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Free Printables for Peekaboo Morning, A Predictable Book by Rachel Isadora
One of Noah’s favorite words these days is Boo! In hopes of working in some additional sounds, I was eager to leap to peekaboo. That’s how I came across this classic children’s book. So many language...
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PROMPT Therapy – Session 2
Noah had another session with Marcus today. Noah is trying soooo hard to do the things Marcus wants him to do. I have to remind myself that Marcus doesn’t know how far Noah has come, nor can he really...
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Free Printable Cutom Book for Target Speaking Words
Finding different ways to have children with speech delays use some of the words they are drilling in speech therapy can be a challenge, but it’s necessary in order to have those words integrated into...
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Noah’s Courage – A Speech Breakthrough!
Both Marcus (Noah’s speech therapist) and I have noticed Noah being a lot more verbal lately. It’s exciting, and yet I hold my breath because I know that this could just be another phase that will...
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Apraxia or Not Apraxia – the VMPAC, Down Syndrome and Apraxia
Our courageous hero underwent the VMPAC (Verbal Motor Production Assessment for Children), which was a formal assessment for apraxia. He did the entire test in one sitting, and he came out of it...
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Free Printables!!! Evoking Speech – Two-Word Phrases
Noah’s receptive language is great; Noah’s ability to make sounds is good, Noah’s use of speech in daily life – not so good. In my experience with Noah, his confidence in his speech is key to him using...
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Eat Cookie – A New Two-Word Phrase
Our journey to help Noah find his voice has been so long. There are days when I feel the effort has been too taxing, and we still have so far to go, maybe we should just rest, retreat and accept that...
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When is a Bus Not Just a Bus?
You know how exciting it is when you hear your new talker say a new word from the back seat as you drive on your merry way? That awesome moment when you ask yourself, “Did he really just say that?”...
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Speaking of Swimming – Capturing Language Opportunities at the Swimming Pool
Well, it’s April, which means it’s officially summer (at least here in the Texas Hill Country, that is). Here summer lasts, oh, about 7 months. We don’t really know what spring or fall are. So last...
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Apraxia – Is there a Time to Drill and a Time to Not Drill?
Noah has been back riding the horses at Red Arena for a couple months now. I’ve been blown away by his instructor, Miss Emily. She adores my little guy and although she is not a SLP, she has worked...
View ArticleDown Syndrome and Apraxia – New Changes in Diagnosis
Last year Noah’s (10-Down syndrome and apraxia) speech therapist sent me an email with a link to a study that had documented apraxia in the Down syndrome population. You can see that study here:...
View ArticleDown Syndrome and Apraxia – New Changes in Diagnosis
Last year Noah’s (10-Down syndrome and apraxia) speech therapist sent me an email with a link to a study that had documented apraxia in the Down syndrome population. You can see that study here:...
View ArticleDown Syndrome and Apraxia – New Changes in Diagnosis
Last year Noah’s (10-Down syndrome and apraxia) speech therapist sent me an email with a link to a study that had documented apraxia in the Down syndrome population. You can see that study here:...
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