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Summer is almost here and there are numerous ways to facilitate language activities no matter where you are or what you are doing in the summer! Listed below are a few suggestions to help your child develop and maintain language skills over the summer:
- Offer a description or clues, and have your child identify what you are describing: "We use it to sweep the floor" (a broom). "It is cold, sweet, and good for dessert. I like strawberry" (ice cream).
- Help your child follow two- and three-step directions: "Go to your room and bring me your book."
- Encourage your child to give directions. Follow his or her directions as he or she explains how to build a tower of blocks.
- The television also can serve as a valuable tool. Talk about what the child is watching. Have him or her guess what might happen next. Talk about the characters. Are they happy or sad? Ask your child to tell you what has happened in the story. Act out a scene together, and make up a different ending.
- Take advantage of daily activities. For example, while in the kitchen, encourage your child to name the utensils needed. Discuss the foods on the menu, their color, texture, and taste. Where does the food come from? Which foods do you like? Which do you dislike? Who will clean up? Emphasize the use of prepositions by asking him or her to put the napkin on the table, in your lap, or under the spoon.
- Ask your child a variety of “wh questions” (who, what, when, where, why, how) to find out what they did on a play date or at camp.
- Help your child practice sequencing events by asking how he or she made a craft.
- MOST IMPORTANT: Have fun while learning language!
Grades (K–2)
- Talk with your child frequently
- Read a variety of books; read often and talk with your child about the story
- Help your child focus on sound patterns of words such as those found in rhyming games
- Have your child retell stories and talk about events of the day
- Talk with your child during daily activities; give directions for your child to follow (e.g., making cookies)
- Talk about how things are alike and different
- Give your child reasons and opportunities to write
Grades (3–5)
- Continue to encourage reading; find reading material that is of interest to your child
- Encourage your child to form opinions about what he or she hears or reads and relate what is read to experiences
- Ask your child to predict what will happen next when reading and in the community.
- Help your child make connections between what is read and heard at school, at home, and in other daily activities
- Talk aloud as you help your child understand and solve problems encountered in reading material
- Help your child recognize spelling patterns, such as beginnings and endings of words (e.g., pre- or -ment )
· Encourage your child to write letters, keep a diary, or write stories
Please visit the district's parent speech and language website for summer review ideas.
https://sites.google.com/
Dear Parents and Guardians,
For the remainder of Flexible Instruction Days I will be:
- Engaging in speech teletherapy. Please see your email for your child's weekly allotted time(s).
- Conducting weekly virtual "office hours" via Google Meet on Thursdays from 10:30 - 10:55 and 11:25-12:00. Please email me if you would like to participate and I will email you a link.
Don't forget to visit the district's parent speech and language website:
https://sites.google.com/
The Speech-Language Specialists are prepared to continue working together with you to help your child maintain his/her speech and language skills during these Flexible Instructional Days. We created this Speech and Language website that includes a variety of resources for your child to complete at home. We divided the resources into areas such as speech/articulation, comprehension/listening, oral expression, social skills, stuttering, AAC, voice, phonological awareness, and play skills. We will continuously update our website throughout this period of time. Please record the activities that you completed with your child in your child’s speech and language communication folder (i.e., Communication Log). If you have any questions, please email your child’s Speech-Language Specialist directly.
April 27th - May 1st -For the week of April 27th- May 1st I will provide videos of suggested activities (modeling speech/language skills and parent training) and through individual emails to parents/guardians. I will also send out a video greeting to promote a social, visible connection with all my students!
April 20th - April 24th -For the week of April 20th-24th I will provide videos of suggested activities (modeling speech/language skills and parent training) and through individual emails to parents/guardians. I will also send out a video greeting to promote a social, visible connection with all my students!
April 13th - April 17th
For the week of April 13th-17th I will continue to provide suggested activities through individual emails to parents/guardians. I will also send out a video greeting to promote a social, visible connection with all my students!
March 30th - April 3rd
I will continue to provide suggested activities through individual emails to parents/guardians. Don't forget to visit the speech and language website as I have added additional resources:
https://sites.google.com/
March 23-27
This week I will continue to provide suggested activities through my continued individual emails to parents/ guardians. Please feel free to visit the speech and language website as I have added additional resources.
March 16-20
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The Speech-Language Specialists are prepared to continue working together with you to help your child maintain his/her speech and language skills during these Flexible Instructional Days. We created a Speech and Language website that includes a variety of resources for your child to complete at home. We divided the resources into areas such as speech/articulation, comprehension/listening, oral expression, social skills, stuttering, AAC, voice, phonological awareness, and play skills. We will continuously update our website throughout this period of time. Please record the activities that you completed with your child in your child’s speech and language communication folder (i.e., Communication Log). If you have any questions, please email your child’s Speech-Language Specialist directly.
https://sites.google.com/warrentboe.org/speech-languageparentinfo/home
Sincerely,
Warren Township Speech and Language Specialists
Nicole Runfola nrunfola@warrentboe.org Preschool Mt. Horeb
Janice Anderson janderson@warrentboe.org ALT K-5
Allison Reu areu@warrentboe.org Central
Emily Niclas eniclas@warrentboe.org Woodland and Central
Jennifer McMahon jmcmahon@warrentboe.org Mt. Horeb and Woodland
Ashley Papcun apapcun@warrentboe.org Warren Middle School
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Last modified by Mrs. McMahon on Monday, June 15, 2020