Category Archives: Articulation

Great Speech Therapy Ideas for Articulation to Autism

Posted on December 10, 2011 by sherry

I’ve been wanting to blog about great sites that give therapy ideas for speech therapy sessions so I will begin with Heidi Kay and her PediaStaff team who who are working hard to assemble a very complete list of activities, … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 and up, 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Articulation, Autism, Birth-3 year-olds, Games, play, Strategies to Encourange Language Development | 1 Comment

Speech Therapy Lessons for Articulation and Word Finding

Posted on November 29, 2011 by sherry

I think I will blog today about my therapy sessions. I saw kids from 2 1/2 to 13 years old. My takeaway today is how much I love great books and games and how useful they are in my therapy … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 and up, 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Articulation, Books, Games, Language, Word Finding | Leave a comment

Speech Therapy Lessons with Doodle Roll

Posted on November 2, 2011 by sherry

Speech therapists know that when you get kids drawing, a story is starting. This week I have been testing a new product called “Doodle Roll,” our newest PAL Award winner. It is a portable dispenser of a 30″ roll of … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Articulation, Strategies to Encourange Language Development | 1 Comment

New Books to Teach Articulation and Reading

Posted on July 23, 2011 by sherry

At my latest visit to our public library, I started my hunt at the “New Books” section as usual. I came upon a new series of books that are designed by Child’s World to assist children in phonics development. Of … Continue reading →

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Speech Therapy Articulation Practice

Posted on May 22, 2011 by sherry

I seem to be on a roll talking about speech therapy practice but I just blog about what is happening with the kids I work with. Today I showed up at four year-old Jimmy’s house to work on /k/ and … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-6 year-olds, Articulation, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development | 1 Comment

Articulation Practice in Speech Therapy

Posted on May 18, 2011 by sherry

Articulation speech therapy is often only once or twice a week so practice between sessions is so important for progress. I have tried so many options to motivate kids to practice–lists on their refrigerator, games to play, bribing with silly … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Articulation, Elementary School Age, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development | Leave a comment

Articulation Activities for Speech Therapy

Posted on May 11, 2011 by sherry

Today I was working on articulation (k,g) with my 4 year-old friend who loves pirates. After he did his “set up” as he called it–he set up a scene with all my Playmobil pirates and the ship, we moved to … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Articulation, Language, Preschool, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development | Leave a comment

Spring Speech Therapy Lessons, Poetry

Posted on April 17, 2011 by sherry

Kids l love water so a story about splashing in puddles is the perfect spring book for a speech therapy lesson. Puddles, by Jonathan London is all about having fun exploring after a thunderstorm and definitely NOT staying dry! This … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Articulation, Books, Elementary School Age, Language, Preschool, Strategies to Encourange Language Development | Leave a comment

Articulation Therapy with Speech Buddies

Posted on April 12, 2011 by sherry

Articulation therapy can be easy and hard–easy if a child quickly learns the correct production of the error sound and the rest is embedding drill into fun activities! But what about that persistent case where the child just can’t find … Continue reading →

Posted in 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Apraxia, Articulation | 2 Comments

New Games and Toys for Speech Therapy

Posted on March 20, 2011 by sherry

Some games and toys are directly related to building language or helping with speech articulation. I blogged about 2 such games last time. Another valuable tool for speech therapy is a toy where you build on it, adding pieces as … Continue reading →

Posted in 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, Apraxia, Articulation, Language, Strategies to Encourange Language Development | 1 Comment