06/05/2020
Ideas for articulation practice.
If your child has difficulties with articulation (or incorrect pronunciation of sounds), it can be tricky to get them to practice their drill word list over and over to practice the sounds. The below are some activities you can use to practice the words in a fun way:
1. Take a page and draw lots of different circles on them. Everytime they say the word or sentence they can draw a face in the circle. They can also turn the circles into flowers or if they want cross each one out as they do it.
2. Choose a game you can play together (e.g. snakes and ladders). Practice a target word or sentence before each turn. You can use any game to practice this.
3. Write the words on pieces of paper and hide them in a room. You can give your child clues as to where the words are or play the game ‘hotter/colder' where if they’re getting closer to the word you tell them they’re getting hotter and when they are far from it then they are colder. Get them to hunt for them.
4. Turn all the words over and write a number on the back e.g. 5, 10, 20. You can use this to count up points and race with your child. For higher points they need to say more words e.g. 3 words on one card might equal 20 points, while a card with 5 points would be for one word
5. Throw a bean bag. You can divide your floor into different point zones – the further away the zone is, the more points you get. Your child can say the words or sentence and then get a chance to throw the bean bag to see how many points they can get. They can race against you for the most points, saying a word before your turn and theirs.
