Blog - Great Speech

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Three Tips to Promote Speech and Language Therapy over the Summer

Jul 12, 2020 | Tools for Parents, Reading Readiness, Afterschool Tips, School Success, School Success & Reading Comprehension

Ask my children to name the two most anticipated words of the school year and they will unanimously say: Summer...

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Client-Centered Therapy: The 7 Benefits It Holds for Speech Therapy

Jul 12, 2020 | Virtual Speech Therapy

Did you know, approximately 40 million people in the U.S have communication disorders? This then begs the question; what’...

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What Causes Stuttering and How Can You Improve It?

Jul 10, 2020 | Stuttering

Even as an adult, cruel words said to you by playground bullies decades earlier still has the power to make...

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8 Tips for Promoting Online Learning Success for Your Children During COVID-19

Jul 09, 2020 | School Success & Reading Comprehension, Virtual Speech Therapy, Tools for Parents, School Success

It’s all about the setup. As the mom of four boys, ages 4-18, I have experienced firsthand the challenges...

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7 Clear Warning Signs of Traumatic Brain Injury

Jul 03, 2020 | Traumatic Brain Injury & Stroke Therapy, TBI

After a car crash or sports injury, you might feel the need to shrug off the pain. Unfortunately, waiting too...

A teenager suffering social communication disorder

Social Communication Disorder: Everything You Needed to Know

Jun 25, 2020 | Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder

The prevalence of social language impairment is about 7.7% in children of ages 3-17 years. Children with social communication...

Great Language Development Lessons for Bilingual Parents

Jun 23, 2020 | Articulation, Language Disorders, Accent Modification, Speech Disorders & Articulation, Bilingual Homes, Speech Disorders, Tools for Parents

There is a difference between language and speech. Language is unique to humans and is defined as the underlying system...

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Key Questions to Ask Your Speech Pathologist Before a Therapy Session

Jun 22, 2020 | Virtual Speech Therapy

The decision to see a speech-language pathologist is never an easy one to make, but it’s always in the...

What Kids Love About Summer: Summer Reading (Said No One Ever) and Other Language-Promoting Tips You'll Love!

Jun 20, 2020 | Language Disorders, Tools for Parents, School Success & Reading Comprehension, Afterschool Tips, Reading Readiness, School Success

Ask my children to name the two most anticipated words of the school year and they will unanimously say: Summer...

A man online learning to manage executive functioning disorder

10 Exercises and Strategies to Help with Executive Function Disorder

Jun 18, 2020 | Executive Function, ADHD & Executive Function

Have you been diagnosed with executive function disorder? Individuals who have abnormal executive function symptoms may feel frustrated, alone, and...

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7 Easy-To-Follow Tips That Will Help You Stop Stuttering

Jun 15, 2020 | Stuttering, Professional Development

It’s no secret that most people have insecurities. These are simply characteristics of ourselves that we are self-conscious about....

child with social communication disorder

The Best Treatments for Social Communication Disorders

Jun 14, 2020 | Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder

Social communication is the term used for using language in a social context. This involves social interaction, cognition, and language...