Anderson Speech Therapy LLC

05/14/2022

03/18/2021

EXCITING NEWS!! ✨🎉

I’ll be hosting a parent education course starting April 15 at Peekaboo Playground !
We’ll be helping show parents evidence-based strategies that speech pathologists use in therapy! We’ll be doing lots of demonstrations, giving practical tips, and answering specific questions about your kids. So tag another mom friend, and come join us to learn how to get your kids taking! 🧡💛❤️💙💚💜

Please share or tag a parent who could benefit from this! Hope to see you there!

02/29/2020

Before babies can talk, they use other means to communicate. They may cry, change their facial expression, use their eye gaze to show interest in a particular item... or they may gesture.
Pointing is a very monumental gesture that indicates an important milestone in communication.
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There are actually TWO different types of pointing:
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• Imperative pointing: when your child wants something, and points with the expectation that you will get it for them. They are making a request without saying anything.
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• Declarative pointing: pointing to show you something. To share an experience with someone else.
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Both types of pointing are important, and indicate an understanding of others- that others can be influenced, and that you can both share in a common understanding. This is pivotal to the development of social communication.
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DECLARATIVE pointing is especially important and predictive of later language skills. You’ll typically see a child start using this type of pointing between 11-18 months.
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Research shows a few amazing findings:
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• Infants who point with index finger (as opposed to whole hand) around 12 months , showed significantly higher language scores when they were 2 years old.
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• Using more index finger points around 12 months associated with typical language development.
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• More pointing around 21 months was associated with delayed language
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• Higher receptive vocabulary scores were associated with more RIGHT-handed pointing in 10-12 month old babies. This supports ideas that the left side of the brain begins to control both language and pointing 🧠

For more info on pointing, check out today’s stories!

Research 👇🏻
http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/What’s-the-Point-of-Pointing-.aspx
ASHA WIRE: Development of pointing gestures in children with typical and delayed language acquisition

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Is your child pointing? Did you notice a difference in their communication skills once they started pointing?

02/19/2020

You may have heard people say...
“Get down on their level!”
🧒🏼👧🏻👦🏽..ever wonder why?
Speaking with a child while face to face with them is helpful for a few reasons:
🎈making eye contact is crucial for turn-taking conversations
🎈fosters appropriate social interaction skills
🎈allows child to better see facial expressions which can help them interpret situations and feelings
🎈helps gain and maintain child’s attention
🎈allows child to see your mouth movements as you produce sounds
So next time you see a tot headed your way, bend those knees and get ready to gab!
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11/21/2019

So happy to announce that we are now offering TWO online courses for parents and caregivers.

'Learning to Talk' (birth to 12 months+)
'Emerging Language' (12-24 months+)

Both courses are chock full of therapy techniques I use regularly in therapy sessions with clients. The content is designed for real life. All the strategies I show you can be done right at home, during everyday activities- there is no planning or preparation required! I will teach you how to respond to your child in a way that will help improve their understanding, increase vocabulary, elicit expressive language, and lay the foundation for strong literacy skills.
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As a therapist I have used these tools and seen steady progress with many clients. When I became a mom I realized the monumental impact these techniques & knowledge could have on a developing mind if used regularly from day one!
I’m so happy to pass that knowledge on to you, so you can begin laying a strong foundation. 💪🏻🧡
These courses can be so helpful if...
* you have concerns and want to bolster your child’s skills OR
* you just want to help your child develop healthy speech and language skills during their ‘critical period’ when their little minds are ripe and ready to learn!
🧡Strong Language skills have been linked to academic success, reduced problem behaviors, and social/emotional stability🧡

There is so much we can do as parents to help our little ones learn to communicate effectively. You can do this- and we’re here to help.

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09/16/2019

Our website: StayAtHomeSpeech.com offers resources for parents and caregivers, including online courses to help teach parents to promote health speech and language development.

Our Instagran account: StayAtHomeSpeech offers FREE tips, tricks, and information about speech & language development