Three Speech and Language Programs to Avoid Summer Slide Kidmunicate has developed three summer programs to help prepare kids for the upcoming school year. The three programs are Kindergarten Readiness, Flow and Grow Yoga, and IEP Bootcamp. All of the programs are led by licensed speech-language pathologists. The details for these programs are listed below. What is Summer Slide? It’s a much-researched phenomenon whereby kids forget what they learned during the school year over the summer months. According to one study, children lose up to 40% of the gains they have made over the school year ..read more

The Ultimate Playroom for Speech-Language Development The Porch, an online resource that delights homeowners who are moving or who are improving the homes they live in, reached out to Kidmunicate for our expert opinion on how to set up a playroom for speech-language development and we were happy to do so. The article is titled Expert Advice to Design the Ultimate Kids Playroom at Home. They explore the following topics: What activities can parents implement for their kids to learn different languages? What toys and products can help kids to develop sensorial skills? Tips to create a multi-age ..read more

The Porch, an online resource that delights homeowners who are moving or are improving the homes they live in, reached out to Kidmunicate for our expert opinion on how to set up a playroom for a child with speech-language challenges and we were happy to do so. The article is titled Expert Advice to Design the Ultimate Kids Playroom at Home. They explore the following topics: What activities can parents implement for their kids to learn different languages? What toys and products can help kids to develop sensorial skills? Tips to create a multi-age playroom? What are the benefits of coding ga ..read more

When a lawyer is advocating for expanded services from a school district for a child with special needs, they often turn to Kidmunicate to perform a comprehensive speech and language evaluation. We wanted to teach our readers how to use the law to get better outcomes for a child, so we reached out to Veronica Baxter, blogger and legal assistant working for a busy family law attorney in Philadephia. Advocating for Services for Children with Special Needs Every child has unique needs. This article will set forth the possible services your school district and the government can provide to addres ..read more

Kidmunicate Offers Teletherapy (On-line Therapy) During this national emergency for Covid-19 (coronavirus), we have been listening to clients who are very concerned about the virus, but also concerned about the continuity of their child’s speech-language therapy. Continuity of therapy is important, so Kidmunicate worked tirelessly to implement a plan to minimize disruption of client therapy.  We were one of the first speech-language therapy clinics to close due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to protect our clients and staff and to limit potential spread within our communities. During that first ..read more

Prepare your child for a move to a new house with this autism social story. Small changes in schedules or environment can be difficult to handle for children with autism. Moving to a new house and perhaps a new city with a new school is no small change and can be very traumatic for a child with autism. Regardless, sometimes a move to a new house or a new city becomes necessary when life takes a turn like when a parent changes jobs or gets transferred. Some parents find the need to downsize to save money or upsize to accommodate a growing family. Other parents might risk a short ..read more

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