Colonial Speech & Swallow Consultants, LLC

10/08/2021

Health Edition- Next Door Neighbor

Read about our very own own Dr. Arnetta Hamrick, SLP.D., CCC-SLP Director of Physical Rehab, Speech-Language Pathologist for Eastern State Hospital featured in this month's Health Edition version of Next Door Magazine!

http://williamsburgneighbors.com/issues/2021/Oct21NDN.pdf

Article by: Narielle Living
Photo Credit: Murawski Photography

06/27/2021

Strong speech and language skills are key to kindergarten readiness and a precursor for reading, writing, and social success. This article gives some great suggestions for how parents can help build their preschoolers' speech and language skills during everyday activities at home. https://on.asha.org/2X9r9nI

08/29/2020

05/18/2020

ASHA.org - Strong speech and language skills are key to kindergarten readiness and a precursor for reading, writing, and social success. This article gives some great suggestions for how parents can help build their preschoolers' speech and language skills during everyday activities at home. https://on.asha.org/2X9r9nI

As families around the country shelter in place, parents of preschoolers can help build their child’s speech and language skills during everyday activities at home.

01/05/2019

Put down the electronics and encourage language development by talking, reading, and playing games to interact with infants and young children.

Modern electronic infant toys that produce lights, songs and words are associated with a decrease in language quality and quantity in babies compared to more traditional toys, a new study reports.

04/14/2018

It's been a while but it's count down to Better Speech and Hearing Month. May is the time of year to raise awareness of communication and hearing disorders and promote treatment.

Did you know....Handheld screen time (cell phones, tablets) have been linked to increased risk of expressive language delays in young children.

12/07/2017

Colonial Speech & Swallow Consultants is delighted to be a sponsor for the upcoming Dave Brown Memorial Gymnastics meet, hosted by Williamsburg Gymnastics. Excellent coaching produces amazing gymnasts.

11/30/2017

As the holidays approach, children fill their wish lists with items like tablets, video gaming consoles, smart watches, and even Internet-connected traditional toys such as dolls and teddy bears (a…

11/21/2017

It’s wrong to think about literacy as just one restricted developmental zone. Reading is about so much more than decoding print.

08/26/2017

Byline: Rebecca Leonard, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, UC Davis [Editors note: Click on the image below to view a 16 second video fluoroscopy clip of a swallow by a 20-something year old (on the left) versus a 70-something year old (on the right). Notice how smoothly liquids glide…