Articles & News
World Down Syndrome Day
Every year on March 21st (3/21), we recognize World Down Syndrome Day. This date was chosen to represent the third copy of chromosome 21, which is characteristic of Down syndrome. It is a day rooted in awareness, advocacy, and celebration. In speech therapy, we are reminded daily how powerful communication is, and how deeply every individual deserves to be heard, understood, and included.
March Newsletter
March is filled with different observances & health promotion days! Read all about how we acknowledge them at Lear and learn about what’s happening this month!
Now Servicing: Peterborough & Surrounding Areas!
Exciting news! We have a highly skilled Speech-Language Pathologist/Clinical Manager who is now located in the Peterborough/Cobourg/Port Hope area and has availability for new referrals. She can offer in-person services and/or virtual. This SLP has been working with...
Oral Mechanism Exams
Have you ever heard of an oral mechanism exam? If you are getting a speech assessment, this may be one of the steps! 👄 Oral mech exams allow speech-language pathologists to see how your articulators move independently of and during speech. Some of the...
Toddler Talk: Face to Face
It’s time for some Toddler Talk Tips! Today we’re talking about getting face to face! 🗣 When communicating with your child, getting face to face can encourage them to take the lead, and allows them to see your facial expressions and mouth while you’re...
Toddler Talk Tips
It’s time for some Toddler Talk Tips! Today we are talking about expansion! 👶🏽 👧🏼 🧒🏻 👦🏿 Expansion is when a child uses a gesture, points, makes a sound or using a real word to communicate. Once the child has done so, the parent is going to expand...
School Readiness
With school beginning next week, we thought it would be appropriate to talk about getting your kids ready to go back to school. When you look at the photos below, do you notice a common theme? We at Lear promote validation in all of our parent sessions. Validating how...
Reading Program is a Huge Hit!
Just 3 months after launching the Lear Literacy Program, we have received an overwhelmingly positive response from our community! Likely a combination of factors have helped our program succeed including a need for literacy instruction following extended school...
Reading Program in Niagara & Hamilton led by Speech-Language Pathologists
The Lear Reading Program has been launched! We are working with children of all ages, individually or within small groups. We offer in-clinic or services using tele-health. If your child has missed their reading supports at school or if you simply want to get...
Embracing Telepractice for Speech-Language Services
At Lear Communication, we are offering speech and language services through telepractice. Meaning, you can access a speech-language pathologist for treatments using a fun and interactive platform through an iPad, a laptop or even from your mobile phone. We have lots...
Wait No Longer! Effective and Timely Dysphagia Management Offered in Hamilton Clinic
WENTWORTH-HALTON SWALLOWING CLINIC Offering Assessment & Treatment for Swallowing Impairments With over 50 years of combined clinical experience, Jennifer Horton and Shanda Hunter-Trottier have...
The Emerging role of Mental Health & the Speech-Language Pathologist
Donna Lee-Zmenak wrote, "Speech and Language Pathologists as a whole, in my belief, hold within and across all domains, the threads that bind and weave the matrix of COMMUNICATION: competence, connection, emotional regulation, intra and interpersonal...