How to Decrease Tongue Protrusion & Encourage Retraction
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 17th Oct 2014
Question: I have a 2 year old on my EI caseload, our program purchased a z-vibe kit for him. He is demonstrating some sensory aversion, drooling, and an open mouth posture with tongue protrusion. His tongue protrusion is beginning to affect production of his speech sounds. Are there any specific exercises I can have him do to decrease tongue protrusion? Thank you so much for you
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Halloween Activity for Fine Motor & Language Play
16th Oct 2014
We drew up some "spooktacular" free printables for you all. Introducing: Frankenstein (“Frankie”) and his Bride. Each character is available in both blank and colored in, all of which can be downloaded
here. Read below for ideas on how to use them for Halloween-themed learning activities:
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To encourage speech and language:
Print off the blank character
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Preparing for Halloween
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 15th Oct 2014
With just over two weeks left before Halloween, now is a good time to help children get ready for trick-or-treating. Some of my kids say "fick or feet" or "sick uh seat" or "twick or tweet." So we'll spend time practicing how to say "Trick or Treat" correctly (or the best way they can to be understood).
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I also role play with them to help them be better prepared. We p
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How to Make a Puzzle More Therapy-Friendly
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 14th Jul 2014
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This puzzle wasn't early-intervention-friendly enough for me - the insets were just a boring tan / wooden color! So I colored in the insets to give kids more of a visual cue to complete the puzzle. Now they can match the blue dog puzzle piece to the blue dog picture, the green fish piece to the green fish picture, and so on.
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If the puzz
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