In this video, Katie Beach, Speech-Language Pathologist at Pine Tree Society, shares how the portability of a smart watch can be such a useful tool when it comes to communication and speech. Did you know? Pine Tree Society’s Speech and Assistive Technology department has a full Demo and Loan Library so you can check out a variety of Read More ›
Communication Pathways
Assistive Technology Spotlight: Learn more about the Livescribe pen
Technology is powerful and, when it comes to communication, it can be life changing. In this video, Linda Bonnar, Director of Communication Pathways at Pine Tree Society, shares how the Livescribe pen works and why it can be such a useful tool. Pine Tree Society’s Speech and Assistive Technology department has a full Demo and Loan Library Read More ›
Assistive Technology Spotlight: Learn more about the Visual Schedule Planner app
Technology is powerful and, when it comes to communication, it can be life changing. In this video, Linda Bonnar, Director of Communication Pathways at Pine Tree Society, shares how the augmentative communication app, Visual Schedule Planner, works and why it can be such a useful tool. Pine Tree Society’s Speech and Assistive Technology Read More ›
Assistive Technology Spotlight: Learn more about the Voiceitt app
In this video, Katie Beach, Speech-Language Pathologist at Pine Tree Society, shares how the speech recognition app, Voiceitt, works and why this technology can be such an empowering communication tool. Technology is powerful and, when it comes to communication, it can be life changing. Pine Tree Society’s Speech and Assistive Technology Read More ›
Assistive Technology Spotlight: Learn more about laser projection keyboards
Technology is powerful and, when it comes to communication, it can be life changing. Assistive Technology is any device, piece of equipment, or product that makes it easier for someone with a disability to live more independently. In this video, Linda Bonnar, director of Pine Tree Society's Speech and Assistive Technology program, tells us Read More ›
Distance Learning: Top 10 Tips – Part One
The 2020/2021 school year is approaching and schools are preparing for multiple scenarios – one of which is distance learning. Pine Tree Society was able to jump in and support schools and their students with special needs during the spring shutdown. There’s no doubt about it, we learned a lot. Everyone did. We wanted to share our Top 10 distance Read More ›
Build your child’s speech language skills this summer
For most, the 2019/2020 school year has come to a close. Planning is still underway for the fall, but we can expect that remote learning will play some role in the education of students; whether it’s preventative measures for at risk students, in response to a second wave pandemic, or a back up plan for snow days. Students, teachers and Read More ›
Pine Tree Society’s telepractice speech services bridge distance learning gap
As educators and families adapt to distance learning to help stop the spread of Covid-19, Pine Tree Society quickly evolved to offer speech and assistive technology for learning services via telepractice to support schools and students. These video-based speech/language therapy sessions allow students to maintain and work on their speech and Read More ›
Parents: We’re in this together to support your child’s speech / language goals
“Awesome.” “Hitting it out of the park.” “Superior.” Those are some of the ways parents have described their child’s experience with Pine Tree Society’s Speech Language Pathologists remote speech/language therapy telepractice sessions. These one-on-one video speech/language therapy sessions allow children to maintain and work on their Read More ›