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18 Feb

CREATING A LANGUAGE RICH ENVIRONMENT

CREATING A LANGUAGE RICH ENVIRONMENTBy Nora Knijf, Speech-Language Pathologist We are 21st century parents. My husband and I both work full time, with hardly any time to just sit and relax, let alone stimulate our 18 month old. We wake up, pack our bags, shower, get dressed and rush out the door. We get home, […]

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18 Feb

MY SLP JOURNEY | By Janelle Syms, Speech-Language Pathologist

MY SLP JOURNEYBy Janelle Syms, Speech-Language Pathologist I’ve always had a passion for working with children. Growing up, I would practice writing on the ‘white board’ (the bedroom mirror) and taught my cousins whatever English facts I’d learned that week in school. I embraced this passion to the fullest at a young age, volunteering at […]

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18 Feb

The important skill of handwriting

The important skill of handwriting When Occupational Therapists identify a child who needs intervention in the area of handwriting in collaboration with teachers and parents, what does that entail? Some children find mastering handwriting extremely difficult, and referrals to Occupational Therapy services for messy handwriting or poor fine motor skills can be common. Research shows […]

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16 Feb

SENSORY TOOLS FOR THE CLASSROOM

SENSORY TOOLS FOR THE CLASSROOM: By Ashley Drover, Occupational Therapist Sensory tools can be found in most schools, with students being offered wobble cushions, balance balls, or fidget spinners to help them ‘pay attention’. However, when a child is in need of sensory tools, these should rarely be used in isolation and instead be used […]

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16 Feb

THE CURSE AND BLESSING OF THE ELECTRONIC ERA

THE CURSE AND BLESSING OF THE ELECTRONIC ERA: HOW TO SAFEGUARD OUR CHILDREN AND SET HEALTHY BOUNDARIES During a recent American Psychology Association (APA) conference, Dr. Vivek Murthy, surgeon general of the United States of America, stated that the exposure of our children to electronics is an uncontrolled experiment of which we do not know […]

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