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Understanding Echolalia

  • October 31, 2025
  • Posted by author-avatar developinghands
Child practicing early literacy skills at home through imitation and speech practice Parent modeling language to support early literacy skills at home Speech-language pathologist helping a child develop early literacy skills at home
21 Aug
Understanding Echolalia: Why Does My Child Repeat Everything?  “Stop copying me!” Sound familiar? Many parents hear this phrase from siblings or say it themselves! Children love to copy others — sometimes to tease, and other times...

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Blog, Featured, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Therapist's Corner

How Can I Help My Child Develop Early Literacy Skills at Home?

  • July 15, 2025
  • Posted by author-avatar developinghands
Child building early literacy skills at home by reading with parent. Parent and child practicing early literacy skills at home.
15 Jul
Early Literacy Skills at Home: 5 Simple Ways to Help | Developing Hands Helping your child develop early literacy skills at home is one of the best ways to build a strong foundation for reading and speech-language development. With a few s...

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Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy & Psychology, Therapist's Corner

Is Cursive Writing Important?

  • April 6, 2022
  • Posted by author-avatar Therapist
child writing
28 Apr
Historically, cursive writing has been a part of elementary school curriculum, typically starting around grade 3. Now, it is rare to see a classroom of students being taught the cursive alphabet from beginning to end. As an Occupational T...

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Remote Therapy & Counselling for Children in Ontario

  • April 6, 2022
  • Posted by author-avatar admin
Remote Therapy
03 Apr

If you wish to try Remote Therapy, but are unsure if it is right for your child, you can request a Free 15 min Connect meeting with a therapist to walk you through the process and test it out.

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Remote Speech Therapy (Telehealth/ Teletherapy) for Children in Ontario

  • October 21, 2021
  • Posted by author-avatar admin
Remote Speech Therapy
19 Mar

Developing Hands Pediatric Therapy now offers Remote Speech Therapy for children, infants and youth across Ontario. Call us to see how our Speech Therapists can help your child.

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Featured, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Therapist's Corner

Remote Occupational Therapy for Children in Ontario

  • October 21, 2021
  • Posted by author-avatar admin
Remote Therapy
19 Mar

Developing Hands Pediatric Therapy now offers Remote Occupational Therapy for children, infants and youth across Ontario. Call us to see how our Occupational Therapists can help your child.

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Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy & Psychology, Therapist's Corner

What are the Benefits of Writing by Hand vs Typing?

  • October 21, 2021
  • Posted by author-avatar Therapist
Occupation therapy
25 Feb

…writing incorporates muscle movements in the hand and arm, as well as sensory input through the use of tactile feedback.

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Featured, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Pediatric Therapy & Psychology, Therapist's Corner

How to “read” books with your preschool child

  • October 21, 2021
  • Posted by author-avatar Therapist
mother and child reading
05 Feb
Parents often tell me that their child will “not sit through stories” and that they find it difficult to get through an entire story with them. While not every child is a bookworm, there are some ways to engage your child during book readin...

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Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy & Psychology, Therapist's Corner

Body Breaks: Movin’ and Groovin’ Towards Academic Success

  • April 19, 2022
  • Posted by author-avatar Therapist
kids jumping
26 Jan
What comes to mind when you hear the words “school” and “learning”? Sitting at a desk and listening to a teacher, right? Some may even associate “school” and “learning” with the task of sitting at a desk and reading or writing for extensive...

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Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy & Psychology, Therapist's Corner

Trouble Tying His Shoelaces? Try Backwards Chaining

  • October 21, 2021
  • Posted by author-avatar Therapist
Child tying shoelaces
06 Jan
Backwards chaining is an approach to teaching and establishing skills related to activities of daily living, often dressing skills such as putting on pants, doing up buttons on a shirt, tying shoelaces, etc. This approach is frequently used...

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    Understanding Echolalia
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