Declarative Language Do you find yourself constantly giving directions to your child? “Stand here!” “Can you get your backpack?” “Give some to your sister!” “Don’t do that!” “Put away those toys! Here’s a strategy you can try – It’s called declarative language! Declarative language statements can help support your child’s independent processing of language to […]
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What Does it Mean to be a Clinical Fellow? Creative Speech Therapy NYC has the unique opportunity of bringing on Miya Wilson, a clinical fellow, this fall. Miya is an incredibly hard-working and wonderful therapist and we are so grateful we get to have her with us. But what does it mean to be a
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It’s Not “Just Play” It is through play that children learn how to interact in their environment, discover their interests, and acquire cognitive, motor, speech, language, and social-emotional skills (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007). Over the last ten years, ‘play’ has become a huge part of my world and I would not have it any
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Cancellations Hinder Therapy The world we live in is a demanding one. We are each constantly pulled in multiple different directions at once and forced to sacrifice obligations, plans, and money, for unexpected events and complications. And it’s no different with our kids; kids in New York are some of the busiest people in the
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An Amazing Moment with Apraxia Over the course of my career I have had the privilege of working with many children with a diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). CAS is described as a “motor speech disorder that makes it difficult for children to speak. Children with the diagnosis of apraxia of speech generally
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2022 in Review The past year has been packed to the brim with new things. New people, places, and experiences. We are so grateful to all of the people who have encouraged our growth and shown their support through all this new-ness. In March we had the pleasure of welcoming Christine Haggerty to the team. Christine has been a dedicated and top
