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Simple Speech and Language Stimulation Techniques for Children 1-3 Years
Not Anticipating: Do not anticipate your child’s every need or desire before he/she has a chance to make them known to you. If your child gets what he/she wants without communicating for it, he/she will not even bother to point, gesture, or possibly talk. Delaying Responses: Delay your responses to your child’s pointing, gestures, or…
Read MoreEspecially for Preschoolers: Write Right
Preschoolers are just starting to understand the difference between writing and drawing. Many can write their names and some letters. To be ready to learn adult spelling, they need lots of writing practice. Even using spelling and letter shapes that are not always correct. What is the practice?Invented spelling is having preschoolers write using whatever…
Read MoreEating Healthy. Growing Strong
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Academy of Pediatrics have joined with the best-selling children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle to help families learn about healthy eating habits.The Very Hungry Caterpillar eats many foods on his journey to becoming a butterfly. You can help your child on his or…
Read MorePicture This: Symbols & Signs
The practice below will help your child recognize people, objects, and actions in pictures. Using pictures as part of everyday activities will make it easy for a child to tell you he/she notices things. This practice uses pictures of people and things a young child is familiar with to communicate recognition. Take diaper changing for example.…
Read MoreApril is Poetry Month!
April is Poetry Month! Click here to check out the 2011 Shel Silverstein Poetry Month Activity Kit! Shel Silverstein was an American poet and author of children’s books. Some of his most famous children and poetry books incluce: The Giving Tree, The Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and Falling Up. Click here…
Read MorePre-Phonemic Awareness Activity – Silly Mistakes!
Read a familiar poem or story . . . but make any kind of silly mistake that will be obvious to your child. For example: You might replace a word with nonsense:“Jack and Jill went up the pickle” Or say the words in the wrong order:“The first little pig built a straw of house” Or…
Read MoreLiteracy: Errands and chores?
Turn kids’ errands or chores into fun with reading and writing: Help them write a To Do list of things they have to get done. Help them write a Ta Da list of things they did get done. Ta da!! Create a calendar or write on a regular one. Note their regular chores, and offer…
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