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Phonological Awareness Hierarchy, Skills, and Goals
What is Phonological Awareness? Phonological awareness refers to a set of skills that children typically develop in the preschool years as pre-reading skills. These include skills where the child begins to understand how words are made up of individual sounds and those sounds can be
Literacy Resource Page
What is Literacy? Literacy refers to any reading or writing skills. Children with speech and language delays often have difficulty with literacy skills as well. Children who have difficulty pronouncing or understanding certain speech sounds may have difficulty with reading and writing those sounds as well. This can
Bug-Themed Speech and Language Activities
Ok, what little boy doesn’t love bugs? They may not be your favorite subject, but if you are trying to help a little boy improve his speech or language skills, he’s going to love these activities! Give them a try! Go on a Bug Hunt! (Descriptors, following directions, writing)
Memorial Day Activities for Speech and Language
Memorial Day is the time when we remember the sacrifices of soldiers who have given their lives to defend our freedoms and our country. We can celebrate soldiers and all they do for us while at the same time improving speech and language skills. Memorial Day Activities 1: What
Cinco De Mayo Activities for Speech and Language
Cinco De Mayo is the holiday celebrated in Mexico on the 5th of May. Seeing as it is currently the 5th of May and multi-cultural education is very important, let’s work on speech and language at the same time with these Cinco De Mayo activities! Cinco De Mayo Activities
Arbor Day Activities for Speech and Language
Did you know that Arbor Day happens in the Spring? I’d tell you an exact date but it’s different for every state. Check out this website that will tell you when your state celebrates Arbor Day. Arbor Day comes to us from Nebraska who decided that they were sad
Restaurant Activities for Speech and Language
If you’re anything like me, you love going out to eat! But all that wait time at restaurants can get hard for children, especially those with attention problems. Well, good news! You can work on speech and language skills while waiting for dinner and keep your child occupied in
Spring Speech Therapy Activities: Podcast 6
On this episode of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, I tell you about some super fun spring speech therapy activities that you can do at home or in speech therapy that will improve your child's speech and language skills. And in the quick tip, I share where you can
How to Improve Reading Comprehension
If you’re doing my March Reading Madness Challenge this week, now is a great time to try to improve reading comprehension for your child. However, that's easier said than done. Here are some tasks that will show you how to improve reading comprehension: How to Improve Reading Comprehension in
March Reading Madness Challenge
For many school-aged children, March means spring break! This one or two-week vacation from school is a perfect opportunity to help build a love of books in your children. And how do you do that, you ask? Make it a game of course! Many children with speech and language
St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Speech and Language
As the official sponsor of the color green, St. Patrick’s Day offers a great opportunity to work on speech and language skills while celebrating this fun holiday! Try these St. Patrick's Day Activities with your child or in speech therapy with your students! St. Patrick's Day Activities #1:
Dress Up Games for Speech and Language
Children love playing dress up games and it’s a great time to work on some speech and language skills. Check out these fun activities that you can do with your child while playing dress up games. You can use old costumes or even just your clothes. You’ll be amazed
Reading Fluency: How to Help Your Child
When your child reads out loud, does it sound choppy or broken up? Does your child have trouble understanding and remembering things he has read out loud? Your child may benefit from some tips on improving reading fluency. What Is Reading Fluency? According to the National Reading Panel, reading
How to Read to Kids
Did you know that reading to your child is one of the best ways to improve her speech and language skills? It's true! If you only have time to do one thing per day to help your child's communication, my suggestion would be to read to her. Here are
Winter Speech and Language Activities: Cold-Weather Clothes
As one of my preschoolers told me the other day, the weather is getting "blustery"! Now is the perfect time to start pulling out all of those winter clothes: hats, gloves, scarves, coats, etc. However, seeing as it has probably been several months since your child last saw these
Pumpkin Activities for Speech and Language
Are you looking for some fun pumpkin activities that you can do at home to improve your child's speech and language skills? Here are some ideas of how you can use pumpkins for some fun speech and language building time! Pumpkin Activities #1: Faces Vocabulary For this activity, you will
