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     semantic pragmatic language disorder

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    Education Station Helping at Home Sites for Practicing Speech

    Note: Many of these sites require that you download and install Shockwave.

    Rhyming | Segmentation and Syllables | Using Animal Sounds | Phonemic Awareness | General

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    Rhyming:

    Reading at Seussville University, Random House
    Example: The instructions say "Mr. Brown can buzz like a bee. Color all the B's blue and Z's red." Your cursor is a paintbrush. Dip it in the red paint and "paint" the Z letters on the screen. Bees "buzz" around while you work. Very interactive!
    http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/university/reading/


    Find the Rhyme! Fun School
    Example: The words "dig," "bee," "bat," "nose," and "hug" are shown on the screen with pictures of a tree, a pig, a rose, a cat, and a bug. The child clicks on the word "dig" and drags the cursor to the picture of the pig.
    http://www.willya.com/ww/choose_g.htm


    Segmentation and Syllables:

    Switcheroo Zoo
    "Make new creatures at this surrealistic virtual zoo, by switching the animals' heads, legs and tails. Over 6500 possible combinations!"
    Learn about syllables by labeling the imaginary creatures, for example, a "zebrephant".
    http://www.switcheroozoo.com/

    Tracy Gefroh Boyd, Speech-Language Pathologist
    There are numerous games at Tracy Boyd's site. An example:

    Syllables Pop-Up Counting Quiz:
    Count the number of syllables in words presented and select your answer.
    http://www.quia.com/pop/5909.html


    Using Animal Sounds:

    Example: Click on the ear icon, listen to animal sound and then click on the animal that makes the sound.

    Julia's Rainbow CornerFinding Mommy, PBS


    Phonemic Awareness:

    Game Goo: Learning that Sticks, Cognitive Concepts
    Alien Scavenger Hunt: Letter Bugs
    Example: Click on the "letter bugs" that make up the target word (3 letter words).
    http://www.gamegoo.com/gamegoo/games/alien/ash.html
    Alien Scavenger Hunt: Space Trash
    http://www.gamegoo.com/gamegoo/games/alien2/ash2.html

    Letter Matching, Fun School
    Example: The vowels "a, e, i, o, u" are displayed at the top of the screen. Pictures of objects with their corresponding word are shown on the screen below the vowels, but one vowel is missing from each word. Drag the right vowel to the place where the letter is missing.
    http://www.funschool.com/cgi-bin/GA?az_match1k,k

    Tracy Gefroh Boyd, Speech-Language Pathologist
    More examples from Tracy Boyd's site:

    Matching Games:
    FINAL /s/ SPEECH GAMES
    Play matching games or complete a word search with the "s" sound at the ends of words.
    http://www.quia.com/jg/44712.html

    Hangman:
    INITIAL CH HANGMAN
    Play hangman by guessing words that start with the "ch" sound.
    http://www.quia.com/hm/20679.html

    Guessing Game:
    FINAL "er" CHALLENGE
    Guess the words that end with the "ER" and win points!
    http://www.quia.com/cb/7698.html

    Jeopardy-Like:
    FINAL CH CHALLENGE
    Guess the "ch" word being described and earn points in this Jeopardy-like game.
    http://www.quia.com/CB/7606.html

    General:

    Fun Brain
    Lots of great stuff here, mostly for older children, mostly a silent site. But don't miss it for reading games to help your child to learn plurals and other similar fun lessons. An example here: The Plural Girls, http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html


    Looking for More?
    Try Yahooligans, http://www.yahooligans.com/
    and Berit's Best, http://www.beritsbest.com/


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    The New Language of Toys: Teaching Communication Skills to Children With Special Needs, a Guide for Parents and Teachers
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    The Late Talker

    The Late Talker,
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    Speechville Express is a resource for families, educators, and medical professionals, offering information about language development in children, helping those who care for toddlers and young children who are late talkers, and connecting you with others who have been down this road. Language disorders and communication impairments included are apraxia, stuttering, pervasive developmental disorder, dysarthria, and aphasia, among others.

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