Full Description
This diverse and practical resource presents activities, games and ideas to support children who have speech sound difficulties between the age of 3 - 7 (older if used with children with a learning difficulty), eg developmental delay, disordered speech sounds, developmental apraxia of speech. The book is divided into seven main sections: mouth exercises (oro-motor exercises); single sounds (k); short words - consonant + vowel, eg, car, key, cow; longer words that begin with the speech sound k - consonant + vowel + consonant, eg, comb, can, cap; longer words that end with k, eg, book, bike, duck; words with more than one syllable that begin with k, eg, cooker, coffee, camel, caterpillar; and, using words in sentences. Each section provides the opportunity for the child to hear the speech sound in isolation and in words before they try to say it (ie receptive and expressive activities). Includes: different activities to practise listening and saying the target sound/word; drilling games - ie the opportunity to hear the speech sound in isolation and in words, and to say them in increasingly challenging sequences in a game format; games that can be played with the picture cards of the words the child is working on; and, an auditory bombardment section composed of funny rhymes containing the words, the child has been working on in the section. The resource contains simple, accessible information on the development of speech sounds and specific information about the speech sound k. Examples of session plans using the resource are included in the book to help users plan work.
Contents
Introduction Includes information on the development of speech sounds, information on the speech sound k, advice on supporting children with speech sound difficulties, and ideas for using the book in nurseries and schools. Section 1 Exercises for the mouth (oro-motor exercises). Includes pictures and games to help children learn about their mouths, and a progress sheet to record progress and areas to work on. Section 2 Saying k. Includes pictures and listening and speaking games to help children say the speech sound k, tips, and a progress sheet to record progress and areas to work on. Section 3 Saying k at the beginning of short words, for example key, car. Includes pictures and listening and speaking games, tips, a progress sheet, jingles and rhymes that contain the words starting with k, and tips on what to work on next. Section 4 Saying k at the beginning of longer words, for example can, comb, cup. Includes pictures and listening and speaking games, tips, a progress sheet, jingles and rhymes that contain the words starting with k, and tips on what to work on next. Section 5 Saying k at the end of longer words, for example book, back, duck. Includes pictures and listening and speaking games, tips, a progress sheet, jingles that contain the words ending with k and tips on what to work on next. Section 6 Saying k at the beginning of words with more than one syllable, for example cooker, kitten, kangaroo. Includes pictures and listening and speaking games, tips, a progress sheet, jingles and rhymes, and tips on what to work on next. Section 7 Saying k in phrases and sentences. Includes games and activities with photocopiable resources. Section 8 Games to play using words from all sections in the book. Section 9 Session plans
