Access Speech Therapy

Great visual information regarding making eye contact... . #Repost @healthiest_baby with @Rep0stApp ... Eye contact is very important to a baby’s growing brain and social and emotional growth. It’s important in many ways for babies. It’s how we connect and communicate. Making eye contact boosts learning and communication skills. You can actually boost your baby’s brain development by making eye contact. Studies show that when a baby makes eye contact with his parents, their brain waves synchronize and a child’s social learning is improved. TIP: Take a few minutes several times a day, put aside distractions, and make eye contact with your little one. BUT NO GUILT for the time you devote to yourself or other real-world demands. Just sprinkle eye contact into your usual activities, like during diaper changes. Young babies may only maintain eye contact for a brief moment. You can’t force it. It’s best to try and connect when your baby has a full tummy and is well-rested. ? Want more trusted baby answers? Get one bite-sized chunk of parenting advice each week in your Inbox. Our goal is to un-complicate babies and help you feel proud of your parenting. Sign up for FREE baby school. Link in bio #newbornbaby#pregnancy #pregnancyeducation#breastfeedingisbeautiful#lactationconsultant#breastfeedingjourney#breastfeedingmoms #healthypregnancy#pregnancyblog#firsttimemommy #parentproblems#babymama#mom#healthymama#newbornboy#newborngirl#newborns#newbornbabies #slp #slpa #earlyintervention #earlyinterventionspeech #earlyinterventionworks #privatepracticeslp See more

Friday Food for Thought: Self Talk: Also called Narration. This is a simple task you can do daily with your baby. What does talking aloud to your baby help with? Increased verbal exposure of language Shows how we connect our words together in conversation Your actions are paired with the words you are saying so context can be learned ... ...and so much more! Talk. Talk. Talk to your baby. . . . #instaslp #privatepracticeslp #iteachtoo #slpa #girlbosslife #privatepractice #weteachsped #privatepracticeslp #babblingbaby #speechtherapy #slpmom #parenting #babymom #babydad #love #babytalk #babytalking #earlyintervention #earlyinterventionspeech #love #education #earlyinterventionslp #earlyinterventionworks #milestones

You can’t have speech therapy at ACCESS Speech without an unending supply of chicken toys and games to play! Miss Tricia is also a Chicken Mom to @poppysadventures. She enjoys her hobby farm when she’s not doing speech things. Thank you @ashblom for the awesome addition to our speech activities collection!! . . .... #privatepracticeslp #privatepracticeslps #slplife #chickenmom #slpsofinstagram #earlyintervention #ilovechickens #bosslife #speechlanguagepathologist #girlbosslife #slpeeps #speechies #speechtherapy #iteachsped See more

This is exactly what ACCESS Speech uses in early intervention sessions....

Just one of the therapy rooms we have have here at ACCESS Speech. We just hired our 6th SLP to our Team! Growing but still focused on providing the best quality speech service for your little ones. . . .... #slp #slplife #slpeeps #speechies #speechtherapy #slpsofinstagram #slpsfollowslps #ashaigers #slp2b #slp2be #instaslp #privatepracticeslp #iteachtoo #slpa #girlbosslife #privatepractice #weteachsped #privatepracticeslp

Food for Thought Friday: Pause in anticipation. You may be presently surprised when your child responds back...verbally/gesturally. Try these games... Play peek-a-boo say: ready, set... pause before you say go... sing nursery rhymes and wait a few seconds before you sing the last word of the phrase (i.e., head, shoulders, knees and ..........) Happy Friday!

Food for Thought: When communication with a person who stutters, you may get the desire to help them by finishing their sentences and filling in the blanks. Rather, it may deter the person from wanting to communicate and ultimately shut down. Instead, try listening and giving them that extra time to be able to express, in their own words, what they want to say. Listening goes a long way.

When you own a speech therapy private practice and like chickens the two passions become inseparable. Thank you to my current SLPA intern , Sarena, for the custom-made mask! . . . #speechtherapy #privatepracticeslp #slpa #chickenmask #chickendecor #chickenmama #crazychickenlady #speechlanguagepathologist #slpeep #slplife #speechielife #ilovespeechtherapy #ilovechickens

Most of our clinicians are back to seeing our friends in person for speech therapy but we do still offer virtual sessions. We have options now to help with potential cancellations ...transportation issues, family member not feeling well, time constraints Switching to a virtual session helps prevent regression due to gaps in service It’s great enrichment for the little family members that want to join in the virtual session... We love our ACCESS Speech Therapy Families!

Food for Thought: Only 7% of our communication is verbal. That means that 93% of our communication comprises of non-verbal ways we communicate...facial expressions, gestures, posture, tone of voice, etc. Be mindful of the whole pictures how you are communicating.

When we provide choice questions, we are providing models of the potential target words for the child to imitate. For example, "Sammy, do you want the airplane or the truck?" The child hears the potential targets: "airplane" or "truck". Open-ended questions like, "What do you want to play with?" can be harder because it's requiring the child to recall and retrieve a word from memory. - my toddler talks.com

Who stopped by to see us tonight? We had 100+ children come by to say hi. Happy Halloween from all of your favorite speech therapists at ACCESS Speech Therapy.

Yee haw!!! We are getting ready for our Drive-Up Trick or Treating event. Swing by! 4:30-6:30pm today! 1150 N Douty Street - Hanford . Enter onto Cameron Street from Irwin and go east toward Douty Street. Exit right onto Douty Street after stopping by our office.

You’re Invited! Drive-up to our office tomorrow night for our trick or treating Halloween event....4:30-6:30pm. . Enter east onto Cameron Street from Irwin Street, pull up to our office on the right side of the road, then exit right onto Douty Street after receiving goodies. . Chance to win a $25 gift card to Target. Random winner will be chosen during event.... . #accessspeech See more

Poppy, our mascot, will be handing out goodies!

ACCESS Speech Therapy - Drive-Up - Trick or Treating Event Saturday, October 31 - 4:30-6:30pm Follow the map for directions on entering and exiting when you drive up...

Miss Ellie was dressed as a minion last year. What will she dress as this year? Come find out!

We hear that Batman will be in town!!! Come on by. All kids welcome!

Hi ACCESS Speech Therapy friends! Come by for a trick or a treat! Drive-up between 4:30-6:30pm on Saturday, October 31 at our office. See you there!

Functional communication is key!

What do you get when the awesome Miss Ellie delivers candy apples to our kids? You get the happiest speech kids in the entire valley! Being a speech pathologist is not just about treating the speech and language deficits of the patient. It’s about building relationships with our sweet friends and their families. That is what separates quantity vs quality of therapy. ACCESS Speech Therapy has the BEST speech therapists! [Permission given for sharing these photos] #slp ...#slplife #slpeeps #speechies #speechtherapy #slpsofinstagram #slpsfollowslps #ashaigers #slp2b #slp2be #instaslp #privatepracticeslp #iteachtoo #slpa #girlbosslife #privatepractice #weteachsped #privatepracticeslps See more

Hi ACCESS Speech Therapy Friends! Our mascot, Poppy the cross beak chicken, is so excited about his new clear protective face shield. Now people friends and chicken friends can see his beak when he speaks! Raise your hand or send a like if Poppy has visited your speech session! Have a wonderful upcoming weekend! https://www.facebook.com/poppysadventures/

Started opening up to in-person speech therapy sessions this month. It feels so good to be back in the office. . . . .... . #slp #slplife #slpeeps #speechies #speechtherapy #slpsofinstagram #slpsfollowslps #ashaigers #slp2b #slp2be #instaslp #privatepracticeslp #iteachtoo #slpa #girlbosslife #privatepractice #weteachsped #privatepracticeslp See more