I wanted to share some activities and websites to help you practice some speech and language skills if you'd like. Activities are similar to some of the things we were working on in our sessions together.
**NOTE** Parents please refer to your student's IEP to make sure they are working on activities that match their current goals.
If you have any specific concerns or questions, please email me at s c a p p u c c i @ d s d h s . c o m .
Use the e-mail addresses above, REMOVING the spaces between characters.
Speech and Language Games/Activities
English-Zone.com is a place to play games concerning adjectives, adverbs, verbs, and idioms.
Kids Memory.com is a great place to play games on increasing your number and picture memory.
Articulation Games (by Tracy Gefroh Boyd) is a great site where children can play a variety of phonological awareness and speech articulation games.
Language Games (by Tracy Gefroh Boyd) has games kids can play with a language and vocabulary focus.
Sequencing Games (by Tracy Gefroh Boyd) is a great Quia site with games that focus on sequencing skills.
Speechers Class (by Lonn Swanson) is another great Quia site for speech sound games at different levels.
Grammar Crackers (by Mr. Swanson) is great for grammar and parts of speech practice.
World of Words (by Mr. Swanson) is a site with great vocabulary based games.
Pamela Bordas has a site with links for lots of great language areas.
Quiz Wizard (by Lonn Swanson) is a great site with quizzes to see which language skills your child might need to practice more.
The Tongue Twister Database is a fun collection of tongue twisters to practice speech sounds and giggle at the same time!
FunBrain.com has games for building vocabulary, increasing spelling skills, and correctly using parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, pronouns, prepositions, etc. Try Plural Girls, Grammar Gorillas or click on the reading tab for some great language activities.
This page of TeachersPayTeachers.com has lots of free therapy materials for downloading/printing.
LearningGamesForKids.com has tons of educationally based games that could address many speech/language areas.
Starfall.com can help with speech articulation for words and oral reading, reading comprehension, and vocabulary.
If you're looking to download some quality apps for your kids, check out BestAppsForKids.com
ErikXRaj.com has tons of cool apps that he designed to help with speech articulation practice.
Video demonstrations on HOW to make the speech sounds correctly:
Meredith Avren, M.Ed.CCC-SLP owner of Peachie Speecie has produced videos on correct placement of articulators for each speech sound.
WEBSITE:
Click VIDEOS
then ARTICULATION VIDEOS
As you scroll down, you will see videos for each individual sound.
Resources for Parents Regarding Speech and Language Disorders and Development
For parents of children with autism, Lauren Enders pinterest page is full of AWESOME resources (click on "boards" and scroll down to see more great info and apps)
If you're looking for ways to help your child with various speech/language issues MommySpeechTherapy.com has some great links and suggestions.
All about speech and language delays... http://www.pediastaff.com/resources-speech-delay--developmental-delay-of-speech
Typical speech and language development... http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/
Speech and language developmental milestones... http://www.ldonline.org/article/6313