- Learning to read can be very challenging for some children. Learning different ways to teach your children to read is crucial to find the best fit for your child. One example would be orthographic mapping. Orthographic mapping is when students use the oral language processing part of their brain to connect the sounds of words they already know

March 8th- Now that the weather is going to start getting warmer and the snow is melting away, parents are always looking for new ways to get their children outside and in the fresh air. There are a variety of ways that your children’s speech and language goals can be addressed while playing with them outside. These worksheets will help

March 1st- What better way to spend a cold winter day than to work on your child’s speech and language goals! Here is FREE no print winter activity that can work on your child’s language skills. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-NO-PRINT-Winter-Nouns-and-Pronouns-Speech-Therapy-2904015?st=a1a93448fefdbb7f30a4a5f3cf9ffe05

February 22nd – By the age of eight a child should be able to produce all of the sounds in the English Language. If a child is not able to produce all of the sounds they might have a speech sound disorder (SSD). Although there are others, the two main types of speech sound disorders are articulation disorders and phonological

February 15th – Language Lab is a response to intervention (RTI) program run by speech-language pathologists, for elementary school students, grades kindergarten to fourth, whose English language abilities fall below typical grade level standards. Language Lab RTI introduces systematic, research based instruction to eligible students prior to making a special education referral or classification. Language Lab RTI is a 15

February 8th – The use of a family systems framework in speech and language intervention, is found to be beneficial for school-age children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), who have similar age siblings. I find a family systems intervention approach interesting because two of my siblings, my older sister and twin brother have ASD. My sister is five years older

February 1st – There are numerous consequences of hearing loss if an amplification instrument is not used. According to The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, approximately 48 million Americans have a diagnosed hearing loss; however, only about 20% of those individuals connect with services to receive hearing instruments. Having an amplification device benefits the user in a