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

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: South 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 South 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 haven't been to North Park, so if anyone has special words pertaining to that park, please post below.

Image retrieved from http://www.examiner.com/article/pittsburgh-trails-hiking-south-park-s-bison-ridge-trail-slide-show; credit Jason Elliot.

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.  Or, 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 her.

Baseball

Bicycle

Bird

Birdhouse

BMX track

Branches

Bridge

Cat

Deer

Dogs

Ducks

Exercise

Field

Fish

Gold course

Grass

Ice skate

Jog

Jungle gym

Martial arts

Park

Pavilion

Picnic

Playground

Pond

Restroom

Run

Sky

Soccer field

South

Squirrel

Swings

Tennis court

Trail

Trees

Walk

Wave pool

Weeds

Wildlife

Woods

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: Pittsburgh by syllable

I want to create Pittsburgh word list, organized by syllable.  It will serve as a great reference for just about anywhere in Pittsburgh, and can be used for many speech and language goals.  Please help me complete the list by posting ideas below, and I will update the grid.  Many thanks!

One syllable	Two Syllable	Three syllable	Four Syllable	Five Syllable	Phrases
“O”	Baseball	Carnegie	Aquarium	Conservatory	Bus lane
“T”	City	Holusky	Aviary	University	Cultural District
Black	College	Hospital	UPMC		Gateway Clipper
Bus	Downtown	Museum			Giant Eagle
Forbes	Football	Pierogi			Golden Triangle
Frick	Fountain	Primanti’s			Heinz Chapel/Field/Hall
Gold	Highway	PNC			Iron City
Heinz	Hockey	Skyscraper			Market Square
Hill	Incline				North Hills
Park	Ketchup				North Side
Pitt	Klondike				PNC Park
Route	Mayor				Point State Park
Steel	Mellon				South Hills
Stop (as in bus stop)	Parkway				South Side
Train	Penguins				Squirrel Hill
Tubes	Pirates				Station Square
Zoo	Pittsburgh				U.S. Steel
	Railroad
	River
	Skyline
	Steelers
	Trolley
	Tunnel
	Warhol