Even though we all have accents, some people want to modify them. Luckily, your friendly, neighborhood speech-language pathologist is here to help!
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Thanksgiving Language Fun
Thanksgiving brings with it a lot of time for family togetherness, food, and of course, opportunities of learning language! Looking for ways to incorporate some language-enriching activities into your holiday? Look no further!
Neuroaffirming speech practice and why we embrace it!
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner and Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy If you’ve been following recent cultural conversations, you may have come across the terms “neurodiversity affirmation” or “neuro-affirmation.” For those of us immersed in the world of neurodivergence (like the team here at DLST), these concepts are a natural part of...
An inclusive Halloween
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A, CCC-SLP Practice Owner and Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC Note: Tami here! This is an updated version of our very popular post from 2019. I do need to go through and update our educational resources, but otherwise, this is just a little refresh. Happy Halloween, all! At Duncan Lake...
Stuttering persistence factors [by Shelagh, our summer graduate intern!]
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 this go away?” As Shelagh explains, it is complicated....
5 daily activities to practice speech sounds at home
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 can really practice speech sounds in almost any activity in...
The benefits of teaching core words
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 really interesting studies out there that used...
School-based vs. private speech 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 of people out there who received speech services in school. In fact, according to the...
The play + language development connection – DLST Research Rumination
It’s the time of the year toys and play get a lot of attention. Hey, I’m all about it! Play is such a powerful language learning tool, and, above all, is enjoyable for the children. I thought I’d take some time this week do discuss the connection between language development and play in more detail...
Check your biases: Audism in the 21st century
Friends, this week we are lucky to have Caitlin Giammona, fellow SJSU alum, and speech-language pathologist and owner of The Signing SLP. Caitlin provides speech and language support to signing deaf and hard of hearing folks, and like us here at Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, is a firm believer in all practices that promote representation,...