Speech and Language Tips and Activities
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. Use this list to learn about the best children's books about spring. Remember to ask your child questions about the story to check for comprehension. You can also ask your … Continue reading 5 Best Children’s Books About Spring
The day of love, also known as Valentine's Day, takes place on February 14th. To get into the Valentine's Day spirit, it is always fun to read books about the holiday with your child. I am happy to share my favorite children's books for Valentine's Day. As a speech language pathologist, I love to read … Continue reading 10 Best Children’s Books for Valentine’s Day
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 during Halloween time Remember to ask your child questions about the story to check for comprehension. You can also … Continue reading 5 Best Halloween Books for Speech Therapy
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 for 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 Looking for some fun winter crafts for kids? You've come to the right place! Below are listed five easy winter crafts to complete with your child over the winter season! As a speech language pathologist, I also describe how to incorporate speech and language skills into each activity. Please comment below … Continue reading 5 Easy Winter Crafts for Kids
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
Crafts are a great way to work on language skills with your child. These activities allow your child many opportunities to request for desired items, follow single or multi-step directions, and learn about sequencing. Show your child a picture of what the finished product should look like before beginning the craft. Then have your child … Continue reading 4 Easy Summer Crafts for Kids
4th of July is shortly approaching. Take time with your child to create something fun for this patriotic holiday. Below I have listed four exciting 4th of July crafts for kids that you can help your child complete. I also included ways to improve language skills while doing so. Have fun! 4th of July Crafts … Continue reading 4th of July Crafts for Kids
We made it to June! Summer officially begins on June 21st, but for many of us, we are already on summer mode. June is a great time to take some books outside and find a shady place to read with your child. This month is a great time to read about the summer, the beach, … Continue reading The 5 Best Books for June to Read to Your Child
If you have a child with language delays or disorders then it's very important to continue to work on language skills in the summer when you're child is out of school. Whether your child is already on summer break or will be starting it shortly, please keep this list of activities in mind. You don't … Continue reading 20 Summer Language Activities To Try At Home
This easy dot marker arts and crafts project is perfect to do with your little one in the spring or summer. Continue reading for simple directions and ways to improve your child's language skills. Directions Print out the free flower template from patternuniverse.com. I chose the tulip flower, however, you can have your child help choose … Continue reading Easy Flower Dot Marker Art Project
Mother's Day is coming up on May 8th this year (2022). This is a great time of the year for your child to make something special to give to mom. The easy Mother's Day craft shown here is simple and great for young children around ages 2-5 years. Continue reading to learn how to create … Continue reading Easy Mother’s Day Craft for Increasing Language Skills
It's almost May! The weather is warm. The sun is shining. There is a fresh breeze in the air. It's the perfect time to take a book outside in the shade and read with your child. Reading helps to increase your child's vocabulary and imagination. It also allows for a naturalistic way for your child … Continue reading The 5 Best May Books to Read to Your Child
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