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Ms. Black MA, CCC-SLP/L
Ms. Black MA, CCC-SLP/L
Hello and welcome back! I am new this year at Kelly High School, and I am so excited to get to know all of the staff and students that I will be working with! I work with a variety of students with communication disorders, specifically students in high school cluster programs. I help students target receptive and expressive language skills, Alternative and Augmentative Communication devices (AAC), and pragmatic language (social skills). Feel free to reach out with any questions, concerns, or ideas and resources for speech and language practice!
AAC doesn't have to be a tedious and difficult task at home. You can use AAC to communicate with your child during cooking, cleaning, watching movies, playing, and so many other fun activities during your daily life! Check out Emily's video (attached here) to see some different ideas for using AAC at home!
6 Easy Ways to Use AAC at Home:
6 Easy Ways to Use AAC at Home:
Morning Check-In: Discuss the day and ask your child how they are feeling. Use words such as hello, how are you? I'm good, I'm sad, I'm happy, etc.
Play Activities: Offer choices for play activities. use words such as you, me, I, play, want, like, stop.
During Chores: Involve your kids in chores like doing the laundry and cleaning. Use words such as clean, dirty, work, first, next, finished, fun, good.
During hygiene activities: Brushing teeth is a great activity to talk about with your child. Use words such as wet, dry, clean, dirty
While reading books: Read a book together and label what you see on a page. Use words such as read, turn, like, next, no
During TV time: Offer your child choices and ask questions. Use words such as what, do, you, want.
Social Skills
Social Skills
7 Tips to Improve Your Child's Social Skills
7 Tips to Improve Your Child's Social Skills
Model correct greetings and farewells whenever possible
Talk about body language! For example, encourage them to face their listener, give them an appropriate amount of space, and make appropriate eye contact.
Discuss appropriate reactions. Teach your child how to appropriately ask for items they want and discuss appropriate reactions when wants or needs are not met immediately
Encourage polite forms and manners throughout everyday tasks. Model the use of "please," "thank you," and "you're welcome" whenever possible.
Use scripts and social stories to teach explicit langugae for a variety of situations
Play board bames to practice turn-taking; an important skill needed for reciprocal conversation
Watch movies and read books when you can! Ask your child how the character may be feeling at the moment, and then ask them how they would respond to that character.
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