Insurance Coverage for Auditory Verbal Therapy

In the United States, there are significant differences in insurance coverages from state to state, and even between plans from different insurance carriers.  This information is intended to be a general overview with tips that may help in your particular insurance situation.

Therapy Outside the Box

Who says that therapy has to happen at a table, or even within the walls of a therapy room?  Break from the routine and give children (and parents, and therapists!) a much needed shake-up by doing something a little different in your session.

Indoor Picnic Activity

Depending on where you live, the weather outside might be really crummy right now, and kids (and adults!) are getting sick of being cooped up for the winter.  Get out of the winter blues by planning an indoor picnic!

The Wheels On the Bus Activity

The wheels on the bus go round and round, Round and round, Round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round, All through the town!

Pop Up Barn Activity

A good barn and lots of Learning to Listen Sound animal toys can be used for a million different therapy activities.  But what about families who do not have a barn or animal toys at home?  Why not make your own in therapy?

Snowball Fight Activity

Even in climates that don’t get enough snow for a real snowball fight, children of all ages will love to get some energy out with this activity… and work on some speech, language, and listening goals, too!

Giant Snowman On the Wall Activity

The weather is getting colder, so it’s time to bundle up and help children learn some seasonal vocabulary.  Let’s get up from the table, move around the room, and build a giant snowman!

AG Bell 2012: Saturday Concurrent Sessions

In this post: Fathers Parenting a Child with Hearing Loss, Remaining Vigilant for Today’s Children with Hearing Loss, and 60 Minute Session How to Be Effective.

Let’s Make a Book!

If you give a therapist a book… she’s going to want to make one more. Here are some ideas for creating books in therapy to help develop children’s language and pre-literacy skills, as well as to encourage home carry-over of therapy objectives.