#16 - Encouraging Language With Symbolic Sounds

Symbolic sounds are the sounds that represent specific words or ideas, such as "meow" for a cat or "choo-choo" for a train. These sounds can be very helpful for young children who are still developing their language skills, as they can provide a way for children to communicate even if they don't have the words to express themselves.  Today’s show dives into different types of symbolic sounds, and ways to use them to encourage language development.  Don't forget to grab your free list of symbolic sounds (linked below)!

In This Episode You Will Learn: 

• What symbolic sounds are

• How symbolic sounds can be used to encourage language development

• Ideas for activities that include symbolic sounds

Links Related To This Week’s Episode:: 

• Symbolic Sounds Blog Post

• Free List Of Symbolic Sounds

• Symbolic Sounds Resource On TpT

• 3 Ways To Use Symbolic Sounds To Build Language Skills Mini-Training (YouTube)

• “Pets” book by Jane Foster

• Touch & Feel Farm Book

• Touch & Feel Pets Book

• Themed Play Visual Supports

You may also be interested in these supports:

• Visual Support Starter Set 

• Visual Supports Facebook Group

• Autism Little Learners on Instagram

• Autism Little Learners on Facebook

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