Rose Garden Speech Therapy

04/22/2026

It is such a pleasure to meet everyone at West Caldwell Inclusive Resource Fair.

04/21/2026

Is your 18‑month‑old using only a few words? It’s a good idea to get a speech evaluation. By 18 months, about 90% of kids have at least 10 words (signs, gestures, and word approximations count too!). If you’re at all concerned, an evaluation can identify strengths, rule out hearing or developmental issues, and guide next steps. Early support helps kids catch up faster. Reach out to schedule a friendly, no‑pressure consultation.

04/13/2026

Did you know that babies who use more gestures at 18 months have larger vocabularies at 2 years old? Discover the benefits of baby sign language in our popular class series . Sign up link in the bio or the montclair baby website.

04/02/2026

Did you know that babies who use more gestures at 18 months tend to have bigger vocabularies at 2 years old? Discover the benefits of baby sign language in our popular class series !

03/17/2026

We bring S-cluster practice to life with Sneezy the Snow Man! ☃️✨ While we read, we target sp, st, sk, sl, sn, sm using story companions (puppets, picture cards, and a mini scavenger hunt) to keep it fun and interesting. When activities are engaging and playful we can get 100+ trials in one session. Now thats how we make progress!

03/10/2026

Kids with language delays often have an especially hard time with temporal concepts like before/after, early/late, always/never, and new/old. To help kids grasp these concepts we systematically incorporate them into our speech therapy activities and play.

03/02/2026

Welcome to Communication Corner with .speech and ! This week’s tip is: Give Choices!

Ms Jen does a great job modeling this technique while painting in the snow (how fun is that!?) 💬❄️🎨

Giving choices models vocabulary words and gives your child an opportunity to express a specific word, instead of just saying yes/no or gesturing.

Watch the end for a perfect example of this child expressing an important word: “no!” 🤣 no is always an option!

Follow .speech for more communication tips and for amazing outdoor play opportunities!

02/13/2026

Welcome to .speech’s Communiction Corner with ! We’ll highlight a language strategy from each class so you can use it at home.

In ’s winter classes, we use a lot of language! Here, teacher Jen is demonstrating one of our favorite language strategies: Copy & Add

Copy & Add is simple: repeat what your child says and then add one or two more words to either make their statement grammatically correct or add more detail.

Example: in the video, the child responds that she’s “tapping the blue” ice. Jen copies & adds, “the blue square ice”

Why this works: by repeating their statement, you’re validating their communication, which is motivating! By adding more, you’re modeling more complex language for your child to learn & use in the future.

With this little tweak, we can help children’s language grow! Have you tried it? Let us know!
speech loves collaborating with to highlight the amazing language in outdoor play! Hope to see you in class 💚

01/31/2026

01/14/2026

Exciting news!!

🍃Wondernest and Rose Garden Speech are teaming up to promote language development through outdoor play! 💬

❄️This winter series, you’ll learn easy strategies that support communication during Wondernest nature-based activities. 🗯️

Follow .speech for more speech and language tips and to sign up for winter classes!