by Emerge Marketing | Feb 23, 2022 | AAC, General information, Speech & Language, Uncategorized
If your speech therapist or your child’s speech therapist recommends a speech generating device (SGD), the speech therapist will guide you through the entire process. Here is what that process generally looks like: Trial First, the therapist will trial devices with...
by Emerge Marketing | Feb 23, 2022 | Adult Services, General information, Uncategorized
Sometimes difficulty with memory can actually be related to attention. You can think of attention and memory as stairs building up as shown below. You need to be attending to an event or information to create a short-term memory and those short-term memories will help...
by Emerge Marketing | Feb 23, 2022 | Adult Services, Uncategorized
After a traumatic brain injury or stroke, you may have difficulty with memory. Here are some memory strategies you can implement! Internal Memory Strategies Internal memory strategies help you recall information by using tricks in your mind. Repetition: Verbally or...
by Emerge Marketing | Feb 9, 2022 | General information, Parenting, Reading, School, Speech & Language, Uncategorized
Supporting your children in literacy work can feel like an impossible task. Beyond sounding things out, where do we begin if our kids are having trouble learning how to read? Before racing to the library, there are a few important phonological awareness skills that...
by Emerge Marketing | Feb 8, 2022 | General information, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Social Skills, Sports, Uncategorized
What are leisure skills? To put it simply, a leisure skill can be thought of as any out-of-school activity that is of personal interest to a young person, like sports, arts & crafts, games, music & theater, outdoor activities, etc. Leisure skills are skills a...
by Emerge Marketing | Jan 4, 2022 | General information, Parenting, School, Speech & Language, Uncategorized
What is decontextualized language? Why is it important for your preschooler? Decontextualized language is language that does not refer to the “here and now.” While lots of parents and professionals are aware of the importance of language skills such as vocabulary and...
