Mexico Academy & Central School

Speech

This page is a resource to assist with Speech/Language activities at home. Included are activities and apps for articulation and language to use at home. If you have any questions about your child’s specific speech and language goals, please contact your building’s speech language pathologist (SLP).

Palermo Elementary:
Lyndsey Fellows – lfellows@mexicocsd.org

New Haven Elementary:
Ann DuChene – aduchene1@mexicocsd.org

Mexico Elementary:
Michelle Molchan-Sanz – mmolchan@mexicocsd.org
Deanna Shendock – dshendock@mexicocsd.org

Mexico Middle School:
Jacalyn Bates – jbates@mexicocsd.org

Mexico High School:
Kara Vrooman – kvrooman@mexicocsd.org

The following links are designed to provide resources that address the needs of some of our students who receive related services. We know this is just a short list but hope that is ensures continuity and helps students make progress towards their individual goals.

ARTICULATION

http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/
https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/free-materials/
https://www.home-speech-home.com/speech-therapy-word-lists.html
https://www.quia.com/shared/speech_therapy/

LANGUAGE

https://www.home-speech-home.com/wh-questions.html
https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/free-materials/
https://www.quia.com/shared/speech_therapy/

FLUENCY

https://www.stutteringhelp.org/content/parents-school-aged-children

PRAGMATICS

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:pragmatic%20skills%20activity/Price-Range/Free
http://www.therapyconnect.amaze.org.au/resources/

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION

https://www.assistiveware.com/blog/language-opportunities-using-aac-home
https://www.assistiveware.com/blog/the-games-we-play
https://www.assistiveware.com/learn-aac/get-practical-ideas-for-building-language

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

⦁ App for middle-school aged speech students: Guess ‘em (free)
⦁ Download Guess ‘em app on two devices as you will be playing against an opponent (family member). Most middle school age students should be familiar with this game. It is a digital version of the board game Guess Who (if you have Guess Who, play that). This game targets higher-level language skills such as: deductive reasoning, comparing/contrasting, drawing conclusions, probability) as well as attributes and asking/answering questions. Many of you have one of these skills as your goal. Use the highlighted red square as the person your opponent must guess.
⦁ Make a Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich blindfolded (Parent approval needed)
⦁ Grab a willing family member and have them wear a blindfold while you give them directions on how to make a PB&J sandwich. Think about all the steps involved including from where to get the tools needed to describing each step with detail.

**ACOUSTIC PIONEER** 

 Just a reminder, if you were provided a code by your SLP in the first packet that came home, your child can access a free game to work on his/her auditory processing skills. This can be done every day if they want to and will last for 20-30 minutes each time. If you need help accessing the game, please contact your SLP.