Silly Goose Speech Therapy PLLC

Silly Goose Speech Therapy PLLC 🧡 Shelby Ross M.A. CCC-SLP | Owner
🪿 Helping every silly goose find their voice
📍Lisle, IL and DuPage County
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www.sillygoosespeech.com

Sidewalk chalk = simple fun + BIG learning 🌈✨Draw, color, hop, trace, and create together while building:💬 vocabulary🧠 i...
06/08/2026

Sidewalk chalk = simple fun + BIG learning 🌈✨

Draw, color, hop, trace, and create together while building:
💬 vocabulary
🧠 imagination
✋ fine motor skills
😊 connection through play

Try saying:
🖍 “Tell me about your picture!”
🖍 “I see so many colors!”
🖍 “Let’s draw something silly!”
🖍 “Ready, set… hop!”
🖍 “Wow, you worked so hard on that!”

Learning feels extra special when it happens through PLAY 💕

📚 Book of the Week: The Underdogs: Catch a Cat Burglar 🐶🐱Looking for a chapter book that keeps kids engaged while buildi...
06/04/2026

📚 Book of the Week: The Underdogs: Catch a Cat Burglar 🐶🐱

Looking for a chapter book that keeps kids engaged while building language skills? This one is a favorite!

The Underdogs: Catch a Cat Burglar is packed with humor, mystery, and teamwork, making it a great choice for supporting comprehension, prediction, and problem-solving skills.

✨ While reading, try:
🔍 Asking, “What do you think will happen next?”
💭 Talking about clues the characters find
🗣️ Discussing how the characters work together to solve problems
🎭 Using different voices for each character to bring the story to life

Books like this naturally encourage conversation, critical thinking, and storytelling which are all important skills for language development.

Have you read *The Underdogs* series? Let us know your favorite children’s mystery books in the comments! 👇

🗣️ Articulation practice doesn’t have to be complicated!Just 5–10 minutes a day can help your child make progress and st...
06/02/2026

🗣️ Articulation practice doesn’t have to be complicated!

Just 5–10 minutes a day can help your child make progress and start using their speech sounds outside of therapy.

Try practicing by finding words/items with their target sound during:

📚 Books
🎲 Play
🚗 Car rides
🍎 Mealtime
🪥 Daily routines

The goal isn’t perfection — it’s short, positive practice that helps build carryover over time.

Small practice = big progress. 💛

🚲🛴 Summer rides = language opportunities!Bike rides and scooter walks naturally build:☀️ vocabulary☀️ listening skills☀️...
06/01/2026

🚲🛴 Summer rides = language opportunities!

Bike rides and scooter walks naturally build:
☀️ vocabulary
☀️ listening skills
☀️ following directions
☀️ conversation skills
☀️ confidence communicating

Try saying things like:
💬 “Go fast!”
💬 “Stop at the corner!”
💬 “I see a dog!”
💬 “Your scooter is blue!”

Simple everyday moments can create BIG learning opportunities 💛

Save this for your next outdoor adventure!

🔴 Core Word of the Week: HELP“Help” is one of the most powerful words a child can learn.When children can communicate th...
06/01/2026

🔴 Core Word of the Week: HELP

“Help” is one of the most powerful words a child can learn.

When children can communicate that they need assistance, they have a way to advocate for themselves, reduce frustration, and connect with others. Whether it’s opening a snack, reaching a toy, or solving a problem, “help” gives children a meaningful way to get their needs met.

✨ Try modeling “help” throughout your day:

📚 Books: Pause when a character has a problem and ask, “Do they need help?”

🎵 Songs: Add “help” to familiar songs like *If You’re Happy and You Know It* (“If you need some help, say HELP!”)

🍎 Snack Time: Give a closed container or difficult-to-open package and model “help.”

🧩 Play: Use puzzles, bubbles, wind-up toys, or building activities that may require assistance.

🧺 Daily Routines: Encourage “help” when getting dressed, cleaning up, or reaching for something.

Remember: communication isn’t just about requesting toys and snacks. It’s also about asking for support when we need it. 💛

What is your child’s favorite way to practice the word “help”?

Your child does NOT need to sit at a table all summer to build speech and language skills ☀️Some of the BEST learning ha...
05/26/2026

Your child does NOT need to sit at a table all summer to build speech and language skills ☀️

Some of the BEST learning happens during:
💦 water play
🫧 bubbles
🌿 backyard play
☀️ messy fun

Try these simple strategies during outdoor play this week:
✔ narrate actions
✔ repeat + expand language
✔ keep it playful

Simple moments = powerful learning 💛
Save this post for later and send to another parent who needs easy summer ideas ☀️

Core Word of the Week: PLAY 🎉“Play” = connection, engagement, and language growth all in one.Try it this week 👇📚 Books: ...
05/24/2026

Core Word of the Week: PLAY 🎉

“Play” = connection, engagement, and language growth all in one.

Try it this week 👇
📚 Books: Point to characters playing → “They play!”
🎶 Songs: “Row Row Row Your Boat” → act it out + say “play!”
🍎 Snack/Mealtime: Play with food (yes, really!) → “play with crackers”
🎲 Games: Model “play” before starting anything → “Let’s play!”

✨ Follow their lead. Join their play.

School’s out for summer ☀️Feeling so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such amazing students, families, a...
05/22/2026

School’s out for summer ☀️

Feeling so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such amazing students, families, and teams this year at Lake Zurich D95, Cathedral of St. Raymond Catholic School, and LASEC 💛

It’s been a year full of growth, connection, and so many meaningful moments.

Already looking forward to what the next school year will bring ✨

Throwback to some National SLP Days of the past 💕 So grateful for all of the incredible SLPs who have shaped me into the...
05/18/2026

Throwback to some National SLP Days of the past 💕

So grateful for all of the incredible SLPs who have shaped me into the clinician, mentor, and person I am today. From being inspired by amazing supervisors and coworkers to now getting the opportunity to help teach and encourage future SLPs — this profession has given me so much 🫶

Happy National SLP Day to all of the speech-language pathologists making a difference every single day! ✨🗣️💗

📚 Book of the Week: The Very Hungry Caterpillar 🐛🍎This classic is FULL of opportunities to build language through repeti...
05/14/2026

📚 Book of the Week: The Very Hungry Caterpillar 🐛🍎

This classic is FULL of opportunities to build language through repetition, commenting, and play.

This week we’re pairing it with our core word: EAT ✨
Try modeling phrases like:
🍓 “eat apple”
🍰 “eat more”
🍊 “he eat!”

Simple, repetitive words during storytime help kids hear language in meaningful ways 💛

Bonus idea: act out the story with pretend food or snack items for extra engagement!

What’s your child’s favorite food in this book? 👇

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Naperville, IL

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 6:30pm
Thursday 10am - 6:30pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+16302964528

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