Autism Speaks Walk This Weekend
If you’re around this weekend, join the Autism Speaks organization for the 1.5 mile walk through Seattle Center to help raise awareness of Autism. The opening ceremonies begin at 10am and the walk soon after. In addition the event will also feature a local autism Resource fair with local resources for families to utilize. In…
Congratulations Summer Reading Participants!
Reading is an important exercise in language and comprehension development of children (and adults). This summer, Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic held a Summer Reading challenge. Over the months of July and August we challenged our speech kids to read at least 10 books. Those who completed the challenge received a $10 gift card to Target….
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…
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.
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…
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…
Support the National Stuttering Association by Shopping for a Cause at Macy’s on August 24th
The National Stuttering Association (NSA) has partnered with Macy’s for the eight annual national “Shop For A Cause” charity shopping event. On August 24th, this unique one-day-only shopping event supports local charities’ fundraising efforts and has helped raised more than $46 million for charities across the country since 2006. Macy’s has provided the NSA with…