Social Distancing Activities for Aphasia Social distancing to contain the spread of COVID-19 has been difficult for everyone. It is especially difficult for individuals with disabilities such as Persons with Aphasia (PWA). Many PWA have no option but to limit socialisation. And by limiting socialisation, we limit communication. It is advised for PWA to activities …
Activities to teach categorisation skills categorisation skills Categories are a group or class of items with shared characteristics. Working on categories is a great way to build and expand vocabulary. Learning new vocabulary by categories allows for better comprehension, retention and recall. When we teach vocabulary words in “groups”, you can create schema for your …
Activities for Kids with Auditory Processing Disorder Auditory processing activities for speech therapy, Have you ever wondered how quickly our nervous system and brain helps us to understand what we are perceiving and experiencing? Our ears and auditory nervous system involves in complex processing in order to make our listening easy. To name a few, …
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Building Speech-Language Skills at the Park How is language learned? Language is learned in different ways. Did you know that you could build on speech-language skills at a park? Yes, you can!! Language is best learned when done in a more natural way & when play is engaged. So how about a visit to the …
Speech Ideas with Shaving Cream for Kids Shaving Cream for Kids is a favorite activity to improve kids’ pre-writing patterns, tactile intolerance, and visual-motor skills. Shaving cream is also an affordable, motivating, and exciting activity. It can be done at home to improve the child’s vocabulary too. Although it is a little messy it gets …
Tips and Techniques to reduce drooling in children with CP What is Cerebral Palsy (CP)? Reduce drooling in children, Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in childhood. Cerebral means something in line with the …
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Functional Reading Ideas in Aphasia What is Functional reading? All of us use functional reading skills in our day to day lives. These are the common words that occur in one’s vocabulary. When we say the word “Hello”, it is not really us reading the word. This word is used so frequently in our lives …
Communication tips for children with ADHD Communication is essential but communicating with a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be challenging. Here are strategies for strengthening communication with your child. 1 Recognize when a child is actually hearing you and paying attention: We use consistent eye contact to relay listening but this may …
Activities for biting and chewing in children Chewing exercises for toddlers For infants, learning how to bite and chew is a crucial stage of feeding development. At approximately 5-6 months of age, babies begin using their fingers and teethers for oral exploration using a bite and release pattern. The development of biting and chewing continues …
DIY communication books for children communication books for children, Communication is a two way-process of receiving and expressing information involving speaking, listening and writing. Non-verbal communication, what you don’t say, is just as important as what you do say. Good communicators “understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language …