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.
How To Understand Your Toddler: Teaching Word Boundaries
If your child seems to be speaking quickly and running his words together then this post will walk you through some things to keep in mind as well as a simple game-changing tip that might help you out! I've oftentimes heard from parents, "My child is incredibly...
5 Signs of Mild Hearing Impairment
Do you ever wonder if your child is hearing you correctly? It can be difficult to tease out if your child has trouble understanding what you are saying versus a hearing impairment versus articulation difficulties. However, there are a few things that you can do at...
Getting Your Child To Say “L”
Your child is growing up before your very eyes! She is talking up a storm and you're basking in her chatter (maybe whilst sipping on your favorite beverage.) Or, maybe she's not quite the chatterbox she used to be because she notices that people can't understand...
What’s In Your Lexicon?
Perhaps you've heard the word tossed out and wondered: What is a lexicon? In essence, a lexicon is an individual's dictionary. It is all of the words that you know presently. No two lexicons are identical, or at least the odds of that happening are infinitesimally...
Length of a Toddler’s Sentence
Have you ever wondered how long should a toddler's sentence be? For some parents we can't get them to stop talking and for others, getting your little one to say anything can be like pulling teeth. If you need a refresher about expressive language before we delve in,...
Giving Your Toddler Space
(That means Shh...No Talking) Our lives are filled with constant noise - chatter, background music, television, radio, pets angling for attention, phones ringing, and so on. In addition, we live in a world with instant feedback. If we don't know an answer to a...
