by Michael Mackie | May 9, 2016 | Speech Pathology
When parents bring their child in for an assessment, often they say to me “I’m shocked, I didn’t know that they knew that word branch or the concept of second”. Children surprise their parents everyday with words or sentences that they say. Parents often think I...
by Michael Mackie | Apr 27, 2016 | Speech Pathology
Is this you? You’ve been reading up on milestones and you’re just not sure if your child is where they need to be? You’re not sure what you should be doing to help your child? First of all, that is 100% ok. Second, I am going to talk about 3 techniques that you...
by Michael Mackie | Apr 11, 2016 | Speech Pathology
Have you seen the famous movie with Colin Firth, called The King’s Speech? Being a speech pathologist, while watching it I was both amused and horrified. For those that have not seen it, I would recommend watching it (although it depends what kind of movies you...
by Michael Mackie | Mar 25, 2016 | Speech Pathology
Lips, teeth, nose, palate, tongue, cheeks, lungs- what do all of these have in common? These are all body parts, of course! Not just any body parts though, they are what every person uses to speak. Development of pronunciation/ articulation/ speech sounds (they all...
by Michael Mackie | Mar 14, 2016 | Speech Pathology
In my last blog, we started talking about play and how best to understand a toddler’s communication development. Receptive language is listening and understanding. The other side of language is Expressive Language. Once again, this is a long term. Simply put, it is a...
by Michael Mackie | Feb 21, 2016 | Speech Pathology
What are the main parts that make up communication for a toddler? Do you know how to play with a toddler in a way that improves their communication? Over the next couple of weeks, I am going to chat about what are the essential areas for development in toddlers. Why...
