Below are resources parents/guardians can utilize when practicing speech development at home.

Language Skills for Preschool to Kindergarten

Language Skills for School (Ages 6 to 12)

 

Talk Box

Talk Box was developed by SLP to share ways of creating language-rich environments for preschool to school-age children. Talk Box emphasizes "the most important part of language learning is the interaction between children and their parents."

Click the links below to access various documents relating to Talk Box.

How to Use The Talk Box

Speech Sounds

Games to Play

School Resource List

 

Talk Box Age-Based Resources:

Your Five Year Old

Your Six Year Old

Your Seven Year Old

Your Eight Year Old

Your Nine Year Old

Your 10-12 Year Old

 

The Hanen Centre

The Hanen Centre is a Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization with the mission to enable parents and professionals to transform their interactions with children in order to build the best possible lifelong social, language, and literacy skills. 

Below are some Hanen-based resources and links.

Parent Tips

Fun Activities

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