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March 21st has been earmarked as World Down Syndrome Day.  The hops is to increase awareness of Down Syndrome.  You can visit the World Down Syndrome Day website to learn more about the specifics of this day.  Education is an important tool to increase awareness…so, what is Down Syndrome? According to the National Institute of Child [...]

March 14th is International Ask a Question Day.  The goal of this day is to help people understand the benefits of asking more questions and how to ask better questions. There are 12 main reasons to ask questions, they include: 1) to gather information 2) to maintain relationships 3) to learn and to teach 4) to build awareness 5) to think [...]

This month actually runs from March 13th through April 15th.  This month is meant to recognize the people in our communities who are deaf as well as to look back at the achievements made in Deaf culture. There are three notable events (which is how the dates for this month were decided): 1) March 13, 1988 sess [...]

It is National Words Matter Week.  This week is sponsored by National Association of Independent Writers and Editors.  It is to remind us that our words, particularly our written words are important and relay information about us to the reader (intended or not). Our words and grammar mean more than you think and with the [...]

March 4th is national grammar day.  It is sponsored by The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar.  You may be wondering why is good grammar so important that it needs its own day?  Well, grammar is the rules of our language.  It tells us how to form words such as past tense and how [...]

March is Music in our Schools month.  Music Education is important to children’s overall education.  In a previous blog, we wrote about how music can help children with cochlear implants and how music stimulated spontaneous communication. Many children receive music therapy just as they receive speech therapy, occupational therapy or physical ...

February 26th kicks off American Crossword Puzzle Week.  This is a week designed to celebrate crossword puzzles.  Crossword puzzles are a fantastic way to build language skills.  When completing a crossword puzzle you are working on vocabulary skills, word play skills, language memory skills, drawing on past experiences, simple reading ...

Children with social skill deficits often have trouble achieving and/or maintaining eye contact.  We have all heard the commercials for the Apple iPhone or iTouch indicating there is an App for just about everything.  Well, now there is even one for social skills.  This App called Look in My Eyes awards points for locking eyes [...]

Following the revocation of the study that linked the MMR vaccine to the increase in Autism, more research has been completed to determine why there has been such an increase in recent years.  In an article  posted on HealthDay written by Jennifer Thomas a new link has been determined. This article reports that children born to [...]

TinyEYE Therapy Services is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to join our Out- Reach team. As a valued member of this team, you will visit communities in Saskatchewan and potentially other regions to assist with assessment and support services. This position may be ideal for you if you have a private practice or you would like to be selective ...