Language During Mealtime

A blog about my love for food, family and ways to encourage language through mealtime.

Just For Me

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Dyslexia, Love and Friendship, Manners, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Just For Me Just For Me by Jennifer Hansen Rolli is a beautiful picture book that can be used in many ways to elicit language with young children. The repetitive lines “just for me” are ideal for young children learning language as well as children with language delays and disorders. Each page introduces a new […]

Buster the Delicate Doodle

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Dyslexia, Love and Friendship, Mindfulness, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Buster the Delicate Doodle When I received Buster the Delicate Doodle written by Jennifer Beland and illustrated by Ana Pueyo by Mascot Books, I was immediately impressed with the presentation of the book. I loved the illustrations and was looking forward to reading a book that helped address social and emotional learning.  Synopsis Buster, the […]

Express The Fun Way to Progress

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Apps and Toys, Autism, Dyslexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Express, The Fun Way to Progress Overall Presentation I was contacted a couple of months ago by Maya Schwartz, who helped create the game Express with her aunt Tsila Shwartstein, a certified speech language pathologist. I was immediately impressed with the overall presentation of the game. When the game arrived, the box and cards were […]

Focused

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Dyslexia, Special Needs

Focused Do you have a daughter with ADHD? I usually begin my reviews about “discovering a book”. With this book, Focused by Alyson Gerber the book found me! As I was walking though a Barnes and Noble store, my eye immediately caught the cover of this book. With the picture and title, I was immediately […]

The Panda Problem Blog Tour

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Dyslexia, Manners, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

The Panda Problem “Every story needs a problem. But Panda doesn’t have a problem. Unless Panda IS the problem.” The Panda Problem  I am super excited to be on the Panda Problem Blog Tour! The Panda Problem by written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Hannah Marks is a delightful picture book about the conversation […]

Sammy Goes to Speech

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Dyslexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Physical Disabilities, Rare Syndromes/Epilepsy, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

Sammy Goes to Speech Do you have a child that needs speech and language services? Is your child in speech therapy now? Check out Sammy Goes to Speech! This book written by speech language pathologist, Marissa Siegel illustrated by Kat Taylor is a valuable and resourceful book to read with your child who is either […]

Children’s Books Written by SLPs

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Dyslexia, Mindfulness, My Books, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication

Are you looking for children’s book that help improve speech and language development? I am excited to present this guest post that I wrote for ASHA Leader Blog that lists children’s book authors that are also speech language pathologists. Children’s Books Written by SLPs  

Executive Functioning, ADHD and the Student Planner

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Dyslexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs

About Purple Trail I was recently contacted by Purple Trail, a small company that offers various services such as personalized cards, calendars, different types of planners and a variety of stationary. When searching their site, a product caught my eye in its functionality, which is appropriate for this time of year. A Student Planner! Although […]

Hints and Tips for Parental Anxieties

by Filed Under: ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Autism, Dyslexia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Physical Disabilities, Rare Syndromes/Epilepsy, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs

Around the holidays, it’s natural to feel a little more anxious with already packed schedules! I wanted to share this guest post written by Jennifer Dawson about parental anxieties. Jennifer Dawson is freelance researcher and writer, who works in co-operation with a range of sites offering help, guidance and knowledge on coping with parenthood in general. […]

Mrs. Wordsmith Review with Tips on Implementation

by Filed Under: Academics, ADHD/ADD, Autism, Books and Mealtime, Building Self Esteem, Dyslexia, Sensory Processing Disorder, Social Skills Delay/Deficit, Special Needs, Special Needs, Speech and Communication, Using Your Imagination

What is Mrs. Wordsmith? Do you want to improve your child’s language and vocabulary? Check out this amazing product, Mrs. Wordsmith. After seeing it on Instagram, I contacted the company to receive a copy for review. As a speech language pathologist, I am passionate about vocabulary growth in children, specifically those with special needs and […]