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We recognize the vital role educators play in fostering language development in children. With the school year in full swing, it’s an ideal time to offer targeted teacher training sessions that empower teachers with the knowledge and strategies they need to support their students effectively.
Great news! SAGE is now scheduling in-school screenings for fall 2021. We understand that the world is still evolving, and will be conscious of these constant adjustments. SAGE takes extreme measures to ensure our therapists provide healthy and safe screenings, and will wear all required PPE. Our team has also been vaccinated!
The health of your patients and clients is something the SAGE Team takes very seriously. Our clinic remains open with safety precautions in place. Our staff has received the COVID vaccine and is ensuring the clients feel comfortable with their distancing.
Your health, and that of your children, is something the SAGE Team takes very seriously. Our clinic remains open, with safety precautions. As healthcare workers, our staff has received the COVID vaccine, as well.
Encouraging Speech and Language Development can happen at home! Often utilizing the daily activities, we take for granted, and enhancing your days with these SLP tips, can help your child grow.
“As a parent, capitalize on the one-on-one time with your child. Model complex and detailed language, provide supportive feedback, and demonstrate back and forth communication. Use natural play to work on these skills. Follow your child’ s lead in play and expand on their words and ideas.”
As you navigate your way through the process of speech therapy, how can you tell if your chosen speech therapist is truly at the top of their field?
It is not atypical for a child to need help in the skill of eating. Call SAGE to inquire about feeding therapy for your child!
Read here to learn more about eating myths.
Does it Affect Reading Development in Childhood?
Fostering a team approach is paramount to success, and the speech pathologists at SAGE Speech & Learning are experts in helping each family make quick progress!
As Children's moves to end rehab services in key locations, parents of the vulnerable raise protest.
Do your teachers struggle to communicate concerns to parents about speech and language development?
Could your faculty benefit from learning more about appropriate developmental milestones?
Are there specific question your teachers ask that can be answered by a trained SLP that seem to arise regularly?
The most commonly asked questions by pediatricians in Atlanta, regarding stuttering, is “How can I tell the difference between a true stutter and developmental stuttering, which goes away on its own?
Why is SAGE Speech & Learning the best option for stuttering therapy in Atlanta? Because the founder is a mother of a child who stuttered. What can be a better motivating factor than the love of a mother?
The SAGE Facilitator goal for a school year, is to gradually move each child from requiring more one-on-one help, to almost none, by the end of the year.
How can a facilitator take the stress out of starting school?
From doctors and families alike, we get a lot of questions about our classroom facilitator program. What is it? How did we know there was such a need? And most often, how can I afford this? Starting with this entry, we hope to answer some of these questions!
Our faithful readers may wonder how yoga applies to speech therapy? It is a valid question!
Inside this blog post are some examples of the important techniques that were uncovered as a room full of therapists and facilitators (and 1 OT) collaborated, while incorporating yoga into their repertoire.
On April 11th, 2019 SAGE Speech & Learning Associates will be hosting a child centered yoga training for all the available speech-language pathologists and facilitators affiliated with SAGE Speech & Learning. SAGE has invited Martyne Seidband, children's yoga expert, to teach the team how to incorporate both breathing and yoga poses into therapy.
HOW TO SIMPLIFY MEALTIMES FOR PICKY EATERS
as Written by Kayde Campbell,CCC- SLP
SAGE is hiring for both FULL and Part time SLP hours!
Classroom modifications for children with diverse needs.
I am a masters level certified, full-time tutor who recently moved to Atlanta from Denver, and I have 10+ years of teaching experience as a special education teacher in Kindergarten through 8th grade.
SAGE Speech & Learning is the ONLY practice in Georgia that is trained and certified to provide the Lidcombe Program for stuttering.
Let’s talk about obstacles our families experience with Speech Therapy and Insurance coverage, specifically “Medical necessity”.
How is Auditory Prcessing Disorder Different From Other Disorders?
Recently we have seen several patients who have mild Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and also suffer from Misophonia. So what exactly is Misophonia?
Limit Technology Usage for a Healthier Lifestyle!
How does a parent know whether to call a speech therapist or an occupational therapist or child psychologist when their child presents difficulty at feeding time? Another example: Is your child’s language delay due to underlying medical issues or could they have a learning disorder?
Where does a parent start?
SAGE Speech & Language Associates Offers FREE Teacher Trainings for Your School!
Starting in Fall 2018, SAGE will be offering families whose children have diverse needs within the classroom the opportunity to be matched with a one-on-one facilitator.
These are a few items I think every parent should have on hand. For medications, remember: children's medications are weight-based. So ALWAYS ask your doctor for dosing --- and dosing will change as your baby grows.
In order to understand SP we need to know what kind of impact it has on our children first.
Did you know that 10% of all children will have a speech-language impairment?
SAGE Speech & Learning Associates was born when Saren Schapiro, nationally certified speech language pathologist and founding SLP, realized the need for quality, reliable, in-home or in-school pediatric speech therapy.
SAGE is excited to offer the families of Metro Atlanta speech and language screenings in schools and doctor offices.
SAGE Speech & Learning Associates strives to bring quality consultation, evaluation and therapeutic speech therapy services to metro Atlanta. Our incredible team of speech language pathologists at SAGE Speech & Learning has emerged as a leader in community for fostering collaboration and facilitating access to services. SAGE Speech enjoys the opportunity to give back to the Atlanta community, and this is how we do it!
If you are a therapist, practice owner, physician, or professional who falls under HIPAA you MUST read this! Whether you own a practice or fly solo, it is imperative that you know where you stand under HIPAA regulations. If you think you are compliant, you probably aren’t. If you think you fly under the radar, you probably don’t.
Saren Schapiro, the founder of SAGE, is an experienced professional. She started her career with Gwinnett County Public Schools providing services to children in classrooms ranging from severe-profound impairments to mainstream settings.
This is the second year in a row that SAGE has been nominated, and last year we won! We want to thank the HUNDREDS of you who took the time to nominate your favorite family-friendly businesses across Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Chamblee, and Doraville! Local businesses have been feeling the love!
April 20th, SAGE Speech & Learning Associates is hosting Dana Durrett for a FREE meet & greet session. Our goal is to bring all practices in the Metro Atlanta area together to build a strong and long lasting community
After completing Readiness Testing, you will be given personalized scores and summaries, including commentary about your child, and tailored suggestions to help your child develop skills that are essential to preparing for Kindergarten & 1st grade!
Our team of SLP’s at SAGE Speech & Learning specializes in language and processing impairments. We would love to work with you and your child to help your child meet their potential!
Sucking is a natural reflex and infants and young children may use thumbs, fingers, pacifiers and other objects on which to suck. It may make them feel secure and happy, or provide a sense of security at difficult periods. Since thumb sucking is relaxing, it may induce sleep.
How can a parent determine if their child has a tongue tie or a lip tie? An expert dentist weighs in here in this blog!
What is a neuropsychological evaluation? How can neuropsychological evaluation help my child?
There are so many factors that go into deciding on a speech therapist. How can a parent narrow this down? READ THIS before making a final decision.
Is your child ready for Kindergarten or 1st Grade?
As you Pre-K or Kindergarten aged child completes the first half of their school year, what concerns you?
Individual teaching can be a tremendously productive addition to a child's studies.
Sometimes the most frustating part of having a child in speech therapy can come just before the progress erupts. It is similar to the metaphor that says " It is the darkest before dawn".
Dogs are man's best friend. But they are also an amazing source for therapy!
Tutoring is great, but tutoring by trained speech and language pathologists is even better!
NEW!!! Here in Metro Atlanta, SAGE is proud to offer a Therapy Dog in Speech Therapy!
Many of our tutors are licensed Speech Language Pathologists, and all hold masters degree’s in various educational disciplines!
A special thanks to Macaroni Kids- Sandy Springs/Dunwoody for including us as Experts with valuable advice.
ADHD and Sensory issues are very often confused. This is a great article with an excellent graphic to help parents sort through the meanings of these concerns.
It is important to understand that there is PLENTY of variability in the preschool ages. That being said, Speech Language Pathologists do adhere to guidelines about expected intelligibility, or clarity, of a child’s speech.
Wow! This is the topic that many of you who are currently in speech therapy are probably most interested in! As a parent of a child who has needed a variety of speech and occupational therapies, I understand what keeps you up at night!!
Stuttering, or dysfluent speech, is a topic that is very close to my heart. My own daughter is a person who stutters and I feel very strongly about seeking appropriate early intervention.
Wondering if your particular insurance plan covers speech therapy? Be sure to ask your representative these specific questions:
Choosing between private therapy and public school therapy can be tough. Here are a few issues our families faced and pushed them to chose SAGE:
This is one of my biggest pet peeves!! Would you go to a speech pathologist if you were concerned that your child had strep throat?
For those of you who are speech therapy veterans, sometimes finding the positive can be difficult. Months and years of therapy can create the feeling that things are never going to be “normal” or “easy” for your child.
Eating is a socially learned behavior and should be stress free and fun. We offer a desensitization approach that involves the “whole child”. This includes all aspects of underlying issues related to eating such as sensory processing, oral motor skills, nutrition, behavior and environmental factors.
Did you know we offer FREE screenings through most Pediatrician offices in Metro Atlanta? Periodically, multiple pediatric offices encourage us to offer screenings for their patients.
Reinforce attempts by maintaining eye contact, responding with speech, and imitating vocalizations using different patterns and emphasis. For example, raise the pitch of your voice to indicate a question.
It’s no secret that verbal repetition and imitation are important parts of early speech and language acquisition. Speech and language input create a framework for children to understand their environment, say first words, learn new vocabulary and exercise increasingly complex functions of communication.
Saren is the proud founder of SAGE Speech and Learning Associates. As a busy mom of 2, and a crusader for developmentally appropriate education, Saren identified the need in Atlanta for effective and practical speech language therapy.
Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a goal-directed intervention. It’s directed or delivered by a health/human service professional with specialized expertise within their scope of professional practice. That is the Delta Society definition.
Articulation drills can be a kiddo’s worst nightmare but here’s a trick that I’ve encountered to make it more enjoyable. In fact, some of my preschool and elementary age clients get excited to practice their target words using this technique!
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Language Based Learning Disorders, Articulation & Phonological Disorders, Apraxia of Speech, Tongue Thrust/Myofunctional, Language & Cognitive Disorders, Language Processing delays, Pre-Literacy and Reading Disorders, And Many More…
Sage Speech & Learning Associates offer professional speech therapy, language therapy and feeding therapy in Atlanta, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Buckhead and surrounding areas.
