I’ve attached a link for some great activities for your little ones. You don’t have to print it. You can just show them the computer screen and have them answer the questions. I’m sure you can think of lots of things to ask them about the pictures. Have fun.
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This website has a lot of Speech and Language activities as well
This post is for those students that are need help pronouncing the /r/ sound. Roll a dice and say one of the words in that column. Try to make a sentence using the word too. Have fun
Attached is a list of words with the /s/ sound in the beginning, middle, and end of the words to practice at home. Go through the list one time each day. Remember to keep your teeth together for the /s/ sound.
INITIAL /S/ MEDIAL /S/ FINAL /S/
SUN GLASSES MESS
SORRY PENCIL FACE
SACK MESSY GLASS
SEVEN BASEBALL GRASS
SILLY OUTSIDE JUICE
SOUP LISTEN MISS
SOAP ICING MOUSE
SOCK DRESSER HORSE
SUN SUNSET DRESS
SUPER DINOSAUR ICE
Dear Parents,
Here is a list of ideas to help your children develop their speech and language skills while we are off:
Speech and Language Home Suggestions for Emergencies Handout
Here are some handouts for parents that SuperDuper and various other websites offer that describe different activities:
LANGUAGE – Listening, Reading and Speaking Skills
Reading
Dialogic Reading – quick video on how to read with your child and prompt them while reading
Phonics
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activities/teaching… for auditory rhyming activity (Phonics-Clifford)
Language
Practicing Language Skills in the Car
Fun ways to practice the main idea at home
Spatial Concepts and Relationships – Early Skills with Preschoolers
Promoting Oral Language Development in Young Children
How to help your child answer wh- questions (who, what, when, where, why, etc)
Crafting Beautiful Speech and Language
Beating the Winter Blahs: Ten Boredom Busting Family Activities
Speech and Language Activities Calendar – January to December 2020
speechandlanguagekids.com has 11 FREEBIES!!
speechbuddy.com has many suggestions too
Vooks is an online animated stories site with lesson plans available to read books and answer questions: Vooks is a great resource to use in the home with your children. Vooks is a streaming library of ad-free, kid-safe animated read-aloud storybooks, trusted by teachers and enjoyed by millions of children around the world every week. It is an entire library of storybooks, brought to life, to help encourage the love of reading. You can sign up for Vooks and use the take-home resources to help keep your children reading 20 minutes a day during these extraordinary times.
Sign Up Link:
www.vooks.com/parent-resources
(educators gets Vooks free for one year when you put in your school email address)
Take-Home Lesson Plans
Vocabulary Pinball – http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/pinball/default.htm?scrlybrkr=cdc7a5cd#
Infercabulary; www.infercabulary.com – Special offer of 2 free months –
Vocabulary- elementary to high school common core vocabulary word practice
Science Vocab and other subjects w/worksheets
Tracy Boyd’s online language games – Class Page – havefun
Free parent Handouts for vocabulary, book/app suggestions and language strategies:
Newsela.com
Vocabulary.com
Vocabulary resource: www.infercabulary.com Special offer of 2 free months
Khanacademy.org
Cloze Technique activities, incorporating music; SLP in the Middle: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Slp-In-The-Middle
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/ – great for following directions and sequencing
Tracy Boyd’s online language games – https://www.quia.com/pages/havefun.html
Scholastic.com/learnathome
Highlights for Kids – www.HighlightsKids.com
Basic Concepts Scavenger Hunt:
Storylineonline.net/books … For actors and actresses reading books aloud. Good visuals of story pages.
ARTICULATION
Fun Ways to Practice Articulation Skills in the Car
Encourage Speech Sounds Through Reading
Creative Articulation Practice at Home: Fun for the Whole Family!
Articulation pictures for practice by every sound
Beginning Sounds Song
Home-Speech-Home – specific sounds in words, sentences, and paragraphs- https://www.home-speech-home.com/speech-therapy-word-lists.html
Mommyspeechtherapy.com
Tracy Boyd’s online articulation games (matching, concentration)- https://www.quia.com/pages/havemorefun.html
Minimal pairs by Caroline Bowen-JV
Speech Teammate – Free Articulation Worksheets
Speech and Language Home Practice (Free TpT download)
Scroll down
http://www.carlscorner.us.com Carl’s Corner- reading specialist/teacher created free resources- scroll down to Website Directory (Blends Bonanza has word lists/activities for many blends)
Speech artic calendar//distance learning resource FREE on TPT
trying: Download/Print Free Speech Articulation Materials
Breanna’s Speech Shop Articulation Freebie:
PragmaticsTeaching Ideas for Conversation Skills
Simon Cat Videos-pragmatics/perspective
Books with Activities
Everydayspeech.com – sign up for a free trial. Also free if your SLP has access.
Videolearningsquad.com – free right now only
Model Me Going Places 2- free social stories app
https://videolearningsquad.com/courses/free-access-social-skills-squad/. – free social stories
Ms. Lane’s SLP materials
Short wordless videos
Free use of Social Express Interactive Software through April 15thhttps://socialexpress.com/sign-up/?fbclid=IwAR2OUA3T9Fz-n7sA9SqGCDZIwbQM5dRcMGX5sXIoTyBdbsaEshHoSe-kJZw#quote-request
Rhyming, blending
Tons of resources and visual supports:
Fluency
The Stuttering Foundation –https://www.stutteringhelp.org/
Teachers Pay Teachers, Free Handout – https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/4-Incredible-Stuttering-Treatment-Techniques-for-Preschool-Children-Who-Stutter-4291149
Various Learning Resources
Speakingofspeech.com – all areas of speech therapy
http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/ – all areas of speech therapy
Cloze Technique activities, incorporating music; SLP in the Middle: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Slp-In-The-Middle
Or therapy ideas for older students on her FB page: SLP in the Middle Diary of the Speech Lady
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCFnWreu4v7VoO3NbgP-Qcq2LyE1FvliYSoiTLRY7Qg/htmlview?usp=sharing&fbclid=IwAR3onqbR_gzaUGUEivWH2EQUoAG43UdvLSrEr55BfKhvnmYwi-ppFKHnpcU&sle=true# – all areas of speech therapy
Teacherspayteachers.com – search “free speech therapy”
Superduperinc.com – https://www.superduperinc.com/Handouts/Handout.aspx
Speech & Language Kids – https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com
Mmmm Starfall – www.starfall.com
Games for speech and language development: http://www.playingwithwords365.com/15-best-games-for-speech-language-social-skills-development/
Jill Kuzma
Modelmekids app – community based social stories
Free reading sources
§ What It Is: This site uses curated PBS videos along with lesson plans, interactive materials, and more to cover lots of subjects in an engaging fashion.
§ What They’re Offering: PBS Learning Media is always free for teachers. Sign up here.
What It Is: Missing storytime already? Vooks is a kid-safe online streaming library of read-aloud animated storybooks.
What They’re Offering: Vooks is offering a free one-year membership to all teachers. Find out more here.
§ What It Is: Scholastic created the Scholastic Learn at Home website to provide students with approximately 20 days worth of learning journeys that span various content areas. Students get approximately three hours of learning opportunities per day, including projects based on articles and stories, virtual field trips, reading and geography challenges, and more.
§ What They’re Offering: This service is free and limits printing materials for those who don’t have adequate access. Learn more here.
§ What It Is: ReadingIQ is a comprehensive digital library offering books, magazines, comics, and more for kids from ages 2-12. It’s a smart replacement for library time right now and makes it possible for teachers to monitor what and how much their students are reading.
§ What They’re Offering: Age of Learning is offering ReadingIQ free to schools closed due to the outbreak. Contact them here for more information.
§ What It Is: These online learning resources for younger students are easily differentiated for students of different ability levels.
§ What They’re Offering: Adaptive math and ELA courses are always available for free for teachers and students. Sign up here.
§ What It Is: BrainPop offers in-depth learning on topics across the curriculum for upper elementary and middle school students. Each topic includes videos, quizzes, related reading, and even coding activities. Teachers have access to planning and tracking resources too. They also offer BrainPop Jr., specially designed for younger kids.
§ What They’re Offering: All schools get free access to their COVID-19/coronavirus online learning resources for talking to students about the topic. Any school closed due to the outbreak can receive free unlimited use of BrainPOP during their closure. Contact them here.
ABCmouse Early Learning Academy
§ What It Is: This comprehensive program covers a wide variety of subjects for students aged 2-8 (Pre-K through second grade). It offers more than 850 self-guided lessons across 10 levels. A companion program focuses on teaching English as a second language for this age group.
§ What They’re Offering: ABCmouse for Teachers and ABCmouse for Schools are always free for all schools and teachers in the U.S. In another country? Contact them here to see what they offer if you’re closed due to COVID-19/coronavirus.
Over 200,000+ free homeschool printables on all school subjects for FREE
30 Great Educational Netflix Shows for K-5
Happy streaming!
Hannah Hudson on March 13, 2020
What are the best educational Netflix shows? We’ve gathered the top 30! Whether you’re showcasing these to students or using them as part of a distance learning curriculum, these are the best options currently streaming.
Note to teachers: Some schools block Netflix, which requires you to use Netflix’s offline feature to download preferred shows and use them during class. When it comes to the legality of streaming Netflix in the classroom, the company notes which media are available for educational screenings.
Best educational Netflix shows for elementary school
When a science concept just isn’t clicking for your students … Ms. Frizzle to the rescue! Stream episodes on the human body, gardening, weather, and more.
If you teach about the ocean, chances are there’s an Octonauts episode related to your unit.
This science-based show answers all sorts of questions kids tend to ask.
The only thing more curious than the bots are kids. Celebrity appearances and a music video at the end of each episode only add to the fun.
Based on the popular book series, this live-action sketch-comedy show brings important historical figures, like King Tut, Marie Antoinette, and Pablo Picasso, to life in an entertaining and hilarious way.
Top scientists examine fossils found in Canada while looking for an elusive, new species!
Observe different animals as they age from babies to adults.
This documentary explores the ocean depths and the creatures who live within.
Have students compare the film version to the classic novel of the same name.
Five baby animals in different parts of the world grow up learning to survive the wild.
This compelling documentary showcases some of the world’s biggest engineering achievements.
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
Dear Parents,
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Thank you for your patience while we work with AOL to make sure you get classroom notifications from your teacher.
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Are you concerned that your child’s speech is not as clear as some of his peers? Or maybe he or she doesn’t talk as much as their peers. Click on the link Talk Like Peers . The article describes when it is normal and when it may be a problem that should be addressed by a Speech Pathologist. As always, if you ever have any questions about your child’s speech and language, you can call me at 827-6216.
Normal Disfluency
Children with normal disfluencies between 18 months and 3 years will exhibit repetitions of sounds, syllables, and words, especially at the beginning of sentences. These occur usually about once in every ten sentences.
After 3 years of age, children with normal disfluencies are less likely to repeat sounds or syllables but will instead repeat whole words (I-I-I can’t) and phrases (I want…I want…I want to go). They will also commonly use fillers such as “uh” or “um” and sometimes switch topics in the middle of a sentence, revising and leaving sentences unfinished.
Children may be disfluent at any time but are likely to increase their disfluencies when they are tired, excited, upset, or being rushed to speak. They also may be more disfluent when they ask questions or when someone asks them questions.
Their disfluencies may increase in frequency for several days or weeks and then be hardly noticeable for weeks or months, only to return again.
Mild Stuttering
Mild stuttering may begin at any time between the ages of 18 months and 7 years, but most frequently begins between 3 and 5 years, when language development is particularly rapid. Some children’s stuttering first appears under conditions of normal stress, such as when a new sibling is born or when the family moves to a new home.
Children who stutter mildly may show the same sound, syllable, and word repetitions as children with normal disfluencies but may have a higher frequency of repetitions overall as well as more repetitions each time. For example, instead of one or two repetitions of a syllable, they may repeat it four or five times, as in “Ca-ca-ca-ca-can I have that?”
They may also occasionally prolong sounds, as in “MMMMMMMommy, it’s mmmmmy ball.” In addition to these speech behaviors, children with mild stuttering may show signs of reacting to their disfluency. For example, they may blink or close their eyes, look to the side, or tense their mouths when they stutter.
Another sign of mild stuttering is the increasing persistence of disfluencies. As suggested earlier, normal disfluencies will appear for a few days and then disappear. Mild stuttering, on the other hand, tends to appear more regularly. It may occur only in specific situations, but it is more likely to occur in these situations, day after day. A third sign associated with mild stuttering is that the child may not be deeply concerned about the problem, but may be temporarily embarrassed or frustrated by it. Children at this stage of the disorder may even ask their parents why they have trouble talking.
Severe Stuttering
Children with severe stuttering usually show signs of physical struggle, increased physical tension, and attempts to hide their stuttering and avoid speaking. Although severe stuttering is more common in older children, it can begin anytime between ages 5 and 7 years. In some cases, it appears after children have been stuttering mildly for months or years. In other cases, severe stuttering may appear suddenly, without a period of mild stuttering preceding it.
Severe stuttering is characterized by speech disfluencies in practically every phrase or sentence; often moments of stuttering are one second or longer in duration. Prolongations of sounds and silent blockages of speech are common.
The severely stuttering child may, like the milder stutterer, have behaviors associated with stuttering: eye blinks, eye closing, looking away, or physical tension around the mouth and other parts of the face. Moreover, some of the struggle and tension may be heard in a rising pitch of the voice during repetitions and prolongations. The child with severe stuttering may also use extra sounds like “um,” “uh,” or “well” to begin a word on which he expects to stutter.
Severe stuttering is more likely to persist, especially in children who have been stuttering for 18 months or longer, although even some of these children will recover spontaneously. The frustration and embarrassment associated with real difficulty in talking may create a fear of speaking. Children with severe stuttering often appear anxious or guarded in situations in which they expect to be asked to talk. While the child’s stuttering will probably occur every day, it will probably be more apparent on some days than others.
Parents of children who stutter severely inevitably have some degree of concern about whether their child will always stutter and about how they can best help. Many parents also believe, mistakenly, that they have done something to cause the stuttering. In almost all cases, parents have not done anything to cause the stuttering. They have treated the child who stutters just like they treat their other children, yet they may still feel responsible for the problem.
They will benefit from reassurance that their child’s stuttering is a result of many causes and not simply the effect of something they did or didn’t do.