Joyful Jabber Speech Therapy

11/15/2021

As you start to shop for upcoming holidays, here is a gift guide full of toys that promote sensory and motor development!

One stop guide for toys that will develop your child's sensory and motor skills while promoting lots of fun! Ages birth through 8 years old!

07/04/2021

Hello, all! Miss Emma has some very exciting news! She welcomed a new son into her family on July 2nd! She will be on maternity leave until this Fall as she focuses on her family during this special time - but we can't wait to jump back into speech therapy in a few months! Feel free to reach out via phone or e-mail if you need anything in the mean time!

06/16/2021

You are your child's language model! Show them how to produce words/phrases by example 🙂

Ask less questions, and SHOW the child what you want him/her to say!

Graceful Expression, Speech-Language Pathologist

03/05/2021

Are you getting ready to send your child off to kindergarten soon?
This is a great list of kindergarten readiness skills to work on with your preschooler. Some may surprise you!
❤️Successful kindergartners need to develop social-emotonal skills (which include communication skills!) - not just academic knowledge.
❤️One of the best ways to develop social-emotional skills in childhood is through PLAY!

What should children know to be ready for Kindergarten? It's not quite as academic as you might think...

01/18/2021

If your toddler doesn't show an interest in talking, show an interest in your toddler!

Take a second to think about your toddler's favorite toy... Set aside some time to play with the toy alongside your child. Make a list of simple, related words you can focus on while playing. Use the words in meaningful ways while interacting with the toy and repeat, repeat, repeat!

❤️ For my son's favorite truck, I may choose words like "go", "fast", "slow", "help", and "stop".

Using objects and activities that are engaging to your child makes such a difference!

11/05/2020

Have you ever stopped to think about how incredible verbal language is? In a few simple words, you can communicate love, joy, humor, sadness, anger, or any emotion under the sun! Words can help you make a friend, land a job, or learn something new. Words have power that is almost magical ✨
Helping children access the power of words is a privilege we should not take for granted ❤️

10/11/2020

Here's a great language-building activity you can do at home:

*Cheerio Towers*

All you need:
-Play-doh
-Spaghetti Noodles
-Cheerios

Use the play-doh as a base for your spaghetti noodle- then string/stack the cheerios up on the noodle. The best part? At the end, you have a little snack!

This is a great activity to practice many early words (on, off, big, small, tall, eat, yum-yum, more, all done, etc.), turn-taking, counting, and fine motor skills!

10/06/2020

Welcome to Joyful Jabber Speech Therapy!

My name is Emma Taffe and I am the owner and treating speech-language pathologist here at Joyful Jabber! 💬

Joyful Jabber Speech Therapy provides private pediatric speech and language services to families across Ohio through teletherapy and to families in the Akron, Ohio area through in-home services. Our goal is to make therapy convenient, fun, and as stress-free as possible for your family!

Stay tuned to learn a little bit more about how we might be able to help the kiddos in your life 💕