Speech and Language Tips and Activities
The general rule of thumb for sentence length is that your child's age should be equal to the number of words they are able to string together. For example, if your child is 1-year-old then he or she should be using 1-word utterances (ex. car, go, juice). If your child is 2-years-old then he or … Continue reading 3 Excellent Ways to Expand Your Child’s Utterances at Home
If your child has a language delay or disorder, it's likely they may have difficulty answering "wh" questions (who, what, where, when, why). Some children provide no answer to these questions and others may repeat part of the question back to you. You may be wondering what you can do at home to help your … Continue reading 5 Activities to Practice Answering Questions With Your Child
If your child has a language delay or disorder, it's likely they may have difficulty answering "wh" questions (who, what, where, when, why). Some children provide no answer to these questions and others may repeat part of the question back to you. You may be wondering what you can do at home to help improve … Continue reading 5 Quality Products to Practice Answering Questions With Your Child
Barrier games are simple yet effective way of targeting many language goals at home. In order to play barrier games for speech therapy, you will need two pieces of paper, some sort of barrier (a book or folder work well), and something to draw with. How to set up a barrier game You and your … Continue reading How to Play Barrier Games for Speech Therapy
A barrier game is a simple yet effective way of targeting many language goals at home. You will need two pieces of paper, some sort of barrier (a book or folder work well), and something to draw with. How to set up a barrier game You and your child each take a piece of paper … Continue reading Simple Ways to Play Barrier Games
Playing games with your child is a perfect way to spend time together and work on increasing language skills. You can work with your child on turn-taking skills, following directions, increasing vocabulary, and expanding utterances. Below are 5 language development games to get you started working on these goals. 1. Candy Land Game When playing Candy … Continue reading 5 Language Development Games
Playing games with your child is a perfect way to spend time together and work on increasing language skills. You can work with your child on turn-taking skills, following directions, increasing vocabulary, and expanding utterances. Below are 5 games to get you started working on these goals. 1. Candy Land Game When playing Candy Land with … Continue reading 5 Games to Promote Language Development
Is your child not speaking yet? Does it seem like your child may not be speaking as much as his or her peers? As a speech pathologist, I often have parents coming to me with these concerns. If you suspect your child may be language delayed, do not hesitate to look for help. If your … Continue reading What to Do If You Think Your Child May be Language Delayed?
Joint attention is when you and your child share attention or focus on the same item. If your child has Autism or a significant communication disorder, then your child may have difficulty with this skill. Joint attention is an important part of language development, as well as social skills. Certain cause and effect toys can … Continue reading 5 Cause and Effect Toys to Increase Joint Attention
Using bubbles with your child is an awesome way to work on language skills and also early developing speech sounds. Bubbles for speech therapy is fun and great to do outdoors (or even indoors if you don't mind a little clean-up after). I have found bubbles to be very motivating for young children which helps … Continue reading Bubbles for Speech Therapy
Buzz Speech 