Have you downloaded my Articulation Labels yet from TPT? You definitely should because I have been enjoying them so much in speech sessions. They are divided into early, middle, and later developing sounds and provide 30 labels for each target sound. The labels include pictures along with the typed words, so it's great for readers and non-readers alike. Here is the link in case you haven't checked it out: Articulation Labels
I chose to put my labels on small paper cups. They were really quick to make since I didn't have to cut and paste.....just pealed the labels and stuck them right on the cups. I kept each sound in a separate stack and I'm considering writing the target sound on the bottom of the cups in case they get all mixed up (which is highly likely with my caseload!). You can use the cups in many different ways to make articulation therapy fun while getting in lots of repetition. Here are my favorite ways to use the articulation cups so far:
Build articulation towers! Have a competition for who can make the highest tower with their speech sounds. Make the kids say their sound to get up cup, as they are stacking the cups, and before they take the tower down. It's a great way to get tons of repetition in while keeping the kids moving and having fun.
Play hide the cotton ball! I chose a cotton ball because it's light enough to move with the cups. Hide it under one cup then switch the cups all around and have the kids say where the cotton ball is hiding using their best speech sound. Double points because you work on the preposition under at the same time. The kids love to be the hider too so make sure to switch it up and give everyone a turn.
Who doesn't love a bouncy ball? Put all the cups facing up and bounce your bouncy ball into one of the cup. Make a sentence with the word on the cup using your best speech sounds. Side note: some bouncy balls are too bouncy. Ping pong balls also work well for this game.
Can you build a single tall tower? This is actually harder than it looks. I could only get mine 5 cups high on average before falling down. I love incorporating a task that takes a lot of focus while saying your speech sounds. What great practice for carry-over of good production!
Last but not least, line up the cups and have the kids roll the dice. Whatever number they get, have them say that many words and stack the cups into themselves. The first kid to get rid of their entire line of cups is the winner. It's easy, incorporates racing, and still allows for many productions of the kid's speech sounds. Winning!
I love these labels and am still thinking on more ways to use them in my speech room! Let me know if you have any great ideas!
No comments:
Post a Comment