Speech and Language Tips and Activities
The northeast is snowed in today! This means you most likely will be at home all day with your child, as most schools will be closed. Snow days are a great time to relax and spend time with your family. Here are 10 activities you can do on a snow day with your child to … Continue reading 10 Easy Activities to Promote Language Development on a Snow Day
As we know, reading books with your child is an important activity that helps with language development. Reading can help increase vocabulary skills, stimulate imagination, and offer opportunities to practice answering questions. Take a look at my previous article for more specific examples on how to increase language with books. Below are the 5 best children's … Continue reading 5 Best Children’s Books for March
When I speak with parents of children with language disorders, one common concern I hear is that my child can't tell me about his school day. This concern makes sense. It's natural for a parent to want to know about their child's day and to be able to talk about school. However, children with language disorders demonstrate … Continue reading How to Get Your Child to Talk About School
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. Not to mention, it is a very reasonably priced toy (under $10!). It is also a great toy to work on increasing your child's language skills. Keep reading for 5 ways you can use Mr. Potato Head … Continue reading 5 Ways To Use Mr. Potato Head in Speech Therapy
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. Language Skills This hide and seek puzzle is AWESOME . I use it frequently when working with preschool-aged children. Here are some ways … Continue reading The Ultimate Melissa & Doug Puzzle For Language Development;
There are SO many opportunities to increase language skills with playdough. This activity is motivating especially due to its sensory stimulation. When using playdough with your child you are able to target vocabulary, expanding utterances, and following directions all with one activity. Tips for Increasing Language Skills With Playdough As the parent, stay in control of … Continue reading How to Use playdough to Increase Language Skills
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-years-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 Sentences at Home
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
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