Flashcards for Language Delay
Late language emergence (LLE) is a delay in language onset with no other diagnosed disabilities or developmental delays. Young children who exhibit a language delay are sometimes referred to as “late talkers” or “late language learners.” Two well recognised criteria for a language delay are (1) an expressive (spoken) vocabulary of fewer than 50 words and (2) no two-word combinations by 24 months of age.
Treatment approaches for children with a language delay typically vary along a continuum of naturalness. They include clinician-directed, drill-based activities in a therapy room, child-centered, play-based activities that include everyday activities in natural settings, and a hybrid of these – activities and settings that combine both approaches. There are many different types of resources that are available to support children with a language delay, and can be used both by clinicians and by parents and caregivers, one of these is flashcards.


Why use flashcards
Flashcards are an excellent resource for teaching students with a language delay. Here’s why:
What our flashcards can teach
Our flashcards can support many areas of teaching for a child with a language delay. These include:

How to use our flashcards
Each of our flashcard sets includes an easy to use set of instructions. There are a mix of matching, touching, sorting, acting, saying and describing activities.
These activities are typically organised in order of difficulty, with the easier activities described at the start and the more challenging ones described in the later stages. There are activities that are appropriate for students:
- of any age
- who are verbal or non verbal
- at different stages in their level of understanding


Free Download: Flashcard Activity Guides
Take the guess work out of how to use the cards by following our activity guides. With simple, step-by-step advice and helpful pictures, they’ve been designed so that you get the most out of the cards and out of each lesson with your student. Feel purposeful, organised and confident whilst you teach.
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Enhancing vocabulary
The Nouns and Categories Sets were designed to support the teaching of vocabulary. Typically, the more words that a child understands and uses, the greater their ease of communication.
Syntax – putting together well formed sentences
There are many activities that you can do with our Verbs and Go Togethers Sets to encourage syntax. This matters because children are better able to communicate their wants, needs and ideas when they put words together rather than using a single word to communicate.
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