Good evening Tiger family! I hope that you all are staying safe and warm during the recent winter weather. I know that the snow and ice can be dangerous and frustrating, but it sure is beautiful!
SPCS has decided to implement distance learning/NTI days in lieu of traditional snow days for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. The SLPs have created a helpful Speech/Language NTI plan for you to use when we are not in school to have therapy sessions. This plan includes the recommended time to be spent working on these skills per day and the specific skills to practice over the upcoming NTI days.
We will be available by email, phone, and text between the hours of 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM during the NTI days to answer any questions you may have including your child’s specific goal(s). You may reach us via email at [email protected] or
[email protected] OR on the Remind App.
It is recommended that you spend a minimum of 5 minutes per day working with your child on his/her speech and/or language skills. You may choose to practice one or all skills per day. Materials specific to your child’s goals have been provided electronically on the marked tabs on the home page for your use during NTI days. Please feel free to print these materials and use them. Here are some suggestions:
Speech:
-Do a scavenger hunt around the house for things that include your child’s target speech sounds. Practice saying the word 5 times or just practice the speech sound 5 times by itself.
-Use old magazines to make a collage of pictures that start/end with your child’s speech sound or find pictures of the letter that makes their target sound.
-READ, READ, READ! Look for pictures and/or words that have your child’s target speech sounds in them. Practice saying each word 5 times.
-Make your own picture cards! Come up with words that begin or end with your child’s speech sound and have them child draw their own picture to help them practice.
-Get creative! Use materials around the house to practice. Put dish soap or a gel shampoo in a plastic bag or use salt, sugar, rice, shaving cream, etc. to have your child make the letter of their speech sound.
Language:
-READ, READ, READ!! Look for ways to target your child’s language skills while reading. Talk about the illustrations in the book and the things that you see in them. You can work on the following skills:
I know that not being in school is less than ideal, but I hope that you are able to work with your child on using their speech/language skills in a functional way while at home. Whenever we are back to physically being in school, therapy sessions will resume following the schedule set up at the beginning of the quarter.
Last but not least, if your child is due for an ARC meeting and we are not in school the meeting will continue to happen via the Zoom platform. Paperwork will be sent home when we are able to be back in the building and will either be mailed or sent home with students depending on how your child is enrolled (virtual v. hybrid) this year.
I hope this clears up some questions you may have, and gives you an idea of how to help your child outside of school and therapy hours. Have a great week and weekend!!
-Miss Paige & Miss Lauren
SPCS has decided to implement distance learning/NTI days in lieu of traditional snow days for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. The SLPs have created a helpful Speech/Language NTI plan for you to use when we are not in school to have therapy sessions. This plan includes the recommended time to be spent working on these skills per day and the specific skills to practice over the upcoming NTI days.
We will be available by email, phone, and text between the hours of 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM during the NTI days to answer any questions you may have including your child’s specific goal(s). You may reach us via email at [email protected] or
[email protected] OR on the Remind App.
It is recommended that you spend a minimum of 5 minutes per day working with your child on his/her speech and/or language skills. You may choose to practice one or all skills per day. Materials specific to your child’s goals have been provided electronically on the marked tabs on the home page for your use during NTI days. Please feel free to print these materials and use them. Here are some suggestions:
Speech:
-Do a scavenger hunt around the house for things that include your child’s target speech sounds. Practice saying the word 5 times or just practice the speech sound 5 times by itself.
-Use old magazines to make a collage of pictures that start/end with your child’s speech sound or find pictures of the letter that makes their target sound.
-READ, READ, READ! Look for pictures and/or words that have your child’s target speech sounds in them. Practice saying each word 5 times.
-Make your own picture cards! Come up with words that begin or end with your child’s speech sound and have them child draw their own picture to help them practice.
-Get creative! Use materials around the house to practice. Put dish soap or a gel shampoo in a plastic bag or use salt, sugar, rice, shaving cream, etc. to have your child make the letter of their speech sound.
Language:
-READ, READ, READ!! Look for ways to target your child’s language skills while reading. Talk about the illustrations in the book and the things that you see in them. You can work on the following skills:
- Pronouns- “The girl is playing! She is doing down the slide”, “He is riding a bike” o Plurals- “Look at all of the flowers”, “He has lots of toys”
- Concepts: in/out, on/off, over/under, in front/behind, before/after, new/old, clean/dirty, night/day, tall/short, open/closed
- Early language skills: use sound effects (animal sounds, vehicle sounds) while reading the story, model 2-word phrases (“red apple”, “go car”, “bye doggie”)
- Vocabulary
- Following directions- “Put the cow in the barn”, “Put a blue block on”, “Make the car drive fast”
- Early language skills: use sound effects (animal sounds, vehicle sounds) while reading the story, model 2-word phrases (“go car”, “fall down”, “oh no!”, “more _______”)
- Concepts: in/out, on/off, over/under, in front/behind, tall/short, open/closed
I know that not being in school is less than ideal, but I hope that you are able to work with your child on using their speech/language skills in a functional way while at home. Whenever we are back to physically being in school, therapy sessions will resume following the schedule set up at the beginning of the quarter.
Last but not least, if your child is due for an ARC meeting and we are not in school the meeting will continue to happen via the Zoom platform. Paperwork will be sent home when we are able to be back in the building and will either be mailed or sent home with students depending on how your child is enrolled (virtual v. hybrid) this year.
I hope this clears up some questions you may have, and gives you an idea of how to help your child outside of school and therapy hours. Have a great week and weekend!!
-Miss Paige & Miss Lauren