Language Development resources

293 printable resources for Language Development: patient and caregiver education handouts, therapy materials, clinical references and evaluation tools for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. Written and reviewed by practicing clinicians, ready to print, and included in a Therapy Insights membership.

Handout

Bilingual Language Development

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Due to the increased number of children speaking more than one language, parents need more resources to understand how language develops in the bilingual child’s brain. This handout provides general information on bilingual language learning.
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Basic Concepts Milestones Chart

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SLPLanguage Development
Basic concepts are foundational building blocks to understanding and expressing more complex ideas. This resource gives a road map to when certain concepts should be mastered that aligns with when they are developmentally appropriate.
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Therapy Activity

Basic Concepts Board for Kids

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Therapists working with early intervention and young school age children often work on basic concepts such as colors, numbers, shapes, and letters. Not only does this provide the child an opportunity to work on language skills, but prepares the child for working on concepts in school. This basic concepts board is a go-to for clinicians working with kids to learn colors, shapes, and first letters.
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Therapy Activity

Back to School Themed Functions of Objects Activity

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Understanding functions of objects is an important skill in language development. Object function links a verb to an object. This activity will help children learn to use verbs.
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Therapy Activity

Autumn Apples- Color and Counting Activity

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This activity addresses basic concepts such as sorting, color identification, counting, and quantitative concepts (more/less, most/least). The digital download includes everything required, including all apples and baskets, to use the activity in a structured therapy session.
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Angelman Syndrome

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PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyFeeding and SwallowingLanguage Development
Angelman syndrome is a rare neurological disorder. This handout provides helpful information for parents and clinicians to understand what the disorder may look like in children.
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Aided Language Stimulation

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
This handout describes what aided language stimulation is and provides concrete ways to use this method to help children successfully learn how to use their AAC devices.
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Activity Ideas for Turn-Taking and Sharing

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Children learn to take turns and share with others through natural experiences such as play and routines. When children have sensory processing difficulties or deficits in social skills, turn-taking and sharing may be more challenging for them, therefore, these skills may need to be taught in a more structured manner. This handout provides caregivers and parents with ways to work on turn-taking and sharing.
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Activities To Do with Kids with Hearing Loss

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout describes various activities to use with children who have some degree of hearing impairment. Designed for therapists, teachers, parents, and caregivers to spark conversation and ideas of how to provide opportunities for leadership, participation, and communication for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Therapy Activity

8 Parts of Speech

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
8 parts of speech posters: verb, pronoun, noun, conjunction, preposition, adverb, adjective, and article.
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