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10 Tips on how to Use The Monkey Balloon with an Older Child

March 3, 2015 by Rebecca Eisenberg, MS, CCC-SLP Leave a Comment

10 Tips on how to Use The Monkey Balloon with an Older Child

Do you have older child that is 6 or older? The Monkey Balloon is ideal for ages 2-6 but can also be used for an older child who is learning how to read. If you have an older child, here are 10 ways you can use The Monkey Balloon with your older child. 1. Have your […]

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How Repeated Readings of The Monkey Balloon Can Benefit Your Child……

January 22, 2015 by Rebecca Eisenberg, MS, CCC-SLP Leave a Comment

How Repeated Readings of The Monkey Balloon Can Benefit Your Child……

I recently wrote a post about repeated readings of picture books and the benefits for your child. Research states that repeating readings in a specific way can help improve your child’s language and learning. To see the full post and tips, click here. How can you encourage language and learning with repeated readings of The […]

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Tips on Helping Your Child Retell the Story of The Monkey Balloon

November 12, 2014 by Rebecca Eisenberg, MS, CCC-SLP Leave a Comment

Tips on Helping Your Child Retell the Story of The Monkey Balloon

Does your child have strong narrative skills? Does he or she have trouble recalling the sequence of events in a story?  Here are some helpful tips for parents that can encourage your child to retell any story, but these are specifically for The Monkey Balloon. Retelling stories is an important part of language development and can […]

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Silhouettes

October 23, 2014 by Rebecca Eisenberg, MS, CCC-SLP Leave a Comment

Silhouettes

Why did we use silhouettes in our book? It was really our brilliant illustrator who thought of creating Mimi and Papi as a silhouette. When Yuki showed us the original illustration, Mindy and I loved it! We loved it because we thought Mimi could be a character that all children can identify with regardless of […]

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How Does Color Affect Your Child’s Mood?

October 3, 2014 by Rebecca Eisenberg, MS, CCC-SLP Leave a Comment

How Does Color Affect Your Child’s Mood?

How do you think color affects your mood or your child’s mood? I was always interested in learning how different colors within your environment can affect your mood and perspective. Once I started researching this particular topic, I began to think about how colors in picture books affect a child’s mood or perspective of the […]

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