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Signs that a Child is a Gestalt Language Processor (and How to Help)
Signs that a Child is a Gestalt Language Processor (and How to Help) Did you know that there are two ways that children acquire language? Analytic Language Development: Child learns to speak one word at a time. When they have mastered single words, they eventually start combining 2+
When should children start saying two words together? (And how to help them do it)
When should children start saying two words together? (And how to help them do it) Did you know there are two different ways that children learn to speak? Some children learn words one at a time. They will say single words (like "mama" or "up") until they have enough that
How to Teach a Child Comparing and Contrasting Skills
Teaching "Comparing and Contrasting" Skills to Children What are "Comparing and Contrasting" Skills? For this skill, we will help children identify when things are the same or different. Then, we'll help them describe how two items are similar or different by comparing and contrasting aspects about those items.
Language Therapy for Children Activities and Ideas
What is Language Therapy for Children? When a child is having trouble using words, sentences, and language to communicate with others, speech-language pathologists can provide language therapy to boost their skills. Language therapy can target skills like using grammatically correct sentences, asking and answering questions, following directions, understanding
Sight Words Games | Free Activities to Teach Sight Words
Sight Words Games: Free Activities to Teach Sight Words Sight words are words that we expect children to be able to read or decode as soon as they see them, without having to sound them out. Some of these words are difficult to sound out, as they don't
Speech and Language Activities (90+ Free Materials)
Get Instant Access to 90+ Speech Activities & Language Activities—For Free! We've consolidated all of our freebies onto one page! Perfect for SLPs, parents, & other speech-language professionals! We have speech activities to help a child speak sounds more clearly. We have language activities to help a
Summer Speech Therapy Homework – Week 7
Summer Speech Therapy Homework - Week 7 Welcome to week seven of our Summer Speech Challenge for Parents! Click here if you want to go back and start from week 1! Summer Speech Therapy Homework Challenge: To recap, our Summer Speech Challenge is a new challenge
Summer Speech Therapy Homework – Week 6
Summer Speech Therapy Homework - Week 6 Welcome to week six of our Summer Speech Challenge for Parents! Click here if you want to go back and start from week 1! Summer Speech Therapy Homework Challenge: To recap, our Summer Speech Challenge is a new challenge
Summer Speech Therapy Homework – Week 5
Summer Speech Therapy Homework - Week 5 Welcome to week five of our Summer Speech Challenge for Parents! Click here if you want to go back and start from week 1! Summer Speech Therapy Homework Challenge: To recap, our Summer Speech Challenge is a new challenge
Summer Speech Therapy Homework – Week 4
Summer Speech Therapy Homework - Week 4 Welcome to week four of our Summer Speech Challenge for Parents! Click here if you want to go back and start from week 1! Summer Speech Therapy Homework Challenge: To recap, our Summer Speech Challenge is a new challenge
Summer Speech Therapy Homework – Week 3
Summer Speech Therapy Homework - Week 3 Welcome to week three of our Summer Speech Challenge for Parents! Click here if you want to go back and start from week 1! Summer Speech Therapy Homework Challenge: To recap, our Summer Speech Challenge is a new challenge
Summer Speech Therapy Homework – Week 2
Summer Speech Therapy Homework - Week 2 Welcome to week two of our Summer Speech Challenge for Parents! Click here if you want to go back and start from week 1! Summer Speech Therapy Homework Challenge: To recap, our Summer Speech Challenge is a new challenge
Summer Speech Therapy Homework (Free Printables)
Summer Speech Therapy Homework - Free Printables! School's out and summer is here! Huzzah!! I hope that summer vacation means lots of fun quality time for you and your children. Though, if you're like our house, it just means mad chaos and feeling like a chicken with your
5 Tips for Working with Autistic Students
5 Tips for Working with Autistic Students Working with students with autism? Linda Silver joined us live on January 22nd from Looks Like Language to share 5 tips for using visual supports to help your students on the autism spectrum expand communication skills and reduce inappropriate behaviors. #speechieshow
AAC Evaluations and Funding: How to Get an AAC Device for a Child
AAC Evaluations and Funding: How to Get an AAC Device for a Child AAC is great! But how on earth are you supposed to get one for a child? Never fear! Andrea from Forbes AAC is here! Andrea joined us live and walked us through how to navigate
Boosting Reading Skills for Children with Dyslexia: 5 Tips from SLPs
Boosting Reading Skills for Children with Dyslexia: 5 Tips from SLPs Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in
Language Therapy for Autistic Children
Language Therapy for Autistic Children: Where do you even start when doing speech therapy with a child with autism or other complex communication delays? Rose Griffin joined us live on August 21st to share her 5 tips for using systematic language instruction to get started with these children.
How to Collect a Language Sample
How to Collect a Language Sample Anyone here dread collecting a language sample? Leia Knight from Language for the Playground joined us LIVE to share 5 quick and easy tips for eliciting a language sample. #speechieshow Join the Hub to Access (Free Trial)
Parent & Caregiver Training in Early Intervention Speech Therapy
Parent & Caregiver Training in Early Intervention Speech Therapy SLPs get lots of clinical experience, but so much of working with infants and toddlers is about parent and caregiver education! This is often a skill we learn on the job... let's talk strategy! Ayelet joined us live to
5 Inferencing Activities for Speech Therap
5 Inferencing Activities for Speech Therapy An inference is when you use clues present (in text or in real life) along with your background knowledge to make a guess about something that's not explicitly known. For example, if you see an "out of order" sign, you can use
