Speech and Language Tips and Activities
Ahh, it's finally summer! The best time to kick back and relax with your child. Hopefully you'll have the opportunity to take a break from the stress of the school year and rigid schedule. Reading with your child is a great way to keep improving his language skills over the summer. As you're reading together, … Continue reading 10 Children’s Books Perfect for Summer
Reading books with your child or students is an excellent way to work on improving vocabulary skills, as well as receptive and expressive language skills. Check out some of these books to read with your child prior to Easter. Remember to ask your child questions about the story to check for comprehension. You can also … Continue reading 10 Best Easter Books to Encourage Language Development
As winter is winding down, please enjoy this winter vocabulary word search freebie thanks to Education.com. The word search clues consist of common winter vocabulary items, such as igloo, candle, and boot. This is a simple yet fun activity to complete with your child or students before the end of winter. The activity is great … Continue reading Winter Vocabulary Word Search Freebie
The winter is a great time to read about penguins with your child or students. There are so many great books about this cute black and white animal, but this list will give you the top 10 children's books about penguins. The list includes fiction and non-fiction books. Top 10 Children's Books About Penguins 1. … Continue reading The Top 10 Children’s Books About Penguins
Winter Crafts for Kids 1. Winter Coloring Book This winter coloring book will be sure to provide lots of fun and opportunities to increase your child's language skills. Have your child request for what color he wants to use. Talk to your child about what section he wants to color. For example, Do you want … Continue reading 5 Winter Crafts for Kids – Improve Speech and Language Skills
If you're looking for fun Thanksgiving activities to do with your child, you've come to the right place! By choosing any of these crafts or activities, you will be able to work on improving your child's speech and language skills, from following directions to increasing sentence length. Continue reading to learn what speech and language … Continue reading 6 Thanksgiving Activities for Speech and Language Therapy
A great fall speech therapy activity I like to do with my students is "Leaf Hide-and-Seek". The game is very simple and requires minimal setup, but the outcomes are great! In order to play, you will need to place leaves in different areas of a room. Then ask the child to search for the hidden … Continue reading Leaf Hide-and-Seek: Fall Speech Therapy Activity
Halloween is right around the corner and what a better way to work on speech and language skills with your child or students than to do crafts. From spooky ghosts to silly pumpkins, pick out some Halloween crafts for speech therapy from this list and start working on your child's goals. You can use crafts … Continue reading 8 Halloween Crafts for Speech and Language Therapy
5 Fall Activities for Speech Therapy 1. Fall Leaf Frame This very cute leaf frame is a perfect fall activity for speech therapy. Have the child request for leaves he wants to put on the frame (Ex. "I want a red leaf"). If your child requests using only 1-2 word utterances, then help the child … Continue reading 5 Fall Activities for Speech Therapy
Looking for some easy apple crafts to do with your child or students? Look no further! These easy preschool apple crafts only require dot markers and paper. Doesn't get more simple than that! Apple crafts are a fun project for back-to-school time and the season of fall. Continue reading for directions to create two types … Continue reading Easy Preschool Apple Crafts