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Judith and Pearl
Pearl and Judith are Speech Language Pathologists whose work has been focused on communication development in the early years. They have worked with families of young children to support the caregivers in building the communication skills of children with special needs. They now want to share their knowledge and experience with all families; helping all children have the best communication skills possible. This podcast helps parents and caregivers of young children learn about their child’s communication development and ideas on how to help them develop the best skills possible. New episodes will be coming out on the 1st and 15th of each month. Please visit our website for more information and to leave comments or ask questions. leftsideofthebrain.ca
Welcome to our final podcast on speech and language development. In this podcast, we will walk you through what to expect if you take your child for a communication evaluation and some of the terms you might hear. We are reflecting the experience in our geographic area and with the governmental supports that are here. Your experience may be somewhat different in those aspects but the process should be very similar.
Welcome to our podcast on 4-year old development as it relates to speech and language. Some of the things we will be covering will be different modes of language and growth in vocabulary and grammatical structure. We will also touch on social skills in play and sharing and on executive function.
Welcome to our podcast on Activities for 3 Year Olds. Three-year-olds are really interesting people. They are becoming less dependent on the adults in their lives. They love to explore, play with other children, and are beginning to understand the power of language to help them navigate their worlds. We hope you find some activities in this podcast that will not only build your child’s language skills but will also encourage rich relationships between the members of your family.
Welcome to our podcast on colours, letters and numbers. When you wander through a typical toy store, you may see a sign that indicates toys for language development. If you carefully study the toys or games there, you will find a lot of activities that involve colours letters, shapes and numbers. As we hope you will learn by the end of this podcast, for us these are not what we consider activities to build language.
Welcome to our podcast about speech and language development for three year olds. There is so much happening and so many changes during this time. We will introduce you to these exciting changes and tell you what interesting developments to look for. But please remember that each child is an individual and develops at their own rate.
Hello Friends,
Thank you so much for listening to our podcast Left Side of the Brain. We hope you have found some useful information there.
We will be taking some time off over the summer to enjoy the beautiful mountains you see on our website. We will be back in the fall with new episodes. If you have any questions, feel free to post them on our website leftsideofthebrain.ca and we will be happy to answer them.
Take care and be safe,
Pearl and Judith
Welcome to our podcast about activities for 2 year olds. This podcast is going to be slightly different in that we will be spending more time talking about toys that are great for language development.
In this mini-podcast we will explore the world of temper tantrums in children from 12 months to 4 years old. We will look at what a temper tantrum is and how they should be perceived and handled.
In this podcast we talk about how children around 2 years of age are now learning to put words together to express themselves. In that context we will discuss the child’s physical activities and emotional growth including temper tantrums.
In this podcast we talk about the power of play. We hope you see that play is central to your child’s learning and development. When a child plays, it gives that child lots of different ways and times to learn.
The 6 months span from 18 months to 2 years will bring some significant changes. You will see growth in imagination and play skills, language and physical development. In this podcast we talk about some great activities that will build all of those skills?
This podcast is all about changes around 18 months old. From motor, emotional, social and play changes to language changes, you are going to be astounded at the magnificent changes taking place in your child. Toward the end of this podcast look for our discussion on next steps and our “baby brain booster”.
In this podcast, we will be talking about how you can recognize a first word. First words may be single words but they might have a multitude of meanings. Recognizing the word in the proper context is very important.
In this podcast, we will be talking about children around the ages of 12 to 18 months. All children are unique and develop at their own pace. For the age group we will give you activities you can do with your child and games you can play. We will also give you ideas for building play toys
In this podcast, we will be talking about typical development for a one year old. We will be thinking especially about what has happened in the past year to build to a child using their first words.
In this podcast we will be discussing gestures, their development which begins before babies use words, why they are important and what you can do to help promote gestures in your child’s communication.
In this podcast we will be discussing activities to support your child’s language development between nine months and one year
We have discussed new born crying, cooing and babbling in previous podcasts. In this podcast we will discuss the next level of speech. It is called jargon. We will be talking about jargon and gestures in a child between 9 and 12 months.
Welcome to our podcast about joint attention. It isn’t a term that you hear regularly, but really it should be. It develops before a child begins to speak. With the assistance of very sophisticated equipment we know that babies begin to lay down the first neural pathways for social interaction as early as 4 months old. This early development of joint attention represents a new stage in the interaction. It’s one of the earliest forms of communicating between parent and child.
In this podcast we are going to walk through what we are imagining as a typical day with a child. We will explain how all these activities can be great for language building as the language just comes naturally. Your day may not look exactly the same but we hope you can see how to apply the ideas.
In this Episode: Babbling, physical development, increasing verbal communication and games being enjoyed by baby and caregiver alike. Listen now for an exciting look at your child’s development from 4 to 6 months.
SERVE AND RETURN—basically having a conversation with your baby. Studies have shown that back-and-forth interactions changes brains—it shapes the brain architecture. It actually increases brain volume and can boost brain development and build early language skills. We certainly hope that by the end of this podcast, you understand just how valuable this technique is. This minipodcast will outline the steps involved.
In this podcast, we will be talking about activities you can try that are great for developing language skills. It’s fun to explore what are the toys, games, books and songs that your child responds to.
In this episode, we will learn what developmental skills Anna is accomplishing now, what cooing is, what’s coming next for Anna and what her parents can do to help her continue to develop her communication skills.
Wondering what you can do to help your newborn baby start to develop communication skills? Join us as we discuss books, toy, games and songs that we have found helpful in developing skills in newborn babies.
This mini-podcast will expand your knowledge of parentese and the science behind why it is so beneficial for young children. Learn about the components of parentese and why each piece helps a baby learn language.
Nicole, Tim and baby Anna are home now and are just learning about each other and are trying to navigate adding a new member to their family.
This podcast explores why babies cry and what their cries tell us about what they have already learned about their native language.
It also explores the communication technique called “Parentese”; how to use it and what the value is for the child.
Nicole is eagerly awaiting the arrival of her baby Anna.
If you are pregnant, we bet you have been checking out websites to monitor the progress of your pregnancy. What parts are developing now? Are there fingernails yet? What about eyebrows?
But have you thought about what your baby is doing to prepare for learning to communicate? We think you will be amazed at all the learning that is happening even before a baby is born!
Left Side of the Brain Podcast: It's all about communication development in children from before they are born until five years old.