- Curriculum for 11/2008

The following are some ways you can use the monthly curriculum to help bridge your child’s therapy in the clinic to what you are doing every day at home. You can also print the curriculum and bring it to your child’s therapist so that specific points can be highlighted and your child’s goals addressed

1.	Use the pictures provided and find more in books and magazines to practice naming and pointing skills
2.	Print and cut out two sets of pictures to use for matching and categorizing. You can also make your own flash cards with pictures from magazines
3.	Match the picture to the object to help reinforce new words. Hide the pictures or objects in a bowl of rice or beans to use the added sensory input to emphasize the new word or skill they are learning
4.	Older children can color and cut pictures to help reinforce new vocabulary they are learning
5.	Use books and magazines to read to your child everyday.  Talk about the things they see and relate them to familiar activities
6.	Tape pictures around the house and in the car so the child can practice new words in a variety of settings
7.	Find ways to use their new words in everyday activities. Children learn by repetition so repeat favorite activities and read favorite books over and over
8.	Come up with your own creative ideas and make up your own games to give your child a lot of opportunities to practice new words and skills