Category: Homework Tips

  Materials needed: Song Lyrics, jar with marbles, balls, etc.  Activity directions: Find song lyrics or look up a Youtube Karaoke version of one of your child’s favorite songs.  Have your child sing their favorite song. Every time you hear an accurate target sound production, you can place a marble or another small item in the jar. At the end, you and your child can count up the marbles and see how many sounds they made.  Disclosure statement: These activities have been designed for children who are currently receiving services and should not act as a substitute to weekly speech and language therapy.Please contact Wee Speech, P.C. for more information about this or other activities that may benefit  your child at 847-329-8226 or office@weespeech.com.

Materials needed: Pretend play with  dolls/figures 5-7 year olds  Activity directions: Stack the Deck: Pick out and label with your child, vocabulary that has target sound/sounds (e.g. for /s/ Barbie dress, house, necklace, skirt, shoes, slippers, sandals, purse) group those together and then talk about the setting for your play that has to have the target sound in it like a “palace” in “Spain” then talk about actions such as “dressing”, “dancing”, “swimming” Model:  Name your character (e.g. Cecily, Sergeant Steve) and act out different scenes incorporating the brainstormed vocabulary while encouraging your child to play along with their own character Retell:  Have your child retell the pretend story you played using his or her target sounds  Helpful tips (if

Materials needed: string, beads, target words Activity directions: Create a bracelet or necklace while practicing speech sounds. The child earns one bead to place on the string for each target word produced. Helpful tips (if applicable): Be sure to ask your child’s therapist for appropriate targets to practice.  Disclosure statement: These activities have been designed for children who are currently receiving services and should not act as a substitute to weekly speech and language therapy. Please contact Wee Speech, P.C. for more information about this or other activities that may benefit  your child at 847-329-8226 or office@weespeech.com.

Materials needed: flashlight, target words/pictures, tape Activity directions: Tape the target words/pictures to a wall Turn off the lights Use a flashlight to find the target words Practice saying the target words as they are found with the flashlight Helpful tips (if applicable): Be sure to ask your child’s therapist for appropriate targets to practice.  Disclosure statement: These activities have been designed for children who are currently receiving services and should not act as a substitute to weekly speech and language therapy. Please contact Wee Speech, P.C. for more information about this or other activities that may benefit  your child at 847-329-8226 or office@weespeech.com.