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How to teach your child with apps

How to teach your child with apps

by Nikki | Mar 19, 2020 | Apps, Info for Parents, Tips for teachers

Now is the time to use apps with your child.  #Covid19 is our new normal in our interconnected world and many parents are faced with homeschooling their children. Teachers are confronted with providing online teaching and it is logical to use apps to facilitate...
Plotagon: Pilot Episode

Plotagon: Pilot Episode

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

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....
Are schools (still) killing creativity?

Are schools (still) killing creativity?

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

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

Apps, Language & Learning: What you need to know

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

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...
Auditory Processing Disorder

Auditory Processing Disorder

by Nikki | Apr 15, 2018 | Auditory, Info for Parents, Language, Tips for teachers

Recently, I have noticed an increase in the number of children ‘diagnosed’ with auditory processing disorder. Some of these children are being referred to me for further assessment. I am grateful when these children are referred to me because I can do a...
6 tips to accommodate students with learning difficulties

6 tips to accommodate students with learning difficulties

by Nikki | May 24, 2017 | Info for Parents, Tips for teachers

I am so excited to have my first guest-post from Beverley Sher  Beverley is a Speech Pathologist in Melbourne, Australia.   Riding on trains gave her some valuable insights to accommodate students with learning difficulties.  On her recent visit to the USA,...
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