7 August 2024
Literacy Development
Around 4 years of age, children begin to learn early literacy skills. Early literacy skills are the most important building block for future educational success. Confidence in reading will allow your child to thrive and learn. It is important to know the development of literacy skills and when to be concerned. Early intervention is key […]
5 August 2024
Tips for Maintaining Social Skills over the Summer
Many children have been limited in social interactions over the last 14 months. If your child has delays in their pragmatic skills, this may have affected them more than others. With school out for the summer, it’s important to maintain their social skills. Here are five tips for maintaining social skills over the summer break. […]
22 July 2024
3 Signs Your Child May Need Speech Therapy
As a parent, it’s natural to be concerned about your child’s development, especially when it comes to speech and language skills. While children develop at different rates, there are certain milestones that most kids should reach by specific ages. If you notice that your child is struggling with their speech and language development, it’s important […]
20 July 2024
Empowering Parents: Ways to Support Your Child’s Speech Therapy Journey
As a devoted parent, your role in supporting your child’s speech and communication development is indispensable. Your active involvement, along with the right resources, can play a pivotal role in helping your child overcome speech and language challenges. In this blog, we will explore various resources that can empower you to actively participate in your […]
15 July 2024
Teletherapy Designed for Kids: 5 Reasons Your Child Will Love Online Speech Therapy
Our children have unique lived experiences that we will never quite relate to as adults. For instance, not only have Gen Z children grown up with the Internet and social media their whole lives, but they also spent the past two years attending school either entirely or partially online. At this point, your tech-savvy kids […]
11 July 2024
Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills are necessary for children to perform adequately in a classroom setting. These skills include holding and rotating a pencil, coloring, and even going to the restroom unassisted. If a child lacks these skills, it can make classroom tasks incredibly difficult and lead to frustration from all parties. To avoid your child falling […]
9 July 2024
Executive Functioning Skills
Does Your Child Need Help with Executive Functioning Skills? Executive functioning skills have a huge impact on our lives. From making decisions to planning and organizing tasks, we use these types of skills every single day. Children who struggle with executive functioning skills can suffer in a variety of ways. They may have trouble starting […]
8 July 2024
5 Ways to Increase your Child’s Intelligibility
Intelligibility refers to how clearly a child is able to speak and how much of their speech an adult is able to understand. Often, parents are able to understand a child’s speech much better than others due to familiarity. However, it is important address your child’s intelligibility so that they will be able to clearly […]
6 July 2024
Our Top Online Learning Resources to Support Speech and Language Skills
We have compiled a list of our top online resources to help support children while they are not in school. Connect Teletherapy is able to provide online speech and occupational best online speech therapy games for kids to any family in the US, however, we know that is not an option for every family right […]