Speech and Language
SPRING 2020
General Information
We have really missed you over the past two weeks, and look forward to reconnecting with you. Over the next few weeks, we will be providing speech-language services through a combination of activities to complete at home, and through consultation via phone or email. Activities will be provided through a smore newsletter. Our services will likely change in the coming days and weeks as we learn more about the distance learning process, and as we receive more information from the Minnesota Department of Education.
Please complete activities related to your child's age/grade level and goal area(s). Please refer to your child's IEP to identify their goals. Email your child's speech-language pathologist about the activity you selected, and how the activity went for your child. And enter attendance after you complete an activity, ideally twice each week!
Please contact us with any questions, or concerns (contact information is at the bottom of the newsletter).
Sincerely,
Susan Silvers, Angie Terwey and Michelle Cremers
ROCORI Speech-Language Pathologists
Preschool through Second Grade Language Activities
Dining Room Scavenger Hunt
Spring Pronouns
Living Room Picture Scene
Third Grade and Older Language Activities
Middle/high school language activity - week 1
After watching:
Tell 2 things you learned about tigers.
Describe 3 attributes of a tiger.
State 2 ways tigers and lions are the same and 2 ways tigers and lions are different.
Name 3 mammals you can see at the San Diego Zoo.
Think about 2 good social skills to use at a zoo.
Early Childhood Articulation
Elementary Articulation
Social-Communication
Fluency & Cluttering
Cluttering Strategy #1: Slow Speech
When people clutter, they often speak very quickly or with an irregular rate (adding extra pauses). This makes it very hard for the listener to understand. When this happens, you can use a strategy called slow speech. To do this, you will use an overly-slow rate to make sure you don’t speed up again. This might be increasing natural pauses, taping a rhythm on your leg or with your toe, or another strategy that you come up with. This will help your listener understand what you are saying.
Homework: Touch a colored dot, on a pacing board, each time you say a word in a sentence. Keep your rate at an even, slow pace. Click on the Pacing Boards download below for this easy-to-use visual.
- Homework: Practice reading sentences or paragraphs from a book while using slow speech and the strategy you chose. Think about how it feels when you speak like this and how it sounds. Read to an adult and have them give you feedback on how you sound.