➜I posted a free resource to use with classroom book bins (storage containers filled with "just right" books for each student). Print out your FREE Book Bin Buddy to work on articulation effectively within the routine of the classroom, using materials readily available...books! As students are reading books from their bins, model first, then encourage writing of targets with their speech sound(s) encountered during their reading. This can be a great push-in therapy session, a tool for home practice and perfect for a follow-up session of high repetition drill.
➜This next quick prep activity is similar in the idea that students are encouraged to "find" their speech sounds within classroom materials and then add some repetitive practice. You can find this interactive activity within my Graphic Organizers and Strategies packet. Below, is an example of discovering complex /k/ words within a reading selection and then using this activity to gain some quick drill and visual support for sound awareness. You would be surprised at how many of your students aren't aware of their speech sounds in their classroom materials. It is like they think speech sounds only exists in the walls of the speech room. Herein lies the benefit of some articulation practice within the classroom!
➜You may also like this post on generalizing speech sounds using reading fluency passages. Simply use reading passages at or slightly below a student's reading level and have them highlight sounds prior to practice. Then use the passage for daily quick drill in school or at home.
➜I find my students enjoy jokes, would you rather activities, and silly sentences, so I created Articulation Silly Strips which can easily be used a desk strips. Just take one right on the student's desk and prompt practice when you are in the room and encourage daily review.
➜I find my students enjoy jokes, would you rather activities, and silly sentences, so I created Articulation Silly Strips which can easily be used a desk strips. Just take one right on the student's desk and prompt practice when you are in the room and encourage daily review.
➜This next set of resources has been a LABOR of love. This set of ELA and Math strips are designed for grades K-2. They focus on common core curriculum vocabulary and are arranged by grade and sound for ALL speech sounds. You can choose to print all sets and combine them on ring(s) by sound or grade level. You can also create individual file folders for your students with their target sounds for quick drill and to keep in their classrooms. This allows you to practice speech sounds AND vocabulary. Check out the bundle here.
For grades 3-5, I decided to focus on /s, l, r/ sounds when creating the speech sound strips. I changed the format and went with black and white only for these older students. These are designed to be kept right in student textbooks or folders for routine practice. It's like a personal speech sound word list of words, many of which, they will encounter daily within their classrooms. I have the ELA set finished and I hope to get some motivation to complete the math version. You can purchase the ELA 3rd-5th grade resource here.
I am fully aware that articulation therapy within the classroom has its challenges. The need for a quiet environment for auditory discrimination and feedback with opportunities for placement and production cues makes the classroom challenging. This post hopefully gave you some ideas for resources to use within the classroom to aid generalization.
What are the ways you are providing articulation support in the classroom?
What are the ways you are providing articulation support in the classroom?
