by Tami Teshima | Sep 19, 2019 | Language Development
When you think of a speech therapy session, what image pops into your head? I’m sure you probably think of the speech-language pathologist sitting at a table across from the client working diligently on a task in quiet contemplation. However, when it comes to our...
by Tami Teshima | Sep 11, 2019 | Hearing Loss
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Published in September 2019, updated in May 2025 If you follow me on Instagram, you might’ve seen that I recently traveled for a wedding. In my ongoing effort to reduce landfill waste, I...
by Tami Teshima | Aug 26, 2019 | Stuttering
If you’re a speech-language pathologist, there is a strong chance that you’ve been asked about stuttering by concerned parents. A lot of parents want to know what’s “normal” when it comes to stuttering and their child. Others ask questions like, “Should we just wait...
by Tami Teshima | Aug 13, 2019 | Dysphagia
If you were shocked when I wrote that SLPs help people with their swallowing, you aren’t alone! When I started graduate school, I had no idea that this fell within the realm of speech pathology. So, you’re in good company! Dysphagia is a very official and fancy term...
by Tami Teshima | Aug 7, 2019 | Language Development
We know that language skills are important for kindergarten, but why are these skills so important? Research has long shown a connection between language and literacy, but what specifically do the researchers talk about? In particular, what do they have to say about...
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