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Tanya Lotzof

Pragmatic Language: Building Social Skills for Your Child

February 14, 2013

What is pragmatic language?  Pragmatic language refers to the communicative intent, rules and social aspects of language. It is the way in which language is used to communicate in a variety of different contexts, rather than the way language is structured. A major component of pragmatic language is being able to read the cues of [...]

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Speech-Language Apps Continued

October 3, 2012

This past summer, North Shore Pediatric Therapy launched its first technology room in the Highland Park clinic! Our tech room is fully equipped with Kinect + Xbox 360, two iPads, and a number of games and apps. With the tech room up and running, I have discovered a number of new iPad apps that my kiddos [...]

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All About Voice

June 27, 2012

With summer around the corner, I thought it would be a great time to remind parents about what it means to have a healthy voice! So many of the activities we choose to do in the warm weather can impact our vocal quality. Let’s start off by reviewing what is involved in having a voice. [...]

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Speech and Language Apps From Duck Duck Moose

June 8, 2012

If you have read my last few blogs, you will probably know that I love finding new apps to use in my speech therapy sessions. I am also cognizant of which apps my families could use at home to reinforce the skills I work with their children on. The descriptions below will give you a [...]

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iPhone and iPad apps to Promote Reading and Language Development

March 19, 2012

The number of iPhone and iPad apps related to speech and language continues to grow every day! This can be both exciting and overwhelming, however. That’s where I come in. I’ve downloaded a bunch of different apps, and I’m here to let you know which ones are definitely worth looking into and why. I have [...]

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Top 10 Tips to get your Shy Child to Speak

November 4, 2011

Many children thrive in new environments or situations. They separate quickly from their parents, make friends easily and are eager to participate in the classroom. Not all children are like this, however. Some children are resistant to entering a room full of children and prefer to play alone. They may also be more reserved in [...]

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Language Fun with Halloween

October 26, 2011

Halloween is a super fun holiday! There are so many great ways to use Halloween to build your child’s language skills. Here are a few ideas: “Categories and Sorting” to Boost Language After your child goes trick or treating, have them sort their candy into different categories. They could sort candy by type (chocolate vs. gummies), [...]

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Facebook, Twitter, Texting: Are They Bad For Language Development?

August 18, 2011

The impact of social media on children is quite the hot topic these days! There is a lot of talk about what impact social media has on a child’s language development and many arguments support both sides. Some people believe that social media better helps develop a child’s language functioning, while others report that it [...]

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Tackling Trouble With R: Exercises to Practice “R” Pronunciation With Your Child

July 14, 2011

The /r/ phoneme is one of the most common misarticulated sounds, and it can be one of the most challenging sounds to correct. Many of the sounds we produce are visual, which is very helpful for school-age children. One of the reasons /r/ is so hard to teach is because the child is unable to [...]

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Using iPad and iPhone Apps to Promote Speech and Language Development

May 23, 2011

As we all know, technology has become a part of our daily lives.  iPad and iPhone application developers have created both motivating and meaningful applications that target many of the areas within the speech and language discipline.  The apps are multisensory; they tap into the senses of sight, sound and touch. The high resolution graphics [...]

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