Posts made in March, 2015

Easter Dominoes

Posted by on Mar 31, 2015 in Blogs, Crafts, Pragmatic Language Skills, Social Skills, Therapy Activities | 0 comments

Do you like to play games? I never used to, but I married into a family that loves Dominoes! Whenever we get together as a family, it doesn’t feel complete until we sit down to an evening of  dominoes, which always results in much laughter and fun!!  Sometimes we even make guests play with us, and then they, too, learn to love dominoes. Our girls grew up playing dominoes, specifically the Crow’s Feet version of the game, so we have many fond memories of our girls at different ages playing the game. Games provide a context for meaningful communication.  They are an excellent way to develop...

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Spring Easter Tree

Posted by on Mar 27, 2015 in Blogs, Crafts, Speech-Language Therapy, Therapy Activities | 0 comments

Spring is in the air and it’s soon going to be Easter! Although it was a mild winter here in Denver, I know it has been brutal elsewhere particularly in the east. Do you need some cute springtime activities to use while you are working with your kids on their speech and language goals? Here is a sample picture which I made today on LessonPix that preschool children and young elementary kids may like. It reminds me of my own Easter Tree that I decorate with eggs which I’ve collected over the years with my daughters. To use as a fun reinforcement activity, as your child works on his or...

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It’s On the Tip of My Tongue!

Posted by on Mar 24, 2015 in Blogs, Language Delay/Disorders, Word Finding Difficulties | 0 comments

Ok, you’ve all been there at some time or another, some of you definitely more than others!  It’s those times when you know the word you want to say, but you just can’t think of it! You might know the letter it starts with or what the word sounds like, or you might be able to come up with a similar meaning word (i.e. synonym). You can circumlocute or talk around the word. But you just can’t think of that word!!!  Darn it! You are having a word finding difficulty! The word is in your vocabulary but you just can’t retrieve it when you need it. The good news is that everyone experiences word...

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