written by Julie A. Milian, Student Clinician, FIU Read to your child for about 5-8 min. every day. Books should contain simple pictures and language. Describe the pictures, name and point to the animals, objects and people in the story. Ask lots of WH questions: Who, What, Where, When, Why. i.e., Who is this? What is she/he doing? Where are they going? Play with your child for about 15-25 min every day. Puzzles: animals, transportation, numbers, and alphabet puzzles are great. Ball: throw and catch Toy Animals: hide an animal and describe it your child will have to guess. Take turns hiding and guessing. Name body parts and identify what you do with them. i.e., I walk with my feet, I eat with my mouth. Ask them questions that requires a choice. i. e., Do you want juice or milk? Do you want apple or grapes? i. e., Do you want a blue or red shirt? Count and sing as much as you can. You can count cans, apples, bananas, etc. at the store while food shopping. Sing on the way to the store or while bathing your child. Use two words to comment with their newly learned vocabulary. i,e.,…

written by Julie A. Milian, Student Clinician, FIU Language impairment affects many aspects of the person’s life. Communication is essential for learning, social interaction and for the ability to be independent. It is important to consult an SLP in order to understand the reason for your child’s language delay. However, the following are some good activities that will generally stimulate language. •    Labial sounds /m, p, b/are a good start due to their increase visibility o    mama, papa, bebe – reduplicate syllable o    mami, papi, baby – variegated syllables •    Increase the use of vowel sounds /a,e,i,o,u/ specially when there is an apraxic component o    aqui, este, igual, otro, uno o    ant, elephant, in, open, the cow says moo •    Increase gestures for showing and requesting as a bridge to increase verbal language o    Showing by pointing things on the environment like ball, book, puzzle, juice, cookie, etc. o    Requesting by using the index finger to point to the palm of the opposite hand (here/aqui) or by raising a hand to the chest (give me/dame) •    Greetings hand waving •    Increase ability to follow directions with single commands as:o    Sit-down o    Wash hands o    Clean-up toys o    Get your shoes…