Speech Therapy

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Are Flashcards Outdated?

Flashcards have been a classic tool for building children’s vocabulary but did you know that this teaches children memorization rather than functional communication? We want children to be motivated and engaged in language. Flashcards are fun to look at a few times but end up getting tossed to the back of a shelf becau…
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Four Tips & Tricks to Encourage Early Communication

Parents, below are 4 tips and tricks to encourage early communication with your kiddo. As a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) that has a passion for early language, I use all of these during my therapy sessions. 1. Narrate everything. You can do this by announcing and talking through both your and your child’s routines…
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Kids Gifts Ideas

Giving the Gift of Language Expansion & Making gift-giving fun and resourceful! Moms, we know the feeling of panic when grandparents, aunts, and friends ask you for Christmas gift ideas for your little ones! I can help give you some suggestions that will not only be great for gift-giving but also help your child develo…
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What is Speech Therapy?

So you may be wondering...what exactly is Pediatric Speech-Language Therapy? Speech-Language Therapy is described as a treatment that helps to support and care for children who have difficulties with communication, feeding, eating, drinking, and swallowing. Our expert clinicians at Marshall Pediatric Therapy want to he…