Speech and Language Skills Your Toddler Should Have
The first three years of life are crucial for the development of your child’s speech and language skills. While every child develops these skills at their own pace, there are certain milestones that they should hit around certain ages.
Language Speech Therapy – How Does It All Work?
When your child requires speech and language therapy, knowing you have an expert team of professionals that put your child first is key. Here is a look at our process.
An Inside Look at Language – Speech Therapy
You’ve heard of it. But how much do you understand about language and speech therapy services? Here’s an inside look.
Thanksgiving Language Therapy Exercises
The holiday season is a busy time of year for many families. However, with the hustle and bustle of planning and visiting with friends and family, the importance of everyday tasks must not be forgotten. If your child is undergoing language therapy in Maine, keeping up with the treatment program is imperative to their progression. […]
A Special Education Like No Other
Here at Watch Me Shine, our individualized approach to cater to the needs of every child was developed out of necessity. No other program out there bridges the gap between home skills with those learned in the classroom. Our special education programs focus on integrating skills learned in our center with at home activities and […]
Importance of Early Intervention
As with anything else, the sooner you identify problems, the more easily they can be remedied. When it comes to issues with speech or other learning disabilities, early intervention can help your child “catch up” with their classmates more quickly than if the diagnosis comes later. Early intervention here at Watch Me Shine helps us […]
Speech and Language Therapy Benefits
Communication is essential for human growth and development. From birth into adulthood, we continuously use different methods of communication to convey our wants and needs. A primary way – speech – is a learned skill that must be practiced and improves over time. At Watch Me Shine, we offer various teaching methods and therapies, including […]
How To Get The Most Out Of Speech Therapy
When your child has difficulty expressing themselves, it can be hard for not only them, but everyone involved. As a parent this can be very difficult, but there are ways to work through this challenge to make it easier for you and your child. Watch Me Shine is proud to be a part of this […]
Trick or Treating Safety 101
Our primary focus may be how we can change our students’ lives through special education, but that doesn’t mean we don’t think about the world outside our four walls! We love the Halloween season. With it coming close, we thought providing some trick or treating safety tips could benefit guardians and help make the holiday […]
This Is Why Watch Me Shine Focuses On Integrating a Behavioral and Developmental Approach to Treatment
The special education field is diverse, multifaceted, and interpretive. Some schools use one approach. However, that plan may not fit into another center. Despite how many plans there are out there, one thing remains true: an approach focusing on behavior and development is ideal. It creates the best opportunities for students, too. Watch Me Shine […]