Posts by speakablespeechtherapy

Practicing Pragmatic Skills in Everyday Moments

Practicing Pragmatic Skills in Everyday Moments

Pragmatic skills — the social side of communication — are often easiest to support in real-world situations, and so practicing...

Screen Time and Speech Development: The Bottom Line for Parents

Screen Time and Speech Development: The Bottom Line for Parents

Screen use is an unavoidable part of modern family life but its relationship to speech and language development should be...

Why Some Adults Pursue Accent Modification

Why Some Adults Pursue Accent Modification

One of the most misunderstood, even in some circles controversial areas of speech therapy is accent modification.  It is often...

Bots for Speech: what AI can and can’t do

Bots for Speech: what AI can and can’t do

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of everyday parenting, including how families support speech and language development. At Speakable, we’re...

Why ‘Wait and See’ is a Risky Strategy

Why ‘Wait and See’ is a Risky Strategy

There are no downsides to acting early  Parents sometimes end up delaying speech therapy for their children because they are...

Three language milestones before age three

Three language milestones before age three

Early Language Development: When to Check In on Your Child’s Speech and Language Skills Every child is unique, and all...

Navigating the Back-to-School Routine: How Speakable Supports Speech & Language Success

Navigating the Back-to-School Routine: How Speakable Supports Speech & Language Success

It’s Never Too Late to Get Back on Track As the holiday season winds down and the school year gets...

Oral Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) for Kids: Better Speaking, Breathing, and Eating

Oral Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) for Kids: Better Speaking, Breathing, and Eating

Speech therapy as a profession is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025, and it’s remarkable to reflect on how far...

The Speech Therapy Client’s Journey

The Speech Therapy Client’s Journey

From referral to discharge: what happens when your child needs speech therapy Navigating speech and language services for your child...

Real Talk on Bilingualism: Frequently Asked Questions (2025 Edition)

Real Talk on Bilingualism: Frequently Asked Questions (2025 Edition)

Honest feedback for Canadian parents worried about exposure to other languages Questions about bilingualism, multilingualism and exposure to other languages...