by tara.dogero | Dec 7, 2020 | Feeding, Feeding, Materials, Materials
During the month of December, I want to focus on lifting others up in our online community and giving back. Each week, I will write posts that focus on various topics of childhood development and direct readers to other blogs and resources on the topic. This...
by tara.dogero | Oct 26, 2020 | Expressive Language, Expressive Language, Materials, Materials, Receptive Language, Receptive Language
Inspired by my previous post about matching and language development, I created an autumn- and Halloween-themed packet of materials that targets matching. It is recommended for Preschool kiddos and is available for purchase HERE. Let’s Water the Sponge! Here is...
by tara.dogero | May 4, 2020 | Materials, Materials
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...
by tara.dogero | Apr 13, 2020 | Materials, Materials
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...
by tara.dogero | Feb 17, 2020 | Materials
I am thrilled to share some of my absolute favorite toys for kiddos that help boost expressive and receptive language skills! These can all be purchased off of Amazon and are reasonably priced. I have personal experience with these products as I have used them as...
by tara.dogero | Jan 6, 2020 | Expressive Language, Materials, Overview, Pragmatic Skills, Receptive Language, Speech Development
For the purpose of Water the Sponge, I have organized information in a simple and easily accessible manner. You will find that I have broken speech and language development down by age-range and further by category. Many of you might be wondering what information...