Speech and Language Tips and Activities
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 child is working on producing the B sound appropriately, then reading books with the B sound is a great activity to do together. Reading books with your child's target sound will help give him many good models of the sound (a great auditory bombardment activity). When you're reading the book to your child, … Continue reading 5 B Sound Books for Speech Therapy
With this busy time of the year upon us, it's important to remember to slow down at times. A wonderful way to do this is to read stories with your child. Reading books is a great way to spend time together and also practice improving your child's language skills. Remember to ask your child questions … Continue reading 5 Best Children’s Books for December
Welcome November! There is finally a crisp feel in the air and colorful leaves on the trees (and ground!). With the cooler weather, it's the perfect time to stay in, cozy up, and read a book with your child. Continue reading for a perfect list of children's books for November. Remember to talk about what … Continue reading 5 Best Children’s Books for November
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
Happy October! Although it's still feeling like summer here in NJ, apparently it really is fall. With hopes of cooler weather, colorful leaves, and all things pumpkin, I have complied a fantastic list of children's books for October. In addition to the list, I have added a short synopsis of each book and recommended ages. … Continue reading 5 Best Children’s Books for October
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
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
This simple craft is great for adding some flair to your office door! Speech Door Craft Materials Wood letters Mod podge Foam brush Scrapbook paper Scissors Mounting tape Speech Door Craft Directions Trace letters onto scrapbook paper. Carefully cutout letters. Use brush to modpodge scrapbook paper onto the letters. Brush on top of the paper … Continue reading Simple Speech Door Craft
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
Happy September! It's back to school and time to start thinking about all things fall related. Reading books with your child is a great way to spend time together while also working on language skills. Your children will be reading and listening to books at school or daycare, but it is also very important for … Continue reading 5 Best Children’s Books for September
Summer is winding down and your child will soon be in school. Maybe this is your child's first time going to school or maybe he's a seasoned veteran. However, getting your child ready to go back to school is important so he feels less anxious about the changes in routine. Back to school books are … Continue reading 5 Perfect Back to School Books to Read to Your Child
If you're child is working on producing the F sound appropriately, then reading books with the F sound is a great activity to do together. Reading books with your child's target sound will help give him many good models of the sound (a great auditory bombardment activity). When you're reading the book to your child, … Continue reading 5 F Sound Books for Speech Therapy
You're a new SLP and wondering what must have items you should get for your therapy room. Maybe you were given a budget (lucky!) or paying out of pocket like many of us (myself included). Anyways, there are some items every new SLP should have to get them started. Below you'll see the top 10 … Continue reading 10 Items Every New SLP Should Have
If your child is working on producing the K sound appropriately, then reading books with the K sound is a great activity to do together. Reading books with your child's target sound will help give him many good models of the sound (a great auditory bombardment activity). When you're reading the book to your child, … Continue reading 5 K Sound Books for Speech Therapy
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
Happy August! The dog days of summer are here. Hopefully you've been able to enjoy time outside with your family and relax a bit. School will be back in session shortly, so please remember to keep your child's brain stimulated by reading books together. August is a great time to read about outdoor activities, water … Continue reading 5 Best Children’s Books for August
If you're child is working on producing the L sound appropriately, then reading books with the L sound is a great activity to do together. Reading books with your child's target sound will help give him many good models of the sound (a great auditory bombardment activity). When you're reading the book to your child, … Continue reading 5 L Sound Books for Speech Therapy
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