Speech and Language Tips and Activities
Have you ever wondered why do speech therapists play games? Is the your child's therapist even really working on speech sounds or language skills while playing games? Well the answer is definitely yes! Speech therapists are able to target MANY skills while playing games. Here are some of the skills a speech therapist is able … Continue reading Why Do Speech Therapists Play Games?
Playing board games with your child is an excellent way to work on language skills. Some of the goals you can target include; turn taking, following directions, increasing vocabulary (ex. numbers, colors, animals), and expanding utterance length. As you play the game, ask your child Whose turn is it? (my turn or your turn). If … Continue reading 5 best board games for preschoolers
Whether you are a speech pathologist or a parent looking for ways to help improve your preschool child's communication skills, you've come to the right place to get new ideas. I've listed below some of my favorite speech therapy activities for preschool age children along with ideas of how to use them. 5 Speech Therapy … Continue reading 5 Speech Therapy Activities for Preschool Age
Let's Go Fishin' game is favorite among my students. I really enjoy using this game in speech therapy since it can be played so many different ways and is easily able to be played with groups of children. The game is geared for children ages 4 to 7, however, many of my older students choose … Continue reading 5 Ways to Use Let’s Go Fishin’ Game for Speech Therapy
I love using matching games for speech therapy while working on language skills with children. Matching games are a classic activity that help improve memory, concentration, problem-solving, and can target MANY language skills. Some of these important language skills include turn-taking, expanding vocabulary, expanding utterances, understanding the concepts of same and different, and following directions. … Continue reading 10 Best Matching Games for Speech Therapy
Are you looking for some new toys to help work on your child's language skills? One of my new favorite toys is the Fisher-Price Barnyard Bingo Game. This interactive bingo game is simple, yet can be modified in different ways depending on your child's skill level.
(Post updated in 2021 to include 5 more turn-taking games) If your child has a pragmatic language disorder, then it may be very likely that he has difficulty appropriately taking turns. At around the age of 3- to 4-years-old most children understand the idea of turn-taking, although they may not always wait for their turn. … Continue reading 5 Perfect Games for Turn Taking
Passover is an eight-day festival to commemorate the freedom of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Passover 2017 begins sundown on April 10th. Take time to talk about this holiday with your child since there are a lot of new terms used during this holiday that your child may not be familiar with (i.e. seder, … Continue reading Free Passover Matching Game for Language
Passover is an eight-day festival to commemorate the freedom of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Passover 2017 begins sundown on April 10th. Take time to talk about this holiday with your child since there are a lot of new terms used during this holiday that your child may not be familiar with (i.e. seder, … Continue reading Free Passover Matching Game for Language Skills
Category cards are a fantastic way to improve your child's language skills (ages 3 and up). The cards offer many different ways to use them so your child will not get bored. The best product of category cards that I have found include very simple cards.  Each card has one large colorful picture of an object. … Continue reading 5 Awesome Ways to Increase Language Skills with Category Cards
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