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Speech and Language Ideas for Home
- Some helpful ideas to support parents in building language rich opportunities.
- Vocabulary Building Ideas. Also has visual schedules.
- Site for kids to ask questions and find out interesting things safely online.
- This is a resource that provides information and tools for parents but also interactive games for children. If you are on the home page of the website, you will find these interactive games by scrolling down to "songs and games."
IXL Worldwide is a dynamic, immersive website offering adaptive learning for students with disabilities. From Pre-K through 12, IXL will provide fun exercises for mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies. You can select the level that suits the needs of your child.
Membership is a paid subscription but you can access their games for free!
Membership is a paid subscription but you can access their games for free!
Children with learning disabilities in grades K-8 can watch lesson videos and practice their skills in attention-grabbing games like Penguin Drop.
This website has significant advertising so parent supervision may be required. Books are available to read on-line but there is no read to me option.
This website has significant advertising so parent supervision may be required. Books are available to read on-line but there is no read to me option.
Arcademic Skill Builders
Arcademic Skill Builders
Free, multi-player games are available for engaging students in tricky K-6 content from spelling to algebra and geography. Parents will need to supervise the selection of which games to play as some require reading and higher level academic skills.
This website records free videos of narrators, and sometimes well-known actors like Eva Longoria, reading children’s books aloud. Students can follow along with text.
The readers are dynamic and engaging. There is a teachers guide where parents can find ideas if you choose to use them but it is not required. There is an extensive list of quality children's books to choose from.
The readers are dynamic and engaging. There is a teachers guide where parents can find ideas if you choose to use them but it is not required. There is an extensive list of quality children's books to choose from.
The Wisconsin Media Lab created the Into the Book! website to provide engaging reading comprehension ideas and activities. Short, 15-minute videos are included to teach important reading strategies like visualization and summarizing. eTexts are provided for students to practice the skill. There is a read aloud button so that the child has the option of being read to.
Supports comprehension strategies.
Supports comprehension strategies.
Starfall is a free educational website with an optional low-cost membership program that teaches phonics. Young children diagnosed with learning disabilities will load fun activity lessons from letter recognition to reading full-length books. Students can also download swinging sing-alongs, including “Wheels on the Bus,” for fine-motor coordination.
Children with learning disabilities and a knack for science will enjoy The Exploratorium, a website that brings the San Francisco museum to your desktop. Youth can scroll through 55 pages of educational videos to illustrate key topics like climate change, electricity, and human anatomy.
Be sure to access the "activities" tab on the side bar for video demonstrations and activities to try at home.
Be sure to access the "activities" tab on the side bar for video demonstrations and activities to try at home.
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