April 27th-May 1st homework

This week we will be practicing our speech sounds using Boom cards! These links don't require a login so you can just click an play. They should work on a phone, tablet or computer. These links will expire in 2 weeks so feel free to use them until then. Have your child say each word  a few times before moving to the next page (I usually use between 3-5 times each word for preschoolers and 5-10 for kindergarten and up).

*Please see my Sound Production Tips post for help learning how to cue and correctly elicit each sound*

Feel free to play the games from last week, too! They are available for one more week.

Monday 10:30 or 2:00 group (S, Z)
https://boom.cards/fastplay/uxi5

Monday 11:00 group (R)
(Watch tutorial first to see how to play- its only 1.5 minutes!)
tutorial: https://boom.cards/fastplay/bppy
game: https://boom.cards/fastplay/u8kdn

Wednesday 10:30 group (final consonants)
https://boom.cards/fastplay/wbqm

Wednesday 11:00 group (K, G)
https://boom.cards/fastplay/biwv

Speech and Language Lesson Week 5

Welcome to Week 5 of my online speech and language lessons during COVID-19 school closures. These lessons will be LIVE on Zoom Monday mornings at 10am (with Ms. Shelley) for my Kindergarten Language students and Wednesday mornings at 10am for my Preschool Language students. I will also post the video here each week for those who can not attend. This week we read a book called There's an Alligator Under My Bed.

Skill #4: Create Opportunity

April 20th-25th homework

This week we will be practicing our speech sounds using Boom cards! These links don't require a login so you can just click an play. They should work on a phone, tablet or computer. These links will expire in 2 weeks so feel free to use them until then. Have your child say each word  a few times before moving to the next page (I usually use between 3-5 times each word for preschoolers and 5-10 for kindergarten and up).

*Please see my Sound Production Tips post for help learning how to cue and correctly elicit each sound*


Monday 10:30 or 2:00 group (S, Z)
https://boom.cards/fastplay/ayoq

Monday 11:00 group (R)
https://boom.cards/fastplay/xh24

Wednesday 10:30 group (final consonants)
https://boom.cards/fastplay/venw

Wednesday 11:00 group (K, G)
https://boom.cards/fastplay/pezb

Speech and Language Lesson Week 4

Welcome to Week 4 of my online speech and language lessons during COVID-19 school closures. These lessons will be LIVE on Zoom Monday mornings at 10am (with Ms. Shelley) for my Kindergarten Language students and Wednesday mornings at 10am for my Preschool Language students. I will also post the video here each week for those who can not attend. This week we read a book called Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons.

Skill #3: Play!

Playing with your child is one of the best thing you can do in order to promote growth in ALL domains of child development! It promotes communication development, social and emotional growth, improved cognitive skills, better gross and fine motor skills, as well as improved adaptive/self-help skills. WOW! So much growth just by playing with your child. It can be simple and fun, and I recommend 1 or 2 15-minute sessions a day if possible, of undivided attention to playing with your child (no screens on, don't look at your phone, etc). Follow their lead! Here is a quick video and some AWESOME resources to check out to help guide you. This is seriously SO MUCH FUN! Each of your kiddos is amazing and I miss playing with them so much.

https://www.cdc.gov/parents/essentials/communication/specialplaytime.html

https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/child-development/play-work-of-children/pl5/#gs.438df5

April 13th-18th homework pages

Here are the weekly words lists for my articulation students to work on at home. Pick the list that your student is working on. These words are similar, to what we worked on in our most recent Zoom sessions.

Say each word 10 times each day 5 days a week. If your child does not have much difficulty with saying each word 10 times, have them make a sentence about each word after saying the word 10 times. It works best to find a time each day to do speech for 5 minutes. Find something and stick with it! Consistency is key.

Please let me know if you have questions!

*Please see my Sound Production Tips post for help learning how to cue and correctly elicit each sound*


Monday 10:30 or 2:00 group (S, Z)
http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/downloads/articulation/sp-initial_words.pdf

Monday 11:00 group (R)
http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/downloads/articulation/r-initial_words.pdf

Wednesday 10:30 group (final consonants)
http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/downloads/articulation/d-final_words.pdf

Wednesday 11:00 group (K, G)
http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/wp-content/downloads/articulation/k-initial_words.pdf

Speech and Language Lesson - Week 3

Welcome to Week 3 of my online speech and language lessons during COVID-19 school closures. These lessons will be LIVE on Zoom Monday mornings at 10am (with Ms. Shelley) for my Kindergarten Language students and Wednesday mornings at 10am for my Preschool Language students. I will also post the video here each week for those who can not attend. This week we read a book called We're Going on a Bear Hunt.

Skill #2: Interactive Reading

Please see the links below for additional resources and information about how to read to your child in a way that really promotes language development!

https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-preschoolers

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/raising-readers-writers-and-spellers/201311/10-rules-reading-aloud-preschoolers

Speech and Language Lesson - Week 2

Welcome to Week 2 of my online speech and language lessons during COVID-19 school closures. These lessons will be LIVE on Zoom Monday mornings at 10am (with Ms. Shelley) for my Kindergarten Language students and Wednesday mornings at 10am for my Preschool Language students. I will also post the video here each week for those who can not attend. This week we read a book called From Head to Toe.

Here is an optional home activity to target /k/ sounds and following directions!

Cut out two copies of the dice page, so that you can have two dice. Print out the animals page and color them. Glue one animal on each square of the two dice. Assemble the dice by gluing or taping the tabs.

To play: Choose one of the dice and roll it on your turn. If you roll the penguin, say "I can (turn my head)" and do the action with your child. Make sure the child is saying their good /k/ sound! Take turns continuing play until you are ready to be done. Help your child say all of the words and not leave any out of their sentence.

April 6th-10th Homework pages

Here are the weekly words lists for my articulation students to work on at home. Pick the list that your student is working on. These words are similar, or the same, to what we worked on in our most recent Zoom sessions.

Say each word 10 times each day (Mon-Fri). If your child does not have much difficulty with saying each word 10 times, have them make a sentence about each word after saying the word 10 times. It works best to find a time each day to do speech for 5 minutes. Find something and stick with it! Consistency is key.

Please let me know if you have questions!

*Please see my Sound Production Tips post for help learning how to cue and correctly elicit each sound*


Monday 10:30 or 2:00 group (S, Z)

Monday 11:00 group (R)

Wednesday 10:30 group (final consonants)

Wednesday 11:00 group (K, G)

Skill # 1: Talk To Your Child

Here is a video explaining the first skill I want to share with you. Below I've also included some tips of what to talk about from ASHA (The American Speech-Language Hearing Association).

• Speak clearly to your child. Model good speech.
• Repeat what your child says to show that you understand. Add on to what she says. Use words like, "Want juice? I have juice. I have apple juice. Do you want apple juice?"
• It's okay to use baby talk sometimes. Be sure to use the adult word too. For example, "It is time for din-din. We will have dinner now."
• Cut out pictures of favorite or familiar things. Put them into categories, like things to ride on, things to eat, and things to play with. Make silly pictures by mixing and matching pictures. Glue a picture of a dog behind the wheel of a car. Talk about what is wrong with the picture and ways to "fix" it. 
• Help your child understand and ask questions. Play the yes–no game. Ask questions such as, "Are you Marty?" and "Can a pig fly?" Have your child make up questions and try to fool you.
• Ask questions that include a choice. "Do you want an apple or an orange?" "Do you want to wear your red shirt or your blue shirt?" 
• Help your child learn new words. Name body parts, and talk about what you do with them. "This is my nose. I can smell flowers, brownies, and soap."
• Sing simple songs, and say nursery rhymes. This helps your child learn the rhythm of speech.
• Place familiar objects in a box. Have your child take one out and tell you its name and how to use it. "This is my ball. I bounce it. I play with it."
• Show pictures of familiar people and places. Talk about who they are and what happened. Try making up new stories.

April Speech-Language Home Program Calendars

Here are the Speech and Language calendars for you! Each day there is a simple activity to develop language or articulation. If your child has goals in both areas, feel free to do both calendars. Have fun!

Speech Sound Production Tips

Please use these quick videos as a tool to help you teach your child correct production of their speech sounds. I've included the cues that I use for your specific children so they should be familiar with these!

P & B

T & D

M

N

S & Z

SH

K & G

R

Speech and Language Lesson - Week 1

Welcome to Week 1 of my online speech and language lessons during COVID-19 school closures. I miss all my students and can't wait to see you again! These lessons will be LIVE on Zoom Wednesday mornings at 10am. I will also post the video each week for those who can not attend. This week we read a book called Glad Monster Sad Monster!