Whether your child has been identified as having a language disorder or you would just like ways to help your child further improve their language skills, this post is for you. You have stuff in your home and in your brain that can facilitate better language skills in your children. My firstborn spoke at 9 months naming everything in sight and by 12 months was speaking in sentences which was most frequently "Shut the door!" My second, not so much. I was considering augmentative communication ... Read More about How YOU Can Do Language Therapy At Home!
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Developing and Improving Language Skills on the Playground
Are you aware that language skills are a HUGE predictor of reading and writing abilities in the classroom? The Super Duper Company has identified some critical areas that poor language skills will impact in the classroom: • understanding oral directions. • vocabulary skills. • using complete sentences or correct grammar. • completing assignments independently. • becoming easily frustrated. A child’s reading and writing abilities can also be affected by a language delay: • learning ... Read More about Developing and Improving Language Skills on the Playground
St Patricks Day Speech Therapy…A Recap
Am I the only one who doesn't necessarily look forward to St. Patrick's Day? For our students with learning differences, it is undeniably, absolutely, positively one of the most confusing days of the year. All year long they learn to keep their hands to themselves. Rainbows are related to weather. Gold is a color that only those who have the luxury of owning a 64 piece coloring box will have. Our vocabulary goes from Elf on the Shelf to Cupid to Leprechaun before any of those words are actually ... Read More about St Patricks Day Speech Therapy…A Recap
WH Questions in speech therapy today
There is always someone in each group working on WH Questions whether it be asking them or answering them. One of my kids has become quite successful answering WH questions using the FREE visuals I created and gave to his teachers to wear on her lanyard.You can also download them in my TpT store HERE.Today there were two other students in the group working on articulation. I asked them to say the word, then repeat a phrase. They passed the card to the student working on WH questions and he ... Read More about WH Questions in speech therapy today
Valentine Asoociations Practice in Speech Today
So many of my kids lack categorization skills. One way to target that is to improve their understanding of how words are related or associated. I was happy to find this word association game by Communication Station in a quick search for free Valentine activities. The kids loved putting the pieces together. I passed out one side of each heart to the students, having them name the item for vocabulary identification. Some of the pictures have to be inferred. I then took each one of the other ... Read More about Valentine Asoociations Practice in Speech Today