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How to Teach a Child to Form Narratives
Summary: Explicitly teach narrative structure to children: Introduction: settings and characters Details/Body: Use first, next, then, and last to describe the details in order. Make sure the problem is presented in this section. The solution can go in here as well or in the next section. Conclusion: The
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
Teaching Present Progressive “-ing” Words for Kids
How to Teach Present Progress "-ing" Words to Children: The present progressive “-ing” grammatical marker is the one we tack on the end of a verb to say that the action is currently happening. For example, we might say “he is running” or “she is flying”. When a
Halloween Speech Therapy Activities
Halloween Activities for Speech and Language Halloween is almost here and children everywhere are getting excited about costumes and candy! Now is a great time to use the excitement of Halloween to get kids excited about working on speech and language skills. Here are some Halloween activities that will
Vocabulary Resource Page
Vocabulary Activities for Children: How to Boost Vocabulary Skills Vocabulary refers to all of the words that we know. There are four different types of vocabulary: 1. Listening Vocabulary: Words you understand if you hear someone else say them. 2. Speaking Vocabulary: Words you are able to use during
Functional Communication: Goals and Speech Therapy Ideas
What is Functional Communication? Functional communication refers to the most basic of communication skills. This type of communication gets one's basic wants and needs known, such as "I want that", "I am hurt", or "I need to use the bathroom". These are not complex
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
Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) | Meaning, Norms, and Goals
Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) | Meaning, Norms, and Goals for Increasing Sentence Length Mean Length of Utterance: What is MLU? Mean length of utterance, or MLU, refers to the average length of the sentences that a child typically uses. For example, when children
Speech and Language in Daily Routines
Working Speech and Language Into Daily Routines Many of the parents I work with tell me that they don't feel like they have enough time to work on speech and language skills with their child as much as they know they should. This is a very common problem for busy
Themed Activities for Speech and Language
What is a Themed Activity? This refers to groups of activities that are based around a common theme. For example, you may have activities that are all about sports or winter. Themed activities can be great for working on speech and language skills. Here are some benefits of using
Speech and Language Crafts
Why Use Crafts for Speech and Language Development? Craft activities are great for improving a child's speech and language skills! Not only are they fun to do, but they also work on a variety of speech and language skills without even trying to. Plus, children will have a physical
Grammar Resource Page
What is Grammar? When we talk about helping children who have speech and language delays with grammar, we are talking about all of those little words and word parts that help us make complete sentences. Without grammar, our sentences would sound choppy or telegraphic. For example, instead of saying
Receptive Language Delay: Speech Therapy and Activities
Receptive Language Delay: Speech Therapy and Activities What is Receptive Language Delay? Receptive language delay is a broad diagnosis that simply means that a child has trouble understanding language. This covers a wide variety of language skills and the child may have trouble with all of those skill,
Questions Resource Page
Asking and Answering Questions Children with speech and language delays often have difficulty asking and answering questions appropriately. This is a difficult skill as it requires the child to understand what is being asked, process the question, form an answer, and speak that answer. Or, if the child is
Expressive Language Delay Resource Page
Therapy Activities and Resources for Expressive Language Delays: What is an Expressive Language Delay? Expressive language delay (ELD) is a broad diagnosis that simply means that a child is having trouble using language in some way, shape, or form. Since this diagnosis is so broad, each child with
Tips for Late Talkers: How to Help at Home or in Speech Therapy
Tips for Late Talkers: How to Help at Home or in Speech Therapy According to the Hanen Centre Website, a late talker is defined as a child that is 18-30 months of age who seems to understand language well but does not talk or say words as much
PECS for Autism | Speech Therapy Phases and Strategies
What are PECS? PECS stands for Picture Exchange Communication System. PECS is a systematic way to teach a child how to communicate with someone else by handing them a picture of what they want. This program was originally designed for children with autism but can be used
How to Make Communication Boards
How to Make Communication Boards: Communication boards are a great, inexpensive way to provide someone with a means to communicate who may not be able to speak yet. Each board contains several pictures that represent different message that the person may want to say. The person using the board
The Ultimate AAC Resource Page
What is Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC)? AAC stands for augmentative/alternative communication and describes any mode of communication that is not speaking with your mouth. This may involve pointing to or exchanging pictures, using sign language, using an AAC device that will speak a message when the user
AAC Devices for Autism | Are Communication Devices Helpful?
AAC Devices for Autism AAC Devices for autism were designed with one thing in mind: giving a voice to children who can't speak. Speaking is how we as adults communicate with those around us. It allows us to interact with other people and influence the world around
