Speech/Language Support Michelina McAnulty, M.S., CCC-SLP
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MANDATED SCHOOL CLOSURES GOVERNOR WOLF CLOSES ALL K-12 PA SCHOOLS FOR 10 BUSINESS DAYS
Hoping all my students and their families are well. I am missing them very much. If students would like to keep practicing their good speech/language skills, please review some of the ideas which are included here. If you have any questions please email me (mmcanulty@cdschools.org).
Mikey McAnulty
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6 Free Online Speech Therapy Resources for Kids
www.speechbuddy.com
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Students who demonstrate a need in articulation, fluency, language and auditory processing, and voice receive speech/language support. Students are scheduled for individual and/or small group sessions according to age as well as type and severity of the disorder.
Practical Communication Strategies
Learn about your child's communication
How does your child communicate: cries, smiles, moves, reaches, looks, points, gestures, words, sentences
Why my child communicates: express need, protest, seek attention, request, greet, comment, question
Let your child lead
Follow your child's lead and let the interaction grow: respond immediately with interest, join in and play, follow their lead with youractions and words (imitate, interpret, comment)
Create Opportunities for your child to lead
Help your child to make a request: Place an object out of reach....then wait
Offer a little bit.....then wait
Choose an activity that requires adult help....then wait
Offer a choice.....then wait
Pause during a familiar activity.....then wait
Help your child make a comment or ask a question: Change a familiar activity
Hide objects in surprising places
Observe when things go wrong
Keep the interactions going
Take turns- match your turns with your child"s turns (pace, length, interest)
Cue your child to take a turn (facial expression, body language, visual helper, hand-over-hand, ask a question)
Ask questions to keep the interactions going
Choice questions
Yes-No questions
WH questions
Add Language to the Interaction
Add language all day long
Add language to build your child"s understanding of the world
Add language to help your child express himself
Use a variety of words
Expand the child"s message
Highlight your language by SAYING less, STRESS, go SLOW
Last Modified on March 18, 2020