Word List: Heinz Chapel

Word lists containing nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are useful for many goals.  They can be used to target reading, spelling, writing, stuttering, voice strategies, articulation, phonological processes, vocabulary building, sentence structure, etc.  Thus, I have decided to post word lists relating to Pittsburgh.  This one is centered on Heinz Chapel.  Obviously there are many, many words that pertain to this area so I have tried to limit my lists to 25-50 words.  If there is a word that you would like to be included, please post below!

 

 Image retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Memorial_Chapel.

There are many "ten dollar words" here, so this list may be especially helpful for older children in need of acquiring new vocabulary or honing spelling.

Please post below how you use these words to help your child reach her goals.

Aisle

Altar

Architecture

Carving

Cervices

Chapel

Choir

Cornerstone

Cross

Design

Exterior

Façade

Gift

Glass

Hymn

Interdenominational

Interior

Iron

Memorial

Nondenominational

Organ

Pew

Pray

Prayer

Seal

Services

Shield

Sing

Spire

Stained glass

Steeple

Stone

Tours

University

Windows

Wood

Worship

Word List: Walnut Street/Shadyside

Word lists containing nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are useful for many goals.  They can be used to target reading, spelling, writing, stuttering, voice strategies, articulation, phonological processes, vocabulary building, sentence structure, etc.  Thus, I have decided to post word lists relating to Pittsburgh.  This one is centered on Walnut Street/Shadyside.  Obviously there are many, many words that pertain to this area so I have tried to limit my lists to 25-50 words.  If there is a word that you would like to be included, please post below!

Image retrieved from http://imaginepittsburgh.com/explore/girasole.

I think this list is especially relevant to the tween/teen population.  Bring the list with you on your next trip to Shadyside and use it to practice goals, or ask your child to brainstorm words that pertain to Shadyside and her speech goals.  For example, if your child needs to practice vocabulary building, ask her to think of synonyms for purses (handbags, clutch, tote, etc.) and then spend some time looking at the purses for sale.  If your child needs to practice the /r/ sound, ask her to say words with the letter "R" in them as you walk around Walnut Street (dinner, jewelry, parking spot, etc.).

Alley

Apparel

ATM/MAC machine

Bistro

Breakfast/lunch/dinner

Bus

Bus stop

Café

Cards

Cash

Checks

Clothing

Coffee

Convenience store

Credit card

Dining

Dressing room

Electronics

Entertainment

Fashion

Florist

Food (American, French, Thai, Chinese)

Furnishings

Gallery

Gifts

Grill

Gym (exercise, workout, strength, nutrition, fitness)

Hair salon

Jewelry (rings, bracelets, cuffs, solitaire, gems, silver, gold, platinum, choker, chain, band)

Lingerie

Music

Parking garage

Parking meter

Pharmacy

Purse (handbag, clutch, tote)

Reservations

Restaurant

Sales associate

Shadyside

Shoes (stilettos, high heels, sandals, wedges, mules, clogs, sneakers, boots)

Shopping (browse, purchase, return)

Side street

Stationery

Style

Tea

Technology

Ticket

Toys

Variety store

Walnut street

Writing

It can be difficult to get your school-aged child to practice writing at home, because it may seem like a chore to her or appear irrelevant if it isn't assigned by her teach.  Thus, a fun way to practice writing skills for children is to write poetry.  This allows them to be creative and offers a snappy way to practice writing skills as poems are typically on the shorter side.  Encourage your child to write poetry, and she can practice printing, grammar, spelling, organization, vocabulary usage, etc.

It can be hard to get started.  So, I recommend reading some simple poetry and using that to inspire her.  The first type of poetry that children are exposed to is typically nursery rhymes.  Try re-visiting nursery rhymes with your child, and ask her to re-write the poem in a different way.  By referring to another poem, it will provide her with a good framework for writing.

For example, I quickly took the nursery rhyme "London Bridge" and made it Pittsburgh themed.  See below:

Smithfield Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
Smithfield Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

Patch it up with paste and glue,
Paste and glue, paste and glue.
Patch it up with paste and glue,
My fair lady.

Paste and glue will melt away,
Melt away, melt away.
Paste and glue will melt away,
My fair lady.

Patch it up with sticks and stones,
Sticks and stones, sticks and stones,
Patch it up with sticks and stones,
My fair lady.

Sticks and stones will wash away,
Wash away, wash away.
Sticks and stones will wash away,
My fair lady.

Patch it up with needle and thread.
Needle and thread, needle and thread.
Patch it up with needle and thread,
My fair lady.

Needle and thread will wear away,
Wear away, wear away.
Needle and thread will wear away,
My fair lady.

Patch it up with brass and bronze,
Brass and bronze, brass and bronze.
Patch it up with brass and bronze,
My fair lady.

Brass and bronze will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away.
Brass and bronze will be stone away,
My fair lady.

Send a team to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Send a team to watch all night,
My fair lady.

Suppose the team should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep.
Suppose the team should fall asleep?
My fair lady.

Give them a TV to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night.
Give them a TV to watch all night,
My fair lady.

Tip: Using special paper or writing instruments can also encourage children to write.

Word List: Station Square

Word lists containing nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are useful for many goals.  They can be used to target reading, spelling, writing, stuttering, voice strategies, articulation, phonological processes, vocabulary building, sentence structure, etc.  Thus, I have decided to post word lists relating to Pittsburgh.  This one is centered on Station Square.  Obviously there are many, many words that pertain to this area so I have tried to limit my lists to 25-50 words.  If there is a word that you would like to be included, please post below!

 

Image retrieved from http://www.schellgames.com/schell-games-expands-into-station-square-property/.

Customize the words for her particular goals; if you need some suggestions on ways to hit the targets, please post below or e-mail me.  Explain any unfamiliar words to your child.  As with each of my lists, I suggest bringing it with you while you are out and about at any location.  Feel free to give this list directly to your child (if she can read) and have her check off each of the words that she encounters.
Bench

Bessemer

Bridge

Candy

Carriage

Court

Dance

Dining

Dinner

Downtown

Entertainment

Fountain

Freight

Gateway clipper fleet

Hear

Horse

Incline

Landing

Landmark

Listen

Look

Marina

Mountain

Music

Parking

Railroad

Restaurants

River

See

Shopping

Skyline

Station

Steel

Stores

Toys

Tracks

Train

View

Water

Whistle

Word List: St. Patrick's Day Parade

Word lists containing nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are useful for many goals.  They can be used to target reading, spelling, writing, stuttering, voice strategies, articulation, phonological processes, vocabulary building, sentence structure, etc.  Thus, I have decided to post word lists relating to Pittsburgh.  This one is centered on the St. Patrick's Day Parade, which will be held March 15th.  Obviously there are many, many words that pertain to this area so I have tried to limit my lists to 25-50 words.  If there is a word that you would like to be included, please post below!

Image retrieved from http://www.examiner.com/article/st-patrick-s-day-parade-downtown-pittsburgh; photo credit Seth Rosenberg.

As with each of my lists, I suggest bringing it with you while you are out and about at any location.  Feel free to give this list directly to your child (if she can read) and have her check off each of the words that she encounters; customize the words and use of the words for her particular goals.  (If you need some suggestions, please post below or e-mail me.)  Explain any unfamiliar words to her.
Bagpipes

Band

Banner

Cabbage

Celebrate

Clover

Confetti

Corned beef

Costumes

Dancing

Downtown

Float

Green

Holiday

Instruments

Irish

Joke

Kilt

Leprechaun

March

Music

Parade

Party

Pot pf gold

Potatoes

Route

Shamrock

Sing

Song

St. Patrick

Stand

Streamers

Street

Watch

Word List: Point State Park

Word lists containing nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are useful for many goals.  They can be used to target reading, spelling, writing, stuttering, voice strategies, articulation, phonological processes, vocabulary building, sentence structure, etc.  Thus, I have decided to post word lists relating to Pittsburgh.  This one is centered on Point State Park.  Obviously there are many, many words that pertain to this area so I have tried to limit my lists to 25-50 words.  If there is a word that you would like to be included, please post below!

 

Image retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_State_Park.

Image retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_house.

This list has a lot of "ten dollar words," so it may be best for older children.  (There is a lot of history with this site, so I recommend it to history and war buffs.)  If anyone has ideas for less complex words pertaining to Point State Park, please post below!  The park is free to visitors, as is admission to the Block House.  I've never been inside the Block House, so if anyone has words associated with the inside please post below!

Allegheny river

American Revolution

Aquifer

Bastions

Battle

Block House

Brick

Bridges

British

Confluence

Continental army

Downstream

Downtown

Fort

Fort Duquesne

Fort Pitt

Fountain

French and Indian War

Golden Triangle

History

Landmark

Landscape

Monongahela river

Ohio river

Outdoors

Park

Point

Recreation

Rivers

Water

Tip: For older children that have an interest in history, I recommend using these words to compare Fort Pitt to other forts in the Pittsburgh area.  Here is a link listing forts in the Pittsburgh area: http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/pa-pitt.html#fay

Word List: National Aviary

Word lists containing nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are useful for many goals.  They can be used to target reading, spelling, writing, stuttering, voice strategies, articulation, phonological processes, vocabulary building, sentence structure, etc.  Thus, I have decided to post word lists relating to Pittsburgh.  This one is centered on the National Aviary, although you can use it while bird watching in your own backyard or at a park.  Obviously there are many, many words that pertain to this area so I have tried to limit my lists to 25-50 words.  If there is a word that you would like to be included, please post below!

I highly recommend visiting the aviary.  It is amazing how up close and personal you can get with the birds, which is thrilling for children of any age.  Many of the exhibits are walk-through with free-flying birds.  It is my new favorite place in Pittsburgh.  

Image retrieved from http://www.makefive.com/categories/experiences/travel/places-to-visit-in-pittsburgh1/national-aviary; posted by plmiller.

Image retrieved from aviary.org.

As with each of my lists, I suggest bringing it with you while you are out and about at any location.  Feel free to give this list directly to your child (if she can read) and have her check off each of the words that she encounters; customize the words for her particular goals.  (If you need some suggestions, please post below or e-mail me.)  Explain any unfamiliar words to her.

Admission

Aviary

Beak

Bird

Cage

Call

Canary

Chirp

Condor

Conservation

Contribute

Crest

Drink

Eagle

Eat

Egg

Feather

Feed

Field

Flipper

Float

Flock

Fly

Food

Fowl

Grassland

Hatch

Howl

Injury

Jump

Laboratory

Membership

Millet

Molt

Nectar

Nest

Owl

Parrot

Penguin

Perch

Rabbit

Rainforest

Run

Seed

Sing

Sloth

Sloth (yes, there is a sloth at the aviary!)

Swim

Swim

Talon

Tropical

Veterinarian

Walk

Water

Wildlife

Wing