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Calling all teens who stutter! Are you a teen who stutters, age 13-17? You're invited to join in our next NSA Teen Talk on Monday March 15 at 7:30PM (ET)! ...Meet up online with other teens who stutter to chat about school, the holidays, transitioning out of 'pandemic mode', and any other relevant topic that's on your mind. Meeting details will be posted in our NSA Teens closed Facebook group, or you can complete the following Google Form for the direct link. Teen Talk Interest Form: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdYAm0k9RhaQNwFV/viewform (NOTE: This Zoom session and our NSA Teens Facebook group are open only to teens who stutter. **No other participants will be admitted to either**)

New Blog on the website!

24- month (2 year) speech and language milestone video Do you wonder about your child’s learning and communication skills and compare them with their peers? Ever find yourself wondering if your child is reaching their developmental milestones on time? Granite Bay Speech has developed a free, no-cost checklist to help you identify potential communication problems. https://youtu.be/zxpt3VFpiyo... Find checklists for various ages and stages on our website https://www.granitebayspeech.com/development-milestones-ch/

If your child stutters, don’t wait to get help. A consultation during the first 6 months of stuttering is strongly recommended. The critical window for intervention should occur within 18 months to have the greatest impact on altering speech patterns. If left unchecked, stuttering can affect social and emotional development and cause feelings of helplessness, isolation, depression and anxiety. If your family has a history of stuttering, cluttering, stammering or avoiding spea...king, a consultation is recommended as soon as stuttering is noticed. Preventative tips and therapy techniques are essential for families with a history of stuttering. A brief one hour investment in time may provide critical stuttering advice to avoid long term concerns. Read more about the signs of stuttering on our new blog! https://www.granitebayspeech.com/identify-the-signs-of-stu/

Here are some signs of a Speech Sound Disorder: Says p, b, m, h, and w incorrectly in words (1-2 years) Says k, g, f, t, d, and n incorrectly in words (2-3 years) Produces speech that is unclear, even to familiar people (2-3 years)... How can you help? Say the sounds correctly when you talkit is okay if your child makes some mistakes with sounds Do not correct speech soundsit is more important to let your child keep talking The information provided is brought to you by www.identifythesigns.org and Granite Bay Speech Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns. We are here to help! www.granitebayspeech.com Read more on our blog at https://www.granitebayspeech.com/identify-the-signs-of-a-s/

October 22, 2020 John Gomez is presenting a FREE screening of WHEN I STUTTER from 5-7pm EST. We encourage you to watch this documentary. It is educational and the discussions after the movie will cover diversity and disabilities in the workplace. Read his post below to learn more! Thank you John for providing such an amazing opportunity!

Wondering if your child may have a Language Disorder? Below are some signs of a Language Disorder in Children: Does not smile or interact with others (birth and older) Does not babble (4-7 months) Makes only a few sounds or gestures, like pointing (7-12 months)... Does not understand what others say (7 months-2 years) Says only a few words (12-18 months) Words are not easily understood (18 months-2 years) Does not put words together to make sentences (1.5-3 years) Has trouble playing and talking with other children (2-3 years) Has trouble with early reading and writing skills* (2.5-3 years) Please read our blog at https://www.granitebayspeech.com/identify-the-signs-of-a-l/ for more information!

Jessica has experience working with children of all ages in a variety of settings. Jessica has worked with preschool, elementary, middle, and high school students. She has obtained experience in both school and private practice settings in the areas of Articulation, Autism, ADHD, Phonological Processing, Expressive and Receptive Language, Learning Disabilities, Pragmatics and Social Skills. Jessica is passionate about giving back to community and enjoys volunteering for organ...izations such as Reading Partners. She uses her dedication, flexibility and problem-solving skills when working with clients to achieve the highest levels of success. She believes in creating positive environments and lasting connections throughout the community to produce inclusive experiences for all. Jessica is excited to be included in the Granite Bay Speech team and use her Speech Pathology competency to deliver meaningful clinical experiences. See more

Saturday, October 24th is the VIRTUAL Northern California Walk for Apraxia!

Like this post if you have a box headed your way this week! We know we can’t be the only ones that receive shipments weekly (or daily)! Amazon, Target, Hello Fresh you name it, they deliver! With everyone trying to do their part by staying home more often, the online shopping industry has been booming! We understand that many times it can feel like you have to always buy the newest and greatest toys and gadgets to help your children learn. Receiving packages can be a... speech and language opportunity and it won’t require you to spend more money than you were already planning! Instead of opening the door and grabbing your package quietly talk through the whole process! Look! There is a BIG TRUCK outside! The man has a BOX OPEN the DOOR HI and THANK YOU Is that a BIG box or a SMALL box? Is it LIGHT or HEAVY? What do you think is in the BOX? OPEN the box Take it OUT Awesome job! Don’t stop there Read our blog to find out more ways to increase speech and language using a box! https://www.granitebayspeech.com/blog/

Today we remember the precious lives of many people taken way too soon. Thank you to all the heroes who risked their lives to save others. 19 years later, we still remember, and we will never forget #september11

We could all use a laugh... teachers and parents, how is distance learning going for you?

Wearing the Forbrain headphones for 10-20 minutes a day and reading lessons out loud can help students improve and reinforce their attention, memory and language skills. Forbrain trains the child’s brain to be more aware and receptive to the message thereby enabling them to learn quicker and perform better academically. Did you know that Granite Bay Speech offers Forbrain? Are you interested in learning more? We also have a discount code for you! Call us today to learn more! New Blog about Forbrain here: https://www.granitebayspeech.com/back-to-school-with-forbr/

~How to advocate for your child during distance learning~ The coronavirus health and economic crisis has presented an unprecedented challenge to students, parents, teachers, and administrators in school districts all over the place. During the school closures, school districts have been preparing to provide and are providing instruction and related services to students with disabilities. In an effort to educate the special education community regarding the applicable studen...t and parent special education rights during the crisis and subsequent school closure, CASE has prepared this Guidance Memo to assist students and parents to fully participate and advocate in the development of INTERIM educational services for students with disabilities. This article from COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION (CASE) has great information regarding Special Education Rights During School Closures Due to COVID-19 https://caseadvocacy.org/covid-19-guidance-memo/

It’s the end of August and many of us are still under stay at home orders. Not only are we bored of doing the same thing everyday but our kids are bored too! Every day we eat, sleep, bathe, and repeat! Today we are talking about making a splash in the tub! Kids learn new vocabulary through their daily activities... and there are endless language opportunities with bath time! Here are a few examples to boost expressive language while playing in the bath.... Talk about your child’s different body parts as you wash them. See if your child can name their body parts as you pour water on them. Have your child find and name all of the yellow toys, red toys, blue toys etc Help your child to count how many toys they have Load up the tub with extra bubbles and use words like Pop, Blow, Up, Down, Big, Small, More, Splash If you are thinking, Bath time is my one time a day where they play quietly and I can relax it’s okay! We understand, and you deserve some quiet time. We just encourage you to take a few moments to make a splash and increase some language learning opportunities. Have fun! Read our full blog with more details and ideas on our website! https://www.granitebayspeech.com/blog