π₯³π New Year, New Calendar π! ποΈ Our monthly oral language calendar is back with simple, play-based ideas to build language every day. This year we've added even more activities that fit naturally into everyday routines at home. Small moments = Big language wins π― #SLPTips
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17 Dec 2025
π Boost your child's communication with gentle sabotage! π Make everyday moments meaningful; pause a favourite song, give a tiny piece of cookie πͺ, hand the "wrong" cup, or put a preferred toy/snack out of reach. Encourage requests, comments and questions naturally! π#SLPTips
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15 Dec 2025
π Open-Ended Questions β Skip yes/no questions and ask ones that invite more! Instead of "Is the sky blue?", try asking "What do you see in the sky?". This encourages children to think, share ideas, and use more words π§ π¬β¨ #SLPTips
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12 Dec 2025
π Expansion repeats a child's phrase with correct grammar, while Extension adds extra information π¬. These techniques model richer language and support longer utterances - great for children using words/short phrases as they build vocabulary and sentence structure β¨π£οΈ #SLPTips
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1 Dec 2025
βοΈβοΈ Itβs officially December! Our calendar this month is packed with quick daily activities to help little learners boost their oral language skills. If youβre looking for fun π holiday ideas to do with your kids, here are some to keep learning merry this Christmas! π #SLPTips
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21 Nov 2025
Ever wonder how to teach social inferencing? π€πΈ This resource uses real photos and sentence frames to help children with social pragmatic challenges tackle higher-order questions, perspective taking, and reasoning skills π¬π§ A must-have for your toolkit π§° #SLPTips
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13 Nov 2025
This π©π¨π₯ CVC set from Tara West is a great tool for practicing segmenting, blending, and decoding with our early readers π Perfect for small group work or home practice to support phonemic awareness and early reading skills π Check out her website for the full copy #SLPTips
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6 Nov 2025
π "My child can hear...so why use hearing aids?" Because hearing aids 𦻠don't just make sounds louder π they help make children's speech clearer. Access to all speech sounds (/s/, /f/, /k/ and more) supports stronger listening, learning and language development πΆπ¬ #SLPTips
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1 Nov 2025
π¬οΈπ Bundle up for language fun this November! Our monthly calendar ποΈ is full of simple ways to boost talking, listening, and learning at home. Let's make learning a-maize-ing! π½β¨ #SLPTips #OralLanguage #NovemberFun
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πLooking for a fun way to target syllable counting? These π¦ spring-themed clip cards are perfect for your literacy centre! Students can practice counting syllables π and strengthen fine motor skills βοΈ by clipping their answers with clothespins #SLPTips
drive.google.com/file/d/1KJQβ¦
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16 Apr 2025
It's #WorldVoiceDay π£οΈ!Β This yearβs theme, Empower Your Voice, encourages people to learn about and strengthen their voice, both literally and metaphorically.Β Below are tips from ENT Health on maintaining a healthy voice:
enthealth.org/be_ent_smart/tβ¦
#WVD #SLPTips #HealthyVoice
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10 Apr 2025
Practical tips to share the love of reading to child with hearing loss π¦»πΎππβ€οΈ #SLPTips
readingrockets.org/topics/reβ¦
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20 Mar 2025
β¨ Want to boost your childβs phonemic awareness in a fun and interactive way? β¨ Check out ππ» Literacy Edventuresβ top 5οΈβ£ phonemic awareness activities πβsimple, engaging, and perfect for hands-on learning! Watch them in action here: literacyedventures.com/blog/β¦
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1 Mar 2025
π Hello! March is here and that means Spring (and warmer weather) is just around the corner! πΏπΌπ¦π While the kids are home for March break, our calendar is perfect for keeping them busy while engaging them in these fun oral language activities. #SLPTips #OralLanguage #FDK
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13 Feb 2025
It's Valentine's Day tomorrow and love is in the air! ππ₯°Practice your speech sounds with your little love bugs using these FREE Valentine's Day handouts! π©· #Articulation @SLPTips
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1 Feb 2025
π February is here π Wishing everyone a month filled with Lπ«ΆVE. Take a look at our monthly oral language calendar for more activities to target π vocabulary, π phonemic awareness, π narratives, π following directions, and π making sentences! #SLPTips #OralLanguage
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23 Jan 2025
Brrr! βοΈ Snuggle up with your child and read or listen to The Mitten by Jan Brett (youtube.com/watch?v=GEER_a5_β¦). Then, ask your child questions about what happened in the story π, such as where did Nikki drop his mitten? How do you think Nikki felt when he lost his mitten? #SLPTips
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1 Jan 2025
ππ Happy New Year ππ Wishing everyone a prosperous and joyous 2β£0β£2β£5β£!! We are excited to start the new year with a bang β¨ Check out our January calendar filled with fun, amazing speech activities for your children #SLPTips #OralLanguage
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