Have you ever used the Nuffield program for Childh Have you ever used the Nuffield program for Childhood Apraxia or Speech?

We’re working on quiet plosives in CV and VC positions. I love that the program contains four cards for each word!

I’m also using @bjoremspeech cards to cue for the /p/ sound.

The reinforcer activity was to give felt pieces that then make a tangram picture!

#apraxiaofspeech #speechpathologist #childhoodapraxiaofspeech #slpa #speechtherapy #apraxiakids #adventuresinspeechpathology
This page always gets a lot of laughs!!! Using th This page always gets a lot of laughs!!!

Using the metaphor of “tail sounds” is such a fun way to talk about final consonant deletion with your kids ❤️

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechpathology #speechtherapy #slp #slpeeps #phonology #minimalpairs
First therapy session for /r/. No, I did not focu First therapy session for /r/.

No, I did not focus on isolation.

I found words that the child COULD SAY correctly, and practiced those 🙌🏻

Can you see any patterns of where they are most accurate?

#articulation #speechtherapy #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounddisorders #articulationdelay
Love being able to SEE how much we have practiced, Love being able to SEE how much we have practiced, and what words the child can say correctly!

ALSO... THIS PAGE IS 100 TRIALS 🥳

Which means it’s one of my favourite pages to send for home practice!

#speechtherapyactivities #speechtherapy #slp #slpa #slpeeps #articulation #articulationtherapy
Simple therapy activity. You don’t need to be re Simple therapy activity. You don’t need to be really fun.

🥳 Just be fun enough! 🥳

We used a simple dinosaur mouth to practice our words. He was engaged, and we got 13 practices in a minute 🙌🏻That’s all that matters!!

Please don’t think that you need every fancy toy! Simple activities can be so effective.

FYI: two weeks ago I taught this little one /kl/ and /gl/ blends and they have generalised to final position!!! 💪🏻💪🏻

#articulationtherapy #Speechtherapy #Speechsounddisorders #spla #slpeeps #speechsounds #Adventuresinspeechpathology
Cues and syllables. At around the age of 4, I real Cues and syllables. At around the age of 4, I really like to check those early phonological awareness skills, especially for those kids who have been seeing me for a little while due to a severe speech sound delay.

Many of my kids show weak syllable deletion, difficulties perceiving and identifying sounds, or just lack awareness of “syllableness”.

While I love to use the body to clap and tap the syllables in words, I also little to use real objects to represent the “beats”. With this little one, I use Cued Articulation gestures to help them “see” the sounds.

What’s your fave thing to use to work on beats?

#articulation #phonologicalawareness #preschoolslp #speechsounddisorders #Adventuresinspeechpathology
Any guesses what this is?? I am LOVING making new Any guesses what this is??

I am LOVING making new metaphors for speech patterns and substitutions that you see in your caseload.

I think I have 5 new Minimal Pair Toolkits that I’m halfway through 🤗 it’s been so fun to get back to creating (vs. attending meetings, replying to emails and fixing problems 😅).

#minimalpairs #speechtherapy #phonology #articulation #slpsontpt
I saw a psychologist yesterday! And I was excited I saw a psychologist yesterday!

And I was excited. I have ups and downs. High expectations of myself. Difficulties balancing being a mum, SLP, wife and small business owner.

I have mum guilt. I’m stressed. I love working... maybe too much.

Anyway. It’s okay to admit that you need someone to help ❤️

FYI: before you ask, my jumper is from @beetheslp

#adventuresinspeechpathology #itsokaynottobeokay
Why do the SLOW way when you can make BIG CHANGES Why do the SLOW way when you can make BIG CHANGES and maybe have a child in and out of your door in three sessions?

👉🏻 I posted this last year, but I want to remind you all again!

So it might not always go like this, but for some kids, it is literally like you flicked a switch and their sound system almost instantly goes, “ohhhhhh.... L and W are different sounds so I should be saying them differently”. With this little example, I DID have to give placement cues in my first session as he wasn’t stimulable for /l/. And you’re allowed to!

But I stuck to my guns with the minimal pairs approach to help him understand that he has to contrast the sounds so that they make sense to people like me ☺️ At the end of the day, we shouldn’t be keeping our kids longer in therapy than they need to. Choosing an approach that thinks ‘big picture’ and can make big changes can speed up how long they’re on your caseload.

#phonology #speechtherapy #slp #preschoolslp #ashaweb #slp2b #speechlanguagepathology #slpeeps #schoolslp #slpbloggers #speechies #adventuresinspeechpathology
One set of cards, one type of gesture, one special One set of cards, one type of gesture, one special trick that you learned WILL NOT WORK for every child!!!

I get asked a lot what I’d do for kids who can’t say /k/, /r/, or a frontal lisp.

And it’s different every time, because what my kids do is different!

So don’t keep using the same cue and wondering why it isn’t working. Try DIFFERENT visuals, see how metaphors, orthographic and pragmatic cues work.

Try a mirror, give phonetic placement cues, facilitate using vowels, and trial the sound in different positions including clusters!

Your bag of tricks need to be BIG!

#articulationtherapy #slpa #slpgradstudent #speechsounddisorders #slpeeps #slpsofinstagram #slpbloggers #articulation #speechsounds #adventuresinspeechpathology
Have you ever used the Nuffield program for Childh Have you ever used the Nuffield program for Childhood Apraxia or Speech?

We’re working on quiet plosives in CV and VC positions. I love that the program contains four cards for each word!

I’m also using @bjoremspeech cards to cue for the /p/ sound.

The reinforcer activity was to give felt pieces that then make a tangram picture!

#apraxiaofspeech #speechpathologist #childhoodapraxiaofspeech #slpa #speechtherapy #apraxiakids #adventuresinspeechpathology
This page always gets a lot of laughs!!! Using th This page always gets a lot of laughs!!!

Using the metaphor of “tail sounds” is such a fun way to talk about final consonant deletion with your kids ❤️

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechpathology #speechtherapy #slp #slpeeps #phonology #minimalpairs
First therapy session for /r/. No, I did not focu First therapy session for /r/.

No, I did not focus on isolation.

I found words that the child COULD SAY correctly, and practiced those 🙌🏻

Can you see any patterns of where they are most accurate?

#articulation #speechtherapy #adventuresinspeechpathology #speechsounddisorders #articulationdelay
Love being able to SEE how much we have practiced, Love being able to SEE how much we have practiced, and what words the child can say correctly!

ALSO... THIS PAGE IS 100 TRIALS 🥳

Which means it’s one of my favourite pages to send for home practice!

#speechtherapyactivities #speechtherapy #slp #slpa #slpeeps #articulation #articulationtherapy
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Feel confident treating speech sound disorders

Therapy Activities · August 28, 2019

Use ONE speech activity in TEN ways!

Use one activity in ten ways for speech therapy

I’m sure that you have a killer articulation activity in your room that you pull out daily. It wows your kids for a month or two… but then it’s a been there, done that type of thing and you move on to the next exciting game. 

Sound familiar? 

Instead of thinking that you need a new articulation activity… why not change what GOES with the item?  

Let me give you an example: I love my Webber Jumbo Articulation pages in color. They’re simple, and I can pull them out every session and do something different with them. I let my kids use dry erase markers, put mini trinkets on the pictures, pick up magnetic counters, use jumping frogs and drive cars from picture-to-picture to name a few things.  

One of my favourite resources are Articulation Threading Mouths and I’m going to share 10 therapy ideas that you can do with one thing! Just replace these ideas with what you already have, and you can start reusing your resources over and over again without them getting boring!

Use one activity in speech
  • You can thread with them (duh!) Punch holes in these, encourage multiple practices (such as 5 attempts), then pull the thread through. I love the different types of threading patterns that you can use too! 
  •  Use clothespins/pegs to clip them on the target words. This is another fun, fine motor trick. If my kids are little, then I’ll let them UNCLIP the pegs. 
  • Hello, playdough! Rolling little balls for playdough smash takes me FOREVER. If I have a parent in the session, then I will ask them to roll the playdough while we practice. But, my sneaky way is to make a long snake and have my students push down on the playdough! 
  • Pom poms are just so versatile. They’re fun to pick up with tongs, and something that my kids LOVE at the end is to blow them all off! 
  • Dry-erase markers for the win! Kids get such a kick out of wielding the power of a marker. Sometimes I’ll color code correct vs incorrect, or let the kids place dots on the pictures for the number of trials. 
I love using one speech activity
  • Get rainbow happy with beads. Sometimes everyday objects can be so much more exciting when you combine them with something else. Not only do I have DIY abacuses using these beads threaded onto pipe cleaners, but I like placing them on top of pictures. Some added fun: make these into ‘speech bracelet’ to practice targets at home. 
  • Magnetic counters are always motivating. So, grab those counters, place them on top and let your students swipe up and collect evidence of their hard work. 
  • Use mini figurines. Whether it be little LEGO men or a unicorn toy, use your child’s interests to maneuver around the board! It also takes the onus off the child if they make an error, as we might tell the LEGO man to stay where he is on the board so that he can practice again. 
  • Incorporate connectors. I will use this term loosely, but ‘connectors’ are simple manipulatives that you find in many classrooms that you can connect together. A great reinforcer for my students is to lay down all the connectors and then make something with them after they’ve completed their practice. 
  • I use a bag to create an element of surprise! I’m sure we all have a stash of either mini trinkets, erasers, Dinky Doodads or Kinder Surprise toys at your disposal. Put them in a little bag and have your students pull out a mystery toy and place it on top. It’s SO simple guys. So simple, but so effective! 

WANT TO REPLICATE THESE FOR YOUR CHILD? 

Just open your speech cupboard or look at materials that you already have laminated, and think about what you own that is flexible. If you just HAVE TO HAVE these threading mouths, I have a set for early sounds, later sounds and a discounted bundle for ALL sounds.  

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  1. Peggy Severe says

    October 16, 2019 at 1:19 am

    Where can I find these awesome pictures to either print or buy? Super fun activities.

    Reply
    • Rebecca Reinking says

      October 16, 2019 at 9:45 am

      Hi there, you will find all of the links at the bottom of the post – or – you can search for Articulation Threading Mouths on Teachers Pay Teachers 🙂

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