The Speech Detective’s Clue Chronicle December Issue – Parent Edition New Happenings Happy Holidays! We hope this holiday season finds you and your loved ones in good health. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, we lose track of time and try to complete as many tasks as possible. In order to create memorable, fun, and teachable moments for our children during this busy season, we have recommended some activities that target a few speech-language goals. In speech therapy, we will be closing out the year focusing on helping students to keep track of their progress and to expand on their ideas. We wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year! See you in 2015! Speech & Language To Go Over the winter break, don’t forget to work with your child on his/her speech and language skills! Visit the local library and pick up some books and ask your child questions. Below are some suggestions with the targets for each book is also listed. During play activities, have your child focus on saying his/her speech sound correctly. During meal time, play “word games” by asking your child to name 3 items a in a in a variety of categories (e.g., Holidays, Foods,, Clothing, etc.) Book Recommendations There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell By Lucille Colandro Targets: Vocabulary, Sequencing, Rhyming The Gingerbread Man By Catherine McCafferty Targets: Following Directions, Prediction Questions, Wh-Questions The Mitten By Jan Brett Targets: Compare and Contrast with The Hat The Snowy Day By Ezra Keats Targets: Adjectives, Sequencing Froggy Gets Dressed By Jonathan London Targets: Categorization, Wh-Questions, Articulation (/fr/, /s/) Vocabulary Directions: The following words will be used in the therapy sessions. Please, try to use them as well so our students are familiar with them and so they can expand their vocabulary! List, Joy, Wise, Cheerful, Gather, Glee, Donate, Considerate, Charitable, Influence, Winter, Snow, Snowflake, Ice, Coat, Scarf, Hat, Mitten, Snow Pants, Boots, Sled, Ice Skates, Skis, Hot Chocolate, Snowman, Icicles, Snowball, Cold, Fireplace, Shovel

The Speech Detective’s Clue Chronicle December Issue – Teacher Edition New Happenings Happy Holidays! We hope this holiday season finds you and your loved ones in good health. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, we lose track of time and try to complete as many tasks as possible. In order to create memorable, fun, and teachable moments for our children during this busy season, we have recommended some activities that target a few speech-language goals. In speech therapy, we will be closing out the year focusing on helping students to keep track of their progress and to expand on their ideas. We wish everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year! See you in 2015! Speech & Language Connections in the Classroom... Dear Teachers, We have given out the monthly newsletter to our students and parents. This is your ‘Teacher Edition’ of the same newsletter. We know that time is very limited and that meeting with teachers to discuss student progress can be difficult to schedule. We are providing a monthly letter to ‘Catch Up’ with you and how our students are doing in the classroom. If possible, please fill out the box below and return to your student’s speech therapist. Student Happenings Teacher’s Name: Student(s) Name: Area(s) of Concern / Observations: This Month’s Classroom Topic / Theme: Vocabulary Directions: The following words will be used in the therapy sessions. Please, try to use them as well so our students are familiar with them and so they can expand their vocabulary! List, Joy, Wise, Cheerful, Gather, Glee, Donate, Considerate, Charitable, Influence, Winter, Snow, Snowflake, Ice, Coat, Scarf, Hat, Mitten, Snow Pants, Boots, Sled, Ice Skates, Skis, Hot Chocolate, Snowman, Icicles, Snowball, Cold, Fireplace, Shovel

La Crónica de Pistas Detectives en El Habla Edición de Diciembre – Para Padres Los Nuevos Acontecimientos !Felices Fiestas! Esperamos que en esta temporada festiva que usted y sus seres queridos se encuentren en buen estado de salud. Entre El Día de Acción de Gracias y El Día de Año Nuevo, perdemos la noción del tiempo y tratamos de completar tantas tareas como sea posible. Para crear momentos memorables, divertidos, y educativos para nuestros niños durante esta temporada buen ocupada, les estamos sugiriendo unas actividades que se enfocan en ciertas metas del habla y lenguaje. En la terapia del habla, vamos a cerrar el año enfocándonos en los niños aprendiendo como no perder de vista sus objetivos y como expandir sus ideas. !Les Deseamos un Feliz y Saludable Año Nuevo!! Nos vemos en el 2015! La Terapia del Habla y Lenguaje en La Casa Durante las vacaciones de invierno, no se le olvide trabajar con su niño/a en sus habilidades de habla y lenguaje: Visite la biblioteca, escoja unos libros y hace le preguntas. En la otra sección hay sugerencias de libros y objetivos para cada libro. Durante las actividades de juego, hace que tu niño/a se enfoca en diciendo sus sonidos correctamente. Durante la hora de comer, juega con palabras y pregúntale a su niño/s que diga nombre 3 artículos en diferente categorías (ej., Los Días Festivos, Comida, Ropa, etc.) Las Recomendaciones de Libros Un Día Una Señora Se Trago Una Campana Por Lucille Colandro Objetivos: Vocabulario, Secuencias, Rimas El Hombre de Pan Jengibre Por Catherine McCafferty Objetivos: Siguiendo Direcciones, Preguntas de Predicción, Preguntas Simples El Mitón Por Jan Brett Objetivos: Comparar y contrastar con El Sombrero Un Día de Nieve Por Ezra Keats Objetivos: Adjetivos, Secuencias Froggy Se Viste Por Jonathan London Objetivos: Categorización, Preguntas Simples, Articulación (/fr/, /s/) El Vocabulario Direcciones: Las siguientes palabras se van estar usando en la sesiones de terapia. !Por favor, trate de usarlas también para que nuestros estudiantes se familiaricen y crezcan su vocabulario! La Pala, El Carámbano, La Bola de Nieve, Hace Frio, El Fuego, Lista, Alegría, Sabio, Reunir, Jubilo, Donar, Considerable, Caritativo, Influencia, El Invierno, La Nieve, El Copo de Nieve, El Hielo, La Chamarra, La Bufanda, El Gorro, Los Mitones, Los Pantalones de Nieve, Las Botas, El Trineo, Los Patines de Hielo, Los Esquís, El Chocolate Caliente, El Muñeco de Nieve