Articulation Activities

Have fun with the activities below. If you are stuck, have questions or need help just send me an email and I am happy to help.

rabinowitza@oradellschool.org


snakes-and-ladders.pdf

Print out the game board. You will need a dicd and pawns to play. Say a word with your speech sound and put into a sentence. Then roll the dice and move that many places. First person to get to 100 is the winner.

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These are mini stories for the /s/ sound in all positions. You can read online or print out. Take your time reading them and make sure you are clearing articulating each word with proper tongue placement.

scan_rabinowitza_2020-03-11-11-17-29.pdf

These are mini stories for the /r/ sound in all positions. You can read online or print out. Take your time reading them and make sure you are clearing articulating each word with proper lip rounding and tongue position.

scan_rabinowitza_2020-03-11-11-17-57.pdf

These are mini stories for the /sh/, /c/, /j/ sound in all positions. You can read online or print out. Take your time reading them and make sure you are clearing articulating each word with your back teeth touching and your tongue not coming out on the sides.

scan_rabinowitza_2020-03-11-14-43-45.pdf

Here you will find a word list for the /ch/ sound. You can read a word and put it into a sentence. Making sure that your target word is said with your best speech. The last page is the /ch/ word within a sentence. Read aloud the sentence and make sure you are using your best speech with proper placement.

scan_rabinowitza_2020-03-11-14-42-55.pdf

Here you will find a word list for the /r/ sound. You can read a word and put it into a sentence. Making sure that your target word is said with your best speech. The last page is the /r/ word within a sentence. Read aloud the sentence and make sure you are using your best speech with proper placement.


scan_rabinowitza_2020-03-11-14-43-20.pdf

Here you will find a word list for the /s/ sound. You can read a word and put it into a sentence. Making sure that your target word is said with your best speech. The last page is the /s/ word within a sentence. Read aloud the sentence and make sure you are using your best speech with proper placement.


scan_rabinowitza_2020-03-11-14-44-14.pdf

Here you will find a word list for the /sh/ sound. You can read a word and put it into a sentence. Making sure that your target word is said with your best speech. The last page is the /sh/ word within a sentence. Read aloud the sentence and make sure you are using your best speech with proper placement.


scan_rabinowitza_2020-03-11-14-44-41.pdf

Here you will find a word list for the /th/ sound. You can read a word and put it into a sentence. Making sure that your target word is said with your best speech. The last page is the /th/ word within a sentence. Read aloud the sentence and make sure you are using your best speech with proper placement.


Here are some games and activities that can be played using the word lists from above.

  • Tic Tac Toe- This twist on a classic game is easy to set up and play. This can be set up as a worksheet or on a larger white board. Create a tic tac toe board with a different word on each square. In order for the student to earn the square and put their mark in the spot, they must select the word and correctly pronounce it. The first person to get three in a row on the board wins.

  • Uno Cards- To use and practice articulation . Play the game as the rules intended, but whatever card the student lays down, that is how many times they have to practice their speech sound. If the student gets a draw 4, make them practice 20 productions! Get creative with your “speech rules” for practicing during this game.

  • Play 20 questions. Think of a word or object that has the child’s speech sound. Have the child ask questions to figure out what the object is. If that is too difficult, give the child clues and have him/her guess.

  • Silly Sentences- See who can make up the silliest sentence using one of your child’s speech words.

  • Challenge Sentences- See who can make up the sentence using the most words containing the speech sound.

  • Tongue Twisters- Do you know a tongue twister that has your child’s speech sound? Can you and your child make some up?

  • Practice reading aloud using the sound correctly. For beginning readers, have the child read from his/her reading book or from story books. Try using poems, the Sunday Funnies, Comic Books, cereal boxes, signs, TV guide, video or board game instructions, or anything your child enjoys reading.

  • Go Fish- Words can be written on index cards or on cut up pieces of paper. Each player is dealt 5 cards (if only 2 players are playing, deal 7 cards each). The remaining cards should be placed face down. This creates a draw pile. First person will ask a person if they have one of the cards in their hands. The student will use their best speech when saying the word. If the person does not have that card, they say "go fish" and a card is taken from the pile. The game ends when one person lays all their cards on the table, or the draw pile is empty, whichever comes first. The person with the most sets wins the game.

  • Memory Match- Words can be written on index cards or on cut up pieces of paper. Mix up the cards and lay them in rows, face down. First person turns over any two cards. If the two cards match, keep them. If they don't match, turn them back over. Key is to remember what was on each card and where it was. n Watch and remember during the other player's turn. The game is over when all the cards have been matched.

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These are some additional blank game boards that can be printed and played. You will need a dicd and pawns to play. Say a word with your speech sound and put into a sentence.

Here are some online digital resources that you can practice you articulation .