The Speech Dynamic Blog

Spring speech activities at The Speech DynamicSpring is just around the corner! Here are a few speech therapy ideas for spring. All of the items below were purchased at CVS     “Spring Up and Catch Game” for speech and language therapy This game has been a hit this week! Here’s how I am using […]

Reading out loud Reading out loud is one of the best things you can do to encourage your child’s literacy skills, social skills, and language skills. By making the time to read, we show children the importance of reading and the magic that books hold. We can also help them cultivate interests that may potentially […]

Play and Language “Magic”   Speech therapy focuses not only on the words children are saying, but how they are communicating.  Communication is much more than talking. It’s how we connect and share our thoughts and ideas with others. From the moment infants are born, they look for human faces. In one study, babies as young […]

As a Pediatric Speech Pathologist… I get a lot of questions from parents on what children should be do in terms of speech and language. The following summarizes what we expect to see for children two to three years of age. Please keep in mind while there is a range of normal for development. If […]

Does my Toddler Need a Speech Therapy Evaluation? Whether it was recommended by your pediatrician or you just feel like your toddler’s language skills aren’t quite where they should be, a speech evaluation by a Speech-Language Pathologist is the first step in helping your child.  Speech Pathologists specialize in communication and understand speech and language […]

By: Brooke Andrews, M.A. CCC-SLP When your child has difficulty communicating, it can be stressful for the whole family. The good news is, there are a lot of things you can do at home to help your little one who struggles to talk! Whether your child is in speech therapy or you are simply looking […]

  If you’ve ever chatted with a preschooler, you know they are eager to tell you all sorts of stories. From what they did they over the weekend to how Mommy burnt last night’s dinner, young children love to share their stories! Early forms of storytelling emerge during the toddler years.  By 2-3 years of […]

In our practice we offer a variety of play groups to help early learners develop  executive functioning skills, social skills,and language. To promote these skills, we utilize the PRoPELS framework (Bodrova & Leong, 2007). Play supports development Research provides more and more evidence of the positive effects that well-developed play has on various areas of […]

Different types of toys result in different types of interactions As we head into the holiday season, manufacturers and toy companies are happy to bombard us with their latest and greatest toys. Many of these toys are electronic ranging from robots to tablets. One thing to keep in mind during this holiday season is that different […]