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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+
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.
How to Improve Vocabulary Skills by Teaching Prefixes and Suffixes
Do you struggle to help expand children's vocabulary skills during speech therapy sessions? You can't possibly teach a child every word he will ever need. Instead, you need a strategy that you can teach the child that will help him learn and remember many words. Kristin Immicke from Talkin'
Vocabulary Activities for Middle Schoolers
Vocabulary Activities for Middle Schoolers: In this video, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark will show you group activities that you can use to improve vocabulary in middle-school aged children. Join the Hub to Access (Free Trial) Vocabulary Activities for
Using the Expanding Expressions Tool (EET) in Speech Therapy
Using the Expanding Expressions Tool (EET) in Speech Therapy In this video, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark discusses the EET tool (expanding expressions tool) and how it can be used in speech therapy. Join the Hub to Access (Free Trial)
How to Teach Prefixes to Improve Decoding Unknown Words when Reading
Learn how to teach a child prefixes so they can use them to decode unknown words when reading: Notes: For Production (Spoken or Written) Collect a writing sample or spoken language sample and check off which common prefixes the child uses spontaneously and correctly (http://teacher.scholastic.com/reading/bestpractices/vocabulary/pdf/prefixes_suffixes.pdf) Choose
Supporting Details and Main Idea Examples & Teaching Tools
Main Idea and Supporting Details This learning guide will demonstrate how to help a child learn to identify main idea and supporting details in a written text as well as to include them in their own writing. We'll provide examples and definitions along the way. We use
Waiting Cards: Language-Boosting Alternatives for Screen Time
You’re driving in the car and your kid is growing antsy. Quickest solution: Hand him your smart phone! You’re waiting for your food a restaurant and the little ones are throwing the sugar packets at each other. Easiest solution: Turn on some cartoons on the tablet! It’s a rainy
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
Teaching Adjectives to Kids: Activities and Worksheets
Teaching Adjectives to Children: Activities and Worksheets for Helping Kids Learn Adjectives Descriptors are an important part of our vocabulary. They are the words that describe other words. These can be adjectives (words that describe nouns) or adverbs (words that describe verbs). We use these throughout our everyday
Preschool Flash Cards and Question Cards
Click here to download the Preschool Vocabulary and Question Cards for free! Preschool Flash Cards and Question Cards Preschool Flash Cards Short Description: 251 flash cards of common nouns organized by category. Each card contains a picture on the front of the card along with the written word
Spatial Concepts Games: Where Does It Go?
Spatial Concepts Games: Where Does It Go? Click here to download the Spatial Concepts Game for free! Spatial Concepts Games Short Description: Help your child practice spatial concepts with this file folder game. You can practice putting the velcro pieces on, next to, and behind the various
Cooking Activities for Speech and Language: Podcast 14
This is Episode # 14 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast! This is the podcast with activities and resources for families of children with speech and language delays and disorders. Today I'm going to tell you about cooking activities that you can do with your child to work on
Adjective Games: Free, Printable File Folder Game
Adjective Games: Free, Printable File Folder Game Click here to download the "Tell Me About It" adjectives game for free! Join the Hub to Access (Free Trial) Adjective Games Short Description: This adjectives file folder game will help you use
Past Tense Picture Cards: Verb Cards for Speech Therapy
Past Tense Picture Cards: Verb Cards for Speech Therapy Children with language delays sometimes struggle to correctly use the past tense of verbs when talking about things that have already happened. We can help by using past tense picture cards to show them before and after of past
How to Teach Irregular Plural Nouns
How to Help a Child Use Irregular Plural Nouns Most of the time in the English language, when we want to say that there is more than one of something, we just add an –s to the end of the word. Easy enough. However, there are quite a
Sign Language Flash Cards: Free PDF Download
Free Sign Language Flashcard Download Click here to download the sign language flashcards for free! Join the Hub to Access (Free Trial) Research has shown that teaching sign language to young children is beneficial to all children, whether they have speech and language
Verb Picture Cards
Free, Printable Verb Flashcards for Speech Therapy or Language Learning: Print out these verb picture cards to use with your child to help her learn action words. Also includes ideas for using the cards to work on answering questions, grammar, and vocabulary. Pictures include real photos of adults
Vocabulary Game: What Do You See?
Click here to download Vocabulary Game: What Do You See? for free! Vocabulary Game Short Description: This file folder game contains many objects all scattered across the pages of a file. There are instructions for activities that will help you and your child work on a variety of
