Pets and Animals Speech, Language, Reinforcer Activity
Description
17 pages of pet themed speech and language activities. Create a scene with dogs and dog house. Create a scene with cats and cat items. Add frogs to water. Add birds to bird cage. Question cards, command cards, reinforcer activities. People and Pronoun activity.
Strategies and techniques
Use as a reinforcer to for correct responses/productions.
Use to target a variety of language goals (i.e. vocabulary, modifiers, quantities, following commands, vocabulary, temporal concepts, prepositions, categorization, complex sentences, negatives, Wh-questions, and more).
Target words/speech sounds throughout activity.
Ways to Use:
Cut out items. Practice labeling or identifying items/vocabulary.
Find items that start or end with a target sound.
Use sample questions/language cards to target Wh- questions and language goals.
Sort/categorize items.
Use pictures as visuals for memory recall tasks (name 3 items, see if they can recall those items).
Create your own questions and commands related to the scenes.
Have the child give you commands to follow using pictured items and scenes.
Have each child create a scene using photos and describe it.
For groups, have children compare/contrast the scenes they created.
Use pictured items as reinforcers for correct productions/answers.
Use as visuals to create a story/narrative.
Describe items. See if they can guess what you are describing or have them describe items to you.
Use people for following commands (i.e. give a dog to a boy wearing blue), to practice possessive pronouns (i.e. whose dog is this?), or to practice pronouns in sentences (i.e. He has a dog. This is his dog. She gave the dog to him.).
Use to target a variety of language goals (i.e. vocabulary, modifiers, quantities, following commands, vocabulary, temporal concepts, prepositions, categorization, complex sentences, negatives, Wh-questions, and more).
Target words/speech sounds throughout activity.
Ways to Use:
Cut out items. Practice labeling or identifying items/vocabulary.
Find items that start or end with a target sound.
Use sample questions/language cards to target Wh- questions and language goals.
Sort/categorize items.
Use pictures as visuals for memory recall tasks (name 3 items, see if they can recall those items).
Create your own questions and commands related to the scenes.
Have the child give you commands to follow using pictured items and scenes.
Have each child create a scene using photos and describe it.
For groups, have children compare/contrast the scenes they created.
Use pictured items as reinforcers for correct productions/answers.
Use as visuals to create a story/narrative.
Describe items. See if they can guess what you are describing or have them describe items to you.
Use people for following commands (i.e. give a dog to a boy wearing blue), to practice possessive pronouns (i.e. whose dog is this?), or to practice pronouns in sentences (i.e. He has a dog. This is his dog. She gave the dog to him.).
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Description
17 pages of pet themed speech and language activities. Create a scene with dogs and dog house. Create a scene with cats and cat items. Add frogs to water. Add birds to bird cage. Question cards, command cards, reinforcer activities. People and Pronoun activity.
Strategies and techniques
Use as a reinforcer to for correct responses/productions.
Use to target a variety of language goals (i.e. vocabulary, modifiers, quantities, following commands, vocabulary, temporal concepts, prepositions, categorization, complex sentences, negatives, Wh-questions, and more).
Target words/speech sounds throughout activity.
Ways to Use:
Cut out items. Practice labeling or identifying items/vocabulary.
Find items that start or end with a target sound.
Use sample questions/language cards to target Wh- questions and language goals.
Sort/categorize items.
Use pictures as visuals for memory recall tasks (name 3 items, see if they can recall those items).
Create your own questions and commands related to the scenes.
Have the child give you commands to follow using pictured items and scenes.
Have each child create a scene using photos and describe it.
For groups, have children compare/contrast the scenes they created.
Use pictured items as reinforcers for correct productions/answers.
Use as visuals to create a story/narrative.
Describe items. See if they can guess what you are describing or have them describe items to you.
Use people for following commands (i.e. give a dog to a boy wearing blue), to practice possessive pronouns (i.e. whose dog is this?), or to practice pronouns in sentences (i.e. He has a dog. This is his dog. She gave the dog to him.).
Use to target a variety of language goals (i.e. vocabulary, modifiers, quantities, following commands, vocabulary, temporal concepts, prepositions, categorization, complex sentences, negatives, Wh-questions, and more).
Target words/speech sounds throughout activity.
Ways to Use:
Cut out items. Practice labeling or identifying items/vocabulary.
Find items that start or end with a target sound.
Use sample questions/language cards to target Wh- questions and language goals.
Sort/categorize items.
Use pictures as visuals for memory recall tasks (name 3 items, see if they can recall those items).
Create your own questions and commands related to the scenes.
Have the child give you commands to follow using pictured items and scenes.
Have each child create a scene using photos and describe it.
For groups, have children compare/contrast the scenes they created.
Use pictured items as reinforcers for correct productions/answers.
Use as visuals to create a story/narrative.
Describe items. See if they can guess what you are describing or have them describe items to you.
Use people for following commands (i.e. give a dog to a boy wearing blue), to practice possessive pronouns (i.e. whose dog is this?), or to practice pronouns in sentences (i.e. He has a dog. This is his dog. She gave the dog to him.).
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Focus areas
- ST -> Expressive Language -> Adjectives
- ST -> Expressive Language -> Answering Questions
- ST -> Expressive Language -> Asking Questions
- ST -> Expressive Language -> Basic Concepts
- ST -> Expressive Language -> Categories
- ST -> Expressive Language -> Prepositions
- ST -> Expressive Language -> Vocabulary
- ST -> Expressive Language -> Verbs
- ST -> Phonology -> Phonological Awareness
- ST -> Pragmatics / Social Skills / Life Skills -> Conversation
- ST -> Pragmatics / Social Skills / Life Skills -> Following Directions
- ST -> Receptive Language -> Adjectives
- ST -> Receptive Language -> Answering Questions
- ST -> Receptive Language -> Basic Concepts
- ST -> Receptive Language -> Categories
- ST -> Receptive Language -> Following Directions
- ST -> Receptive Language -> Prepositions
- ST -> Receptive Language -> Vocabulary
- ST -> Receptive Language -> Verbs
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Evidence based practice citations
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WH Question Comprehension and Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author(s): Vicker, B. -
How and Why to Teach Categories in Speech Therapy
Author(s): @allison_fors
Grade levels
Grades PK - 8
Weekly Themes
None
Daily Themes
None
Blends
None
Phonemes
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