Speech and Language
April 14th-17th, 2020
General Information
We hope that you all enjoyed the long weekend with your families! We have enjoyed receiving emails, pictures, and videos of your work on your speech goals over the past week. It's been fun reconnecting with all of you! For this week, please complete two activities related to the goal and objectives on your IEP.
Parents/guardians, please email your child's speech-language pathologist about the activity your child selected, and how the activity went for your child two times this week! Please enter attendance each day you complete an activity.
Please contact us with any questions, or concerns.
Sincerely,
Susan Silvers, Angie Terwey, and Michelle Cremers
ROCORI Speech-Language Pathologists
Preschool through First Grade Language Activities
Second Grade and Older Language Activities
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Middle/high school language activity - week 3
After watching:
State 3 animals you could see at Yellowstone National Park.
Tell 2 natural wonders you can see at Yellowstone National Park.
Describe 3 ways to be safe at a park.
Name 3 parks you could visit in the United States, or in Minnesota, we have many here too!
What parks have you visited with your family?
Articulation: Early Developing Speech Sounds
K, G, and B SOUND PRACTICE
Practice the words listed on the sound pages below. Encourage your child to use the "slide" visual on the K and G pages to help them mark the final sound in the words.Articulation: Later Developing Speech Sounds
Articulation Carry-Over
Social-Communication
Listen to these fun, engaging stories with your child(ren) as Fiona the Flamingo's feathers change colors with her feelings and how Louis learns a valuable lesson about interrupting.
Just click on the picture and the story will be read to you.
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.
Cluttering Strategy #2: Over-Articulation
When people clutter, they often leave out sounds or smash them all together. If someone is having trouble understanding you, it is important to exaggerate saying every sound, so you know they are all there. This will help your listener understand what you are saying.
- Homework - Practice reading sentences or paragraphs from a book while using over-articulation. 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.