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Moving Forward: Dealing with Grief and Guilt

Typically, you come here to find information on speech therapy for toddlers, but today, it will get a little personal. We are going to be talking about dealing with grief when you have depression. When I started the SLP Next Door, it was with the intent to share all of

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Why is Reading Important to Babies and Toddlers?

Story reading aloud is a research-based strategy that encourages children’s language and literacy development (beginning from infancy). Reading aloud encourages early language skills and early cognitive development. A study by the American Academy of Pediatrics 2017 found that the quality and quantity of reading aloud during infancy and toddlerhood can

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Speech Sound Disorder & Phonological Processes

In this episode, I’m talking with Suzanne from Playing Speech! We discuss various topics related to speech development, including phonological processes and what a speech sound disorder looks like in toddlers and early childhood. Playing Speech Instagram Playing Speech TPT Store Suzanne has been an SLP for over 13 years.

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