Speech and Language Tips and Activities
I recently started a new part-time job of providing speech therapy for children receiving Early Intervention (ages 3 and younger). I purchased some news toys to bring into the child's home with me to help work on receptive and expressive language skills. I also am continuing to use some toys that I've had for awhile … Continue reading 5 Best Language Toys for Early Intervention
If you don't already know, the Melissa & Doug brand has the best toys, games, and activities to use with your child. The products often even list ways to use them to help develop stronger language skills for your child. I have written about their reusable sticker pad product previously in my post 10 Toys for … Continue reading 5 Language Skills to Target With Reusable Stickers
There are so many toys out on the market that can help expand your child's language skills, that it becomes difficult to chose which ones to purchase as well as expensive. Luckily there are some reasonably priced toys available. I have saved you some time and developed a list of 10 toys for under $10 … Continue reading 10 Toys for Under $10 for Language Development
First of all, you may be wondering; What is a mystery box? A mystery box is any box that has a small opening in which a hand can fit inside. Inside the box contains mystery objects, such as small toys or objects. You can easily create your own mystery box using a tissue box. Place inside … Continue reading 5 Outstanding Ways to Use a Mystery Box to Improve Speech and Language Skills
Sequencing cards are a great way to help work with your child understand a series of events. The ability to put sequences in order will help your child down the road re-tell stories in a sequential manner. The product below is one of my favorites when working with children (4-years and older) on this important … Continue reading Valuable Ways to Use Sequencing Cards with Your Child
Mr. Potato Head is a classic children's toy that does not get dated or go out of style. It is also a great toy to work on increasing your child's language abilities. Here are 5 ways you can use this toy when working with your child. Vocabulary- Ask your child to point to all of the … Continue reading 5 Important Language Skills to Target When Playing Mr. Potato Head With Your Child
If you're looking for an activity to work on language development with your child, look no further. This Melissa & Doug puzzle provides so many opportunities to work on increasing language skills. This hide and seek puzzle is AWESOME . I use it frequently when working with preschool-aged children. Here are some ways to use … Continue reading The Ultimate Puzzle For Language Development
Does your child have difficulty looking at you when asking for things or telling you something? Poor eye contact is very common for child on the Autism Spectrum. Establishing and maintaining eye contact is an important ability to have socially. There are some ways you can work with your child to help increase this skill. … Continue reading Powerful Ways to Increase Your Child’s Eye Contact
There are SO many opportunities to work on language expansion with playdough. This activity is motivating especially due to its sensory stimulation. You can target vocabulary, expanding utterances, and following directions all with one activity. As the parent, stay in control of the playdough and cutters to keep the activity structured. Present your child with a … Continue reading Outstanding Ways to Increase Language Skills With Playdough
Using bubbles with your child is an awesome way to work on language skills and also early developing speech sounds. When blowing bubbles with your child you can have them request for the bubbles such as "bubbles", "I want bubbles", or "more bubbles". You can expand the activity by asking your child if they want … Continue reading Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles
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