A Lot to Say Speech Therapy

10/14/2025

01/25/2025

01/25/2025

Parents of future preschoolers, make a plan to stop by our Preschool & Enrichment Fair this Saturday morning, 10 a.m. to noon. It's a great opportunity to speak one-on-one with representatives from dozens of schools and programs from all over the local area. On your way out of the event, fill out our survey, turn it in and you'll be entered to win a gift card for $50 to a local business of your choosing!

No registration is required, just drop in.

10/25/2024

South Park trick or treat is 3-6pm today!
We will be with clients for part of the time, but there are treats waiting for you outside the door. 🎃👻🐈‍⬛🦇

10/25/2024

We’ll be with clients during part of tonight’s festivities, but there are treats available outside the door!

Kick off the fun with this awesome "Trick or Treat" event in the South Park business district this weekend!
South Park - Friday, October 25th, 3 PM - 6 PM 🎃👻
Symmetrical Artistry Vitality Wellness Lynnette's School of Dance Ash & Willow Eco Salon and Beauty Apothecary Time Bank triplescoopdicecream Magic Scissors Dog Grooming of Park Ridge Ann Witek- State Farm Agent Centered Clay Collective

03/23/2023

Love this!

01/21/2023

Come see me at the Preschool and Enrichment Fair in Park Ridge 10-12 today!
I now have openings during the day (during typical school hours), and I’m available to see kids in my office, in home or in preschool/daycare settings.
Email: alottosayspeech@gmail.com

08/06/2022

We were honored to participate in this year’s Compass to Care Bubble Fun Run! It was a hot one! But a great turnout to support a great organization.

12/09/2021

What are your favorite screen-free gift ideas?

01/21/2021

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/making-a-difference/2018/07/25/amanda-gorman-youth-poet-laureate-has-speech-and-auditory-processing-issues?fbclid=IwAR1YLC_ciESaAH9XI5YdU7gFn11xAXRG5pk1Katm6MRXikLvMoSCjQHSGlM

Get to know Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, who has speech and auditory processing issues. Read about Gorman’s journey, and watch as she recites her poetry.

11/22/2020

Toy shopping? Here are some tips.

‘Tis the season to buy more toys!

But there are so many toys to choose from. So how do you decide which toys to buy?

It is important to recognize that toys are the tools for learning. So choosing a variety of well-balanced toys is key.

When shopping for holiday gifts for young children, choose toys from the following categories:

🔹 Gross motor play: These are toys that encourage play-based movement, such as a ride-on toy, tee ball set, pop-up tunnel, scooter board, slide, etc.

🔹 Fine motor play: These are toys that encourage small muscle movements, such as puzzles, shape sorters, peg boards, lacing beads, etc.

🔹 Pretend play: These are open-ended toys that encourage imagination, such as a farm set, train set, doll house, play food, musical instruments, etc.

🔹 Arts and crafts play: These are toys that encourage creativity, such as crayons, markers, construction paper, glue, stickers, etc.

🔹 Constructive play: These are toys that encourage building, such as blocks, Lego’s, Lincoln Logs, Bristle blocks, etc.

🔹 Outdoor play: These are toys that encourage play in nature, such as a kite, sidewalk chalk, water and sand table, wagon, etc.

🔹 Cooperative play: These are board and card games that encourage social interactions and turn-taking, such as Don’t Break the Ice, Memory, Hi-Ho-Cherry-O, CandyLand, etc.

🔹 Literacy play: Books are toys too so don’t forget to include them on your shopping list. Flap books, touch and feel books, wordless books, picture books, story books, interactive books...they all support language and early literacy skills.

Avoid the battery-operated, button pushing toys that force-feed academics. Instead, choose toys that allow the child to provide all the power, all the imagination, and all the sound effects.