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Toilet Training: An SLPs perspective

Toilet Training: An SLPs perspective Toilet Training is an important milestone for a child to achieve. Many parents would fret over this, especially when the child is getting ready to begin (play)school. Children are typically ready for toilet training around the age of two. A child’s physical and emotional readiness must be considered before beginning the training process. As a Speech-language pathologist, I see many ways in which speech and language techniques can be used

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Articulation Therapy: Teaching F and V sound

The sounds f and v are labiodental fricatives. The name ‘fricatives’ comes from the friction sound that is made when these sounds are...

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Autism Series VIII: 7 Ways to Deal with Fluctuations in your Child’s Skills

Autism Series VIII: 7 Ways to Deal with Fluctuations in your Child’s Skills Deal with Fluctuations in your Child’s Skills, Consistent therapy for a child with Autism / ASD can help develop positive changes in his / her skills. However, there are times when the child may show fluctuations in the skills despite such consistency in routine. This can be tough to understand for a parent placing a lot of effort for the betterment of their child. Here are a few tips that can help k

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Funtastic Play Ideas: UNO

In each article of this series, five different ways of playing with a toy will be discussed. Let’s begin to explore the games and enjoy...

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

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Shereen Idiculla on a Roll with Oral Placement Therapy

Shereen Idiculla on a Roll with Oral Placement Therapy Shereen Idiculla 14 years of practice, India’s First Speech Language Therapist to...

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Articulation Therapy: Teaching T and D sounds

Articulation Therapy: Teaching T and D sounds The sounds /t/ (as in tomato) and /d/ (as in dig) are lingua-alveolar plosives . The name ‘plosives’ comes from the way the sounds expel air when being said. And ‘lingua-alveolar’ is descriptive of the position of the tongue when the sounds are produced. A plan for therapy is drawn out based on the assessment results and thereafter Articulation therapy is undertaken. When saying each slowly, think about where your lips and tongu

SPEECH THERAPY

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Music in Speech therapy: 8 Amazing Action Songs

Music in Speech therapy: 8 Amazing Action Songs Music and movement bring a lot of fun to a session. The power of music is wonderful in exciting, calming and engaging children. A speech therapist can effectively use action rhymes to build speech and language skills. Repetition of movements, sounds, and words within the songs gives the child ample opportunities to learn and thereafter imitate actions and (many times) speech. Here are 8 fun songs that bring in movement and mus

SPEECH THERAPY

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Using Music in Speech Therapy

Using Music in Speech Therapy Speech therapists can assume various roles- of an artist, a teacher or even a singer! Yes, you read that right! Speech therapists can also sing, dance and play music to build relevant skills. Music is a magical tool while working with children and adults having speech and language difficulties. Why use music in speech therapy? Music makes the therapy fun and engaging. It adds another dimension to the session, which makes learning language and sp

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Neha Tiwari on Creating Awareness for Speech & Hearing Difficulties!

Neha Tiwari – Wall of Fame – Feb 2018: Neha Tiwari, Speech Language Pathologist cum Audiologist In a vast country like India where more...

Pratiksha Gupta

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Articulation Therapy: Teaching P and B sounds

Articulation Therapy: Teaching P and B sounds Articulation therapy : The sounds P and B are bilabial plosives . The name ‘plosives’ comes from the way the sounds expel air when being said. ‘ Bilabials’ refers to the fact that the lips are used when the sounds are said. If these sounds are misarticulated, a speech therapist will assist in bringing an understanding of how the sounds are made and sound, then establishing them, followed by strengthening and generalizing them.

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