APPS
These apps are free (at least at the time that I uploaded them) some are just lite versions. If you find that one is no longer free, please let me know so I can remove it!
Google Earth! You can use it for following directions, teaching prepositions, strengthening memory abilities, all while navigating through any city in the world. And all this while sitting at the table.
This is a cause and effect app, gets some of the kids to really use their voice.
These websites are offering free subscriptions at least until the end of the school year!
Listen to books read aloud! Parents you can pause the story, and ask questions!
what is the characters name?
what is the character doing?
where is the character?
what do you think will happen next?
why did that happen?
Have them retell the story, tell you what their favorite part was, label pictures in the story (i.e. animals, plants, actions)
This doesn't have a nice link box, but this website has celebrities reading books aloud.
This website has a variety of simple books to more complex on various subjects. Ideas in ways to incorporate speech into this website
read aloud with your child and ask questions as you go
have your child "read" the story (make it up if they aren't reading yet)
target their speech sounds using the pictures you see in the book
target vocabulary (i.e. verbs, adjectives, nouns)
have your child retell the story
if inspired, have your child make their own book! I would LOVE to what they create!
Attainment company has a step by step tutorial to personalize the app