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Hi, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Danielle Goglia. I am one of the Speech-Language-Pathologist's working at New Egypt Primary School this year. I am excited to begin working with new and old students. This year I will be working with both the Pre-School and Kindergarten classes. In addition, on Friday afternoons I will be working with a few Elementary students on their articulation skills.
As a speech-language pathologist, I work with students to improve their ability to communicate effectively with others. Throughout the day, students are working on improving their speech intelligibility, social skills and receptive and expressive language skills.
If you have any speech or language concerns please feel free to contact me at New Egypt Primary School.
(609) 758-6800
X 5126
SPEECH & LANGUAGE HOMEWORK
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Speech & Language students will receive homework periodically.
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Home practice is a very important part of speech. It speeds up the process of learning new ways of communicating and ensures carryover into everyday situations. Your participation is essential to success.
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The aim of each lesson should be clear, but please feel free to write a note or call if you have any questions. The telephone number for the main office is (609) 758-6800.
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Parents please remember to sign your child's speech homework. This indicates to me that you have listened and/or worked with your child to complete the assignment.
Recommended Books for Parents
Beyond Baby Talk: From Sounds to Sentences, A Parent's Complete Guide to Language Development
Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know
Warning Signs for an Articulation Delay or Disorder:
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Not talking as clearly as others his/her age
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Unfamiliar listener has trouble understanding child
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Inconsistent substitution of sounds for correct sound
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Unable to combine sounds into words, despite ability to produce the sounds alone
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Speech sound use deteriorates in connected speech
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Inability to sound out words in school because cannot produce the sounds
Warning Signs for a Language Problem:
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Expresses himself/herself more poorly than other children his/her age
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Difficulty following oral directions
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Uses a limited variety of words
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Trouble “getting to the point”
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Inappropriate or off-target responses to questions
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Repeats a question before responding to it
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Relies on “scripted” (memorized) sentences
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Displays difficulty with grammar or sentence structure
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Takes language more literally than other children his age
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Frustrated because not getting point across
Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Speak
- Read daily to your child – stories, poems, nursery rhymes, etc.
- Teach your child simple songs with very repetitive words.
- Give your child time to listen when giving him/her instructions. Be
sure you have his/her attention, and encourage a verbal or vocal
response.
- Don’t expect perfection. Be ready to praise effort, even though
it falls short of the goal.
- Reward all efforts to talk. Smile, nod, repeat what you DID
understand, and follow that with a clarification question. (e.g.,
“You are talking about the dog. What did he do?”) You may need
to help him/her re-phrase what he/she wants to say.
- Take advantage of language stimulation opportunities in everyday
living events. Talk about what you are doing, what you see, and
where you are going.
- Help your child associate sounds and words with people,
activities, and objects.
- Make animal and other common environmental sounds for and with
him/her; encourage him/her to imitate the sound and associate it with a
word.
- Do not expect your child to repeat a word correctly after just one
example. He/She needs to hear sounds and words correctly many times
before you can expect a correct imitation.
- Do not allow others to tease him/her about his speech.
- Refrain from interrupting you child during his/her speech attempts, or
telling him/her to slow down or start over, as that may break up his/her
speech fluency.
- When discussing stories, ask for specific information or details;
this shows the child you expect good listening during the story.
When reading stories, ask the child to predict what happens next.
- Have your child practice thinking in categories by dividing
pictures and objects into groups. You can begin at a very basic
level, by having pictures of “things I like” and "things I
don’t like”.
- Play games involving “spatial terms” (i.e., under, in front
of, etc.).
- Children like to play “bigger kid” games; simplify the rules,
and let them manipulate the tokens according to your new set of
rules.
- Use snack and meal times to increase vocabulary by talking about how things taste and using actions words about eating (suck, eat, sip, gobble).
Links
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301)897-5700
www.ASHA.org
Apraxia: www.Kidspeech.com
Autism/Asperger's/PDD:
Feelings Game: http://dotolearn.com/games/feelingsgame/index.htm
Attention Deficit Disorder: www.
Hearing Loss:
Language:
What's Different? Game: http://dotolearn.com/games/whatsdifferent/index.htm
Numbers Game: http://dotolearn.com/games/howmany/index.htm
Fluency:
The Stuttering Foundation: www.stutteringhelp.org
