As families transition into the holiday season, their children are home more often than usual. Families ask me "what can I work on at home with my child?"
Here are some brief "helpful hints" about interacting with your children while working on their communication skills. Articulation (Speech Sound Production) 1. Review your child's speech sounds based on the feedback that you have received from your parent communication slips. 2. Modeling of correct speech sounds is always appropriate for children of any age. A slight exaggeration of the correct sound can help your child identify what you are trying to accomplish by repeating (and thereby modeling) the appropriate speech sound. 3. Depending on your child's reading level and current performance in therapy, your child can read a book aloud to you at night. This will provide your child with multiple opportunities to work on oral reading fluency and accurate speech production. Fluency (Stuttering) 1. Allow your child to finish his/her sentence without interruption. 2. Depending on the age of your child, discuss a plan to work on fluency strategies while you are around other family members during the holidays. Since stuttering is a very dynamic speech disorder, collaboration with your child about reviewing strategies may be best. 3. Monitor your own rate of speech in order to model appropriate rate and smoothness of speech. Language 1. Make sure that you are modeling correct grammar for your children. 2. Holiday gatherings can be noisy, so following directions may be difficult for your child. Your child may benefit from short directions or environmental cues. 3. You can practice sequencing by reviewing the different activities that happened within a holiday event. Don't forget to utilize MyOn and the public library for reading materials! Have a blessed holiday season. Comments are closed.
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AuthorMy name is Lori Shores, and I am a speech-language pathologist that works in the Bartlett City Schools. Archives
April 2018
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