TALK: Teaching and Assessing Language for Kids

Check out our latest TALK Blog on Using Holiday Books to Boost Speech and Language! We provide you with ways to practice your child's speech and language while reading holiday books! http://www.talkbayarea.com/blog

Check out our latest blog on TALK's Mission Statement! Our mission statement encompasses all of our ideals and values for our company. It’s what makes us strong, unique, and compassionate in treating speech and language disorders. https://talkbayarea.com/blog

Here are some strategies to help with understanding sensory differences in hypo/hyper sensitive children!

Learn how you can build language with cooking activities!

Congratulations to our Pumpkin Carving Contest Winner! Thank you to everyone for participating in TALK's First Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest! I hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween

ATTENTION Pumpkin Carving Contestants! If you are posting your pumpkin on our Facebook Page you will need to "create a post" and upload your pumpkin picture. Your post will appear in our "community" section! If you are on a desktop, the "community" section is located on the left side of the screen between the "about" and "jobs" section... If you are on a mobile device, scroll left on TALK's Facebook page, until you see "community". "Community" is located between "events" and "jobs" Let us know if you have any questions and good luck!

To mark Halloween this year, we are hosting our first ever TALK Pumpkin Carving Contest for any client who would like to participate! Here are the details: - Carve, paint, and/or decorate, your pumpkin or jack-o-lantern however you like - Post a picture of your amazing creation to TALK's Facebook page - Contest runs from October 25th to October 31st at 11pm PST... - Feel free to encourage all your friends, family, and contacts to like your pumpkin photo! - Whichever post receives the most likes will be the winner of our contest The winner will receive a COMPLIMENTARY speech session at TALK!! We can't wait to see all the amazing pumpkins coming our way! Also - feel free to have your child wear their Halloween costume to any of their sessions this week! We'd love to see them!!

Check out our latest TALK Blog on Pumpkin Fun. We discuss how you can incorporate language when finding and carving pumpkins! https://talkbayarea.com/blog

Check out our latest Blog on TALK's Data Driven Approach. We discuss how taking data helps our therapists track progress and develop measurable, realistic and individualized treatment plans! https://talkbayarea.com/blog

Check out our latest TALK Blog on Preschool Language Development. We discuss the language milestones for three to five years old. https://talkbayarea.com/blog

Check out our latest TALK Blog on Building Rapport! We discuss why building rapport is so important and how TALK builds trusting relationships with all different ages. www.talkbayarea.com/blog

Happy Therapist Thursday! Meet our new Burlingame Therapist, Meyya! She is a Boston native, who received her Bachelor’s in Science from the University of Waterloo and her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Meyya aims to provide innovative, motivating, and functional intervention to children while building strong connections with caregivers, embodying the core principles of family-centered care. We are so excited to have Meyya join the TALK Team!

As we are finishing our last week of September, we celebrate National Keep Kids Creative Week. We encourage kids to grab hold of their creativity and never let go!

Here are some tips and ideas for encouraging joint attention at home! https://img1.wsimg.com//WMM%20Encouraging%20Joint%20Attent

Learn how you can use puzzles to elicit speech and language! https://www.facebook.com/319493528942191/posts/637096853848522/?vh=e&extid=wLquATwzV2jPc1op