Speech Therapy Activities

Karaoke! Isn’t karaoke the best?  No matter what happens, it’s always fun.  Wincing inside but clapping wholeheartedly for the people who just don’t have it.  Watching in fascination when someone truly talented sings, someone who may even sound better than the original singer! And then it’s your turn.  You try to get out of it, but everyone eggs you on until you have no choice.  Nervously you choose your song and tell the deejay.  You grab the mike, stare at the screen, and now it’s the moment of truth: do you come in at the perfect time?  Do you start slow and continue to drag behind?  Are you singing so fast you sound like an auctioneer?   Can you sing the melody, but no one understands what you’re saying?  Or are you following the words as they change color, at just the right tempo, all while carrying a tune? The pitfalls of karaoke are not … Keep Reading…

Sing with me Do you love music?  If so, then you probably listen to music often, maybe even everyday.  You sing along to the music.  Maybe you try to imitate the singer, definitely memorizing the lyrics, and confidently singing the melody (even if you’re not pitch perfect).  Well, here’s a little secret: you just conducted some impromptu speech therapy on yourself! A little skeptical of what music has to do with speech therapy?  I don’t blame you.  Let’s take a closer look. Music and speech therapy First of all, combining speech therapy with music is nothing new.  Speech therapists and music therapists have been collaborating for years now, and the results are very encouraging.  Right off the bat, music is a great way to attract the interest and gain the cooperation of babies all the way to preschoolers (and beyond).  Almost everyone responds to music, whether it’s by singing, or moving to the beat, or … Keep Reading…

Speech therapy apps It’s amazing how quickly children these days start using technology.  Put a smart phone in the hands of a baby and soon enough they’re watching Ryan’s World. There’s a time and a place for everything, even entertaining your child with a smartphone or a tablet.  But with so much free time now, it’s best that your child uses apps that are both educational and entertaining.   Disclaimer time There are tons of speech therapy apps out there: here’s a short but effective list to help you get started. The disclaimer from the other blog on apps we wrote still applies: we don’t claim to be authorities on apps, and we don’t profit financially in any way in advocating these or any apps.  Finally, these apps are most effective when you are present and engage with your child as well. Articulation Station Pro Articulation Station Pro was recommended in several sites we looked at.  Using … Keep Reading…