Speech-Language Therapist

Encouraging Writing with Plotagon: Episode 2

by Nikki | Jul 22, 2019 | Apps, Language, Spelling, Uncategorized, Writing | 0 Comments

Children with language difficulties are often reluctant writers. Reading and spelling are difficult, and these kids often avoid or minimize their writing by taking the path of least resistance. I have seen kids use many tactics and guises to avoid writing. Although I...

Social Stories: Plotagon Episode 1

by Nikki | Jun 10, 2019 | Autism, Language, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Social Stories explain social situations to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The stories help children learn socially appropriate behavior and responses. What is a social story? People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often misunderstand or don’t pick...

Plotagon: Pilot Episode

by Nikki | May 14, 2019 | Apps, Info for Parents, Language, Tips for teachers, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Plotagon is one of my favorite 'go to' resources for speech- language intervention. The 'pilot episode' is to give you some background information. In future episodes, I will tell you more about how I use Plotagon to target specific skills. What is Plotagon? It is a...

Spark Cards: Sequencing and Language Building

by Nikki | Apr 9, 2019 | Language | 2 Comments

The ability to sequence events in the correct order is an important foundation for a number of language skills. Sequencing is an important part of comprehension because it enables the child to map new information into a framework. Many of the children I work with,...

Are schools (still) killing creativity?

by Nikki | Mar 11, 2019 | Info for Parents, Spelling, Tips for teachers, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Image credit: Kaisa Holsting In 2006, Sir Ken Robinson gave a jaw dropping, eye-opening TED Talk, that set the internet ablaze. In his talk, Robinson emphasized that creativity is as important as literacy and should be treated with the same status. However,...

Apps, Language & Learning: What you need to know

by Nikki | Mar 3, 2019 | Apps, Info for Parents, Language, Tips for teachers, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Excessive screen time use in children is bombarding social media feeds. Consequently many therapists, parents, and educators are lamenting the introduction of the 'magic tablet' that promised to teach our children. An app is not a teacher, it is not a guide and...

Are we nearly there? Language Games for the Holidays

by admin | Dec 4, 2018 | Info for Parents, Language, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

As we wind down for the holidays, the thought of entertaining your already bored children can be daunting, and you may be already yearning for the start of the new school year before the holiday season has started. 😥 Travelling long distances to reach your...

BOO! Core Vocabulary for kids with disabilities

by admin | Oct 31, 2018 | AAC, Apps, Language | 0 Comments

There is nothing children love more than hiding behind a curtain or under the table (often in plain view) in order to jump out a give you a fright. BOO! Children who are able to hide in, on, behind or under something get to experience these words not only...