Free worksheet for collecting data on /s/ articulation in isolation and in syllables. Great for sending home for extra practice! Download the /s/ articulation data sheet here!
Plan articulation centers that will motivate your students to practice! This blog post has lots of ideas on how to implement articulation stations.
Articulation intervention can seem like a jumble, but it doesn't have to be. Today, we're talking about how to actually make articulation intervention work for you and your students.
Articulation Books for TH, SH, CH, and J sounds in speech therapy. Tips, strategies, and activities to incorporate into speech and language.
Need ideas for getting more repetitions during articulation therapy? Here are some articulation activities speech therapy high-trial ideas!
Here is an activity similar to the last worksheet I posted. These sentences contain both the /s/ and /sh/ sounds for kids who start to mix up the two. The first 15 sentences contain minimal pairs, and the last 10 contain near-minimal pairs. Click here to download!
We’ve all been there. After months of drill and practice and tongue depressors, he’s finally got his /r/ sound! He can say it in words, in phrases, even sentences and short conversations. You’re thinking he’s definitely on his way out the door with a “graduation” certificate soon. Then you see him in the hallway. He grins […]
Apparently, I'm not the only SLP who struggles with the /r/ sound! In my last "Quick Articulation Tip," I shared how I started using dental floss picks to help students find the appropriate tongue placement for the
Jenga or Tumbling Towers is one of my favorite therapy games. Students of all ages from elementary through high school love it. It ...
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I've got ever expanding numbers of kids in my articulation groups going into the end of the year as all the last minute referrals qualify, so I've been thinking through different kinds of articulation stations. So when I saw the roll a letter letter labeling game on pinterest I knew I had to modify it for articulation! The premise is that each student rolls one, or two dice depending on how many words you want them to practice on each turn. After they practice their words the first student two finish a column wins! If one student finishes a column with a could lucky rolls, you can always see who can finish the most columns. I created a blank sheet that I filled out with 9 rows of words (54 words total, 27 in each word position). I used the HELP to fill out this world list as I recently created a different activity using the No Glamour Articulation word lists. I then laminated all of my sheets so students could cross off with a dry-erase marker. After I finished doing my articulation word lists for some of my current students I started thinking about other uses for these sheets! Just think of all the language things we could practice: vocabulary, adjectives, regular past tense, regular past tense, plurals, verbs ect! Get your copy on Google Docs! Also Smartappsforkids.com has a giveaway for a free iPad 2.
CFY-SLP: the Survival Guide for Articulation You’ve finished grad school (or are just about to finish grad school) in Speech- Language Pathology. CONGRATS! Perhaps you’ve just started your new position, and you’re pumped to be able to sign that CFY-SLP at the end of your name. You should be proud, because this is a huge...
Amy (thats me) from says................... Happy Valentine's Day! Today, I decided to do a post on Pocket SLP Apps! I grabbed many of them during one of their 5$ sales! They are terrific apps and I totally recommend them all! I have used them in the school setting, acute care hospital setting and rehab hospital setting! I think they would be very useful in the outpatient medical setting as well! The reviews in this post are my own and not of the producer of the app nor any of my employers. Here are all the apps on my Iphone (there are a few missing because some are Ipad only- you will see the blog post next week on language apps that will include the language apps and the Pocket SLP apps missing in this picture below). There is a giveaway at the end of this app for 12 app codes for the apps featured in this post! Today I will talk about all the articulation and voice apps by Pocket SLP! The apps spoken about today will be Speech Tutor, Magic Voice Pro, The R App, Artic Screener Pro, Pocket Artic and Pocket Pairs. The first app featured will be The Articulation Screener Pro version! (there is a free version too available) There is a basic screen option as well as a full screen option available to you within the app! Choose a student and GO! For each of the words- you can add notes about the student's production. At the end of the screener, it gives you a nice layout of the sounds that the student missed or produced correctly AND it gives you a developmental norms chart so you can see if a student's production is supposed to be mastered by their age. Since I work at so many facilities an two schools- this app was great for an on the go screener. I also used this app for progress reports too. Next app is called Magic Voice! The student may choose whichever visual they would like for the app. This can be used with young students as well as adults! It is perfect for a therapist like me who works in many settings! For this example, I used the rocket visual. Then the student/adult will speak into the phone and try to blast the rocket up into the air as high as they can! There is an easy, medium and hard option. I chose easy for this example. This is an example of the rabbit and the hat visual on hard setting. The student will try to make a powerful enough voice to make the rabbit hop into the hat! This was a great app as a visual for voice feedback to the student. Even the adults I worked with liked the visuals. Most of my adults preferred the rocket ship- I don't know why hahaha. Next app up is "The R App" Here is what you see first when you open the app. You then press the plus sign to choose the R target areas. Here is an example card of "air r" in initial position. Check mark for a correct answer and an X for an incorrect answer. The yellow button is if the student was close to producing the sound correctly. You can press the info button and it will show you various techniques to help stimulate the sound. See the two pictures below. There is also an option for parental tips and there is a lot of useful information in that section. The visuals on this app were wonderful to show my students exactly where I wanted each of them to place their tongue. I also have recommended this app to parents to use with their child at home. That way the student is working with the same feedback at school AND at home. Parents really responded to this idea. Next up is "Pocket Artic!" This is a nice addition to card decks that I have acquired over time. I use the Ipad with students on a consistent basis, but it is not an every day thing! This was probably my favorite app of them all! Here is the opening screen: I set up the app using the /r/ phoneme and here is what an example card would look like. There are options for word level, phrase level and sentence level as seen below in the pictures. These are all the available phonemes to target with this app. When you add the person's name in the app, you select which sounds you would like to target and the level in which you target them. There is a help section and setup section as seen here: There is so much to say about this app its crazy. I really liked ALL of the options available to make the app fit my caseload exactly! I liked all of the articulation stimuli for each of the phonemes. This app is a MUST HAVE! I like how easy it is to move targets and to target multiple sounds for one session. I also like how it can be word level, phrase level or sentence level stimulus items! Next up is "Pocket Pairs!" There are many phonological processes that can be targeted using this app- here are a few pictures of some of them (there are more than seen in these pictures) Select the processes you would like to target and you are off! Set up the session! Here are some of the options that are available to you. Flashcards appear like this. You have the student press one and say the word. Use them together as a minimal pair! There are diagrams available of each sound to compare and show the students or parents. Now I have a confession, I have nobody on my caseload that has phonology goals. So I haven't used this app as much as the others. However, I think it is a very neat tool for those SLP's that do have that type of caseload. It is neat that the app shows the student and/or parent the difference between productions of different phonemes. I have used this with my articulation students to show them the different between what they are producing and what I want them to produce! Last, but not least is "The Speech Tutor" This was a nice resource for teaching sounds to students. This would be very beneficial to parents as well! The first slide is the basics of placement, manner and voice and how sounds are described in SLP terms. Then there is a description of the sound and its characteristics. If the sound has a palate view, you can see the palate view of the sound and where the lingual touch should take place. Then there is a section where the app shows how to produce the sound in either side position or front position. You can record the student/patient producing the sound. And watch the video of the sound being produced! This app was a really cool visual to show students HOW to produce each of the sounds. It is sometimes hard for a child to look inside your mouth so see how you are producing the sound. This gives a visual for multiple views! I have used this app with parents as well to help them give cues at home to their child. It has been a wonderful addition to my speech repertoire. Overall I have really enjoyed all of these apps! I hope you gain a lot of information from this review of the articulation apps and go check Pocket SLP out! I highly recommend their apps and they will be a great addition to your speech rooms. 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Hey busy SLP! Ever find yourself in a therapy rut or in need of some articulation activities ASAP? I’ve got you covered! This post is full of 12 quick and easy articulation activities to help you achieve as many target trials as possible, without resorting to the ever-tedious drill, drill, drill! Articulation Activitie
This worksheet addresses the /k/ and /t/ phonemes in the word-initial position of sentences. Good for extra practice with the phonological process errors of fronting or backing! Click here to download!
As my semester wraps up, I’ve started compiling ideas that I’ve used thus far! One of my clients was a very young artic client. He was incredibly cooperative and wonderful, so I got the…
Articulation Therapy for S Your student has an interdental lisp– or maybe a lateral lisp– and you’re feeling stuck. This feeling is something I came across often in my speech therapy sessions. One day, I decided it was time to do something about it. I wanted to correct those lisps. I’m somewhat of a perfectionist...
Speech therapy for older children with articulation disorders can be challenging. Here are some tips for assessment, treatment, and carryover.
Is it hard to keep your students engaged while they practice? I have found that by using games and activities my students enjoy therapist directed drill play. It can be a lot of fun and the therapist can obtain 100 trials of the targeted sound or process. I have found that their are so many commercial games and activities available that easily lend themselves to therapist directed drill play. For all of these games and activities I like to select 3-5 pictures that will be targeted during the session. The number I select depends on how often the student needs to engage in play and stay motivated. Yeti In My Spaghetti : Every time my students practice their pictures I give them a piece of spaghetti to place over the bowl. When the game is assembled we play the game. Kerplunk: As my students practice they put a stick through the tube. When all the sticks are in we practice the pictures as we add the marbles to the tube. When it is all ready we have fun playing the game. Mr Potato Head: I set up a variety of parts that the student can select. We practice the pictures and them add a part to the potato. After a few potatoes are assembled we play with them. 100 Trial sheets: I like to use crayons, markers and stamps with 100 trials sheets. The child marks a picture after each production. This freebie includes six Spring 100 trials articulation sheets and 2 data collections sheet. The data collection sheets can be used with any of these activities. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS FREEBIE Progress monitor your entire group easily Legos: I like to have my students practice their pictures and then I give them 2-3 legos to put together. They build and practice at the same time. Ned's Head: I put multiple copies of the students pictures inside the head. I place a sticker on one of the cards. We take turns pulling a card out of Ned's Head. The student who finds the card with the sticker shouts "I win!" This game is quick and can be played multiple times. Cariboo: I cover the original cards with Holiday or a theme. After each child practices their targeted words they open one box. It they find the ball they get to put it in the treasure chest. We play until the treasure box opens. Chipper Chat: Practice the pictures and them put a chip on the card. When the card is full use the magic wand to clean up the card. Take time to play with the chips and magnets at the end. Jenga: The students practice their pictures and then place a Jenga block on the tower. When the tower is built we play the game. Fishing game: I like to have my students say their words and them put a fish in the "pond". When the game is complete we play it. I have also created a game companion that can also be used. The students practice again as they place them in the fishing net. Articulation Game Companion Connect Four: Each time a student puts a chip in the frame they say their pictures. We play until their is a winner. Using these games in therapist directed drill play is a fun and easy way to get your students to practice 100 articulation targets in a therapy session. If you are struggling to keep your students engaged think about trying some of these games. I hope your students enjoy them as much as my students do. Click here to follow my tpt store, Speech Gems. An InLinkz Link-up Sign up for my newsletter below Subscribe to get our latest content by email. Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address Subscribe We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by ConvertKit
Here is an easy way to implement articulation carryover in speech therapy. Have visual supports for any articulation carryover activity.
My best tips for teaching /r/ in articulation therapy! Placement cues, product reviews and /r/ word lists to help your students succeed!
Articulation in Conversation Calling all SPEECHIE FREEBIES fans! I just updated my Articulation in Conversation forms. The basic procedure is the same, but I changed the fonts to bolder lettering. There are two forms included. One is horizontal, which is my favorite because it is easy to use it on a clipboard. Can you tell …
I have to share with you something that I have found to be amazing this year. It is called Articulation Centers. I was hesitant at first to ...
Ohhh artic cards- we have ALL had tons of experience with these therapy tools :) I know they frequent many of my sessions and I'm always looking for new and different ways to use them. So, I thought I'd share some ways that I use them in my therapy room. 1) Most of us SLP's use the ever popular matching and Go-Fish games to spice things up. These options are always a good go-to and are certainly a favorite for many of my kiddos! Good thing kids like repetition hehe ;0) 2) For students who are at the sentence level, I often give them 2-3 cards to make silly sentences with while using their sounds. "She was a soccer player and loved eating sandwiches with sand in them." The kids usually get a kick out of their sentences (or mine!) and end up having a ball. 3) For students at the structured conversation level, I like to give them several cards and have them make up a short story. Usually, they'll write the story out and then read it, focusing on their sounds. Typically, the stories contain so many target sounds- it's perfect! Writing the stories out is also great for sending home to practice even more! Win-win. 4) For kiddos at the word level that have used the cards quite a bit and tend to know the pictures, I'll try to make it more fun by giving clues and have them guess the object. 5) Another great idea (a favorite of mine!) is to line the cards up in rows on the floor (almost like a game board in your speech room) and then choose game pieces (I like to use Little People/Animals or cars), grab a foam dice and make a game out of it! Choose a "finish" spot and then whoever gets to the end first wins. This activity is great because it lets the students get out of their seats and move around. It also makes articulation sessions much more exciting! I can't take credit for this idea though- it came from a co-worker of mine back when I worked in private practice. 6) Little ones love to play hide-and-seek with the cards. Typically, I'll hide the cards around the room while they close their eyes and then we get to have a fun little scavenger hunt trying to find them all. Each time we find a card, we practice the word (and we may even say the word a fews times to really get some drill time in). It's even more fun to turn the lights off and use a flashlight to look for the cards! 7) I don't know about your students, but my students LOVE Ned's Head! Just throw some cards in with the other objects and have the child choose a card first, then an object for the game. Fun! 8) Feed puppets or animals. With some of my little guys, I like to use puppets or stuffed animals and have them feed the cards to the animal. They really seem to get a kick out of this and it makes articulation therapy much more motivating for them! I think that's all of my ideas, or at least all I can think of at the moment :) How do you like to use articulation cards in therapy? Comment below to share your ideas!
Articulation therapy can be tedious and repetitive! Read low-prep ways to keep your students motivated with articulation card activities.
Use this activity with the game, Crocodile Dentist, or solely on its own with playdoh or other tokens to practice accurate productions of /k/ in the initial position of words. Please see my Crocodile Dentist Early 8 Sounds Bundle if you love this activity! Stay tuned for my middle 8 and later 8 sound Crocodile Dentist articulation bundles and apraxia bundles of this product. :) Enjoy!
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Articulation Books for TH, SH, CH, and J sounds in speech therapy. Tips, strategies, and activities to incorporate into speech and language.
Here are my tips and tricks for moving from making sounds in isolation to working on the VC and CV syllables during articulation therapy.
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Have you been using interactive books with your students? I have been using them for a variety of themes for a while now. I especially love to use them with my students that need extra visual supports. Interactive books have been a huge hit with my students. One day I had a winter themed interactive book sitting out on my table, and a group of articulation/fluency kids came into my room. They were totally intrigued with these books! I told them that they could use them, but had to focus on their fluency and articulation goals while they said the sentences. I think what they loved most about these books was moving the pieces around using the Velcro! After this session, I thought, why not make articulation books? I started with two different initial /k/ books, as this was the sound my Velcro excited kids were working on. My students loved them! I shared them on my Facebook page for a day to see if you all would be interested too, and the response was unanimous! Interactive Articulation Books rock! I have created six books for each sound. Each sound has two books for the initial position, two books for the medial position, and two books for the final position. The books differ by the types of sentences that are included. Level 1 has repeating sentences such as: "I see a cat." Level 2 has changing sentences that differ for each item. E.g., "My cat likes to play with yarn." I have also included a data sheet for each position of sounds. I think these will really help with progress monitoring. Here is everything you can make with the Interactive Articulation Books: K and G packet: I have started to organize my books in a file box so that I can easily access each sound and progress monitoring sheet when I need it. Each position of a sound has its own file. I am so excited about these books! So far, I have created books for k, g, f, v, s, z, p, b, m, th, l-blends, r-blends, and s-blends. You are able buy each of these sound packets separately, or as a huge savings, you can purchase these books in a bundle for 20% off. This is a progressive bundle, so as sounds are added, you will be able to download the latest files for no additional charge if you purchase the bundle now! You can find these products at my TpT store: Interactive Articulation Books: BUNDLE: Save 20% !!!!!! Interactive Articulation Books: K and G Interactive Articulation Books: Th Interactive Articulation Books: S and Z Interactive Articulation Books: F and V Interactive Articulation Books: P, B, and M Interactive Articulation Books: S-Blends I hope you enjoy these as much as my students and I have!
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Is carryover a struggle for your older speech students? I'm sharing some ideas for articulation carryover activities in this post to help them find success.
Have you ever had a 12 year old who has been working on /r/ in sentences and carry-over for years? Have you ever had a 10 year old who says that speech games are "boring"? Have you ever been referred a 13 year old for an initial evaluation for articulation? Have you ever been
