by Tami Teshima | Mar 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Written by Tamiko Teshima, M.A, CCC-SLP Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC It seems like tongue ties are one of those things that swing back and forth like a pendulum – for a decade or so, they are identified, and then for a decade, the identification fades...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Written by Leah Arundel, knower of all things insurance Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC Insurance is a confusing world. When it comes to primary vs. secondary insurance, though, does it really matter to know the difference between the two? Answer: DEFINITELY! As a...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Written by Aisha Boone, M.A., CCC-SLP Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC As parents, it can be hard to find ways to engage your child in speech activities at home. As SLPs, we find that the most successful practice can occur during the most basic of everyday activities....
by Tami Teshima | Feb 15, 2023 | Autism, Inclusion
Written by Anna Dubiak, M.S, CCC-SLP Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC Why we should not use the puzzle piece anymore. The neurotypical world at large has come into the unfortunately novel idea that in order to better serve a given population we should listen to the...
by Tami Teshima | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Written by Hannah Blackwell, M.A, CF-SLP Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC In speech therapy, especially with little ones, we use music all the time to make things more fun! But did you know, singing actually accesses a different part of the brain than we use for speech...
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by Tami Teshima | Jul 14, 2021 | Stuttering
This week, we are are so lucky to have Shelagh Orlikowski, the DLST Graduate Intern, here to talk with us about stuttering. When SLPs determine that a child has a fluency disorder (our term for stuttering), one of the first questions parents ask us is, “Will...
by Tami Teshima | Jul 6, 2021 | Orofacial Myology, Uncategorized
Well, well, well, it has been a minute since I’ve done a blog post! I’m very excited, though, that my triumphant return to blogging is a post about tongue ties (or if you’re fancy, ankyloglossia). If you are a parent of a small child, there is a good chance that this...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 21, 2021 | Articulation, At-Home Speech
If you are a parent of a child with an articulation disorder, it can be really tricky to find time to incorporate practice into your day. Your SLP likely sends you homework, but sometimes it’s hard to sit down and do “speech homework.” Luckily, you...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 9, 2021 | AAC, Language Development
I talk a lot about core words on our Facebook and Instagram pages, but what in the world are they and why would anyone teach them? AssistiveWare defines core words as the “50-400 words that make up the majority of everything we say.” There are a bunch of...
by Tami Teshima | Jan 30, 2021 | School-Based Services
A conversation that often comes up when I tell people I’m a speech-language pathologist often revolves around the topic of school-based speech and language services vs. private speech-language services. If you ask around, you’ll find that there are a lot...
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