Speech and Language Tips and Activities
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-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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Using bubbles with your child is an awesome way to work on language skills and also early developing speech sounds. When blowing bubbles with your child you can have them request for the bubbles such as "bubbles", "I want bubbles", or "more bubbles". You can expand the activity by asking your child if they want … Continue reading Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles
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