by emerge | Oct 14, 2020 | Eating/Feeding skills, Emerge programs, General information, Orofacial Myology, Speech & Language
All you could ever want to know about mouth breathing straight from the Orofacial Myologist’s mouth! 10 General Reasons to Breathe Out of Your Nose: Warms the air to the optimal temperature for our lungs Brings moisture into our internal system (We breathe...
by emerge | Sep 30, 2020 | Autism, Behavioral regulation, Emerge programs, General information, Occupational Therapy, Play, Sensory Processing/Integration
How do you know how to move your foot from the gas pedal to the break without looking down while driving? How do you know how much force to use when picking up a glass of water from the table? Your body’s proprioceptive system guides these movements! The...
by emerge | Sep 21, 2020 | Emerge programs, Parenting, Play, Reading, School, Speech & Language, Uncategorized
Welcome to the final week of our 4-part series on Phonological Awareness! This week we are covering blending! Of all the components we have covered, this one will likely make the most sense to you. It is probably what you think about when you think about learning...
by emerge | Sep 14, 2020 | Emerge programs, Parenting, Reading, School, Speech & Language, Uncategorized
We have covered the importance of learning about syllables and about rhyming. This week, as part of our 4-part series on Phonological Awareness, we are covering alliteration. So we ask again, why should we teach it to our children? Alliteration is a way for an...
by emerge | Sep 8, 2020 | Community, Emerge programs, General information, Parenting, Play, School, Speech & Language
Last week we asked and answered: “Why should we care about syllables?” This week we are asking: “Why should we care about rhyming?” The answer is really quite similar to why syllables are important. Rhyming helps boost our understanding of...
by emerge | Sep 8, 2020 | Community, Emerge programs, General information, Parenting, Play, School, Speech & Language
La semana pasada preguntamos y respondimos: «¿Por qué debemos preocuparnos por las sílabas?» Esta semana nos preguntamos: «¿Por qué debería importarnos la rima?» La respuesta es bastante similar a por qué las sílabas son importantes. La rima ayuda a aumentar nuestra...
