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Stages of play is a theory and classification of children’s participation in play developed by Mildred Parten in 1932. Parten recognized six different types of play: Unoccupied (play) – when the child is not playing, just observing. A child may be standing in one spot or performing random movements. Solitary (independent) play – when the child is alone and maintains

Philip S. Dale University of New Mexico Deborah A. Hayden PROMPT Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico Purpose: PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets) is a treatment approach for the improvement of speech sound disorders in children, which uses tactile cues to support and shape movements of the oral articulators. No research to date has systematically examined the efficacy

Below is a link to a website that fully describes speech and language disorders. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/ChildSandL.htm Speech Disorders Childhood Apraxia of Speech Dysarthria Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders Speech Sound Disorders: Articulation and Phonological Processes Stuttering Voice Language Disorders Language-Based Learning Disabilities Preschool Language Disorders Selective Mutism Medical and Developmental Conditions Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Autism Cleft Lip and Palate Right Hemisphere Brain Injury

As a parent it is very important to become involved in your child’s development.  Listed below are some speech and language milestones with suggested activities that facilitate speech/language communication and growth. Developmental milestones (PRO-ED; 1999) These milestones are behaviors that emerge over time, forming the building blocks for growth and continued learning. Some of the categories within which these behaviors

It is well recognized that hearing is critical to speech and language development, communication, and learning. Children with listening difficulties due to hearing loss or auditory processing problems continue to be an underidentified and underserved population. The earlier hearing loss occurs in a child’s life, the more serious the effects on the child’s development. Similarly, the earlier the problem is

What are orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD)? With OMD, the tongue moves forward in an exaggerated way during speech and/or swallowing. The tongue may lie too far forward during rest or may protrude between the upper and lower teeth during speech and swallowing, and at rest. What are some signs or symptoms of OMD? Although a “tongue thrust” swallow is normal

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Stuttering Foundation Team Up to Spread the Word  (Rockville, MD – May 7, 2012) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Stuttering Foundation are working together during National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 7–13) to raise awareness with parents and other caregivers about the warning signs of stuttering and the need for early intervention for

Hi All! My name is Terri and I will be taking over the blog for the next month.  I recently graduated with my Masters of Science from Adelphi University in Communication Sciences and Disorders.  My externship experience includes work at a skilled nursing facility, elementary school, and the Head Injury Association.  Suffolk Speech and Myofunctional Therapy is a dedicated organization

Lots of clients come in and wonder why speech pathologists care when a child stopped using a bottle, stopped breast feeding, stopped using a pacifier and other oral centered behaviors. Prolonged breast/bottle feeding perpetuates the anterior motion of the tongue within the oral cavity and can influence oral facial muscle imbalance, adversely affecting feeding and swallowing skills as well as expressive