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5 Summer Books for Preschool Language Development

 5 Summer Books for Preschool Language Development Photo Credit: John-Morgan Ahhhh… summer time. Time for sipping lemonade, swimming, eating watermelon, building sandcastles, watching fireworks, running through sprinklers…and of course -...

7 Ways to Improve Your Preschooler’s Vocabulary through Conversation

7 Ways to Improve Your Preschooler's Vocabulary through Conversation Adults speak less to children whose oral language skills are under-developed. It’s the sad truth. Children who need language stimulation the most, get it the least. If I...

Preschool Bird Feeder Activity for Language Development

Preschool Bird Feeder Activity for Language Development Bird Feeder Looking for a great hands-on activity to develop your child's vocabulary? Then, you're in luck! Every spring, I make bird feeders with my preschool aged clients. They LOVE...

How Arts and Crafts Help Develop Language in Young Children

  Photo Credit  Silwertand  I love doing simple arts and crafts projects with my toddler and preschool aged clients. I prefer the ones that: 1. Aren’t too messy 2. Don’t require too many materials In my experience as a speech...

Simple Halloween Activity: Following Directions with Stickers & Crayons

Boo! Here's a super simple but FUN Halloween activity to target following directions. And the best part - Only 3 items required! Feel free to alter directions based on your child’s or student's ability. Materials: Assortment of...

Expansions and Extensions To Improve Language

  So, your little guy has started talking but you’ve noticed that he’s not using complete sentences to convey his thoughts. For instance, he will combine two words together like “baby cry” or “mommy cook”, but not produce...

Spring Flowers: Arts and Crafts Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Spring has sprung! And, so have many beautiful flowers. Here’s an easy but fun arts and crafts activity for your toddlers and preschoolers. I have designed it to facilitate speech and language skills. Some helpful tips and strategies to stimulate...

Apps to Improve Communication in Toddlers and Preschoolers

Looking for some apps to improve your toddler's or preschooler's language? Or, looking for some apps to possibly motivate your young child to communicate? Apps are becoming increasingly popular with young children. Many of us may be shocked or...

An Arts and Crafts Activity to Improve Speech and Language

A Fun Arts and Crafts Activity to Encourage Speech and Language Materials: Paper plates Spray water bottle (fill bottle about a ¼ full) Water Non-toxic Washable markers (put in a zip lock bag) Cookie tray (to put under paper...