Articulation Resources

Apps

Articulation Station - Individual speech sounds can be purchased. It will target the sound at the word, phrase, sentence, and reading level.

ArtikPix - The speech sound can be purchased. It will target the sound at the word and sentence level.

SmallTalk Phonemes - Provides speech videos illustrating tongue and lip movements.

Silly Sentence Articulation - This app works on targeted sounds at the sentence level.

Learning Videos

SLP Solutions - Carrie Clark - SLP Solutions: This YouTube channel includes 5-6 minute videos that can provide direct instruction, models, and verbal/visual cues for a student's target speech sound.

Peachie Speechie - This Speech Language Pathologist provides instruction on how to make targeted speech sounds.

Songs for Articulation Skills - This website has a number of songs that support articulation skills.


Non-technology Based Strategies for Supporting Articualtion Skills

ARTICULATION ACTIVITIES - Early Childhood and Early Elementary

  1. HIDE AND SEEK - Parent hides articulation cards around one room of the house and as the child finds them, he/she names them using their best sound.

  2. MYSTERY PICK - Parent chooses a winning card, places the card back in the deck, shuffles and fans out the cards. Child takes turns selecting cards and saying the word on the card until they pick the "winner".

  3. BEAN BAG TOSS - Scatter the articulation cards on the floor. Select a winning card. Have the child stand a few feet away and try to toss a bean bag into a card. The child must say the word on the card that that bag lands on until they find the "winning" card.

  4. FISHING FOR WORDS OR NUMBERS - This can be done two ways. Either use a fishing pole (a dowel rod works great) with a magnet attached via string to pick the articulation cards with paper clips attached, or use the pole to pick up fish with numbers on them. The number indicates how many words they have to say.

  5. GUESS WHAT! - Cover an articulation card with a blank index card. Use the blank card to slowly unveil the picture on the articulation card. The child must guess (and correctly produce the word) before the picture is totally unveiled.

  6. PICK 2 - The child has to pick two cards from the deck at random and use both words in one sentence that makes sense and with correct articulation. Make this game more challenging by using three words.

  7. ARTICU-BOWL - Attach cards to bowling pins (empty soda bottles work great) and have the child bowl over the pins. As s/he picks up the pins, s/he must correctly say each word attached to the pins.

  8. MEMORY LINE-UP - Place 3, 4, or 5 cards in a row, have the child say the words, then close his/her eyes while you switch the order. S/he must put them back in order and say them again.

  9. WHAT'S MISSING? - Place 3-7 (depending on the level of difficulty) cards on a table. Give the child a minute or two to name all of the pictures and commit them to memory. Have the child close his/her eyes while you take one away. When the child opens their eyes, they have to guess which card is missing and name it using good articulation.

  10. TWISTER ARTIC - Toss several articulation cards into the air. Leave them where they land but be sure all cards are face up. Instruct the child to put as many body parts (elbows, hands, fingers, nose, etc.) on as many cards as s/he can. S/he must name each card that s/he touches.

  11. BALLOON BOUNCE - Bounce a balloon and try to keep it in the air. Each time the child hits the balloon, they must say a word with their sound correctly.

  12. BOARD GAMES - Any board game can be used. Have the child roll the die/dice. The number s/he rolls is both the number of spaces s/he moves and the number of words s/he has to say before moving.

  13. SOUND COLLAGE - Using magazines, have the child cut out several pictures that have his/her sound. If appropriate, talk about whether the sound is at the beginning, middle or end of the word. As the child says the word, s/he glues the picture to a large piece of construction paper to make a collage.

  14. TREASURE HUNT - Go on a treasure hunt around your house to look for things that have your child's target sound. Practice saying each word as you find things.

  15. CAR FUN - While in the car, look for things that have you child's target sound. Have a contest to see who can find the most. If you find something, have your child use the word in a sentence and vice versa.

  16. I SPY - One person chooses a visible object with the child's target sound (i.e. a "clock" if the target sound is /k/). That person gives the clue, "I spy with my little eye something that's ___" (gives a word to describe the clock). The other person asks questions to try and figure out what the object is.

**Articulation cards can be made by cutting out pictures with your child's sound from books and magazines and gluing them to 3x5 index cards.

Courtesy of: http://www.edina.k12.mn.us


40 WAYS TO PRACTICE YOUR SPEECH SOUNDS AT HOME - Elementary and Middle School

❑ Read a book with a parent. Count your speech sound(s)

❑ Sing a song using your best speech

❑ Watch a movie and make a list of words with your speech sound(s)

❑ Make a list of items in your living room with your speech sound(s)

❑ Look in the newspaper for words that have your speech sound(s)

❑ Tell someone a joke and use your best speech

❑ Call a friend an tell them how to produce your speech sound(s)

❑ Make a list of items in your kitchen with your speech sound(s)

❑ Name famous people with your speech sound(s) in their name

❑ Look out the window- what items do you see with your speech sound(s)

❑ Make a list of items in your bedroom with your speech sound(s)

❑ Look in the dictionary and make a list of 20 words with your speech sound(s)

❑ Recite a nursery rhyme using your best speech

❑ Make a list of cities with your speech sound(s)

❑ Pick a word with your speech sound. Say is 10 times while hopping on one foot.

❑ Name relatives with your speech sound(s) in their name

❑ Write 10 silly sentences with your speech sound(s)

❑ Make a list of book titles with your speech sound(s)

❑ Read a magazine with a parent. Count your speech sound(s)

❑ Watch a TV show and make a list of words with your speech sound(s)

❑ Make a list of items in your bathroom with your speech sound(s)

❑ Play a board game. How many words have your speech sound(s) in the instructions.

❑ Pretend you are planning a trip for your family. Make a list of items you need with your speech sound(s)

❑ Take a walk outside- what items do you see with your speech sound(s)

❑ Make a list of movies with your speech sound(s)

❑ Name friends with your speech sound(s) in their name

❑ Call a relative and tell them how to produce your speech sound(s)

❑ Make a list of items in your closet with your speech sound(s)

❑ Ask a parent for an old magazine. Cut out words/pictures with your speech sound(s).

❑ Make a list of items in your refrigerator with your speech sound(s)

❑ Play with Play-doh. Make objects that have your speech sound(s)

❑ Listen to your favorite song. Make a list of words with your speech sound(s)

❑ Make a list of foods with your speech sound(s)

❑ Draw a picture of 5 items with your speech sound(s)

❑ Write a silly story with your speech sound(s)

❑ Make a list of animals with your speech sound(s)

❑ Pick a word with your speech sound. How many times can you say that word in 60 second?

❑ Make a list of toys with your speech sound(s)

❑ Pretend you are planning a party for a friend. Make a list of items you need with your speech sound(s).

❑ Make a list of book characters with your speech sound(s) in their names

Created by: A PERFECT BLEND




Websites

Articulation Games - This website offers a variety of games to help students work on their speech sounds.

Minimal Pairs Worksheets - For students working on minimal pairs, this website offers a variety of worksheets.

Articulation Worksheets for all Sounds - This website has worksheets for all speech sounds.