This book was created by Nancy Moses-Bennett (a Speech
Language Pathologist) to assist parents and caretakers of
children, in building vocabulary, sentence structure, and speech
skills while playing.
The book is easy to follow and includes pictures to support the
activities presented. It is a guide with samples of activities that
can easily be replicated and expanded to fit a variety of situations.
The book includes specific suggestions for games and activities,
as well as, ways to build vocabulary, sentence structure and
improve speech clarity, i.e. pronunciation of words. These
suggestions are simple to implement and can improve overall
communication skills. They are natural ways to build vocabulary in
general conversation, as well as, during everyday activities and
structured play.
Activities included are;
-Sentence structure/ grammar, including using; am/is/are
- How to practice pronouns in sentences,
-Building vocabulary by using categories in picture scenes.
-Directions for improving speech clarity using pictures of
multisyllabic words.