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Stay informed with expert tips and stories from our specialists.

Reducing Mealtime Stress for Sensory Feeders

Ashley Rose Carter

Mealtimes can be tough for sensory-sensitive children. Creating a calm routine, introducing foods slowly, and using positive reinforcement can ease stress and build comfort.

Language Learning Through Song

Singing boosts language skills by building vocabulary, sentence structure, and pre-literacy through repetition, rhymes, movement, and interactive pauses in songs.

Everyday Language Learning: Mealtimes

Mealtimes are great for building language! Describing food, asking open-ended questions, counting, and singing can boost vocabulary and communication skills.

Common Speech Sound Errors in Children with Cleft Palate and How Therapy Helps

Children with cleft palate may develop speech sound errors like glottal stops or nasal fricatives. Speech therapy helps correct these errors and improve intelligibility.

Boosting Your Child’s Speech: Understanding Intelligibility Strategies

Megan Castleman

Intelligibility is how well a child is understood when speaking. Using strategies like slowing speech, over-articulating, and pausing can boost clarity and confidence.

Make it Fun: How to “Gamify” Speech Sound Home Practice

Make speech sound practice fun by turning it into a game! Use toys, obstacle courses, snack time, or catch to build skills playfully. Keep it short, silly, and positive!

Hello there! Welcome to Parkwood Speech & Language Therapy in Portland. We help young people grow in their in speech, language, and social communication! Located in SW Portland and Bridgeport.

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