Speech and Language Tips and Activities
For most of us, driving in the car with your child is something we do on almost a daily basis. Whether it's to transport your youngster back-and-forth from school or to a sports practice, we find ourselves in the car frequently. This is a terrific time to try some activities to help increase your child's … Continue reading 6 Easy Language Activities for Car Rides
Do you remember playing the game Go Fish as a child? Maybe you have already introduced your child to this wonderfully simple game. Are you wondering how this game is for language development? Well, there are some easy ways to alter the game to help increase your child's language skills. Continue reading to learn how … Continue reading 5 Great Ways to Use Go Fish for Speech and Language Skills
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
Following directions is an important language skill for your child to possess. The ability to follow directions allows your child to successfully participate in the school day. By 2-3 years-old, your child should be able to follow some simple 2-step commands (i.e. "Put on your shoes and your hat"). By 4-5 years-old, your child should … Continue reading 5 Ultimate Ways to Practice Following Directions
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
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
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
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