Try out this link to videos from the SLP at Washington preschool here in Findlay

https://www.facebook.com/pg/WAPreschoolSpeech/videos/

These are some great videos on how to use books and toys you have at home to build your child's speech and language skills.  The Speech Therapist is a colleague of mine from Washington Preschool here in Findlay. 
Just a quick note, if you watch the video on how to cue speech sounds, I cue the /s/ sound a little differently than Sarah.  She uses her hand to look like a snake as she says the /s/ and I run my index finger back and forth in front of my lips as I cue the /s/ sound.  Either way, it gives the child more information to help them learn to make the sound. 

 Here are some activities to work on several goals that may be on your child's IEP:
Naming items in categories:  Name all the pictures in each category then see if they can come up with another item that might belong in that category.
Naming the category:  Ask, "what group do all of these things belong to? " (furniture, clothing, food)
Sort into categories:  If you can print this page, cut out the pictures and hand them one by one to your child and see if they can put each back into the correct category.  All the furniture in one pile.  All the clothing in another pile and all the food in a third pile.
What doesn't belong:  Put 4 pictures together for your child.  Use 3 from one category (ie couch, chair and table) and one from a different category (ie shoe).  Ask your child, "which one doesn't belong"?  You may have to say "which one doesn't belong in the furniture group"?

 How are they the same:  Put two items together from a group (ie shoes and pants).  Ask your child, "how are these 2 alike or how are they the same"? 
How are they different: Use the same 2 items and ask, "how are they different"?
Speech sound production:  Listen for sounds produced in error and show your child how you say the word.
Understanding Functions:  Ask "what do you do with this thing"? You can also do a pointing task.  "I am thinking about something you wear on your head.  Can you find it"? 
Listening to 3 clues:  Play I spy. "I spy with my little eye something that is a type of clothing, you wear it on your foot and you put it on before you put on your shoe"

Minimal pair pictures to work on the /l/ sound

Here's a way to work on the sound /l/.  It shows there is a meaning difference when you use the /w/ as opposed to using the /l/ sound.  Teach your child what all the pictures are first.  Then you can say things like, "which one do you want me to point to"? You listen to what they say and point to it.  This will show them that if they say "wick" when they mean "lick" they need to pay attention to how they say the /l/ sound.  

Wick	Lick
Wake	Lake
	Light

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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

Improving Language and Vocabulary at Home!

http://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/bedtime-routine-activities/

The above link takes you to a blog about bedtime routine plans to facilitate speech and language development. But the truth is these activities can be used almost anytime and anywhere to help you help your child. Welcome back to school!

Halloween I Spy

Practice using good speech, language, describing and vocabulary skills while playing this cute I Spy game!

Ideas for Building Language

Great ideas and simple explainations using techniques speech-language pathologists use!

http://letsgrowspeech.com/playing-with-language-building-activities-for-building-language/

St. Patrick's Vocabulary Activities

Visit this site for a short St. Patrick's video as well as free bingo and memory games. http://livespeaklove.com/2012/02/19/st-patricks-day-fun/

Basic Concepts: Where Is Cupid?

A fun, FREE printable game for working on basic concept language! Here's the link: http://www.playingwithwords365.com/2012/02/freebie-friday-where-is-cupid-a-prepositional-game/

Christmas Action Cards

Use these adorable Christmas action cards to get rid of the wiggles, practice following directions, learn Christmas vocabulary and have a great time!

http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2010/12/book-advent-day-20-christmas-action.html