Canadian Thanksgiving is over, and most of us ate more then we should of.   Do you have a child whose language needs a little help?  Here are some ideas.
     1. When you are in a room, ask them to tell you in a full sentence what room they are in.  You might be surprised at the answer.  I have been in the kitchen and told we were in breakfast.  To the little guy that was the room he was in - he ate breakfast in that room, so therefore that was breakfast.  He was thinking in concept only. 
     2. Gather a bunch of pictures, and create a story about what is happening in the picture.
     3. If you are working with the sound blends - 'th', remind the child, that is the only sound that they can stick their tongue out at you.  Another sound blend is 'sh', the tongue is in exactly in the same position as when we say 's'.  The only difference is the position of the lips.  For the sound of 's', the lips are slightly opened and pulled back, while for 'sh' the lips are pushed forward.  Try it several times on your own, until you are comfortable with the difference, before working with your student.
     4. Puppets are great tools, as the students can pretend to become something other then what they are. 
     5.  The important part is that you and your student are having fun.