Language development activities

After going through language therapy with both of my boys I have learned a thing or two about meeting speech therapy expressive language goals. As a Kindergarten teacher I have picked up on a few activities that help support goals for expressive language skills. I have found it beneficial to work on both areas of language expressive and receptive to strengthen language development for early childhood. As a classroom teacher I find that all children can benefit from activities designed…

The best way to help a child's speech and language development is through play. Here are 10 simple activities that you can do at home, including the key vocabulary to focus on, to help develop your child's speech and oral language. The key to these activities is about engaging with the child and using simple, useful language that matches the actions of play. This puts the language into context with what they are experiencing and gives them opportunities to hear, use and practice the language…

Use these 3 simple language games to improve your toddler's speech and help develop their articulation, language, and pre-reading skills. The following post 'Improve Your Toddler's Speech' was written in collaboration with my own mom, Jamie Bott, M.A., C.C.C. Licensed & Certified Speech & Language Pathologist / Reading Endorsed by the State of Florida. Every parent wants their child to grow up to become a

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Speech and language activities using playdoh are a lot of fun for preschool aged kids! Here are some simple activities you can do to strengthen your child's language development!

One of the best things about playing through sensory exploration is the benefit to many different areas of development!

Fun language activities for toddlers, kindergarten and preschool kids. Develop your child's receptive and expressive language with these games and ideas.

Here are some simple speech therapy activities for toddlers you can easily do at home! Find out how you can help your toddler learn to talk.

Each of these 11 activities are fun and playful, while also building children's confidence while using their words.

Check out this blog post for tips and ideas for using a "what's in the bag?" activity to support early language skills in your EI sessions.