TIP#1 : Do a blind man’s walk.

Do you ever wonder if your child is ignoring you when you give directions or if your child has difficulty following directions? The Blind Man’s Walk should be able to help you decide. By blindfolding your child, you are eliminating other distractions that could be the reason your child doesn’t typically follow your directions.

The activity can be done inside on a rainy day or outside on a sunny day. First explain to your child that you are going to play a listening game while he/she is blindfolded.

Once blindfolded, lead your child by the hand while giving ‘preposition’ instructions appropriate to the age of the child. You could use commands such as step over the rock, go to the left/right, go around the tree, go under the limb, etc. Preschool children may need only ‘in, on, under’ instructions.

If this activity proves to be difficult for your child or if you have questions, please email me.

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TIP#2 : Summer Language Enrichment Series: Do a variation of a blind man’s walk

On TIP#1, you blindfolded your child and gave ‘preposition’ directions for your child to follow. Since your child is familiar with wearing a blindfold, let’s vary the activity to further enhance listening skills. This exercise can be done inside or outside. The purpose is to help your child separate background noise from specific sounds in the environment. This closely aligns with classroom activities where the child has to listen to the teacher while blocking out the sounds of the activity in the hallway or the lawnmower outside the window. While blindfolded, lead your child around to specific sounds and have the child identify what the sound is. You might lead the child closely to traffic noise, a bird whistling in a tree, or the washer inside the house. Should familiar people be in the child’s environment, ask him/her to tell you who is talking. If this activity proves to be difficult for your child or if you have questions, please email me.

2020 Summer Series - Beverly Ray at SPA

Since COVID-19 has kept us at home, we are all ready to get our lives back to a new normal. You may be completely out of ideas by now as to how to both entertain as well as stimulate learning with your kids. Last summer Speech Pathology Associates posted an 8-week summer language enrichment series and we will be posting it again starting next week. Don’t forget we will also repeat our drawing for $100 Amazon Gift Card for those who like/share/post. Please post any questions each week that you might have concerning communication and we will be happy to respond. Since schools have been closed as well as our clinic, we know that you probably have concerns and questions about what you could be doing. We look forward to addressing your questions and hearing your comments about the enrichment activities. Have a great summer!

TIP#7 Summer Language Enrichment Series:

Speech Pathology Associates, Mississippi Summer Language Enrichment Series Following a recipe is a perfect way to work on following sequential directions. This gives an opportunity for new vocabulary words as well as putting things in a certain order. Choose a recipe that has only a few ingredients for a younger child and more advanced recipes for the older. You may even consider using a pre-packaged task such as blueberry muffin mix. Regardless of your snack choice, the main purpose of this activity is to increase vocabulary (i.e., cup, teaspoon, mix, etc.) and sequential language (first, next, then, last, etc.) that other activities don’t allow. To make this a lasting activity to reinforce in a different way, take pictures of the activity at each step. Then your younger children can take the pictures and sequence them in the order they occurred. If this activity proves to be difficult for your child or if you have questions, please email me

Summer Language Enrichment Series

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