Understanding and Using Oral Language

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Here are some fun videos to watch and talk about with your child: Simon's Cat

Is your child interested in science? These are great videos to watch and talk about: Mystery Doug

Here's a scavenger hunt that incorporates understanding basic descriptive concepts: Basic Concepts Scavenger Hunt

This page has links to videos and suggestions about how to use them: The Speech Express

These picture scenes are great for practicing wh- questions and using pronouns (he/she/they):

Apps to Support Language Development Lite Versions free through April 30th, 2020 and cost 99 cents after
External Link to Fun With Directions HD Lite  External Link to More Fun Directions HD Lite 
Fun With Directions HD Lite‎From A4cwsn: "This is wonderful for my young students who are working on imitating and following basic instructions." Give the boy something to eat. He’ll even say “Thanks!” Touch the violin and it plays for you! Check out our Youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXCe1fETCnc Fun with Di… More Fun Directions HD Lite‎If you liked our “Fun with Directions” app, you’ll also love More Fun with Directions Lite too! This app for the iPAD continues with the same playful, colorful and engaging format with a focus on 2 concepts: “behind” and “put in”. For a demonstration of the full version app, check out our video on…
External Link to Picture the Sentence Lite  External Link to First Phrases Lite 
Picture the Sentence Lite‎“She is eating an apple.” What does that sentence really mean? What would those words look like if I imagined this image in my mind? Picture the Sentence Lite is an app for the iPHONE. It is a sampler of our full version companion app. It is designed to practice language and auditory processing ta… First Phrases Lite‎This interactive, beautifully illustrated and animated app for the iPHONE is perfect for the toddler or speech-delayed child who is learning how to put two-three words together or any child who is learning basic English phrases. It provides many opportunities to both hear (receptive), see, and say/r…
External Link to Fun with Verbs & Sentences LT  External Link to Listening Power Preschool Lite 
Fun with Verbs & Sentences LT‎If you loved our First Phrases app, you’ll love this app too! Fun with Verbs & Sentences is the next step up for children who are learning to speak in sentences, understand past and present verb tensing, and formulate basic syntax structures. Developed for language ages 2-5, with eye-popping color… Listening Power Preschool Lite‎Listening Power Preschool HD is the proud recipient of the Academics' Choice Award for Smart Media! http://www.academicschoice.com/apps/listening-power-preschool.ph (This is the lite version of that app) Listening Power Preschool Lite HD provides 90 listening practice questions on an iPad! This app…
External Link to Listening Power K-3 Lite HD  External Link to Listening Grades 4-8+ LITE HD 
Listening Power K-3 Lite HD‎This app is the proud winner of the Academics' Choice Award for Smart Media! http://www.academicschoice.com/apps/listening-power-k-3.php (full version--this is the Lite version of the same app) Listening Power Grades Kindergarten-Third Lite HD provides over 150 listening practice questions on an i… Listening Grades 4-8+ LITE HD‎Listening Power Grades 4-8+ is a groundbreaking app that provides practice for students in grades 4-8 and above. Designed by Patti Hamaguchi, a licensed speech-language pathologist, this app focuses on language processing (grammar, vocabulary, narrative and question comprehension) and auditory proce…