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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

Word Web Examples | Using Word Webs for Vocabulary

What is a Word Web? A word web is a graphic organizer that provides more information about a word. Word webs can help children learn new vocabulary words and connect those words to other words that they already know. This is a very effective tool for helping

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:

AAC Devices for Kids: What are They and How to Use Them

What are AAC Devices? AAC devices are augmentative/alternative communication systems that allow a person to communicate with those around them without speaking. There are many different types of AAC but the most common are high-tech AAC Devices that allow a person to push a button to

Rainy Day Activities for Speech and Language

It’s springtime and the snow is giving way to rain! It’s best to be prepared for those rainy days with some great rainy day activities that will encourage speech and language development as well. You might as well get some speech and language work done if you’re going

How to do Speech Therapy at Home: Podcast 3

In this episode, I discuss how to get your child to sit down and do speech therapy at home with you. Also, in the quick tip, I will tell you about a resource that has helped me keep my students engaged and doing work with me for a very long

Teaching Pronouns – Speech Therapy | “He”, “She”, “They”

Join the Hub to Access (Free Trial) Teaching Pronouns in Speech Therapy Teaching pronouns in speech therapy is a common target because children with language delays often have difficulty with using the correct pronouns in conversation, especially the "he" and

Improving Speech and Language Skills in Kids during Spring Cleaning

It is officially March and spring is right around the corner (although it doesn’t feel like it with 10 inches of snow in my front yard!). One of my favorite spring-time activities is spring cleaning! I’m sure you’re thinking “Seriously, Carrie? No one enjoys that!” But I do!! I

Where Questions for Kids: How to Teach “Where” Questions

Where Questions for Kids: How to Teach Where Questions in Speech Therapy "Where" questions are among the first we teach to children learning to answer questions, along with "who" and "what" questions. Here are our steps for teaching a child to answer "where" questions. How to Teach

Overview of Speech and Language Disorders: Podcast 2

This episode will provide an overview of speech and language disorders, delays, and therapies. And in the quick tip, I will tell you about an app that will provide you with tons of words and activities to help you teach your child a new sound. Speech and Language

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

Speech Therapy for Following Directions: Helping Children to Learn to Follow Directions

Speech Therapy for Following Directions: Being able to understand and follow verbal directions is a huge communication skill! Children with language delays may struggle to follow directions at home, in the classroom, and in our speech/language therapy sessions. We can help children learn this skill by building it

Working Speech and Language Into Bedtime Routines (Podcast)

Hey everyone! I just finished the first episode of my podcast! Here are the show notes which contain an overview of what we discussed as well as all of the great links and resources provided in the show. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! News and

PowerPoint Speech Therapy Activities

Did you know that you can use the computer to make Microsoft PowerPoint speech therapy activities that your child will love?? Check it out!! PowerPoint Speech Therapy Activities I use PowerPoint presentations a lot with my students and they love them! I set the PowerPoint presentation up

Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Activities

Valentine's Day Speech Therapy Activities It’s almost Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day means telling the people you love how much you care about them and eating lots of chocolate! Here are some fun Valentine's Day activities you can do with your child or your clients to celebrate Valentine’s Day

Football Activities for Speech and Language

Happy Super Bowl!! Ok, I confess I’m not the biggest football fan and maybe I enjoy the commercials more than the actual football playing during the Super Bowl, but I know how important football is to many of the little guys I work with! The way I see it,

Baby Doll Activities for Speech and Language

Ok, we’ve done a post about vehicle-themed speech and language activities so I feel like it’s about time to have one for the girls out there. This week’s activity is all about what you can do with the baby dolls that your little girl (or boy!) loves to play

Sign Language for Toddlers with Speech Delay: Does it Help?

Sign Language for Toddlers with Speech Delay: Does it Help? There is much confusion in the world of parenting about using sign language with your child. Research has shown that teaching sign language to young children is beneficial to all children, whether they have speech and language delays