Today I ran across this great post over at Playing With Words 365. Katie, the author of the blog, is so smart and creative - I can't stand it! Today her post is on 5 Ways to practice listening and following directions. Check it out!
Showing posts with label Websites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Websites. Show all posts
Monday, October 1, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
Hearing Journey Website
If you haven't heard of The Listening Room, you need to check it out right now! Actually, wait until you finish reading this post. Or go right now. Either way. The website is targeted for children with hearing loss, and is provided by Advanced Bionics. But the activities provided are great for parents and professionals, and for any children with language goals!
There are a few artists, but the main one is Dave Sindrey, who is also a certified auditory verbal therapist and therefore specializes in teaching children with hearing loss how to listen and speak. And therefore I love him!!! You have to sign up to enter, but it is free and I never get emails from them. It's divided into an infant section, kids section (the one I use the most), and an adults/teens section. In the Kids section, each week there is a new language activity that comes with instructions and a PDF file for you to download. Most things are not archived so I try to check it frequently and save everything to my computer. There are also some great informational articles that are great to printout and distribute to parents. And several activities and articles even come in Spanish which is fabuloso!
There are a few artists, but the main one is Dave Sindrey, who is also a certified auditory verbal therapist and therefore specializes in teaching children with hearing loss how to listen and speak. And therefore I love him!!! You have to sign up to enter, but it is free and I never get emails from them. It's divided into an infant section, kids section (the one I use the most), and an adults/teens section. In the Kids section, each week there is a new language activity that comes with instructions and a PDF file for you to download. Most things are not archived so I try to check it frequently and save everything to my computer. There are also some great informational articles that are great to printout and distribute to parents. And several activities and articles even come in Spanish which is fabuloso!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Great Website
I recently discovered this AWESOME website called Reading is Fundamental - Leading to Reading. It's a great resource if you have kids from a newborn up to age 5 or so. They split it up into a section for kids from 0-2 and one for kids from 3-5. The 0-2 one is great because it has links to many nursery rhymes, lullabies, and fingerplays. Don't underestimate their importance! There's a reason they've been around for so long! They help teach turn-taking, proper intonation, rhyming, story-telling, and so many other important foundational skills for communication. Plus they're just fun! Each age also has a reading section where it brings up popular books for you and your child to read along with. The words are highlighted as they go so it helps introduce the concept of reading and early literacy skills such as going from left to right and turning pages. Check it out!
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