communication

Top 10 Things You Can Do to Raise a Child Who Loves to Read

Top 10 Things You Can Do to Raise a Child Who Loves to Read Jo Ann Gramlich, MS, CCC-SLP You’ve surely been bombarded with ideas about the value of reading when you’re expecting your first child. The advantages of reading at any point during your child’s growth are well known. Raising a child who enjoys reading …

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Speech Development: Milestones and Causes of Delay

Speech Development: Milestones and Causes of Delay Jo Ann Gramlich, MS, CCC-SLP Parents celebrate and remember their children’s first words. It’s one of the most significant milestones that indicate how their child is beginning to grasp the early stages of communication. Most children may be able to normally and quickly develop and progress through language …

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Strategies To Encourage Speech and Language Development with Your Child

Strategies To Encourage Speech And Language Development With Your Child by Jo Ann Gramlich, MS, CCC-SLP Why is communication very important? Communication is vital because it is the foundation of all human relationships. The process of communication cannot be simply regarded as a phenomenon which simply happens. Rather, it should be viewed as a process …

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Ways You Can Encourage Young Children to Use Their Verbal Skills

Ways You Can Encourage Young Children to Use Their Verbal Skills by Jo Ann Gramlich, MS-CCC-SLP Verbal communication: more than just baby talk Why promote the language development and verbal communication skills of young children, particularly infants, toddlers, and preschoolers? Early language and communication skills play a crucial role in children’s success in school and …

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Benefits of NLP for Kids!

Benefits of NLP for Kids! Roisin Bergin, Experienced Kids & Teens Yoga/ Mindset Teacher Neurolinguistic programming, or NLP, is a set of communication and psychological tools designed to help people change their thoughts, emotions, and behaviour’s.  N – Neurology: The mind and how we think. L – Linguistics: How we use language and how it affects us. …

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Getting Your Child Ready For School Begins At Birth

Getting Your Child Ready For School Begins At Birth Jo Ann Gramlich, MS,SLP-CCC In a recent review of the research literature on children, Louis M. Rossetti, Ph.D, of the University of Wisconsin concluded “children entering kindergarten with age appropriate communication skills generally do well in the early education years. In contrast, children entering school with …

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How To Keep The Conversation Going Between You And Your Child

How To Keep The Conversation Going Between You And Your Child Jo Ann Gramlich Some parents may realize that they share a lot of moments with their child during the ordinary routines of daily living. What some parents may not understand is how to talk, add language, and make the most of each experience they …

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