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January 26-30, 2015 Peek at Speech: The Jacket I Wear In The Snow

Theme: Winter/Winter Clothes

Book:  The Jacket I Wear In The Snow

This week in speech we are reading The Jacket I Wear in the Snow.  We will be talking about seasons and winter clothing and working on sorting clothing according to seasons.  We will also be identifying “where” we wear the winter clothing items, i.e. “Where do you wear a hat?” and using our spatial words to answer these questions such as “on my head.”  In addition, we will continue to work on using describing words to talk about the clothing we wear.  Suggested activities to complete with your child to incorporate both language enhancing strategies and articulation practice include:

1. Included is a book called Winter.  The book depicts items that you may see in winter.  Have your child color the pages of the book, and then read the story together.  While you are reading the book, take time to talk about whether or not you have seen the item described on each page, i.e. “We saw snowflakes on Christmas Day.  They were white, and they were falling from the sky.”  In addition, you can go on a scavenger hunt for these items around your house or while going on a walk outside.  Make sure to take the time to discuss why these are items that you see in winter.    
   
   
   
2. Included in your child’s folder is a worksheet that allows your child to sort clothes into summer and winter clothing.  Have your child color the pictures and then cut them out.  Then help your child sort each clothing item into the correct category.  You may even want to go into your child’s closet and have them sort their own summer and winter clothing.  Discuss why you would wear each item for the corresponding season.

**Use these activities to practice articulation for target sounds and fluency skills.  If your child says his/her target sound incorrectly, take the opportunity to repeat back what your child said and over emphasize the target sounds.  Talk about how your child can HEAR the sounds produced and can LOOK in a mirror to watch their mouth produce the sounds. If your child has bumpy speech while completing an activity, practice with your child using smooth and slow, easy speech.  Remind them to slow down when expressing their ideas to help increase fluent speech.

It is my pleasure to serve your child, if you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]

Sarah Beckman M.Ed., CCC-SLP

January 12-16, 2015 Peek At Speech: The Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow

Theme: Winter/Snowman

Book:  The Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow

This week in speech we are reading The Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow.  We will be talking about the items the lady swallows and how they can be used to make a snowman.  We will be working on identifying and labeling the story vocabulary as well as describing snowmen that we make.  Suggested activities to complete with your child to incorporate both language enhancing strategies and articulation practice include:

1. Included is a book called Snowman, Snowman, What Do You See?.  The book depicts items that you may wear in winter.  Have your child color the pages of the book, and then read the story together.  While you are reading the book, take time to talk about whether or not you have seen the item described on each page and where you wear the item, i.e. “I see a scarf.  I wear a scarf on my neck.”  In addition, you can go on a scavenger hunt for these items around your house; you could call it a closet hunt.

**Use these activities to practice articulation for target sounds and fluency skills.  If your child says his/her target sound incorrectly, take the opportunity to repeat back what your child said and over emphasize the target sounds.  Talk about how your child can HEAR the sounds produced and can LOOK in a mirror to watch their mouth produce the sounds. If your child has bumpy speech while completing an activity, practice with your child using smooth and slow, easy speech.  Remind them to slow down when expressing their ideas to help increase fluent speech. 

It is my pleasure to serve your child, if you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]

Sarah Beckman M.Ed., CCC-SLP