water the sponge blog
These posts reflect the culmination of years of education and work experience with an incredibly diverse and wonderful client population. This blog covers various topics for children from birth to eight years of age. I am excited to share these resources with my WTS family. To get the latest blog posts, subscribe below!
Tip: Read the Let’s Water the Sponge section at the end of each post to learn about activities to do at home to boost your child’s communication skills.
Open-Ended Versus Closed Questions
Today I want to delve into the types of questions that we ask our children on a day-to-day basis. Questions are a natural part of daily conversations and they play a pivotal role in the classroom. Some are rhetorical, others are straightforward (e.g., yes/no), while...
Top Interactive Books for Infants & Tots
If you've been following along and reading my posts, then you'll know that I am a HUGE proponent of reading to children beginning from birth, or even while in the womb - check out the benefits! That being said, there are myriad children's books that exist. What are...
Language Difference or Language Disorder?
I've always been envious of those who can speak more than one language. As a native, monolingual English speaker, I often wish that learning a second language had been impressed upon me as a child. Feel free to skip this ridiculous and...
How to Shape Negative Behaviors
As a Speech & Language Pathologist, sometimes therapy is every bit as much about modifying negative behaviors as it is about the actual therapy. As a parent, I am the first one to raise my hand and say that some days it is ALL about redirecting negative behaviors....
Materials that Build Vocabulary: Categorization
All of the materials in this post are pulled from the original post I recently wrote about building vocabulary through categorization. A quick recap for those who don't have time to read the original post in its entirety right now: Building vocabulary through...
Building Vocabulary: Categorization
It's no secret that the human mind is essentially a mini-computer that stores and accesses information nonstop throughout the day. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that the information in our mind is stored efficiently. That way, when speaking to somebody, one is...
