Language Development

Summer Language Activities For Children Ages 6-9

Summer Fun Only Please Summertime is only weeks away and your kiddo is super excited.  You’re looking forward to it as well. No more waiting for three day weekends to have small getaways.  So long, carpool! It’ll be at least three months before you have to go through another cramped day of work, school, errands, etc. The one thing you aren’t enthusiastic about is what could happen when your child’s speech therapy lessons are interrupted.  Is it inevitable that he’ll lose all the momentum he’s gained over the school year? Or can you go on a two week (or even longer) vacation and still maintain all the speech and educational progress he’s made?  Can you maintain summer bliss and achieve academic progress all at the same time? Yes.   There’s some planning involved, but a lot of it is simply taking advantage of your surroundings to promote reading, writing and other lesons.  So let’s get … Keep Reading…

What Milestones Should I Expect To See In My Child’s Speech And Language?

A Mother Sees Maybe you’re a first time mommy and so you watch your child with great love and affection. You are also hyper-aware of your kiddo and how he differs from other kids.  Maybe it’s not your first rodeo, but you still can’t help comparing your kiddo to those around him. You do it when you take him out for some fresh air, sun and fun at the park playground. It happens every time you take him to a friend’s birthday party. It’s nothing strange; every mother does it. What concerns you is that your child doesn’t seem to speak as much or as clearly as other children.  Of course children who are older are more developed. Is that the only difference? Or is this something you should look into? Typical Milestones Every child matures at his own pace.  Even so, guideposts have been recorded and established at certain age ranges to monitor for … Keep Reading…

Games to Play for Language Development

Playtime: Just for Fun?  All kids play because it’s fun.  Playtime can achieve more than laughter and smiles, although that’s important too.  Through games kids can learn how to follow rules. With the use of games kids can interact socially.  Finally kids can enhance their language capabilities through the wholesome power of play. Kids from ages 3 to 5 can play the following games for a whole host of benefits. Floating Balloon Floating Balloon can be played indoors or outdoors.  All you need are large balloons. First, hit the balloon back and forth so your kiddo gets used to it.  Introduce social interaction by letting other kids join in and switch the goal to keeping the balloon afloat as long as possible.  Add variety by putting in a different colored balloon and calling out which color to hit. Or you can call out which hand to hit the balloon with or elbow. This game teaches … Keep Reading…