Maria's Speech Station

Raising a reader, starts from the very earliest days!

This is what we hope for our children and students, that they will w a n t to read, anytime and all the time, anywhere and everywhere ... BUT, reading and fostering a love for, can be challenging and a source of anxiety for children who struggle with literacy. If your child struggles with any aspect of reading, contact us, we may be able to help! www.woodstockspeechtherapy.ca

Do you wonder about your child's articulation development? The image below can serve as a guide. Keep in mind, any of the red flags listed warrant assessment by a qualified and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. If you have any questions, concerns, or wish to have your child assessed, please contact us at Woodstock Speech Therapy Services. www.woodstockspeechtherapy.ca [email protected].

I love this Halloween themed word search for building vocabulary relevant to the holiday AND for working on spelling/literacy skills, attention and perseverance!! Take it a step further and have your children construct a sentence using the vocabulary as a way to practice expressive language skills (I.e., vocabulary use, sentence structure and syntax). The best part, they’re having fun, and don’t even realize how much they’re learning in the meantime!... See more

Language opportunities are everywhere. This article nicely provides some excellent ideas for how to include AAC into ordinary activities and games, at home. The AAC user needs to see you using their system, so they will learn how to use their system. If you require support for your child who uses AAC, please don’t hesitate to contact Woodstock Speech Therapy Services. ... [email protected] Www.woodstockspeechtherapy.ca

What this means is, for our AAC users, we (the adults and everyone of whom is in that child’s life - school staff, parents, siblings, therapists, extended family, etc.) N E E D to be using t h e i r system to m o d e l language. We have to talk on it, so they learn how to talk on it. Only with constant, ongoing, modeling input (just as would happen for a typical language learner), will our AAC users learn how to use their systems successfully. Have an AAC user in your ...life? SLPs can help along this journey! Www.woodstockspeechtherapy.ca #aacawarenessmonth See more