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How to work on articulation skills with your child: Practice a little bit each day: take 10-15 minutes a day to work on your child’s speech sounds with them. Consistency is key! Model your child’s sounds: if your child incorrectly produces their speech sound, model...
Did you know- It is recommended that children under the age of 2, should not be exposed to screen time? For children aged 2 to 5 years, the Health Department recommends limiting screen time to 1 hour per day. Ways screen time can negatively impact...
Friendly reminder, you can always work on speech and language development!! Try asking your child open-ended questions about their day! Open ended questions will help you learn more about their day, increase their conversational skills, and enhance your relationship with them. Below are some open-ended...
If your child is non-verbal, communication is different for them. Here are ways we can communicate with them and they can learn to communicate their wants and needs more effectively. Learning and teaching your child different ways of communication, decreases frustration when your child is...
Tuesday Tips: Production of the /r/ sound is trickier than other sounds since visual cues are not as obvious as, say, the /p/ and /b/ sounds. So, it helps to have your child understand the correct tongue placement. Have your child feel the sides of...
How to work on articulation skills with your child Practice a little bit each day: take 10-15 minutes a day to work on your child’s speech sounds with them. Consistency is key! Model your child’s sounds: if your child incorrectly produces their speech sound, model...
Tips for Eliciting the /k/ and /g/ Sounds Having the child lean his head back so the tongue slides back to the oral cavity. Sometimes having the child actually lay on his back is needed. For tricky kids who are fronting, I have found that...
Fun Friday!! Need something to do later??? Check out these rainy day activities to help improve speech and language! Rainy Day Speech Activities I SPY- Take turns with your child describing a variety of objects in your home. Prompt the child to describe the object's...