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Summer Progress
Are you taking a break from speech therapy over the summer? Here’s how help your child maintain their skills: 1. Practice what you know!...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
May 31, 20232 min read


Fun with Farm Animals and a Barn!
At Little Peas, we love supporting all things Speech and Language via play! Today we are going to highlight various skills you can...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Apr 30, 20232 min read


The World of Therapy
You've probably heard of rehab or rehabilitation, but have you heard of habilitative therapy? Rehabilitative therapy is the regaining of...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Mar 31, 20232 min read


Let's Make Meals More Exciting!
Adding a component of novelty at mealtime can be a wonderful way for you to change up the most routine meals to make them a little more...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Mar 1, 20231 min read


Speech and Language Activities for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and I love celebrating this holiday in speech therapy sessions by doing fun, easy, theme-oriented...
Meredith Lamb M.S., CF-SLP
Feb 1, 20231 min read


Early Stages of Successful Reading
Reading is a big topic. We, as SLPs, get a lot of questions from parents about how to help their child be successful with reading. There...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Jan 1, 20233 min read


Let's Talk About Stimming
Many people have heard of self stimulating behavior, or stimming, and have some idea of what it might look like, but what is it really?...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Dec 1, 20222 min read


The Importance of Gestures
Gestures outwardly reflect a child’s thoughts, feelings and cognitive understanding, as well as supplement their verbal language....

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Oct 31, 20222 min read


Using Common Toys to Support Language Development
Play is how your child learns best. Here are some helpful tips on how to use common toys to help promote and support language growth...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Sep 30, 20221 min read


Language Modeling at the Store
Have you ever wondered how you can support your child's language development while at the grocery store? Here are some fun and easy tips:...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Aug 31, 20221 min read


Let's Play With Food!
Play is an extraordinary modality for children to learn about their environment. Through play, children learn problem solving skills,...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Jul 31, 20222 min read


Ideas for Successful Home Practice
My piano instructor said “practice makes perfect.” This statement still resonates with me today, many years later. The same is true...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Jul 5, 20221 min read


A Letter to Teachers from a Child who Stutters
If you have a child who stutters, this blog post is for you. Not everyone, teachers included, know how to best support children who...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
May 31, 20223 min read


Autism and Identity First Versus Person First Language?
You might have noticed there have been a few shifts in how we talk about people with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, so how do...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
May 1, 20222 min read


My child has their new AAC device; Now what?
Yay, your kiddo has their new speech generating (SGD) augmentative alternative communication (AAC) device! This can be an exciting and...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Mar 31, 20223 min read


Speech or Language?
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) often use the terms speech and language hand in hand, but they actually have very different meanings!...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Everyone's Talking about Joint Attention!
In the world of speech language pathology, we talk a lot about joint attention. We talk about the importance of establishing joint...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Feb 1, 20222 min read


What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)?
Have you ever encountered a child and were not able to understand them? There are many reasons why it might be difficult for a child to...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Jan 1, 20223 min read


Reducing Communicative Pressures in the Home
Whether your child is experiencing stuttering, a language delay or is simply shy, reducing communicative pressure in the home is an...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Sep 30, 20212 min read


The Mysteries of AAC
AAC and What is it: When thinking of communication, the first thing many will think of is “talking” or spoken words. Think of the last...

Courtney Floersch, M.S., CCC-SLP
Aug 1, 20213 min read
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