language development Archives – Page 5 of 16

Convergent and Divergent Thinking Task Examples and Activities

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides a list of convergent and divergent therapy activities and built-out examples of each.

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Tips to Help Your Child with Joint Attention

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Impairments with joint attention can have tremendous negative impacts on cognitive and social-communication skills. This handout provides information and techniques for clinicians and caregivers to use to help children with joint attention skills through various activities.

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Delayed or Age Expected: When to Get Your Child Evaluated for Speech Services

June 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Parent involvement and early detection can help to increase the efficiency of a child’s language development. This resource provides information and a checklist for caregivers, therapists, physicians, and teachers who want help to determine if a referral for evaluation for speech intervention is needed.

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How to Use Book Reading to Expand Your Infant & Toddler’s Language

May 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Book reading can allow for numerous learning opportunities. This handout details some ways in which families and clinicians can help to build language in infants and toddlers.

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Auditory Processing and Language Development

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides tips for social and classroom settings to help improve language development in children with auditory processing disorder (APD).

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WH- Questions Flashcards

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

These double sided cards can be used as a fun and interactive resource when targeting wh- questions.

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Self-Advocacy Statements > Social Skills Worksheet for Neurodiverse Teens

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Utilize this worksheet with older clients to promote self-advocacy skills instead of neurotypical behavior social skills training.

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Tips & Strategies for Longer Phrases

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides ideas for expanding your child’s verbalizations from single words to phrases and sentences.

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Toys and Games to Complement Speech Therapy Sessions

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource lists board games that can be incorporated into speech therapy sessions based on the different parameters of speech-language pathology.

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Including Pet Therapy into Expressive Language Goals for American Sign Language (ASL) Communicators

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides ideas for implementing pet therapy into expressive language goals with American Sign Language (ASL) communicators.

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