All posts tagged: Becca Jarzynski CCC-SLP

Apraxia Monday: Prosody and Volume Control with Guest Becca, CCC-SLP

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By Leslie Lindsay with Becca Jarzynski, CCC-SLP Happy Halloween!!  It’s hard to believe it’s the end of October already.  I’ve been saving the best for last as I introduce Becca Jarzynski, CCC-SLP who hails from Wisconsin, is a mother, and a pediatric speech pathologist.  Be sure to check out her blog, http://www.talkingkids.org. She shares her insight on children with apraxia and prosody and volume control.  Both of which are concerns I have noticed in my own daughter, and from what I understand you, too have some of the same questions and concerns. I’m turning it over to Becca now: If you have a child with apraxia of speech, chances are you’ve spend a long time working very hard on getting your child to beunderstood by others.  Your little one has struggled to first make sounds, then to bring those sounds into syllables; from syllables into words, and from words into sentences.   When you finally arrive at the long anticipated goal of having a child whose speech can be understood by others,you all cheer (as well you …

Cute & Simple: Picture Schedules

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By Leslie Lindsay Think it’s hard for you to remember everything that goes into a day?  What about your children?  They, too want to know what is going on and how it affects them.  You may consider creating a picture schedule to be used at home–this is especially great for kiddos who are in the Pre-K+ set; that is, they are beginning to see that each day has distinct characteristics, yet just beginning to grasp the concept of time, and developing pre-reading skills. Not only does it help the kiddos, but it just may help you, too.  You won’t have to repeat yourself 50 million times a day about what is going to happen; kids can just refer back to the picture schedule. How does it work?  Well, I created a rough-draft of our week by first sketching out a Monday thru Friday “calendar” by placing in things I know typically happen, those “set” events: leave for school, exercise, preschool, soccer, homework, dinner, bath, etc. Then, I took that schedule and made a Word document for …

Apraxia Monday: Updates

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By Leslie Lindsay You will have to excuse my lame post today…but I will give you a few updates in the apraxia community: My family has registered for the Fall Apraxia Walk in Chicagoland at Ty Warner Park.  This walk is sponsored by CASANA with coordinators from the Windy City Apraxia Network.  The day of fun is scheduled for Saturday, October 15th 2011.  Break in your walking shoes and come support CAS!  For more information, or to register on line, see http://www.apraxia-kids.org/chicagowalk  Do it before September 26th and get a FREE tee-shirt.  Registration is $20/adults and $10/kids “Small Talk: All About Apraxia” is gearing up for the FALL sesssion!  It’s 5 weeks of everything you ever wanted to know about apraxia.  Our first meeting will be Thursday, September 15th from 7-9pm at Panera Bread in Naperville, IL.  Please, ask your friends, family, teachers…anyone who may be interested in sharing and learning experiences with CAS.  It’s FREE!   Email me, leslie_lindsay@hotmail.com for more inforamation or to place your name on the interest list. I’ll be guest blogging …