Please visit the links below for helpful communication resources.
Recommended Websites
Internet 4 Classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm
Speaking of Speech
http://www.speakingofspeech.com/Materials_Exchange.php
Link to outside district speech/language materials
http://www.killinglyschools.org/Page/3156
Pinterest
First, you need to create a free log in. Once you do, you can search "Middle School SLP" or "High School SLP" for a wealth of speech-language materials to practice at home!
www.pinterest.com
Sesame Street Daily Routines - a great way to support your child's language and participation in daily routines. Lots to talk about here too!
http://autism.sesamestreet.org/daily-routine-cards/
Recommended Game List
*Have fun while practicing!*
Elementary Level
Mrs. Snyder's picks:
HeadBanz - describing, asking questions, sentence formulation, pragmatics/social skills, turn taking
Zingo - labeling, sentences, "wh" questions, describing
**Visit the following website for a list of other games with descriptions of each**
http://sublimespeech.com/2013/02/games-and-speechlanguage-therapy.html
Secondary Level (Middle/High School)
Mrs. Snyder's picks:
Rags to Riches - idioms, figurative language
Apples to Apples - expressive language, describing, categorization
The Question Challenge - social skills, nonverbal language, inferencing
Informational Resources
1. It is true...TOYS HAVE LANGUAGE TOO!! Click below to learn more:
http://www.csus.edu/hhs/spa/documents/Lit%20Connection%20Docs/Toys%20Have%20Language%20Too.pdf
2. Amazing tips to entice your child to communicate:
http://www.talkingkids.org/2011/07/communication-temptations-how-use-your.html
3. Does your child struggle with phonological awareness (i.e. sound blending, segmentation)? Struggle no more!
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/blending_games
4. I can use Potato Head to help my child to speak?
Absolutely! Watch this video on how to use a play-based lesson to facilitate speech and language skills (pragmatics too!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhG47QySUOI
5. Sign Language for Speech
In some cases, sign language is so important to develop EARLY speech/language skills.
According to the research (Cott, 2008):
*Using signs reduces frustration giving the child a symbolic way to communicate, rather than little to no communication at all.
*Signing may make learning to speak easier. Children experience the word through many senses: hearing the word as it is said, seeing the word as it is signed, feeling the word as they sign the word then finally, saying it. There is evidence that movement encourages speech.
*Research shows that the use of sign language does not PREVENT speech. It is used to support communication and it is most always used in conjunction with speech.
Internet 4 Classrooms
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm
Speaking of Speech
http://www.speakingofspeech.com/Materials_Exchange.php
Link to outside district speech/language materials
http://www.killinglyschools.org/Page/3156
First, you need to create a free log in. Once you do, you can search "Middle School SLP" or "High School SLP" for a wealth of speech-language materials to practice at home!
www.pinterest.com
Sesame Street Daily Routines - a great way to support your child's language and participation in daily routines. Lots to talk about here too!
http://autism.sesamestreet.org/daily-routine-cards/
Recommended Game List
*Have fun while practicing!*
Elementary Level
Mrs. Snyder's picks:
HeadBanz - describing, asking questions, sentence formulation, pragmatics/social skills, turn taking
Zingo - labeling, sentences, "wh" questions, describing
**Visit the following website for a list of other games with descriptions of each**
http://sublimespeech.com/2013/02/games-and-speechlanguage-therapy.html
Secondary Level (Middle/High School)
Mrs. Snyder's picks:
Rags to Riches - idioms, figurative language
Apples to Apples - expressive language, describing, categorization
The Question Challenge - social skills, nonverbal language, inferencing
Informational Resources
1. It is true...TOYS HAVE LANGUAGE TOO!! Click below to learn more:
http://www.csus.edu/hhs/spa/documents/Lit%20Connection%20Docs/Toys%20Have%20Language%20Too.pdf
2. Amazing tips to entice your child to communicate:
http://www.talkingkids.org/2011/07/communication-temptations-how-use-your.html
3. Does your child struggle with phonological awareness (i.e. sound blending, segmentation)? Struggle no more!
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/blending_games
4. I can use Potato Head to help my child to speak?
Absolutely! Watch this video on how to use a play-based lesson to facilitate speech and language skills (pragmatics too!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhG47QySUOI
5. Sign Language for Speech
In some cases, sign language is so important to develop EARLY speech/language skills.
According to the research (Cott, 2008):
*Using signs reduces frustration giving the child a symbolic way to communicate, rather than little to no communication at all.
*Signing may make learning to speak easier. Children experience the word through many senses: hearing the word as it is said, seeing the word as it is signed, feeling the word as they sign the word then finally, saying it. There is evidence that movement encourages speech.
*Research shows that the use of sign language does not PREVENT speech. It is used to support communication and it is most always used in conjunction with speech.