Now that your child is learning from home, you may be looking for activities and games for your preschool-aged child to continue to increase his language skills. Below I will recommend some of my favorite activities to use for this population. You can always adapt these activities to something you already have in your house. … Continue reading Home Speech Therapy Activities for Preschool Age
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5 Ways to Use Let’s Go Fishin’ Game for Speech Therapy
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
10 Best Matching Games for Speech Therapy
I love using matching games for speech therapy while working on language skills with children. Matching games are a classic activity that help improve memory, concentration, problem-solving, and can target MANY language skills. Some of these important language skills include turn-taking, expanding vocabulary, expanding utterances, understanding the concepts of same and different, and following directions. … Continue reading 10 Best Matching Games for Speech Therapy
Fabulous Interactive Bingo Game for Language Therapy
Are you looking for some new toys to help work on your child's language skills? One of my new favorite toys is the Fisher-Price Barnyard Bingo Game. This interactive bingo game is simple, yet can be modified in different ways depending on your child's skill level.
5 Perfect Games for Turn Taking
If your child has a pragmatic language disorder, then it may be very likely that he has difficulty appropriately taking turns. At around the age of 3- to 4-years-old most children understand the idea of turn-taking, although they may not always wait for their turn. By 5-years-old most children are able to appropriately play in … Continue reading 5 Perfect Games for Turn Taking
Free Passover Matching Game for Language Skills
Passover is an eight-day festival to commemorate the freedom of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Passover 2017 begins sundown on April 10th. Take time to talk about this holiday with your child since there are a lot of new terms used during this holiday that your child may not be familiar with (i.e. seder, … Continue reading Free Passover Matching Game for Language Skills
10 Easy Activities to Promote Language Development on a Snow Day
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
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 language development games to get you started working on these goals. 1. Candy Land Game When playing Candy … Continue reading 5 Language Development Games