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Fall Speech Activities: Practice the /f/ Sound With Seasonal Fun
Fall Speech Activities: Practice the /f/ Sound With Seasonal Fun
Fall is around the corner so I’ve picked out some words that also have the /f/ speech sound to practice this week. I’ll start with a brief explanation of words... Read more...
Talking About Tractors: Build Preschool Vocabulary on the Farm
Talking About Tractors: Build Preschool Vocabulary on the Farm
Transportation is a popular topic in my speech room. And what could be more fun than a tractor? In today's post we’ll learn the parts of a tractor, practice “who”... Read more...
Speech Sound Development: What’s Typical and When to Get Help
Speech Sound Development: What’s Typical and When to Get Help
As children learn to talk, they gradually learn to make the speech sounds of their native language (or languages). They do this in a predictable progression from easier to produce... Read more...
Mastering the Tricky R: Practice Vocalic R Sounds With School Words
Mastering the Tricky R: Practice Vocalic R Sounds With School Words
What Is Vocalic R in Speech Therapy? If your child is working on the R sound in speech therapy, you may have heard the term “Vocalic R.” But what does... Read more...
All About Apples: Build Vocabulary and Language Skills at Home
All About Apples: Build Vocabulary and Language Skills at Home
When was the last time you had an apple? Maybe you had apple in a granola bar, apple sauce or a slice of pie. Apples are everywhere, especially in the... Read more...
Teaching Action Verbs at Home: Everyday Activities That Build Language
Teaching Action Verbs at Home: Everyday Activities That Build Language
Verbs play a big role in helping children talk in full sentences, and it all starts with action words. In this post, we’ll look at how to teach action verbs... Read more...
Speech Practice With CL Blends: Clara’s Clubhouse Clay Day
Speech Practice With CL Blends: Clara’s Clubhouse Clay Day
We’re taking a deeper dive into L blend words today. I shared six different initial L Blend words in this post. But today I’ve narrowed the focus to Cl blends.... Read more...
Meet the Teachers: A Back-to-School Language Lesson on Occupations
Meet the Teachers: A Back-to-School Language Lesson on Occupations
Schools have teachers who do different jobs. Your classroom teacher helps you learn things like letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. Many schools also have special teachers for computers, art, music,... Read more...
From Naming to Describing: Teaching Adjectives at Home
From Naming to Describing: Teaching Adjectives at Home
Once your child begins to name people, places, and things (nouns), the next step in growing their language is learning how to describe those nouns. This is where adjectives, describing... Read more...
Help Your Child Say the initial /k/ Sound: Easy Speech Activities for Home and School
Help Your Child Say the initial /k/ Sound: Easy Speech Activities for Home and School
We’re focusing on the initial K sound today. The /k/ sound is a speech goal for many kids because the W for K is a common substitution. If your child... Read more...
Early Language Skills with Crayons: Fun Back-to-School Activities
Early Language Skills with Crayons: Fun Back-to-School Activities
Ready to get a jump start for the first day of school? Today we’re using crayons to talk about classroom vocabulary. We’ll learn about same and different, adjectives (or descriptive... Read more...
Nouns and Labeling: Building Early Vocabulary in Toddlers and Preschoolers
Nouns and Labeling: Building Early Vocabulary in Toddlers and Preschoolers
One of the first building blocks of language development is the noun, the names of people, places, and things. Understanding and using nouns is a big step for young children... Read more...