Pembina Hills Speech & Language

12/13/2021

Get the Conversation Going with Finger Painting!
Fun activities like finger painting are one of the best activities for building your child’s language skills. When you join your child in an activity they like and can get really involved in, you have lots of opportunities for enjoyable back-and-forth conversations.
Check out this handout for some Hanen strategies to make the most of finger painting to get conversations going. You can use these tips no matter what stage of communication your child is at, whether they communicate with sounds or gestures only or they speak in sentences.

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The Hanen Centre

05/27/2021

Have you been wondering how masks are impacting the language development of young children? Check out these posts from Raising Little Talkers and Scientific Mommy for more info about Masks and Language Development, as well as tips to improve masked communication and how to maximize unmasked time at home!

05/13/2021

Children need to hear words MANY times to learn them and they learn best through natural play with traditional open-ended toys and during shared book reading. Research shows that adults use more words per minute when interacting with children with books and traditional toys versus electronic toys.

Research by Anna Sosa (2015) showed that adults use more words per minute when playing with their child using traditional toys (blocks, puzzles, shape sorter) and reading books compared to playing with electronic toys (baby laptop, talking farm, baby cell phone).

Children need to hear words MANY times to learn them and learn best through natural play with books and traditional open-ended toys and repeating words during shared book reading and play opportunities.

05/12/2021

03/26/2021

What does Modeling (AAC) Without Expectation really look like? Check out this great video from The AAC Coach for examples.

Connect with your AAC learner and model AAC while you do. That the pressure off!

03/19/2021

GOOD ADVICE FOR SENDING A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENCOURAGING MESSAGE TO OUR CHILDREN

Sometimes it is easy to use phrases that come naturally but here are some other options that promote awareness and problem solving rather than fear and worry.

02/17/2021

Do you have a preschool aged child? Pembina Hills Early Learning Programs are now taking applications for the 2021-22 school year. Visit the attached link for more information and to apply.

We offer Early Learning preschool programs at some of our community schools. These specialized programs are focused on 3 and 4 year olds, many who need extra help with speech, language, behaviour, etc. We’re taking applications for the 2021-2022 school year. Although we have limited spots, we enco...

02/17/2021

Thankfully the weather is starting to warm up! Check out these 10 simple outdoor activities to play with your children: https://thegeniusofplay.org/genius/expert-advice/articles/10-outdoor-play-ideas-for-the-perfect-snow-day.aspx #.YC1W-2hKjIU

Play isn't all fun and games - it's also an important teaching tool! Through play, kids learn how to interact with others and reach critical developmental milestones.
https://thegeniusofplay.org/ has lots of great play ideas for children from 0-12 years old. They also have an age-by-age toy guide that helps you select toys to match your child's interests, abilities and developmental skills.

Resources for parents on how to raise smarter, healthier, happier kids through the power of play.