Welcome to Out of the Box Speech!

Out of the Box Speech is a speech therapy private practice based out of Hoboken, NJ.

We believe learning language should be fun!

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Our Services

 

Social skills groups

Calling all of our Speech Bubbles! We offer a language and social skill group for preschool age children. You’re invited to a Speech party every Monday afternoon with 5 of your fellow bubbles!

Individual sessions

We provide in-home individual sessions to children of all ages in the areas of articulation, language, social skills, fluency, executive functioning and more. We work extensively with families to encourage carryover of skills.

Family trainings

We offer family trainings to provide you with the tools to support your child’s language, emotional and social development.

Evaluations

We provide both formal and informal evaluations to determine areas of need and develop treatment plans.

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Think outside of the box with us.

🐛 Cootie: the game 🐛 is such a great way to review body parts, numbers and colors. We love to introduce and practice sportsmanship and building attention with simple, fun turn-taking games!
Q is for…quicksand! Today’s #AtoZOOTB is all about the lette “Q!” We made our “quicksand” (aka oobleck!) with corn starch, water and a few drops of food coloring. Oobleck is such an interesting texture—solid
We ❤️ glitter! These glitter markers make coloring, writing and drawing even more fun (and beautiful)! We love to use these markers to practice giving each other directions, for writing stories and for working on letter/color identification! ✨ ✨
Rainbow ❄️ in July?! You can just add water to this magic powder to turn it into fluffy snow. Swipe ➡️ to see the process. Sensory activities like this rainbow snow are a great way to practice making predictions and inferences! 🌈 ❄️
P is for…pineapple! Today’s #AtoZOOTB is all about the letter “P!” We love this simple pineapple craft because it allowed us to explore new textures (bubble wrap) and practice requesting! Crafts are a motivating way to build
Using your imagination is a piece of cake with these awesome foam packing peanuts! We found ours at @target but you can use any biodegradable packing peanut. We wet the end of each peanut and we had so much fun building a bunny, a rocket ship and a f
💦 Water fight!! 💦 It was extra fun to use these water toys to work on language skills! We wrote different categories on paper and took aim! When we hit one of the categories, we named 3 items that fit in that category. This activity is awesome beca
O is for…🌊🐟🐠 ocean! Today’s #AtoZOOTB is all about the letter “O!” We love to incorporate cooking and food into speech and language activities! Today’s ocean parfait sensory tray is the the perfect combo of the lette
Have you ever tried paint pouring? It’s a super fun technique where you pour paint on a canvas and then tilt the canvas to create beautiful art. Swipe ➡️ to see the process! . It’s also messy, squishy, exciting way to work on language ski
We like to make using our best sounds (in this case, practicing the “l” sound) as engaging as possible! We wrote “l” words on white paper, covered the paper in pieces of tissue paper and went hunting for “l” words.
N is for…noodles! Today’s #AtoZOOTB is all about the letter “N!” We love sorting activities because it’s a great way to work on vocabulary and categorization. We sorted our dyed noodles by shape, color and size!
Stickers make any activity better! 🦋 We love to use stickers, markers and art supplies to make working on language skills, like following directions and vocabulary, engaging! Art activities are a great way to practice giving each other 2 to 3 step
Camp OOTB starts next week and we’re SO excited! We still have spots open in our Wednesday Maplewood class so sign up today! Check our profile for more info! 😃
M is for….muffin, mint, melon and more! Today’s #AtoZOOTB is all about the letter “M!” We found foods that all started with the letter “M” and had a taste test! It’s a fun way to talk about flavors, textures
We love to find new and exciting ways to work on skills! We wrote categories, vocabulary words, antonyms and synonyms on these mini beach balls. Then we went bowling, played catch, had a game of monkey in the middle and played dodgeball. The possibil
Let’s go fishing! 🎣 This @fisherprice fishing game is a great way to work on turn taking, counting and colors. 🐠 🐟
L is for…Lyle the crocodile! 🐊 Today’s #AtoZOOTB is all about the letter “l!” “Lyle, Lyle Crocodile” by Bernard Waber is an #OOTBbookclub book about a crocodile named Lyle that lives in NYC. It’s a sweet bo
Zingo is such a great game for early readers! It’s a super fun way to work on letter identification, turn taking and phonological awareness!
“That Makes me Angry!” by Anthony Best is an #OOTBbookclub pick that features our @sesamestreet pals, Bert and Ernie. We love to use books like this one to discuss emotions, facial expressions and strategies to calm down. Books are the b
Today’s #AtoZOOTB is all about the letter “k!” A collage is a great way to work on letter, sound and print identification. We used a combination of stickers and magazines to create our “k” collage!