Posts tagged language activities
Valentine’s Day Books for Speech Language Development

Books are my favorite way for parents and/or caregivers to work on language skills at home. Reading with your child can easily be incorporated into your daily routine. Language skills you can address while you read with your child include vocabulary, adjectives, wh-question (‘what’, ‘who’, ‘where’, ‘when’, and ‘why’), sequencing, and syntax. Below is a list I complied of my favorite Valentine’s Day books for language development.

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Books to Practice Articulation Skills

One of the easiest ways for parents to practice their child’s articulation skills  at home is to read sound loaded storybooks.  As you read to your child, emphasize your child’s targeted sound when it is brought up in the story.  If your child is a reader encourage them to seek out words in the book with their targeted speech sound.  This also gives the opportunity to work on other speech and language skills like listening comprehension and vocabulary.  As you read the story ask questions related to the book and have your child identify the objects in pictures. Below is a list of my favorite sound-loaded books.

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Valentine’s Day Activities To Promote Speech and Language

Holidays like Valentine’s Day are a great way to introduce new vocabulary to build your child's language skills and understanding of traditions! Language skills are easy to incorporate into Valentine’s Day activities whether you are working on them at home or during speech-language therapy.

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Winter Themed Books for Speech and Language Development

Reading books with children is an engaging way to build speech and language skills and encourages a love for literature. Here are some of my favorite winter-themed books to help increase language development.

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Winter Speech and Language Activities to Do at Home

Winter is here! Celebrate the season with fun winter activities for kids.

Cook Together

Cooking is a fun activity to do with your child and you can work on sequencing, following directions, and vocabulary at the same time. Some of my favorite recipe to make during the wintertime are chocolate chip cookies, hot chocolate, and chicken noodle soup.

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Warnings Signs That Your Child May Have a Communication Disorders

There are warning signs that that can signal a potential communication disorder. Even if you are still unsure if your child is at risk, having your child receive a free screening can help give you peace of mind. Early intervention for speech-language therapy can begin as soon as 18 months and can improve your child’s future communication skills to give them more confidence when speaking.

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Thanksgiving Books for Language Development

Reading books with your child is a great way to work on expressive and receptive language skills at home.  While reading books I introduce new vocabulary and work on wh-questions (‘what’, ‘who’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’).  Below is a list of my favorite books about Thanksgiving.

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The Best iPad and iPhone Apps For Speech and Language Skills

It seems like there’s an app for just about everything these days!  There are several iPad and iPhone applications (apps) available that help address speech and language skills that can be used at home or on the go.  Many of these apps are in the format of games so your child won’t even realize they are working on speech and language skills.   Working on these skills at home will help your child’s speech and language development and will help with carry-over of skills being worked on during speech-language therapy.  Below I have compiled a list of my favorite apps to help with speech and language.

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Halloween Speech and Language Activities

Halloween is quickly approaching! Holidays like Halloween are a fun way to build your child's language skills and understanding of traditions. Language skills are easy to incorporate whether you are working on them at home or during speech-language therapy. Below are some of my favorite Halloween activities you can do with your child.

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Fall Speech and Language Activities

Happy fall everyone! The weather is starting to cool off, Halloween decorations are going up and the leaves are beginning to change color. Fall is an excellent time to foster your child’s speech and language development using these fun season-themed activities.

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Ways to Encourage Your Child’s Communication Development For Young Children

As your child’s speech and language skills develop there are activities and tips that you can do at home to enhance your child’s speech and language skills. The American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) has compiled a list of activities and tips to encourage your child’s communication development.  

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How to Respond to Articulation Errors

Children working on articulation skills can benefit greatly from feedback from those around them. Feedback from parents, caregivers and others can significantly improve articulation errors and intelligibility. Below are some tips on how to respond to articulation errors. If you’re working with a speech-language pathologist, he/she can help train you on how best to give feedback.

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What is a Speech-Language Pathologist?

Better Hearing and Speech Month is a time to make the field of speech-language pathology known to the community. This is our fourth post in our Better Hearing and Speech month series. In this post we will be answering a common question, “What is a speech-language pathologist?”

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Ways to Encourage a Child’s Communication Development

Better Hearing and Speech Month is a time to make the community aware ways to help encourage communication development in children. As your child’s speech and language skills develop there are activities and tips that you can do at home to enhance your child’s speech and language skills.

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Signs of Communication Disorders

Better Hearing and Speech Month is a time to make the community aware of those in need of speech-language therapy, which can be life-altering.  There are warning signs that that can signal a potential communication disorder and ways that you can do daily to encourage your child’s communication development. 

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Spring Themed Books To Build Speech and Language Skills

Books are my favorite way for parents and/or caregivers to work on language skills at home. Reading with your child can easily be incorporated into your daily routine. Language skills you can address while you read with your child include vocabulary, adjectives, wh-question (‘what’, ‘who’, ‘where’, ‘when’, and ‘why’), sequencing, and syntax. Below is a list I complied of my favorite spring themed books for language development.

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Spring Speech-Language Activities

Happy spring everyone! Spring is my favorite time of year because the weather starts to warm up and the flowers begin to bloom. Spring is an excellent time to foster your child’s speech and language development using these fun season-themed activities.

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