Early Speech & Language Skills

Download or read book Early Speech & Language Skills written by Maria Monschein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of practical ideas that can be easily implemented with minimal preparation, this book contains a wealth of games and activities for developing language with young children. Following a multi-sensory approach, the games focus on having fun and working on speech language difficulties without having to concentrate directly on speaking. The games are organised around the school year and are themed according to which sense they specifically aim to develop. Most games can be carried out with little preparation, are easily adaptable and can be differentiated according to different children's abilities. Includes: Sense of touch games; Games for proprioception; Balancing games; Listening games; Games for developing hand-eye coordination and finger-motor skills; Games for promoting oral motor skills; Games for working on individual problematic speech sounds.