Mini things for therapy

Mini things for therapy

My latest therapy passion is all things mini.  Things are so much more fun in miniature.  Yes, there is frequent knocking over of the little things by stubby little fingers but the engagement and play is the reward. My first foray was with Peppa Pig’s mini worlds,...
Does the iPad always have a place in Therapy?

Does the iPad always have a place in Therapy?

I was an early adopter of iPads for use in therapy.  It was such an exciting new time; and that was before the iPad had a camera.  There was a time when I used my iPad for most of my articulation and some of the language therapy for children from 4 years old onwards. ...
Invitations to play

Invitations to play

I love invitations to play. I love setting them up almost as much as I love the play. So what is an invitation to play?  Exactly as it sounds.  It is a range of materials which invites our clients to join in the play.  Invitations to play should be open ended, so it...
Fun Therapy for Christmas

Fun Therapy for Christmas

At this time of the year many of our programs are wrapping up for the year.  Some of us are transitioning clients to kindergarten or school and other clients will be back in the new year. Within our clinic we like to acknowledge the end of year and the exciting time...
Hierarchies in Speech Therapy

Hierarchies in Speech Therapy

As Speech Pathologists we are all aware of the hierarchies we work through when working with speech and language tasks and with fluency.  But are we good at explaining these to parents and … do you stick to them? I have had parents who return after the first therapy...
Blanks Questions

Blanks Questions

I love Blanks questions.  Earlier in my career when I needed to work on wh questions I would start with who and go on from there. However things didn’t always progress in a linear way.  I first learnt about Blanks questions from Marion Blank herself in the 1990’s. ...