Some Gift Ideas to Build Speech and Language Skills

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Other Ways to Help Your Child Develop Their Speech and Language Skills

We often mention how important play, reading books with your child and talking to your child is to their speech and language development, but here is something else you may like to consider!

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It's a lot of Work Being a Kid!

I thought you might enjoy this simple graphic that shows some of the big tasks the students will be learning to develop during their time in preschool!

Welcome to Preschool!

Whether you're new to the Hancock County Preschool program or returning for another school year, welcome! Your speech therapists for this year are: Mandy Bour M.A. CCC-SLP serving the Arlington, Cory Rawson and Riverdale districts and Donna Schmelzer, M.A. CCC-SLP serving the Arcadia, Liberty Benton and Van Buren districts.

If at any time you would like to contact us don't hesitate to e-mail us through this site, contact the Hancock County ESC (hancockesc.org) send a note to the preschool teacher to share with us or stop by after school on the day your child receives speech therapy services.

Additionally, you may leave a comment on our blog to make requests regarding the content of this site. The more we work as a team the better the support for your child to meet their goals.

We look forward to getting to know your child and working with you to improve their speech and language skills!

Following Directions with Basic Concepts for Valentine's Day!

Find this free worksheet that targets receptive language, vocabulary and basic concepts (among other skills) at: http://slpmaterials.blogspot.com/2013/01/spatial-concepts-following-directions_23.html

Valentine's Pronoun Language Cards!

 

Find at: http://www.speechiefreebies.com/2015/01/pack-of-pronouns-winter-valentines-day.html

 

 

 This free packet includes 20 picture cards (with a winter & Valentine's Day theme) that can be used to target he/him/she/her/they/them. 

I have used these cards in a number of ways….

1. Put 2-3 cards out at a time. Describe one of the cards using a pronoun and have the child identify the card you are taking about. "Show me: She is ice skating."

2. Play a board game but before the child takes a turn, he/she chooses a card from the deck and has to describe it using the correct pronoun.

3. Use these cards to assess pronoun knowledge/use.

4. Print out 2 copies and play "pronoun memory" with them!