Ritter gets a new vest!
In this morning’s staff meeting we held a special ceremony for Ritter who was honored for graduating the series of training programs that allows him to be Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic’s resident therapy dog. To honor his accomplishment he received a new vest with the Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic logo. A big thank…
Congratulations
It was a fun day for this Speech Kiddo! Not only did he get to help create a Winter Wonderland Scene, it was also his Birthday and graduation day! Way to go on achieving your speech goals and Happy Birthday!
Winter Wonderland Week Indoor Snowball Fight!
No snow outside didn’t stop ESHC staff from enjoying a good ol’ indoor snowball fight! Winter Wonderland week is designed to bring the excitement of winter into our speech sessions with winter craft activities incorporated into each patients goals. However, today proved the excitement of winter cannot be contained to our speech rooms as SLP Sarah…
Congratulations Ritter!
We are very excited to announce a very special staff accomplishment at Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic. SLP Jennifer and Ritter have completed the training to have Ritter become Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic’s resident therapy dog. Ritter started his Therapy Dog (In Training) program at ESHC on April 4, 2011. Given parent/patient consent, Ritter has…
Tablets & Speech Therapy: Favorite Apps #4
Puppet Pals is a great app for older children, about second grade or higher. In this application, your child can design and record his/her own puppet show. It comes with different characters and backgrounds. We have used this application for a variety of purposes. For children working on specific sounds, they can record their story…
Tablets & Speech Therapy: Favorite App #3
Toca Boca Hair Salon is another favorite app here at ESHC. This application lets your child choose a character, and then allows them to style, cut, wash, color, and decorate the character’s hair. As a speech-language pathologist, this app is great for having a child follow directions to “customize” the character. The child can also…
Tablets & Speech Therapy: Favorite App #2
Our second favorite application is “Barefoot Atlas”. This app features an interactive 3D globe. Your child is able to spin the globe to zoom in on different regions and countries of the world. It includes interesting landmarks, historical events, and sea and land animals. Once your child finds an interesting item, they can click and…
Tablets & Speech Therapy: Favorite App #1
The first application we will discuss is “My PlayHome”. This app features a customizable family. This best part is that the house the family lives in is completely interactive. Your child can open the fridge and give the baby a snack or pretend to brush the father’s teeth! It is a great application for preschool…
Tablets & Speech Therapy
In March 2013, Evergreen Speech and Hearing Clinic began using iPads within speech-language therapy sessions to support patient progress. We’ve now been using these iPads for approximately six months, and we want to share some of our favorites. In this 4-part blog series, we’ll discuss 4 applications and provide some general tips on how to…
Identify the Signs
Last month the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), launched a campaign called “Identify the Signs” to help increase awareness of the early stages of communication disorders. The overall goal of the campaign is to educate the public about the warming signs of communication disorders including speech, language and hearing. Early detection is a major…