Sensory Bin: Dino Dig A lot of the little boys we work with love dinosaurs, so naturally, a dino-themed bin had to happen. I already have a sand play bin with gems in it so I wanted to go for a different texture for this bin. You can use anything…
Home Tips to Boost Speech Development. There are many different activities you and your family can do to help your child’s speech-language skills from home! Read to your child and/or encourage them to read independently If your child is young enough, read to them; if they are old enough, encourage…
Accessibility is one of our 4 pillars at Spark Therapies which sounds nice and all but what exactly does “accessibility” mean at Spark? Time. To us, accessibility means having flexible appointment times available and being able to get in to see a therapist or other provider within just a couple…
6 Things Your Child’s Speech Therapist Wishes You Knew After working as a speech language assistant in a number of settings: schools, pediatric private practices, nonprofit clinics, etc. I learned that there are some things that parents commonly do, or don’t do. I’m hoping this might clear up some of…
Navigating specialty services can be difficult with the staggering amount of laws and nuances to earning services for your child in the school system. An important first step is to know your child’s right to receive services while at school.
When should my child see an Occupational Therapist? Any time a child is not moving, behaving, or functioning at an age-appropriate level in any aspect of their life, they might see an OT for an evaluation.
