Expressive Language:
Take the time with your child to engage in simple nursery rhymes
and songs.
While reading books together, talk about the pictures, label items,
ask questions to your child re: the story or the pictures.
Have your child help with household chores. Encourage him/her to
tell of the necessary steps.
Have your child view a book and have them tell you the story (it
doesn’t matter if they can read, as long as they tell a cohesive,
appropriate tale of what they see).
After watching a video discuss with your child what you just watched.
(With a VCR, you can watch a short portion, talk about it, and the
rewind to check for accuracy).
Encourage your child to talk on the phone with grandparents, aunts,
uncles, cousins, etc.
Receptive Language:
Play games with your child such as “Simon Says” and “Twister”
to encourage listening and direction following skills.
Set up obstacle courses around the house such as “First, crawl
under the coffee table. Next, jump over the pillow. Last stand beside
the couch”. This works on direction following and spatial concepts.
Work on sorting of various items. Sort by color, size, shape, use,
etc.
Place varies item in a brown lunch bag:toy animals, a ball, a plastic
a fork, a crayon, etc. Have your child feel and describe what s/he
feels. S/He can guess what it is.
Work on basic yes/no questions. “Is ice cream hot?” “Does
a dog meow?” “Does grandma go to school?”
Play a describing game with your child. Use several descriptive
adjectives and have them try to guess what you are thinking of.
Recommended Publications
*Autism Asperger’s Digest
This magazine is a bimonthly publication of Future Horizons, Inc.
It contains information on autism and asperger’s from sources around
the world presented in an easy to read format. Articles are written
by noted autism experts. This magazine is full of helpful information
and insightful stories. To subscribe: 1-800-489-0727. www.autismdigest.com
*S.I. Focus
This magazine is published quarterly. Founded by Kathleen Morris,
a speech pathologist. This magazine contains many information and
stories and articles. The editor-in-chief is Carol Kranowitz, the
author of the well known book, “The Out-Of-Sync Child”.
To subscribe: 1-214-341-9999. www.SIfocus.com