TIPS TO BUILD SKILLS (K-2)
TIPS TO BUILD SKILLS (3-5)
from: http://www.asha.org/slp/schools/
- Talk to your child often.
- Read a variety of books to your child.
- Talk about the stories together.
- Talk about how things are the same and different.
- Help your child listen to sound patterns in words– rhyming games are good for this.
- Ask your child to tell you 1 or 2 things that happen each day.
- Talk about new words you hear.
- Give your child pencil and paper to practice writing
- Do projects with your child like arts/crafts, folding laundry or washing the car. As you work together talk about what you’re doing. Give child directions to follow.
TIPS TO BUILD SKILLS (3-5)
- Find interesting books, magazines and news stories for your child to read.
- Encourage active listening, like forming opinions and making connections to daily life.
- Discuss links between what’s read and heard at school, home and in other daily activities.
- Understand and talk about how to solve problems when reading.
- Spot spelling patterns including word beginnings and word endings.
- Talk about new words that he/she hears.
- Write letters, journal entries, blogs and short stories for fun.
from: http://www.asha.org/slp/schools/