by Emerge - A Childs Place | May 16, 2013 | Speech & Language
The American Speech Language and Hearing Association uses the month of May to bring awareness to communication and swallowing disorders in people of all ages. Communication disorders include stuttering, delayed or disordered language, decreased intelligibility, and...
by Emerge - A Childs Place | Mar 3, 2012 | Behavioral regulation, Emerge programs, Fine motor activities, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing/Integration, Speech & Language, Summer programs
We are so excited to offer a wide variety of summer programs, including two new social skills groups. SPRING PROGRAM!! Writing For Fun Our spring small group writing program starts on Friday, March 9th at 4:00. This fun program is designed to improve writing skills...
by Emerge - A Childs Place | Sep 22, 2010 | Speech & Language
When many people think of “speech therapy”, they associate it with treatment for articulation disorders—those children who say “wabbit” for “rabbit” or “Thally” for “Sally”. While treatment of speech sound disorders is part of what speech-language pathologists (a.k.a....
by Emerge - A Childs Place | Mar 16, 2010 | Autism, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing/Integration, Speech & Language, Summer programs
The staff at Emerge has been busy planning our summer programs. Summer is a wonderful time to offer your child an intensive therapy experience. We offer a wide variety of programs designed to enrich children’s lives and develop new skills. The fliers will...
by Emerge - A Childs Place | Feb 5, 2009 | Autism, Speech & Language
Photos and pictures provide great support for children as they develop their language skills, both receptive (understanding) and expressive (talking). 1) Put pictures of your child, family members, teachers, toys, activities, etc. into a child friendly photo album. ...
by Emerge - A Childs Place | Mar 13, 2008 | Speech & Language
Kristine wrote: “This really got me to thinking and comparing this to speech v. language. I have been personally struggling a lot with when to address the SPEECH issues and when to address communication issues- and can they be done concurrently….if, for...