3 Games to Help Late Talkers Talk
The best way to teach and learn is to include some fun. However, games are a great way to develop and improve kids’ skills in all developmental areas. More so, children with language processing problems, speech delays, reading comprehension challenges, and any other language and speech issues. Playing games is enjoyable and still enhances communication development.
Generally, many games help to develop relationship support and improve social skills. These games allow children to practice joint attention, turn-taking, shared emotions, and more. All are helpful for children with pragmatic language disorder, autism spectrum disorder, or other social-relational impairment.
1. Guess who and where are you?
These games are most suitable for kids in mid to late elementary. Whereby both games focus on the elimination process, descriptive words, auditory processing, working memory, asking and answering questions, grammar and prepositions. However, these games are easy to adapt to make them less challenging. In addition, children at younger developmental levels can also play on a team with an adult for additional support.
2. Pick and Draw
This game is developed by Rich Davis. It is a great choice for early elementary age to the early teen years. To play this game, you need to select a series of cards with different features needed to draw a face. This face is just the start off point to a variety of communication goals. Picking and drawing bring out a lot of interacting, laughing, and talking. In addition, the game also creates room for creativity and further communication development. You can use this game to write and tell stories about the character that has been created.
3. Blowing Bubbles
Definitely, most toddlers show excitement whenever they see bubbles, so this is a great idea for your therapy sessions. Start by blowing a few bubbles and wait for the baby to show interest. As soon as you notice they want more, maybe by reaching out, making eye contact, or making a sound, say “bubble” then wait for the baby to model the word. However, it’s okay to repeat the word several times then blow the bubbles without any response. Keep control of the bubbles so that your baby can ask for more, tempting them to communicate with you.
Causes of a Speech Delay
You might be wondering, what causes speech delay? There may be several causes of speech delay, and the most common ones are:
-Hearing loss, ear infections, or those with hearing impaired.
-Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
-Low birth weight or premature birth.
-Down Syndrome.
-Brain Injury.
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