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  How to Choose a Reading Phone for Kids

  Posted on March 30 2020

  How to Choose a Reading Phone for Kids Discover which reading phone features are most important. Children who struggle with reading or are reluctant to open a book may benefit...

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  5 Benefits of Reading Aloud

  Posted on March 17 2020

  5 Benefits of Reading Aloud Find out how our reading helpers for kids can assist with reading aloud. Strong literacy skills matter both inside and outside of the classroom and...

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  Home Literacy Environment Checklist

  Posted on February 10 2020

  Home Literacy Environment Checklist See how your home reading environment stacks up with this checklist containing all the essentials for success. Learning starts at home, which means that some of...

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  How to Implement Effective Partner Reading

  Posted on January 07 2020

  How to Implement Effective Partner Reading Use these tips and strategies for reading in pairs in the classroom or at home. Partner reading is a fun and effective strategy to...

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• While school may recess for the holidays, the learning doesn’t have to stop! The long winter break can be an opportunity to introduce some new – and festive – activities to help improve their reading skills. Keep reading to learn more about these winter break reading activities.

  6 Winter Break Reading Activities

  Posted on December 17 2019

  6 Winter Break Reading Activities Keep calm and learn on with these festive, fun winter break reading activities. While school may recess for the holidays, the learning doesn’t have to...

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• In this post, we’ll cover a few tips that can help engage students in classroom reading activities, and encourage them to raise their hand more often.

  How to Encourage Student Participation in Classroom Reading Activities

  Posted on November 21 2019

  How to Encourage Student Participation in Classroom Reading Activities Spur more raised hands from your students with these tried and true techniques. Are you a teacher who needs help improving participation...

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• In this post, we’re highlighting a few apps designed to help kids with reading and speech. We’ve also included other useful tools for those times you don’t have a phone or tablet handy.

  6 Apps and Other Tools for Learning Disabilities

  Posted on October 22 2019

  6 Apps and Other Tools for Learning Disabilities Discover technology-based and other types of learning tools for speech and dyslexia.             Technology is a significant...

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• Students struggling to read and learn deserve extra care and attention to help them thrive in and out of school. Altering traditional lesson plans and instructions to fit the needs of all your students is one way to help create an inclusive environment. This post details four ways to adapt your teaching strategies to help facilitate learning for everyone

  How to Adapt Teaching Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities

  Posted on September 19 2019

  How to Adapt Teaching Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities Create an inclusive classroom with these helpful tips and tools for learning disabilities. Learning disabilities like dyslexia, APD (auditory processing...

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  What is a Whisper Phone?

  Posted on September 04 2019

  What is a Whisper Phone? Discover what you need to know about the Toobaloo auditory feedback device. If you have a struggling reader in your classroom or a child with a speech...

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• From speech therapy and reading in the classroom or at home, the Toobaloo can help. To achieve the most improvement in your child or students’ reading rates, phrasing, and fluency, try these six whisper phone reading activities!

  6 Whisper Phone Reading Activities

  Posted on September 04 2019

  6 Whisper Phone Reading Activities Discover how parents and teachers can use this reading tool to help kids read.   Whisper phones are an invaluable and inexpensive tool to help...

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  If you know a child struggling with reading or speech, you’ve probably done your fair share of research on whisper phones. You may have also run into several product options and a variety of do-it-yourself (DIY) tutorials.  We're here to help you decide which whisper phone is best for you!

  Homemade Whisper Phones vs the Toobaloo

  Posted on August 28 2019

  Homemade Whisper Phones vs the Toobaloo Compare the differences to discover which of these whisper phones is right for your child or student. If you know a child struggling with...

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  Looking for fun ways to get your child reading? Get your family reading time in with these fun reading activities and tools for kids.

   

  6 Family Reading Time Activities

  Posted on August 20 2019

  6 Family Reading Time Activities Get the whole family reading together with these fun activities. Reading with your child can help improve their comprehension, focus, and overall attitude towards reading...

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  Dyslexia and Speech-Related Learning Disorders Statistics

  Posted on July 11 2019

  Dyslexia and Speech-Related Learning Disorders Statistics Discover how many people experience dyslexia and stuttering and which tools can help. Today is World Population Day! To honor the occasion, we looked...

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  How to Help Your Child Advance Reading Levels

  Posted on June 04 2019

  How to Help Your Child Advance Reading Levels Use these tips to improve their reading skills and set them up for success. Research indicates that students with proficient or advanced...

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• If you or a loved one experience dyslexia, discover these dyslexia tools and technologies for adults to use at school, work, and home.

  6 Dyslexia Tools for Adults at School, Work, and Home

  Posted on May 14 2019

  6 Dyslexia Tools for Adults at School, Work, and Home Learn about tools and technologies that offer dyslexia help for adults. Between 5 to 15 percent of Americans have dyslexia,...

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• The end of the school year is an exciting, busy, and sometimes hectic time for students and teachers alike. These classroom tips for the end of the school year will help you to end on a high note.

  6 Classroom Tips for the End of the School Year

  Posted on April 17 2019

  6 Classroom Tips for the End of the School Year  Learn how teachers and students can finish the academic year strong. The end of the school year is an exciting,...

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• Reading comprehension skills can help students across subjects, grades, and many other areas of their lives. Here are five simple reading test tips for kids to incorporate in your classroom.

  5 Reading Test Tips for Kids

  Posted on March 13 2019

  5 Reading Test Tips for Kids Help your students make the grade with these comprehension-boosting reading strategies. Reading comprehension skills can help students across subjects, grades, and many other areas...

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• Fluency phones, also called whisper phones, can be a useful reading helper for kids both in and outside of the classroom. Keep reading to learn more about each of these benefits of using fluency phones as a reading helper for kids. 

  4 Benefits of Using Fluency Phones

  Posted on January 08 2019

  4 Benefits of Using Fluency Phones Discover reasons to use this reading helper for kids. Fluency phones, also called whisper phones, can be a useful reading helper for kids both...

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  As most children look forward to a short winter break from school, some may find themselves at a loss for what to do with their free time. Consider incorporating these five guided reading activities to prompt imagination and learning – in a fun way – and eliminate boredom throughout winter break.

  5 Guided Reading Activities for Winter Break

  Posted on December 18 2018

  5 Guided Reading Activities for Winter Break Discover these fun reading exercises to keep your child learning over the holidays As most children look forward to a short winter break...

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• Your kids may come home from school with reading homework assignments that range from logging nightly reading time to completing comprehension exercises. These tips can make it easier to help kids with reading homework throughout the school year.

  4 Tips for Helping Kids with Reading Homework

  Posted on November 01 2018

  4 Tips for Helping Kids with Reading Homework Learn supportive ways parents can offer homework help to their kids. Your kids may come home from school with reading homework assignments...

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• More than 3 million people in the U.S. stutter, including about 5% of children between the ages of 2 and 5. Though the severity of stutters varies, all cases can undermine confidence while speaking and reading aloud. Thankfully, there are practical ways to help both children and adults who stutter. 

  How to Stop Stuttering While Talking

  Posted on October 16 2018

  How to Stop Stuttering While Talking Tips and techniques for adults and children struggling with fluent speech.   More than 3 million people in the U.S. stutter, including about  5% of children between...

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  It's back-to-school season again, and with it comes excitement, busy schedules – and for some kids, a lot of anxiety. Helping kids through this seasonal transition can help make for a successful year ahead. Check out this list of strategies to effectively deal with back-to-school anxiety when it happens.

  How to Deal with Your Child’s Back-to-School Anxiety

  Posted on August 28 2018

  How to Deal with Your Child's Back-to-School Anxiety Use these tips to help your student adjust to the new school year. It's back-to-school season again, and with it comes excitement,...

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• This back-to-school parent guide will help you prepare your kids for the transition from summer to the school year – and keep you on track with more activity-filled days to come.

  Essential Back-to-School Tips for Parents

  Posted on August 20 2018

  Essential Back-to-School Tips for Parents A parent guide to keeping learning in focus in the new school year.   While it may seem like school just let out for the...

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  Looking for signs your child needs speech therapy? Discover common problems in school-age children, including stuttering, dyslexia, and difficulty with reading comprehension here.

  5 Signs Your Child Needs Speech Therapy

  Posted on July 17 2018

  5 Signs Your Child Needs Speech Therapy Common problems in school-age children and when a therapist can help. While every child develops at a different rate, some may need a...

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  How to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten

  Posted on June 21 2018

  How to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten Tips for both of you to confidently navigating this new milestone. Preparing your child for kindergarten can be both exciting and terrifying for...

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• Looking for educational speech and reading tools? Discover what four real-life educators told us about their experience with the Toobaloo and Eyelighter here.

  Teacher Tell-All About Our Educational Speech & Reading Tools

  Posted on May 23 2018

  Teacher Tell-All About Our Educational Speech & Reading Tools Find out what real educators think about the Toobaloo and Eyelighter. We recently sent educational speech and reading tools to four...

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  How to Make Reading Fun

  Posted on April 23 2018

  How to Make Reading Fun 9 Exciting ways to motivate your child to pick up a book and read. Do you remember the first time a book carried you away...

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  How to Build a Confident Reader

  Posted on March 20 2018

  How to Build a Confident Reader Techniques and tips for building your child’s reading skills. A confident reader is a life-long reader. If you would like to build reading confidence...

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  4 Questions to Ask Your SLP About Speech Therapy Tools for Kids

  Posted on February 21 2018

  4 Questions to Ask Your SLP About Speech Therapy Tools for Kids Get answers about specific tools and techniques before you buy. We’d do anything to help our kids succeed....

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  How to Stop Your Child’s Stuttering in the New Year

  Posted on January 08 2018

  How to Stop Your Child's Stuttering in the New Year Simple stuttering help techniques for parents to try right now. A new year brings the promise of a new beginning....

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  How to Select a Whisper Phone

  Posted on December 13 2017

  How to Select a Whisper Phone A checklist to help you choose the right one for your child, student, or patient. A whisper phone allows children to speak softly into the...

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  5 Educational Holiday Gifts Kids Will Love

  Posted on December 07 2017

  5 Educational Holiday Gifts Kids Will Love Promote better reading and speech with these ideas for the kids on your list. The holidays are just around the corner, and it’s...

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  6 Fun Activities to Help Kids Read at Home

  Posted on November 27 2017

  6 Fun Activities to Help Kids Read at Home Build a better reader in your child with these playful at-home reading activities. When it comes to reading, some kids learn...

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  How to Help Your Child Overcome Stuttering

  Posted on October 20 2017

  How to Help Your Child Overcome Stuttering Building confidence is the first step in getting stuttering help for your little one. When your child stutters, you feel helpless. You want...

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  5 Revealing Signs of Dyslexia

  Posted on September 13 2017

  5 Revealing Signs of Dyslexia A parent’s guide to symptoms and tools to help with dyslexia. Is reading difficult for your child? Are you wondering if those reading problems could...

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  Reading Aids for Kids Back-to-School Guide

  Posted on August 16 2017

  Reading Aids for Kids Back-to-School Guide Teachers: stock up on these 7 reading essentials to kick your school year off right. Autumn – and the beginning of the school year...

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  How to Stop Stuttering with Stuttering Modification Therapy

  Posted on July 19 2017

  How to Stop Stuttering with Stuttering Modification Therapy Discover how this treatment approach offers effective help for stutterers. For kids who stutter, everyday interactions can pose challenges. Stuttering modification therapy...

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  5 Summer Reading Goals to Help Kids Read More

  Posted on June 21 2017

  5 Summer Reading Goals to Help Kids Read More How to keep reading skills from going cold when the weather heats up. Encouraging children to keep reading during the summertime...

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  3 Speech Therapy Tools to Help Kids Read

  Posted on May 17 2017

  3 Speech Therapy Tools to Help Kids Read Promote better reading skills with these highly effective tools. In addition to helping children speak more fluently and confidently, another primary speech...

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  How to Get Rid of Stuttering in Children

  Posted on April 12 2017

  How to Get Rid of Stuttering in Children 5 Stutter-defeating methods that promote confidence and fluency. If you have a child that stutters and you’re wondering how to get rid...

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  4 Practical Dyslexia Reading Tips and Tools

  Posted on March 15 2017

  4 Practical Dyslexia Reading Tips and Tools Inexpensive ways to help dyslexic kids succeed in and out of the classroom. Mohammed Ali. Stephen Spielberg. Magic Johnson. What do they have in...

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  The Basics of Speech Therapy

  Posted on October 21 2016

  The Basics of Speech Therapy This article addresses the five basics of speech therapy. A brief description of each area is discussed with references to get more detailed information. Speech...

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  How to Overcome Stuttering: Strategies and Tactics

  Posted on October 21 2016

  How to Overcome Stuttering: Strategies and Tactics Stuttering is a frustrating disorder, but with the right strategies you can discover how to overcome stuttering. One of the most frustrating aspects...

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  Use Poetry to Build Reading Fluency

  Posted on April 08 2016

  Use Poetry to Build Reading Fluency April is National Poetry Month so it's a great time to remind teachers and parents that poetry is a great tool in helping build...

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  Budget Friendly Educational Tools

  Posted on April 06 2016

  Budget Friendly Educational Tools The school year is quickly coming to an end and it's time to start thinking about the educational tools you'll want in the classroom next year....

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  Great Children's Books About Autism

  Posted on April 04 2016

  Great Children's Books About Autism To help children understand Autism we have found these great reads: Since We're Friends: An Autism Picture Book by Celeste Shally My Friend with Autism by...

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  The Eye Lighter Creates Focus While Reading

  Posted on February 03 2016

  Dyslexia Reading Help for Kids Eye tracking is a common challenge for children when learning to read. The key symptoms of eye tracking challenges are: Skipping words or lines Feeling...

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  Stocking Stuffers Make Great Travel Boredom Busters!

  Posted on December 02 2015

  Stocking Stuffers Make Great Travel Boredom Busters! Looking for stocking stuffers that will make an impact? The Eyelighter or Toobaloo are wonderful learning tools that are also super easy and...

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