Let’s Make a Turkey! Today’s activity is a fun way to get in the Thanksgiving spirit while working on the skill of sequencing! Why Sequencing? Sequencing is the ability to arrange in a particular order. It is an important component of both comprehension and expressive language. Putting words together to make a correct phrase or […]
Thanksgiving-Themed Activity to Target /s/ Blends Do you notice your child saying “mall” for “small” or “wing” for “swing?” While sweet and endearing at a young age, this error, called cluster reduction, is common for children under four years of age. Cluster reduction occurs when a consonant cluster, a combination of two or three consonants, […]
Trick-or-Treat Communication Cards Hearing children shout, “trick or treat!” on your doorstep on Halloween is always a fond and fun surprise. But for kids with complex communication needs, this childhood experience can often be daunting or even avoided. Complex communication needs refers to any individual who has a significant difficulty communicating in a typical manner. […]
Dolly Parton’s “I Am a Rainbow” Book Read-Aloud Listen to the full book read-aloud here. This book was chosen because it does an excellent job discussing feelings and emotions. It uses the colors of the rainbow as a visual representation for the characters in the book to discuss their emotions. Each page is associated with […]
Dyslexia Awareness Month October is dyslexia awareness month, which is a great time to learn about dyslexia, as well as resources for children that have dyslexia Facts about Dyslexia: As many as 1 in 5 students have a diagnosis of dyslexia, and is the most common learning disability. Dyslexia is a learning disability that includes difficulty in […]
Cooking and Communication How Your Kitchen is the Next Best Place for Speech and Language Development! When practicing speech and language skills, it is important to make it practical and engaging for your child. Research shows that young children learn by experience. Play is the most meaningful when it is child-directed and relevant. Most children […]
Let’s tell some stories! Sharing stories is an enjoyable way to connect with your child while promoting crucial communication skills. Storytelling can help promote your child’s vocabulary, grammar, working memory, social language use and so much more! You can watch one of our speech and language therapists explain this activity here! Storytelling Activity For a […]
Back to School Vocabulary Welcome back to school students and teachers of all ages! Today we have created an easy to use back-to-school vocabulary activity for your students! Vocabulary acquisition is the process in which we learn new words. It is important for building expressive language for young children, which impacts the ability for them […]
Does your child say W instead of L or even leave L out of words completely? If your child is still working on the tricky L sound, here are five fun ways to practice this skill at home! Train little ears to hear the L sound. Draw pictures of word pairs that highlight L […]
Going to the Zoo Language Activity In speech and language therapy, labeling is an important precursor to literacy development, and helps to increase the length of word phrases a child uses. One way children often practice this is through labeling animals, sounds they make, and what they are doing. This is also a good time […]