Tiny Objects for Articulation Therapy

by Christy Callaghan 
(Nipomo, CA)



Explore Our Goal Achieving, Client Centered Products

all products


A fresh and fun activity that I have been doing in speech therapy is called Tiny Objects for Articulation.

Target

This is an activity that targets articulation development.

Goal Example

By DATE, STUDENT will correctly produce PHONEME in the THERAPY / CLASSROOM/ETC setting at the WORD / PHRASE / CONVERSATIONAL / ETC level with 80% accuracy in 4/5 trials as measured by observation and data collection. CCSS ELA SL GRADE.1

or with real words...

By 12/1/2015, Christy will correctly produce /s/ in the therapy setting at the word level with 80% accuracy in 4/5 trials as measured by observation and data collection. CCSS ELA SL 2.1 

Activities

Basically, each phoneme has a set of miniatures to use for articulation practice. 

Although I created this activity for articulation therapy, I have also used it to practice fluency/stuttering strategies, syntax, categories, and EET.

This game is flexible!

I have been putting together this activity for a while. I wanted to ensure that there were enough miniatures to make therapy sessions productive!

I had a storage container with small drawers that I found at a thrift store. But, these containers can be purchased at any hardware store. They are usually used to organize and store screws, nails, etc. Mine was a bit dingy, but some orange spray paint took care of that!


SEE ALSO: The Best Free App for Speech Therapy


Next, I used sticker letters from my scrap-booking stash on the front of each drawer to designate a space for the phonemes, and some blends. I then collected little things for each phoneme to store in these drawers.

The objects are from Lego, Playmobile, bead shops, doll house websites, and our family toy collection. I always keep an eye out when I am shopping for things that will not only fit in the drawers, but also suit my needs for this activity.

Here is how I use it in therapy. Students are given a drawer with their target sound. During their turn, the student says each word so many times, or in a sentence, or a silly sentence with two words, etc. Then the next student goes.

We go around and around until all the miniatures from the drawer are used for practice.

This is a favorite in speech class! 

I hope you enjoy this idea!


What are your favorite Articulation activities? Leave a comment below.


SEE ALSO: The Best Books for Speech Therapy Practice

Speech therapy books for targeting multiple goals


Return to top of Tiny Objects for Articulation


Activities and Product Discounts, Oh My!
Sign up for Terrific Therapy Emails

See Past Email Examples

Your information is 100% private & never shared.




> > Tiny Objects for Articulation


New! Comments

Thoughts about what you just read? Leave a comment in the box below.