Using Yoga for Calming Exercises
By: JJ Mejasic, OTR/L
Children in today’s world face lots of daily stress: busy schedules, school pressures, competitive sports leagues, making friends, etc. An important tool that can […]
How to Scaffold During Reading
By: Elyse Schultz MS, CCC-SLP and Kyle Mutch, MS, CCC-SLP
Language skills are a multifaceted mix of comprehension and verbal output. An area in which speech-language pathologists […]
Effective Strategies for Improving Handwriting Skills
By: Meghan Matusiak, MS OTR/L
Handwriting skills require many components, including fine motor skills, visual motor skills, and visual perceptual skills. In occupational therapy, we place the focus […]
Becoming Occupational and Speech-Language Therapists
By: Lindsay Barret, MS CCC-SLP & Michelle Beck, MS OTR/L
With the school year approaching and back to school supplies on everyone’s minds, our clinicians started thinking about their school years. Here at […]
Quick Tips for Transitioning From Summer into the School Year
Michelle Beck MS, OTR/L
Summer months allow for extra time to sleep in and longer days to fill with various leisure activities. This can be a hard routine […]
Visual Support for Pediatric Speech Therapy
By: Lindsay Barret MS, CCC-SLP
This visual is as simple as it gets- a circle drawn on a piece of paper! This can be used for groups and […]
Three Scenarios for Incorporating a Visual Timer
By: Meghan Matusiak, MS OTR/L
Visual aids, specifically visual timers, play a vital role in the lives of many children. The support of the visual helps make an […]
Hacks, Tips, and Tricks for Transitioning From School into Summer
By: Esther Han OTR/L, Meghan Matusiak OTR/L, & Sara Sciarrino OTR/L
Before we know it, the school year will be coming to an end. Throughout the academic […]
Global Day of Parents: How to Stay Involved In Your Child’s Therapy
By: Jessica F. Gantman, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech and language therapy is most successful when there is a team approach in place. The team includes parents and caregivers!
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A Collaborative Approach to Therapy Through the Lens of an Occupational Therapist
by: Michelle Beck, MOTR
Self-regulation and sensory processing are often linked. Self-regulation is the ability to remain alert and engaged while managing one’s behavior and emotions when faced […]