Katie Fournier Speech, Language & Literacy

04/25/2019

❤️

04/04/2019

Great fact sheet!

03/27/2019

This little corner of my therapy space makes my ❤️ happy. How lucky am I?

03/21/2019

Why do we start food school with bubbles? 1. It’s a fun way to get to the table. 2. Deep breathing to calm down the child who is stressed by food. 3. Every kid I know (& this therapist) loves bubbles!

03/19/2019

I didn't know about unified sports at the Special Olympics. Reading this story from HONY made my Monday.

“On a unified team, each athlete is allowed a partner to support them on the court. We make sure every athlete gets a chance to participate and score. We control the tempo. Since basketball games can be chaotic, it can be helpful for athletes to have a teammate who can guide them and keep them calm. Unified sports are wonderful because they allow us to play together as brothers. Giles always used to watch us playing at the local club growing up. He wanted to join us but the level was too high for him. Giles can have problems reaching certain goals. So many times we have to tell him that his goals are not possible. It’s frustrating for all of us. But this time we got to say: ‘Yes Giles, it is possible.’ Every Friday we get in our car together, drive to the river, listen to our favorite songs, and then head to our game. It’s our favorite day of the week.”

(Special Olympics World Games, Abu Dhabi, UAE)

03/11/2019

I can’t be the only one.

03/07/2019

One of my favorite therapy activities that’s always a hit. I use this little 2 sided magnet board for everything! Following directions, wh questions, prepositions, describing-you name it. I love an activity that’s fun and can be used for so much.

03/04/2019

Snow days are for playing!

03/01/2019

Perfect little book corner for tiny hands

02/26/2019

Wednesday and Thursday morning availability.

02/25/2019

Reading is complex and breakdowns can occur on many levels. This reading rope by Scarborough, H. S. (2001), is a great illustration of why you need a speech therapist and reading specialist on your child’s literacy team.

02/21/2019

All ready for food school.