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8 Online Activities to Target Vocalic "R" at Home

Boston Ability Center

Feb 22
2 min

8 Online Activities to Target Vocalic "R" at Home

Here are some of our favorite online books and games to practice vocalic “r” in a fun and functional way!

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Boston Ability Center

Feb 15
2 min

Why Reciprocal Conversation Matters

Speech therapist Anna Harris explains how reciprocal conversation is important for our children and their overall language development.

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Late Talkers: When To Be Concerned And How Speech and Language Therapy Can Help

Boston Ability Center

Jan 24
6 min

Late Talkers: When To Be Concerned And How Speech and Language Therapy Can Help

As parents of infants and toddlers, it can be challenging to make sense of all the conflicting information regarding language development.

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What is a Phonological Disorder and How Can Speech-Language Therapy Help?

Boston Ability Center

Jan 11
3 min

What is a Phonological Disorder and How Can Speech-Language Therapy Help?

We are all familiar with the often adorable ‘toddler talk.’ When we hear a two-year-old child say ‘wawa’ for water, ‘baba’ for bottle, an...

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Back to School Series: Following Directions

Boston Ability Center

Nov 22, 2020
2 min

Back to School Series: Following Directions

Whether your child is headed back to school in-person, remote, or hybrid, following directions is an important skill for success!

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Using AAC to Better Support Your Child’s Communication

Boston Ability Center

Nov 20, 2020
5 min

Using AAC to Better Support Your Child’s Communication

Interested in learning more about how BAC speech language pathologists can support your child's development? Contact us to speak with a c...

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Boston Ability Center

Nov 14, 2020
3 min

AAC Myths and Facts

As you learned in last month’s blog post, use of AAC can help children to communicate their wants, needs, feelings, and ideas. But how do...

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Boston Ability Center

Oct 25, 2020
3 min

What is AAC?

What is AAC is and how you can use it to best support your child’s communication development?

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Back to School Series: Implementing Visual Schedules at Home

Boston Ability Center

Oct 17, 2020
2 min

Back to School Series: Implementing Visual Schedules at Home

As families gear up for the new school year, you may be looking for some ways to provide structure and routine to your child’s day.

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Back to School Series: Helping Children Answer the Question "What did you do at school today?"

Boston Ability Center

Oct 4, 2020
2 min

Back to School Series: Helping Children Answer the Question "What did you do at school today?"

As your child heads back to school, you may be looking for some strategies to support your child in sharing about his or her day.

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11 Online Activities to Target the "sh" Phoneme at Home

Boston Ability Center

Sep 20, 2020
2 min

11 Online Activities to Target the "sh" Phoneme at Home

There are a ton of great online resources for practicing speech sounds! These are some of our favorites for practicing the ‘sh’ phoneme.

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10 Shaving Cream Activities for Speech and Language Development

Boston Ability Center

Sep 13, 2020
2 min

10 Shaving Cream Activities for Speech and Language Development

Looking for creative ways to target your child’s speech and language goals at home? All you need is... shaving cream!

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Boston Ability Center

Jun 26, 2020
2 min

Recycling or therapy tools?

Do you have a lot of advertisement flyers that come in the mail? How about using them as another tool to target your child’s speech goals?!

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