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 […]
Project Play Therapy Summer Social Groups Here at Project Play Therapy we are all about working on developmental skills and having fun at the same time! After all, children learn best through play. Last week was the final week for our Summer Social Groups and our kids and therapists had a blast! About Social […]
Core Vocabulary Core vocabulary is a small set of words that are often used in day-to-day communication. The same 400 or so core words make up around 80% of what people say in a typical day. Core words are usually pronouns (I, we, she), verbs (is, go, see) or modifiers (all, some, more). These small […]
Comparing and Contrasting Skills Comparing and contrasting is the skill of finding the similarities and differences between two or more items, people, or concepts. This is an important skill for children as they progress in their understanding and use of language. Practicing this can help improve vocabulary, describing skills, sentence structure, reading comprehension and more. […]
Following Directions with Summer Activities Why is it important to work on following directions? Following simple and multistep directions is an important step in language development. Development of this skill helps children while interacting in a variety of settings, especially school, where there is much structure. The classroom is full of opportunities and requirements to […]
Let’s practice speech sounds! Today one of our SLPs is going to teach you all about how to work on the ‘S’ and ‘Z’ sound. ‘S’ and ‘Z’ can be tricky sounds to make! ‘S’ and ‘Z’ appear often in English. The cool thing about these sounds is that we make them in the SAME […]
Social Skills Group Information We are looking forward to having a ton of fun this summer building social skills at PPT! Our fabulous team of Speech-Language Pathologists will be conducting these groups, and we hope you will join us. The deadline to register for PPT’s Social Skills Groups is June 7. Register Here! […]
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month! Here at Project Play Therapy we have an amazing team of Speech Language Pathologists! Our clinicians invest so much into the kiddos, families, and school partners that they serve. We are happy to celebrate our SLPs today and every day! Scroll down to learn more about Speech and […]
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! It is Teacher Appreciation Week!! We are so fortunate that we get to partner with some of the most amazing teachers! For today’s activity, one of our SLPs is going to show you how to work on language skills and express gratitude to the amazing teachers that work so hard to […]
Meet April’s Featured Friend! Here at Project Play Therapy we love our village! It is so important to us to shout out those who work hard and do their best. Today we are sending all the love and congratulations to our friend, Roman! Here is what Roman’s mom has to say about him: “Ms. […]