Gower Speech Therapy, LLC

05/02/2020

May is Better Hearing & Speech Month!! Send a note of appreciation to your favorite SLP! It will make their day.

12/02/2019

If you are looking to buy something for a little one (up to age 12), take a look at this. They have different versions for different age groups. Kids love getting "mail" addressed to them. Great deal today! You can get a yearly subscription for $9.99.

Highlights has magazines for kids of all ages - even babies and toddlers! You’re sure to find the children's magazine subscription perfect for you and your child.

10/22/2019

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10/21/2019

Milestones vs averages. Here's a great visual to illustrate the difference.

EVERY SLP, pediatrician, teacher, pediatric therapist/interventionist, and parent needs to see this and know the difference between milestones and averages. BOTH of these are important to know and consider when looking at a child’s development, and it’s critical to know the difference. Why? Because many parents (and pediatricians) are interpreting milestones as averages and as a result, children in need of assessment and likely intervention are NOT getting referred. In fact, when you look up milestones on the Mayoclinic and WebMD they are EASILY confused as averages as they use phrases like “say as many as 10 words!” - as if that was a lot. This leads parents to think their children are “not that far behind” when they have less words than the milestone- when in fact, the child could be significantly behind. So please understand milestones are minimums and if your child is at or below that level, they are in the bottom 10% of kids their age- which means intervention is most likely needed. It’s also important to understand the average isn’t a maximum, it’s what 50% of children are able to do- so half of the children at that age are even higher than that number. If your child is at or below the milestones listed below, please consider a speech and language evaluation!

10/13/2019

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08/15/2019

Positive praise is SO important!! Your words matter!

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08/14/2019

08/08/2019

📖 Check out these books to help children learn about Autism! 📖

Autism can make children feel different, misunderstood, and even ostracized. No parent wants their child to feel this way, and parents of the children around them probably hope their kids are being compassionate, too. Reading children’s books about…

08/01/2019

I am often asked what a child’s first words are, and my answer is always, “whatever is important to them”! So if your child loooooooves paper, I would expect paper to be a first word. Same for favorite people or pets! But, here’s a list of common first words to give you an idea of what words you should be modeling in play- or learning to sign!
➡️ What was your child’s first word/s?