Speech Stars

04/03/2023

We are pleased to announce that we are now providing in-home speech-language pathology services in the Thornhill area. Contact us for more information - info@speechstars.ca

06/12/2019

09/10/2018

A great read for parents!

Attention exhausted parents: The next time your toddler starts making strange noises or babbling about Paw Patrol, try to strike up a conversation — it could make a big difference later, researchers say.

14/09/2018

Here are five to focus on building in your kiddo.

17/05/2018

It’s the question that’s driving the Internet crazy: Is the computerized voice on a viral audio clip saying “Laurel” or “Yanny”? Audiologists and speech-language pathologists weigh in on the debate.

27/09/2017

We hear a lot about the importance of nutrition, and while healthy eating is always essential for growing children, there’s another type of nutrition that we haven’t heard enough about – language nutrition, or the interactions that help kids develop. Experts recently explored over 100 studies and na...

25/06/2016

The Connection Between Speaking and Literacy Posted by Teachers on Call on June 23, 2016 Featuring: Haley Libman, S-LP(C), Speech Stars; Speech-Language Pathologist Early verbal skills are linked to reading, spelling and academic achievement. Children with weaker verbal abilities are more likely to...

23/06/2016

An 18-month old child typically is able to say about 20 words and a two-year old should be able to say about 50 words and start combining words like "mommy up", "more juice" and "open door". Many of these first words are nouns. Check out this article to see how verbs can help your child produce early sentences.

You may have noticed that a child’s first words are usually the names of people or things, like “Mama”, “Dada”, “ball” or “car”. But by the age of two, young children should also be saying verbs. In fact, verb use at this age has been linked to more advanced grammatical skills six months later. Here...

01/06/2016

I am excited to announce my new business name - Speech Stars!

Speech Stars offers in-home or in-school speech therapy around the GTA.

Please visit my updated website: www.speechstars.ca

Speech Stars. In-home speech therapy. Servicing the GTA (Thornhill, Toronto, Vaughan, Markham) . We come to your home, daycare or school.

16/05/2016

Before children learn to engage into meaningful symbolic play, where they are eager to brush your hair, pretend to give Elmo a bath, or imagine being a powerful Spiderman, there is a number of earlier stages that must unfold.   These early pre- symbolic stages serve to prepare and wire the little br...

10/05/2016

Here are six listening tips for more positive and successful communication with someone who stutters.

05/05/2016

This is an interesting article about how communication starts before a child even says his first word.

Every parent is eager to hear their child use words and start putting sentences together. But did you know that there’s a long list of things a child must learn about communication before he can begin to communicate with words? Find out what these “pre-language” skills are, and how you can promote t...