
What is a Barrier Game?
Barrier games are a fun and interactive language activity that help children strengthen their listening, speaking and social communication skills. They are incredibly versatile and, with a little know how,...
Help children increase their receptive and expressive language skills with our engaging and easy to use language learning kits. Ready, set, grow!
Children get to touch and move a host of irresistible objects as they practice listening and speaking. We put learning right into their little hands!
Each kit was carefully created by a Speech-Language Pathologist with 30 years of experience. We know which language skills to target, when to target them and how to make it fun!
Each kit is filled with adorable miniature objects that were carefully selected to capture children's attention and engage multiple senses in the learning process.
Touch it, move it, learn it!
60 picture cards show the objects arranged in various ways. A suggested sentence is provided with the key words bolded to highlight the intended language targets. The picture cards make it possible for children to practice understanding and using language in a guided manner.
No planning or guess work required - we've thought of everything!
Three levels of difficulty help you start where the child is at and grow from there one small step at a time.
Use the kits to help children:
+ understand and give instructions
+ comprehend and construct sentences
+ understand and use pronouns
+ expand vocabulary
+ practice social communication skills
+ strengthen auditory memory
+ enjoy language based activities
The adult picks up a picture card and reads the sentence at the top, emphasizing the bolded words.
The child arranges the objects as best they understand.
The picture card is revealed to the child. If they arranged the objects exactly as directed they clearly understood what was said. If not, this is the perfect teaching moment!
The child picks up a picture card and describes the arrangement.
The adult arranges the objects exactly as it was described to them.
The picture card is revealed to the adult. If the child described the arrangement correctly, great! If not, this is another teaching moment!
Children ages 3+
Parents looking for fun language activities to do at home.
Teachers who need effective language activities they can use with a variety of students.
Educational Assistants who require guided language activities to use with a wide range of students.
Speech-Language Pathologists who love fun, flexible speech therapy materials that can target a multitude of goals.
ESL teachers searching for dynamic and interactive language based activities.
Kindergarten Programs
Special Education Programs
Early Interventions Programs
Head Start Programs
Daycares
"I am a Speech Language Pathologist and purchased a Communakit for use with my preschool caseload. It was a fantastic buy. My assistant was able to take it out on visits and it was immediately evident to her the variety of speech and language goals she could target in a play based manner. Her words were, "It's magic"! It was a favourite resource and they repeatedly asked to play with it. The possibilities for goal based play were endless. Highly recommend!"
"We purchased all three kits for our pre-kindergarten children and absolutely love how straightforward and practical the kits are. My kids love playing with them and their vocabulary and comprehension have increased since using the kits. Not only are the kits & cards simple to use, the kits can also be mixed and matched to expand imaginary play to continue learning and keep play interesting for my kids. Highly recommend."
I am so excited and cannot say enough good about these Communakits! They are engaging and exciting for the kids and so easy to adapt and use. The cards that are included are bright and easy to look at and understand, even for the kids. The instructions are easy to follow I love how Connie and Robyn make videos showing these kits in action. I am a speech therapy assistant and my students request these kits all the time and are sad if we have to work on something else first. These now have become my "Go to" kits that I have with me all the time. They are so versatile and can be accommodated to just about any goal I have."
"They are an excellent tool for virtual services as well. When the client and the therapist have the same set, barrier games can be done in person or virtually and are a super fun, effective, and meaningful way to work on our common language goals! The materials and toys are appealing to both adults and children. As a Speech-Language Pathologist and as a parent, I really love these products!"
"My staff and are are loving the kits. We are a Preschool and Kindergarten that also runs Early Intervention services. They are great with our SLP and ELL children and extra practice for our typical students who at three and four are still learning grammar as well."
"He (son) has very limited vocabulary and we have already seen some improvements and some new words have been said ! This is definitely a great set for Parents looking for more structured and guided activities to do with their children."