Using Your Parenting Superpowers to Help your Little Ones Communicate!

Have a late talker? Learn a few critical ways to support your little ones with their communication- SUPERHERO skills you didn’t even know you already had!

Language, covid19, coronavirus, parent involvement, play, speech and language, speech therapy, toddlersKate JureviciusOctober 12, 2020parenting, language develoment, language delay, speech delay, early intervention, parent intervention, parenting during covid19, play, play and language

Parents are Crucial to Supporting Language Delayed Kids!

Find out how parents play such a critical role in their child’s language development, especially for our little ones who need a bit more support!

What’s Play Got To Do With It? Everything!

Why play is so important to our children’s development! Part 1 of blog series on PLAY

Language, parent involvement, speech therapyKate JureviciusSeptember 9, 2019play, social language, speech therapy, social skills, play and language

Tongue Thrust? What is it and why should I care?

Part 2 of 3-Part Series: What is a tongue thrust, signs, causes and reasons to to seek treatment!

Articulation, lisp, speech therapy, tongue thrust, orofacial myologyKate JureviciusJanuary 30, 2019lisp, tongue thrust, orofacial myology, swallow, reverse swallow, immature swallow, ankyloglossia, tongue tie, thumb sucking, oral habits, mouth breathing, orofacial myofunctional disorder, adenoids

My Kid Can’t Say his S and Z sounds!: What is a Lisp?

Learn about the different types of lisps in part 1 of this 3-part blog series on Lisps and Tongue Thrust!

Articulation, speech therapy, lisp, tongue thrustKate JureviciusJanuary 8, 2019tongue thrust, lisp, speech therapy, speech pathologist, interdental lisp, palatal lisp, speech therapist, speech intervention

Helping Kids Find Calm in the Midst of our Crazy Lives

Resources and ideas on how to help our kids (in our homes, classrooms or therapy rooms) to calm their minds and feel ready to learn.

mindfulness, speech therapyKate JureviciusSeptember 25, 2018Communicate With Katemindfulness, speech therapy, children, teens, Psychology Today, hoberman sphere, brain gym, Go noodle, Susan Hendler Lederer, mindful schools

It's Almost Summer! How to keep those speech & language skills solid when your kids are out of school

Prevent Summer LANGUAGE Learning Loss! Ideas on keeping our kids engaged and supported in the summer months. . .

speech therapy, parent involvement, Language, ReadingKate JureviciusMay 24, 2018summer, summer activities, summer speech therapy, summer and language, summer learning loss, ann arbor summer camps, ann arbor ymca, ann arbor rec & ed, ann arbor district library

Fun Family Games that Boost Language Skills!

Read about some fun family games/activities that promote language development with kids of all ages!

speech therapy, parent involvement, preschool, Language, toddlersKate JureviciusJanuary 30, 2018Language games, family games, preschool, toddler, play doh, bubbles, slapzi, taboo, potato head, games, play

Speech Homework: It really IS important!

Find out why Speech Homework really IS so important for your child's progress!

Articulation, parent involvement, speech therapyKate JureviciusNovember 8, 2017speech therapy, speech homework, motor learning, principles of motor learning, articulation, practice, motor memory, speech, speech impairment

School vs. Private Speech Therapy- What's the difference?

speech therapy, parent involvement, Articulation, LanguageKate JureviciusSeptember 21, 2017school speech therapy, private speech therapy, special education, FAPE, IDEA, IEP, free appropriate public education, individuals with disabilities education act