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Welcome to Step Forward Therapy’s blog page, your go-to destination for insightful parent tips, valuable educational resources, and much more. Stay updated with our latest articles designed to support your child’s developmental journey and empower your family every step of the way.
Empowering Kids Through AAC: How Speech and Occupational Therapy Support Communication
At Step Forward Therapy, we focus on giving every child the chance to communicate. For many, AAC devices are key tools. With AAC Awareness Month happening, we want to highlight how these devices, alongside speech and occupational therapy, help children express...
Making Halloween Fun for All: Tips for Kids with Sensory Sensitivities and Communication Challenges
Halloween is an exciting time filled with costumes, candy, and spooky fun, but for children with sensory sensitivities or communication challenges, it can also bring some unique sensory difficulties. To make sure your child has a safe, enjoyable, and inclusive...
Summer Activities to Support Your Child’s Occupational Therapy
Create a Chalk Line Obstacle Course Transform your driveway into a colorful obstacle course with chalk. Draw spirals, zigzags, loops, specific shapes, and colors, lines to jump over, balance beams to walk on, or even a hopscotch grid. This activity is fantastic for...
Understanding How Children Learn Language: Analytic vs. Gestalt Language Processing
Analytic Language ProcessingAnalytic language processing involves learning and using small units of language, such as single words. Children then combine these words into phrases and phrases into sentences. This method is often referred to as a bottom-up approach to...
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