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“Wh-” Questions Speech Therapy | Examples and Activities
"Wh-" Questions Speech Therapy | Examples and Activities How can we help children who struggle to answer "wh-" questions? Speech therapy activities and exercises can help these children learn to ask and answer questions throughout their day. On this page, we'll show you how to teach "wh-"
Stuttering Therapy for Children
How to conduct stuttering therapy with children On, this episode of the speech and language kids podcast, Carrie Clark reviews the current research on stuttering therapy for children. You will also learn how to conduct this therapy yourself. Note: This information is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed
Screen Time and Speech/Language Delays
Hang in there, we're going to talk about screen time... Oh man do I hate this subject! Not so much as a speech-language pathologist but as a mom. Actually...as a mom of children during a pandemic. This is NOT an easy subject to write about but I know it's
5 Quick Steps You Can Take Today To Get a Child Interested In Therapy
Let me paint you a picture of a little boy named Alex when he first came to me a few months ago: Alex was eight years old (name has been changed for privacy). “There’s nothing wong with my /r/”, he said, with absolutely no /r/ sounds whatsoever. His parents
CV, VC, CVC, and CVCV Words | Speech Therapy Materials
CV, VC, CVC, and CVCV Words: Speech Therapy Materials Children who are learning to speak or learning to read can benefit from practicing with shorter words first, such as: Consonant-Vowel (CV) Words Vowel-Consonant (VC) Words Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) Words Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (CVCV) Words This page contains lists of CV, VC,
Child/Baby not Responding To Name: How Can We Help?
Baby/Child Not Responding to Name: What to Do By the time a child reaches their first birthday, they should be able to respond to their name by looking at whoever said it. But what can we do if a child is late to reach this milestone? This
Baby Speech Therapy: How to Promote Language Development in Infants/Toddlers
Baby Speech Therapy: How to Promote Language Development in Infants/Toddlers Speech Therapy for Babies Congratulations! You’re little bundle of joy is here!! Keep in mind that it’s never too early to start promoting the development of good communication skills. This is especially true if your child was born
Social Stories for Children with Language Delays
Hello everybody! Today’s post is inspired by a reader who was wondering how she can use social stories with her autistic son to help him understand basic social situations. Here are a few ideas of how you can use social stories with your child as well. These social stories
Free Printable Speech and Language Resources
Free Printable Speech and Language Resources! Being a hero to a child (or many children) with communication disorders is hard. Let's be honest, there are a lot of children out there who need our help and not enough of us to go around. So that's why we're giving
Playground Activities for Speech and Language
It’s finally Spring! That means time to go outside!! All kids love going to the park or the playground, but did you know that you can work on speech and language skills while you’re there as well?? You can!! Enjoy these playground activities for speech and language development! Playground
AAC Devices for Kids: What are They and How to Use Them
AAC Devices for Children: What are they and how to use them Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC) Devices are a way for children to communicate with others if they are unable to speak. They provide a way to reduce frustration for children who cannot communicate well with others and allow them
How to do Speech Therapy at Home: Podcast 3
In this episode, I discuss how to get your child to sit down and do speech therapy at home with you. Also, in the quick tip, I will tell you about a resource that has helped me keep my students engaged and doing work with me for a very long
Teaching Pronouns – Speech Therapy | “He”, “She”, “They”
How to Teach Pronouns - Speech Therapy for "He", "She", "They" Children with language delays sometimes struggle to correctly use pronouns like "he", "she", and "they". They may say "her is running" or "him going there". This page shows you how to teach pronouns to a child
Following Directions Speech Therapy | Activities and Materials
Following Directions Speech Therapy | Activities and Materials Being able to understand and follow verbal directions is a huge communication skill! Children with language delays may struggle to follow directions at home, in the classroom, and in our speech/language therapy sessions. We can help children learn this skill
How to Stop Mumbling | Clear Speech Strategies for Children
How to Stop Mumbling | Clear Speech Strategies for Children How can we help a child who is mumbling? What are the steps to teaching clear speech? On this page, we'll share the 5 steps to stopping mumbling. We'll also show you some simple activities and exercises that
Book Review: My Toddler Talks
When Kimberly Scanlon emailed me about reviewing her book I immediately went and checked out her website at www.ScanlonSpeech.com and I was very excited at what I found! Kimberly, a speech-language pathologist from New Jersey, has created a website for her private practice that has great speech and language
5 Year Old Speech Checklist | Speech and Language Milestones
5-Year-Old Speech Checklist: Speech and Language Milestones What speech and language skills should a 5-year-old have? What about social skills? This page shows what speech and language skills a child should have by the time they turn 5 years old. We'll show you what speech, language, and
Resources
The Ultimate Resource Guide for Speech Therapists and Parents I thought it would be helpful to create a resource guide that includes all of the tools and tips that will help you in your work with a child with speech and language delays. On this page, you will see my
