by Courtney Caruso | Apr 14, 2020 | Activities, Autism, Bilingualism, Children, Early Intervention, Speech Therapy, Telepractice
Is your child’s communication behind compared to other kids his age? Is he a “late talker?” Try these 6 simple tips at home to encourage communication. If you’re not sure if your child’s communication skills are delayed, be sure to...
by Courtney Caruso | Apr 28, 2019 | Bilingualism, Children, Early Intervention, Speech Therapy
Are you looking for a simple, effective way to facilitate your child’s language development? Reading to the rescue! Did you know that reading to children allows for vocabulary and language growth? Research shows that a child’s exposure to books has...
by Courtney Caruso | May 24, 2018 | Activities, Adults, Aphasia, Apraxia, Autism, Bilingualism, Children, Early Intervention, Speech Therapy, Stroke, Stuttering
It might seem odd that I’m writing a post about bowling on a beautiful, sunny spring day when most people are thinking about spending time outside, but it’s always good to think of activities we can do when the weather isn’t so great (in fact this...
by Courtney Caruso | Mar 10, 2018 | Adults, Aphasia, Apraxia, Assessment, Autism, Bilingualism, Children, Early Intervention, Healthcare, School, Speech Therapy, Stroke, Stuttering, Telepractice
Teletherapy (AKA telemedicine, telepractice, telehealth, telespeech, telerehabiliation, virtual speech therapy) is the delivery of health services via a telecommunications system. This service model is becoming increasingly more popular in the fields of...
by Courtney Caruso | Mar 21, 2017 | Accent modification, Bilingualism
I had the pleasure of traveling to Guanacaste, Costa Rica with my husband. In addition to enjoying the warm weather (90+ degrees everyday!) while the northeast was battling Winter Storm “Stella,” I made it my job to learn as much as I could about the...
by Courtney Caruso | Oct 25, 2013 | Accent modification, Bilingualism, Children, Early Intervention, School, Speech Therapy
About two years ago, I wrote an article entitled To Be Bilingual: That is the Answer, Not the Question for in the NJ Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s publication VOICES. This article aimed to debunk myths about bilingualism that are spreading like wildfire around...
