A division of Anderson Speech-Language Pathology
Professional Corporation
206 - 3050 Harvester Road, Burlington, ON L7N 3J1
T: (905) 639-9219
F: (905) 639-4032
E: [email protected]
www.AndersonSpeech.ca
SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY NEWSLETTER
IT’S GETTING C-C-COLD!
NOV EM BER , 2 01 6 EDI TI ON
Well, it’s official—it is starting to get c-c-cold outside! Not the kind of middle of
February cold, but cold enough that the winter coats are starting to come back
into rotation and our kiddos are wearing hats and mitts to school on some of the
colder mornings. As we start to pull out the winter gear and get ready for winter,
we at ASC are thinking about the rich vocabulary we have for describing the
change of seasons.
Our describing words fall broadly into two categories: adjectives (which typically
describe objects or people) and adverbs (which describe actions). Adding these
kinds of describing words makes what we say much more interesting and gives us
important information. Because these words are less concrete, they are more
challenging for some children who are having difficulty acquiring new vocabulary. Some children will require more direct support to add these kinds of descriptive words to their vocabulary. Modelling these types of words in your own
vocabulary can help kids to learn how to use them (e.g. Do you see that slimy
worm? or The dog is barking so loudly!). Encouraging your kids to “tell you more”
or giving them a couple of choices to add more information (e.g. is that a big bird
or a little bird) can help them to begin experimenting with descriptive language!
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Go Dog Go by P.D. Eastman
An oldie but a goodie, this book is fantastic for
demonstrating the importance of descriptive language.
This book is all about dogs, and the only thing that
separates them is the adjectives that describe them.
Top tips: While reading this book, see if you can
come up with your own describing words to provide
more information about the dogs and what they’re doing.
You can get as silly as you want! Have a look around the
room- can you see any other objects that also fit the
descriptions given to the dogs?
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A division of Anderson Speech-Language Pathology
Professional Corporation
206 - 3050 Harvester Road, Burlington, ON L7N 3J1
T: (905) 639-9219
F: (905) 639-4032
E: [email protected]
www.AndersonSpeech.ca
SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY NEWSLETTER
IT’S GETTING C-C-COLD!
FREEBIE
NOV EM BER , 2 01 6 EDI TI ON
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
OF THE MONTH
Hot & Cold
Sorting Task!
Photo of Rachel’s Grade 9 Visit
We love visitors! Our wonderful CDA, Libby, had a visit
from her daughter, Rachel, this month for “Take your Kids
to Work” day. Rachel got a chance to see what we do,
and made some fantastic digital resources for us!
Turn to page 3 to use the
“HOT AND COLD SORTING
TASK”
OR
Visit our Pinterest page
(Anderson Speech
Consultants) for
an online version.
FEATURED VIDEOS
Using the Felt
Board App for
Speech and
Language practice
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A division of Anderson Speech-Language Pathology
Professional Corporation
206 - 3050 Harvester Road, Burlington, ON L7N 3J1
T: (905) 639-9219
F: (905) 639-4032
E: [email protected]
www.AndersonSpeech.ca
SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY NEWSLETTER
IT’S GETTING C-C-COLD!
NOV EM BER , 2 01 6 EDI TI ON
FREEBIE OF THE MONTH
Hot and Cold Sorting Task
Cut out the pictures below. Encourage the child to use the webs on the pages provided to sort
each picture into the correct category. If the object is “hot”, place it on the web with the sun. If the
object is “cold”, place it on the web with the snowflake. To expand on this task, work on reasoning
skills by asking the children questions about the pictures. (e.g., “Why is a fridge cold?” or “Why do
we drink hot soup?”). Practice building on the child’s vocabulary and knowledge of categories by
asking questions like “Can you think of anything else that is hot or cold?”
THINGS THAT ARE HOT!
!
THINGS THAT ARE COLD!
!
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