Ocean Beach Speech

Starting September 14, we will be teaming up with Karen Wolfe, LMFT of SF Bay Play Therapy to provide your child with a unique online social thinking skills learning experience. Open to children ages 7-9 across the state of California, this 12-week online social skills group will provide your child with the much-needed practice for social interaction and learning about the give and take of friendships that is lacking in the current school environment. https://www.oceanbeachspeech.com/socialgroup.html

OB Speech is excited to introduce Laney Carrasco. Laney is a graduate student getting her Master's degree in speech-language pathology. Laney has prior experience working with children as an Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapist. She will be completing 100 hours of therapy sessions and assessments between OB Speech and Old Town Academy under Jessica's supervision. #slp #speechlanguagetherapy #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #speech #language #communication #childdevelopment #sandiego #oceanbeach

Another one of our favorite digital resources for parents is https://pbskids.org/. PBS Kids provides tons of ducational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows! They have a great section for grownups too https://pbskids.org/grownups/ with parenting resources and tips on raising children, planning birthday parties and kid activities. Go check them out for some great ideas for fall activities.

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Today's digital resource is one of Ashley Russell's favs: https://www.abcya.com/ ABCya provides over 400 fun and educational games for grades PreK through 6. Their activities are designed by parents and educators, who understand that children learn better if they are having fun. Games are categorized by grade and subject, and cover topics such as multiplication, parts of speech, typing, pattern recognition, and more. They even have games that are just plain fun (and safe) to play! With so much variety, there is sure to be something for kids at all learning levels and styles. #slp #speechlanguagetherapy #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #sandiego #communication #childdevelopment #learninggames #learning

This week, OBS staff is sharing our favorite digital resources for parents. Let's start with Ravyn Reid's favorite: https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/ Here, you’ll find hundreds of bilingual multi-media tools to help kids and families enrich and expand their knowledge during the early years of birth through six, a critical window for brain development. Their resources engage kids and adults in everyday moments and daily routinesfrom teaching early math and literacy concepts, to encouraging families to eat nutritious foods, to serious topics such as divorce and food insecurity. #slp #speechlanguagetherapy #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #speech #language #communication #childdevelopment #sandiego #oceanbeach

In order to allow for more availability for teletherapy appointments, the office will be closed for in-person speech therapy sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning August 1st. As we are an essential business, Ocean Beach Speech will remain open to provide services to clients who are not a good fit for teletherapy or whose needs are best met via in-person services. All in-person sessions will be provided by Jessica and will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays.

This quote by Maya Angelou is one of my favs! ""Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."

A really fun activity you can do with your child this 4th of July is make an edible flag! To start, create a list of instructions for your child (this will help them to learn how to follow directions). Use one of the recipes in the link below and cut out any steps that you intend to do yourself instead of having your child perform them. Choose a recipe your child will enjoy the best. Once you’ve followed all of the directions and made the flag, use descriptors to talk about how it looks, what colors it has, how it tastes, how it feels, etc. https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/fourth-of-july-theme/

We are taking every necessary precaution for our reopening next week. You still have the option to continue Teletherapy sessions at home, if it is easier for your family. To ensure a safe and healthy environment for everyone, we are taking the following safety measures:

Ocean Beach Speech will reopen soon! Next Monday (6/15/20) will be the first day in-person therapy sessions resume for families who are interested. We are taking necessary precautions to ensure a safe and healthy environment for our clients, families, and staff.

Get to know the team at Ocean Beach Speech! Each month we’ll answer a question so you can get to know us a little better. If you would like to join us, add your own answer in the comments section! The first question we answered was: what have you been up to during the shelter-in-place? #slp #sandiego #speechpathologist #language #speech #development #communication #oceanbeach #92107

Ocean Beach Speech is now in-network with Anthem Blue Cross PPO plans! The best way to determine whether we are an in-network provider is to visit anthem.com and check that Ocean Beach Speech appears in a search for providers in your network. #insurance #speechtherapy #languagetherapy #slp #sandiego #bluecrossblueshield #communication #childdevelopment #autism #languagedelay #speechdelay #learning #talking

Benefits of teletherapy include: greater access to care, high satisfaction, more privacy and last but not least better public health! By staying home and doing therapy online, we can help slow the spread of illness and protect vulnerable populations. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/teletherapy