5 Fireworks Sensory Tips for Speech & Language Learners
Fireworks are a classic part of summer celebrations. But for children with language or sensory needs, fireworks can sometimes feel more stressful than fun. The loud booms, bright flashes, and unpredictable environment may be overwhelming, especially for kids who are still learning how to express their needs or manage sensory input. As a parent, you…
5 Summer Speech Therapy Tips for Parents
Written by Carrie Bollentino, M.S., CCC-SLP Summer is full of fun, sun, and exciting events, including fireworks! Here are 5 easy ways to turn summer activities into speech and language opportunities for your child: 1. Water Play Words Use sprinklers, pools, or water tables to teach action words (splash, pour, drip), location words (in, under,…
3 Summer Activities You Can Use to Target Speech and Language!
By: Abigail Phillips M.A., CF-SLP Bubbles! Use bubbles to model single words such as, “bubble,” “pop,” “go,” “blow,” “more,” “stomp,” “big,” “little.” For children working on expanding their utterances, model adding one word to each word they say. For example: “more bubbles,” “pop it”, “ready set go,” “blow fast,” “big stomp.” Chalk! Grab chalk and…
Spring Language Scavenger Hunt
By: Julie Aills, M.A., CCC-SLP April Showers Bring May Flower! This is the perfect time of year to turn your trip to the park or walk around the neighborhood into a spring scavenger hunt. Regardless of the season or the weather, heading outside is always a great speech-language activity! We’ve made two spring scavenger hunt checklists….
Early Characteristics of Autism
By: Sara Beirl, M.A., CF-SLP Early identification of Autism can be helpful for ensuring that children have access to services that help meet their unique needs. Characteristics of Autism can include: Reference: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/signs.html It is important to note that Autistic children may not show all of these characteristics. Also, many of these characteristics can overlap…
Talk Tips To Go: Targeting Articulation at Home!
By Brooke Stoyak M.A., CCC-SLP Struggling to target your child’s articulation sounds at home for homework? Wanting to see more progress with your child’s articulation development? This is a read for you! See below for tips/tricks on targeting articulation at home: Ideas to target articulation at home:
Talk Tips To Go: Festive February Speech/Language Activities!
By Brooke Stoyak, M.A., CCC-SLP Valentine’s Day Word Scavenger Hunt: Looking for something to do indoors while it is still cold outside for the Valentine’s Day holiday? Help your child compile a word list with their targeted speech sounds and make heart shaped “flash cards” to hide around the house. Once hidden, have your child…
Talk Tips To Go: Cooking up Speech and Language Skills
Cooking together can be a fun and easy way to spend quality time with your child. Cooking together can also be a gratifying learning experience for the family. Your child can not only discover new foods and learn about nutrition, they can develop their speech and language skills as well. While the benefits of cooking…
Talk Tips To Go: Fall Activities at Home!
By: Brooke Stoyak M.A., CCC-SLP There are so many exciting activities to participate in once fall arrives during the year! Fall is the perfect season to target many different speech/language goals. Here are some ways for your family to engage in the fall fun: Fall Scavenger Hunt: Hide some of your favorite fall items inside/outside…
Dialogic Book Readings
By: Brooke Stoyak M.A., CCC-SLP What is Dialogic Book Reading & Why it works! During a Dialogic Book Reading, an adult becomes the “teller” of a story. The adult takes on the role of actor, listener and questioner for the child. How adults read to children is just as important as how often we read…