Expanding Vocabulary

Here are a few activities to strengthen your child's vocabulary.

Function of Objects

Vocabulary and Labeling

Analogies

Final Consonant Deletion (leaving sounds off of the ends of words)

This is a great resource to encourage producing the final sound in a word. Each page has the beginning of a word and four pictures that share that beginning, but differ in their endings. For example, all of the words may start with, "Ba," but they end with different sounds (ie: bag, badge). When first introducing this, tell each word to your child. Then ask the child to point to the object you have mentioned. Ask the child to state the name of the object. If the child omits the ending sound, point to the middle picture say, "This is the word you said. You left off the ending sound."


Final Consonant Deletion

Grammar Practice

The following activities can be used to practice grammar AND speech sounds. Once you have chosen the correct verb, read the sentence aloud using correct speech sounds! This will improve your speech production and grammar. Good Luck!

Was or Were?


Irregular Verb Practice



Is or Are?

Practicing speech sounds in conversation

This activity is fun and promotes using correct speech sounds in conversation. Have someone ask you these fun questions. Make a tally mark each time you say your speech sound. Circle the tally marks when you incorrectly pronounce your speech sound! Good Luck.

Conversation Starters

E-Learning for Friday, February 20th

I hope all of you are staying warm! I have included a few activities in this post that can be completed for your e-learning day. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at bhursh@eastnoble.net. Please either email your work to me or return it at your next speech session.


If we are cancelled on Friday, February 20^th or Monday, February 23^rd and you normally have speech on Fridays or Mondays, please spend 20 minutes on any of the activities posted in the blog or the activities posted below. Either return this paper with a caregiver’s signature or email me a video of yourself completing this task.

 

1.       Draw a picture and tell someone about it using your good speech sounds.

2.       Email me a video of you pretending to order a pizza using your good speech sounds.

3.       Interview a friend or family member and use your good speech sounds when you’re asking questions.

4.       Play hide and seek with a friend or family member using an object with your speech sound in it. Have someone hide the object and ask about the location of the object while you’re searching for it (example: Is the fork under the table).

5.       Look at old pictures or pictures in a magazine or book with a friend or family member and talk about your memories using good speech sounds.  Tell about what everyone’s faces are doing (are they happy?) and where you were in the picture.

TIPS FOR ENCOURAGING LANGUAGE IN YOUNG KIDS

This is an awesome website that has suggestions on how to encourage language in your child!

Language Suggestions

Preschool Language Learning

The following link provides 22 different activities to do with your child. During the activity, you can utilize the suggestions to expand your children's language abilities! You can also practice speech sounds with your child during these activities by emphasizing their targeted speech sounds and seeing if they can repeat you!

Fun Recipes for Language Learning

This link is another way to practice speech and language with your child! It provides the story and has suggestions for reading the story to your child.

Brown Bear Brown Bear