As October is National Audiology Month I thought it would be good to do a small series of posts regarding audiology, what it is, what services audiologist provide and how those services relate to speech and language development for those of you out there new to speech and language delay. So, let us begin at […]
Since October is Fire Safety and Prevention Month I thought it might be nice to make a inferencing activity discussing fire safety. This activity is great to focus on several language goals: Auditory Comprehension Auditory Memory Incorporating Literacy into Therapy Inferencing Problem Solving Using attributes to guess an object described All materials for personal use […]
Did you know October is Fire Prevention and Safety Month? Every October, local fire stations visit schools nationwide and talk about fire safety. There is a lot of language involved in fire safety and a lot of information for children to understand and know. So its a good idea to take some time and review […]
Social Stories are often used to teach social skills to persons with various disabilities and disorders (the most well known being persons with ASD-Austism Spectrum Disorders). I personally LOVE social stories for ALL children no matter what their diagnosis! Why, you ask? For several reasons: 1. Social stories are usually short, clear and concise. 2. […]
It’s that time of year…school has started which means “Show N Tell”, probably one of our (SLPs) favorite classroom language based activities!!! Why do we LOVE Show N Tell so much you ask? This simple little activity brings to the classroom what we try so desperately to teach our language delayed kiddos in the therapy room. This […]
This material has been removed. Sorry for the inconvenience. It’s the fall and corn mazes are one of the fun things to do with family and friends. Why not bottle some of that fun when practicing speech goals? I made this quick little fun reinforcer activity you can do at home, school or maybe even […]
Here are several pages of various pictures you can use for a fall themed game for articulation, vocabulary development, following directions, answering ?s, using modifiers to describe pictures, combining pictures to make sentences and many, many more language activities. Pictures courtesy of Boardmaker Plus. This packet has several pages of familiar initial /k, g, s, r/ sound […]
This material has been removed! Sorry for the inconvenience! Looking for a reinforcer activity for your children for speech practice? Check out this fun little fall themed reinforcer activity called I’m a Nut for Speech Therapy! Remember that reinforcer activities can be used for all speech and language goals! Speak to your SLP or comment […]
In lieu of all the WONDERFUL things we get to do in the fall (corn mazes, pumpkin carving, etc.) I saw this super cute idea for an apple picking activity from No Time For Flashcards called the Alphabet Apple Tree. I could see so many AWESOME speech and language activities in this one idea that I HAD to make […]
Q. My 5yo son has a rather odd speech pattern. He will repeat a word over and over until the next word comes to mind and he can continue his narrative. It isn’t a syllable or a sound but a full word and it is random. It is almost always present but certainly more evident […]
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