5 Tips on How to Boost Student Engagement in Speech-Language Therapy Sessions
“When you have fun, then you’re more interested in learning.” – Magnus Carlsen As a pediatric speech-language pathologist I have...
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Nisa Ruel
- Aug 14
- 3 min
How Books Can Help Kids with Speech Delays
A study by WHO consultant Sophie Jullien on language and speech delays in children found that the average prevalence of isolated speech...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Jul 16
- 3 min
Dysfluent Speech - When Should I Worry?
A question that I have been asked a lot recently is whether it is normal for children to emit dysfluent speech and when as a parent...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- May 15
- 3 min
Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation (JASPER) Intervention
I meet a lot of parents that are leery about starting ABA (applied behavior analysis) services with their children. Some share concerns...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Apr 27
- 4 min
5 Strategies to Support Generalization
Have you ever found yourself wondering why your child is able to exhibit a skill in one specific setting, but not the other? Or why your...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Mar 25
- 3 min
Communication Temptations: How & Why
Your child wants something, so they stand in the kitchen with you while you show them item after item, trying to figure out what it is...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Key Strategies for Late Talkers
Is your child or client a late talker? Do you need to increase their vocabulary? There are a lot of effective and evidence-based...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Feb 7
- 3 min
5 Key Principles to Preventing Challenging Behaviors
Let’s face it, children can have big emotions and those big emotions can translate to tantrums and other challenging behaviors. These...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Jan 23
- 5 min
Enhanced Milieu Teaching: A Naturalistic Developmental Behavior Intervention for Promoting Language
Young children who have deficits in communication and language skills are not only at risk for academic failure but are also at risk for...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Early Predictors of Autism Spectrum Disorder
There are many early signs of autism in young children which include challenges with shifting attention, decreased joint attention, and...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Dec 27, 2021
- 2 min
Use Everyday Routines to Build Understanding
Did you know that you can use every day routines to help build your child’s understanding of language? Without receptive language, it is...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Dec 5, 2021
- 2 min
A Framework for Parent Education & Training
We all know as practitioners that best therapy outcomes are associated with parent involvement, especially in the early intervention...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
Which Approach Should You Use?
Whether you’re a parent or a therapist it can be challenging at times to know which interventions or strategies are best to use to...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Sep 5, 2021
- 3 min
Tips to Help Your Toddler Start Talking
We all want to see our children thrive and meet their developmental milestones. But what happens when your child is a late talker or...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Aug 8, 2021
- 4 min
5 Things You Can Do to Help Increase Your Child's Vocabulary
Isn’t it frustrating when your little one can repeat the words you model to them but never seem to say them on their own, or when you...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Jul 11, 2021
- 4 min
The Importance of Pointing
When a toddler points at something in their environment, our first reaction is to look at what they are pointing at. This is a form of...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- May 22, 2021
- 3 min
Making Sense of Your Child's Sensory Preferences
We all have sensory preferences. Some people like to listen to music loudly, whereas others may prefer the quiet. Some people gravitate...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Apr 24, 2021
- 3 min
Reinforcement: 5 Key Principles
Want to teach your child something new, or increase the frequency of a target behavior? To do this, you will need to use reinforcement....
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
Consider a Social Story
Does your child have difficulty with anxiety, routines or knowing how to interact with others in certain situations? Consider making a...
Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
Challenges for Siblings with Special Needs: Their Own Unique Needs
If you want to know how to treat a child with special needs, look at their sibling, they will show you. Siblings of special needs...