It has been a pleasure working with you and your child over the past school year. I wish you all a happy, safe, and fun summer! Below are some suggestions for what you can do to help your child avoid the “summer slide” for speech and language skills.
Go to the library and/or read with your child!
For Articulation Students:
Read a book loaded with your child’s sound to them while exaggerating the sound to provide models
Have your child read the book aloud to you practicing production of their speech sounds
For Language Students:
Read a passage and ask wh-questions about it
Ask your child to summarize the story using sequence words (first, then, next, last)
Talk about features of items in the story to help build vocabulary (function of the item, description, location it is found in, etc.)
Talk about what might happen next in the story and read together to see who is right
For Fluency Students:
Have your child ask the librarian for help finding a book or checking out
Have your child practice using their fluency shaping and/or stuttering modification strategies while reading aloud and/or when asking and answering questions about the passage or story
Talk about the problem found in the story and ask your child to share with you how they would respond in the given situation
Play "I Spy" during a long car ride ! Have your child describe items inside or outside of your car
Go to the movies! Have your child request/buy the tickets and/or snacks and after the movie talk about their favorite part
Go out to eat! Have your child order their own food and drink
I hope you find these suggestions helpful!
I will be on maternity leave from the start of the school year until the end of November.
I look forward to seeing everyone then,
Mrs. Fisher