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Early Intervention Speech Therapy

Interview with an Assistive Technology Consultant/Professional Development Specialist
June 5, 2012 9:44 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
Today I would like to share the first part of my one-on-one interview with a trained speech language pathologist who is now using her speech and language knowledge and background to work as an Assistive Technology Consultant/ Professional Development Read More...
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AAC for Preschoolers (Continued)
December 27, 2011 8:58 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
Over the last two weeks we have been discussing the specific use of iPads with preschoolers and many of you have written in with wonderful ideas, suggestions and your own personal preferences for various apps for children ages 3-5. Thank you! In last Read More...
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The Latest and Greatest Assessments for Children Ages 3-5
November 8, 2011 8:32 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
This fall at the preschool where I practice, we have had an unusually high number of children in need of full evaluations all for various reasons. For some, they were simply due for their re-evaluations which happen every 2 years at this age in our district. Read More...
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Make Your Own Pumpkin Spice Play-Doh
October 25, 2011 8:30 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
Earlier this past week, one of the teachers I work with, Jamie Zarmanian, shared with our preschool classes this fabulous recipe for pumpkin spice Play-Doh. The entire classroom smelled like cinnamon cookies! The texture was perfect - soft, but not sticky Read More...
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Recipe: Mini Rotelle
October 21, 2011 9:00 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
This is the last week of my Piccolini Perfecto Pasta creations. Please take a look at my previous two recipe posts for ideas on how to create a delicious rainbow of flavors and nutrients using Barilla's Piccolini vegetable pastas. The third and final Read More...
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The Pumpkin Post!
October 18, 2011 8:57 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
All through September at our school we talked about apples: red ones, yellow ones, green ones, little ones, big ones and everything in between! Now that October is upon us and Halloween is just two weeks away, it is time for our next topic of ... pumpkins! Read More...
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Blogger Questions Answered
October 11, 2011 8:53 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
Every 6 months or so, I like to recap and review popular posts and the topics that seem to be most important to our readers. In addition, I carefully comb through recent reader comments to make sure that questions are being addressed and people are able Read More...
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Birth to 3: Two Stories of Success!
October 4, 2011 8:22 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
If you have been reading this blog since its inception three years ago (the first post was published October 1, 2008 ) then you will know that when I began writing my weekly posts, I was working in a home-based birth to 3 program. It was that experience Read More...
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Johnny Appleseed and Apple Prints
September 23, 2011 7:59 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
This week instead of a recipe, I would like to share a fun lesson that expands on the apple theme from last week's recipe post . This is a lesson I created and implemented with my occupational therapist colleague and is an imaginative mix of communication Read More...
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Off to a Good Start: A Personal Reflection and Checklist
September 20, 2011 9:21 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
How is your school year going so far? The past 2 years have been very challenging for me with regards to organization. Early in 2010, I switched jobs after returning from maternity leave. When I moved into my current position in February, not only was Read More...
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Recipe: An Apple A Day….
September 16, 2011 8:07 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
...is perfect throughout the entire month of September! Apples are in season; why not use them in your speech and language lessons? There are so many different types of apples...Granny Smith, Fuji, Red and Golden Delicious, McIntosh, Rome Beauty and the Read More...
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Good Eater Secrets
September 6, 2011 8:37 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
As promised, today is the first "Good Eater Secrets" post! Good Eater Secrets is a series of questions designed to investigate the "secrets" behind children who are good, healthy eaters and the moms (and dads!) that feed them! The purpose of this search Read More...
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An Interview with Alexandra Ranieri-Deniken, PsyD: Part 2
May 24, 2011 10:00 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
Today is the follow-up from last week's interview with licensed clinical psychologist, Alexandra Ranieri-Deniken, PsyD, of the Behavioral & Developmental Services Department at Special People In Northeast (SPIN), Inc , in Philadelphia, PA. Below are Read More...
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An Interview with Alexandra Ranieri-Deniken, PsyD
May 17, 2011 9:00 AM by Stephanie Bruno-Dowling
Over the past year working in my current position as a preschool speech therapist, I have had the opportunity to speak with and train under Alexandra Ranieri-Deniken, PsyD. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who works for the Behavioral & Developmental Read More...
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    Stephanie Bruno Dowling, M.S. CCC-SLP
    Occupation: Speech-Language Pathologist
    Setting: Early Intervention in Delaware County, PA
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