Talking Tip Tuesday is back with a goodie! Yesterday’s blog was aimed at helping Speech and Language Pathologists/Therapists think about best practice when working with bilingual children. Today’s post is for parents raising a bilingual children. It is estimated that
Bilingualism: Food for Thought for Speech and Language Pathologists
I recently attended an insightful and interesting training session given by the funny and relatable Speech and Language Therapist and Bilingual expert, Sunita Shah. To sum up the training session…it blew my mind! I learned a ton of practical information and
Talking Tip Tuesday: Imitation, Mirror Neurons & Language
Imitation is a form of…flattering language development! The skill of imitation is vital in your child’s overall development, including speech and language development. From a very young age, children will begin to imitate what they see and hear. In fact,
Repetitive Books: My favourites and how I use them to develop language skills
I LOVE using books in my therapy sessions with kids of any age. Research suggests that reading to babies as young as 8 months of age can have a significant impact on early language development. In fact there is a ton of
SLP Must Have: Let’s Learn About Animals!
50% off (Jan 7) – Only $4.00 On the seventh of each month on Teachers Pay Teachers, the SLP community throw a sale. Each SLP seller chooses an item in their store that is a ‘must have’ in their opinion
Talking Tip Tuesday: Provide ‘Communication Temptations’
The best and most effective therapy for children with language delays or disorders takes place in the home and is delivered by parents! Whereas I only see their child for half an hour, once a week, they are with their
Talking Tip Tuesday: Speaking Parentese
Welcome to Tailor Made for Talking’s first edition of “Talking Tip Tuesday!” The name says it all. Every Tuesday, I will be sharing a tip with you all. A little tidbit of information, related to speech, language and/or communication that
Colourful Semantics
Get my Colourful Semantics starter pack! Colourful Semantics is a therapy approach created by Alison Bryan, a Speech-Language Therapist in the UK. It is simple, easy to use, and it can be used for targeting tons of different language
PECS Phases 4 to 6 (and Fun Interactive Books!!)
Scroll down to see my new interactive books! And visit my TpT store for more info! Hey everyone! I’m back with Part 2 of my post of about the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). A couple of days ago, I
Pirate Language Fun!
Ahoy matey! One of my favourite pastimes is perusing the internet for creative and fun therapy ideas. My main go-tos are other speech blogs, Pinterest, and Teachers Pay Teachers! The ideas that other SLPs share always inspire me. While people