Mrs. Conte's Preschool Speech Page
Please work on listening skills this month. Pause and tell your child/ren to "listen" when you hear environmental sounds: birds chirping, dogs barking, wind blowing, leaves rustling, cars beeping, sirens etc. Ask what they heard. Were the sounds loud, quiet, far away, close by, etc.
Help your child/ren hammer out (fist on top of fist)the number of beats in their own names and the names of family members, friends, teachers. Work on one to 3 or 4 syllable words and hammer the correct number of beats (house, hotdog, elephant, alligator).
Tell your child to listen for a particular word in a list of words or in a sentence...raise hand when that word is heard.
Read rhyming stories and let your child try to fill in the last word of the sentence. Emphasize the word to be rhymed.
Remember to use as much language as you can with your child/ren to help them label objects, actions, and descriptions. Use sentence lengths that you think your child will understand. Play games and ask questions that challenge memory, attention to details, word knowledge, and thinking skills. Much learning can occur through interactive play. Try to limit TV and video games.
Remember to read to your child every day. It is very important for language development, which is important for becoming good readers. Talk about the pictures in the book and ask simple who, what, where, when and why questions. Talk about feelings, and cause and effect.
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me via email, by calling 697-0941, or sending a note in your child's school folder. I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Happy SPRING!!!!!
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