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Rainbow Chain Craftivity  What will you get at the end of a rainbow? The letter “W”! While there will always be a “w” at the end of “rainbow”, legend also has it that you may find a pot of gold at the end of one, too! We’re chatting all things green, luck, leprechauns, and gold […]

  SLPs, we often field questions related to language development in toddlers and preschoolers. Have you ever wondered if your child has enough words? Or if they’re able to communicate their thoughts, wants, needs and/or feelings effectively? These expressive language skills are related to vocabulary, or the amount of words a child knows. See the

Welcome back to our series, “Milestones: Navigating the Numbers”! You can read about our first blog post in the series here. With the release of the updated milestone checklist from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), we were motivated to share this information with all of you in an easy-to-read and parent-friendly way! Today we are talking

Has the candy already started to overflow at your house? Let’s do something about this by creating cute, festive Love Bugs! We were inspired from this craft from the blog My Home Based Life, found here . Items Needed: Clothes Pin Mini M&M’s- Individual Bags Googly Eyes Glitter Glue Stick Pipe Cleaner A plate or

Let’s celebrate with a oh-snow-much-fun themed craft. As Ana from Frozen once sang, “Do you want to build a snowman?”. Our answer is…. yes! Keep reading for a simple snowman craft paired with 3 ways to work on Winter vocabulary, early phonemic awareness and narrative language. Cotton Ball Snowman The following includes OWLS Therapy Amazon

The national governing body of speech-language pathologists, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), recently released an updated checklist of skills for children from birth to 5 years. This checklist includes milestones on various aspects of development (language, speech production, feeding and swallowing). A milestone is defined as “an action or event marking a significant change or

Brrr… it’s cold out there! Rumor has it that increased snow is predicted this Winter (some of us at OWLS Therapy are excited about this!). Chilly weather outside calls for some warm hot chocolate and a low-mess, stress-free indoor craft! We were inspired by One Little Project’s Beaded Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes, found here. Bundle up

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Fall Suncatchers While we love the holiday lights, wreaths, and trees that we’re now seeing, it’s still in the Fall season! Let’s continue to celebrate the season and all of its colorful beauty with Fall suncatchers. These suncatchers encourage speech, language, and fine motor skills, as well as foster creativity and connection with the natural

Seasonal activities allow children to connect with the world around them and associate concepts and vocabulary with specific times of the year. Here are a few ways to target speech and language skills using pumpkins! Life Cycle of a Pumpkin -Language: This is a great way to target language skills, such as sequencing, time (temporal)