This Scribble was penciled by Nicole Reynolds, Founder and Managing Director of The Children's Place. WE ARE NOT WAITING, WE ARE ADVENTURING FORWARD We are not going to sit here waiting for COVID-19 to be over. Just because the world has dramatically changed, the amount of children and families that need our support has not. We are [...]
This Scribble was penciled by Amy Strohman, Speech and Language Therapist, and Nicole Reynolds, Founder and Managing Director of The Children's Place. PRIORITIES At The Children’s Place, our biggest priority has always been the health and safety of our TCP families and our team. It is important we are all staying home to protect our loved [...]
Once upon time, a group of researchers set out to discover how humans learn to read and what variables lead to strong and weak reading skills. After working tirelessly across decades to discover the underlying truth about reading, the researchers discovered that there were 6 robust elements required to read successfully. Upon discovery, they were [...]
Abbey I love this picnic set! You can do pretend play, vocabulary/categories (food, colors, utensils), fine motor (chopping the fruit/veggies, twisting lid on), and prepositions & following directions (i.e. "Put the banana in the basket", "Put the cake on the plate", "Can you pour me a drink?"). Plus, who doesn't want to foster a little [...]
Often times, parents will ask how to engage their little one in activities that promote speech and language development. Parents may pull lots of toys and games off the shelves and ask their child to “say this” or “look at this.” This can be overwhelming for an early learner, and cause them confusion as [...]
Understanding Dyslexia What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a difficulty with words: ‘dys’ means ‘difficulty’ and ‘lexis’ means language. Dyslexia is more common than you might think: it is thought that it affects up to 10% of the population, and it affects as many females as males. It has strong familial link, so if there is [...]
