From Cursive to The Cloud
For those of us who remember spending hours practicing our cursive handwriting and organizing note cards of information to compose a research paper, it is truly amazing how much the technology has changed the curricula for today’s students. Not only has typing has replaced penmanship, but written language has been simplified into e-mails and text…
Redmond’s Great Day of Play
Don’t miss Redmond’s Great Day of Play this Friday, August 23rd from 3:00pm-7:00pm. Redmond’s Great Day of Play is a summer event that includes a 3-on-3 youth basketball tournament and 5K run/walk for all ages. 5K Run/Walk Redmond’s Great Day of Play is a family friendly 5K run/walk perfect for beginners and seasoned runners. The race…
Summer Fun Speech Sessions in Redmond
ESHC’s Superhero and Princess SLPs! Hulk (Sarah), Princess Maryam, Batman (Leslie) and Captain Husky (Jennifer) are having a blast at today’s Superhero and Princess themed Summer Fun Speech Sessions.
Hearing Protection Awareness at the Speedway
On Saturday, ESHC team members Karisa and Kristen went to the Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington to promote Hearing Protection Awareness. They had the opportunity to talk with Race Car Drivers and Crews and protected hearing by giving away earplugs. As fans attended Fanfest they passed out over 150 earplugs. The fans really enjoyed learning…
SUMMER FUN SESSIONS AT ESHC: AN SLP’S PERSPECTIVE- Sports Fan Day
Sports Fan Day: Now it’s time to celebrate some of Washington’s sports teams! (Or your child’s favorite!). This is a great way for your child to work on providing directions. For instance, describing the rules of his/her favorite sport involves many types of language (e.g., first, next, last, left, next to, behind, et cetera). This…
SUMMER FUN SESSIONS AT ESHC: AN SLP’S PERSPECTIVE- Nature Day
In nature day, children with language goals might talk about different environments, such as forests, deserts, or mountain regions. This may then lead to targeting higher order thinking skills, or things like cause-effect, predictions (“What do you think would happen if a fish tried to live in the desert?”), and inferences (“Fish like water. Where…
SUMMER FUN SESSIONS AT ESHC: AN SLP’S PERSPECTIVE- Animal Day
This day is great for all children to work on asking questions and providing descriptions. For instance, the child may try to “guess” what animal the speech-language pathologist is thinking of. This helps him/her formulate questions with words in the right order. Additionally, it helps the child categorize information, as they have to think of…
Summer Fun Sessions at ESHC: An SLP’s Perspective- Beach Day
Summer Fun sessions have been in full swing here at Evergreen Speech and Hearing Clinic! For these themed days, we bring a summer camp style indoors to our speech and language sessions. Now, it may seem a little strange to be having so much fun while still working on speech and language goals. Here’s a…
How America’s change-leading generation has redesigned aging
America’s baby boomers first came on the scene in 1946. They’ve been turning the world on its head ever since. Known as the country’s greatest generation for leading change, baby boomers make up roughly 26 percent of the United States’ total population – at about 78 million people. Over the years they’ve reinvented almost everything…
Summer Fun Speech Sessions!
We’re gearing up for ESHC Summer Fun Speech Sessions! Our Summer Fun Speech Sessions are designed to bring the FUN of camp indoors to our therapy sessions. For one week in each office we have themed days with costumes, games and more. Summer Fun Speech Session Dates: Kirkland: July 15th – 19th Redmond: July 29th…