Language Development
How to Read Books with Children with Language Delay
“Reading books with your child can provide experiences and vocabulary that he or she may not be exposed to on a daily basis. Experience allows children to gain understanding. When a child understands vocabulary and situations, he or she has the foundation to use these words in verbal language. Always read with your child face…
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 MorePre-Phonemic Listening Skills
Before children begin to speak and develop literacy they show the ability to distinguish non-speech environmental sounds (e.g. a been bag falling on a wooden floor vs. a plastic ball falling on a wooden floor) and to identify objects by the sound they make (e.g. a horn, a bell, a helicopter). In this post you will…
Read More10 Ways to Motivate Your Child to Learn
Fill your child’s world with reading. Encourage him to express his opinion, talking about his feelings, and make choices. Show enthusiasm for your child’s interests and encourage her to explore subjects that fascinate her. Provide him with play opportunities that support different types of learning styles – from listening and visual learning to sorting and…
Read MoreSpeech and Language of the Four-Year-Old
At age four, your child… points to colors red, blue, yellow, and green. identifies crosses, triangles, circles, and squares. follows commands even though objects not present. understands “early in the morning,” “next month,” “next year,” and “noontime.” can speak of imaginary conditions such as “suppose that” or “I hope.” asks many questions although more interested…
Read MoreSpeech & Language of the Three-Year-Old
At age three, your child…. can match primary colors, and name one color. knows night and day. understands “yesterday,” “summer,” “lunchtime,” “tonight,” and “little-big.” begins to obey prepositional phrases like, “put the block under the chair.” uses words to relate observations, concepts, ideas, and relationships. frequently practices by talking to himself. knows his or her…
Read MoreSpeech and Language of the 2 1/2 Year Old
At age 2 1/2 your child… has a 250 word vocabulary gives first name uses past tense and plurals and combines nouns and verbs understands simple time concepts: “last night,” “tomorrow” refers to self as “me” rather than by name tries to get adult attention: “watch me” likes to hear same story repeated uses “no”…
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 MoreAuditory Processing Disorder
A child with an auditory processing disorder (APD) has difficulty processing or interpreting auditory information. This is a common disorder in children, even in those children with normal hearing abilities and normal intelligence.A child with an auditory processing disorder may have difficulty understanding speech in the presence of background noise, such as a noisy classroom.…
Read MorePediaSpeech offers the Fast ForWord program!
PediaSpeech offers the Fast ForWord programs, a research-based computer program that develops brain processing efficiency through intensive, adaptive software exercises. Fast ForWord increase processing efficiency and builds critical reading skills. No other reading intervention program offers a more scientifically proven approach to helping children quickly improve reading comprehension skills. Instant feedback and engaging exercises help…
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