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.

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