Here we have combined helpful information, tips, and activities to help families work on speech and language skills at home. 

Parent Strategies

Here are strategies for parents, guardians, and caregivers to use to provide a rich language environment. 

Sign Language

Sign language is great way to support language and communication with your child. Using sign language can be a very valuable tool to enhance communication, as it provides a visual way for children to express themselves and understand language, often leading to reduced frustration and improved overall quality of life; research indicates that sign language does not hinder speech development and can even facilitate it in some cases. 

Modeling language using AAC. 

Aided language stimulation is the best way to model language on an AAC device.

Core word of week

Choose one word to focus on for the week. This just helps to narrow your focus on language and make home practice more manageable. 
Frequently used core words include:
1. Want   2. More   3. Go   4. Stop   5. Help   6. Play   7. I/you   8. Turn   9. On   10. Off

Language Calendar

Here are a few language calendars to choose from. Follow day by day or choose the ones you like and expand on them. 

Expressive Language

Here are pictures and activities to help expand vocabulary, expand sentences, and create stories. 

Games to play that focus on language

Here is a list of games and activities you can play to help build your child's language skills 
No prep games
1. READ     2. I spy     3. Simon Says     4. Singing songs     5. Going on picnic (state items to bring by choosing a category alphabet, color, clothing, etc)    6. Charades    7. Pictionary

Open ended toys
1. Potato head     2. Kitchen/store     3. Legos/blocks     4. Cars     5. Art/crafts

Card games
1. Uno     2. Go fish     3. Memory     4. Spot it     5. Monkey Around     6. Pickles to Penguins     7. Headbanz

Board games
1. Guess Who     2. Zingo     3. I Spy Dig In     4. Busy Town     5. 5 Second Rule     6. Shopping List     7. Guess in 10 

Executive Functioning

​Executive functions are the mental skills that help children plan, focus, remember instructions, and manage multiple tasks at once. These abilities are crucial for success in school and daily life, as they allow kids to organize their thoughts, control impulses, and follow through with tasks. Just like muscles, executive functions develop over time and with practice. As parents, supporting your child’s executive function development through routines, modeling, self talk, and patience can help them build these important skills.

Speech Sounds

More information and activities to come. Please reach out to Jenna Massey the Speech Language Pathologist at [email protected] if you have questions, concerns, or need more materials for your student.