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Posted by llbslp I have a digital voice recorder that I use in my speech sessions. Even with the younger kids, I show them how to turn the recorder on and off, press rewind, etc.. While one child is targeting their sounds, another is in charge of the recorder. This helps them practice their listening skills because they need to be quiet while recording the session; they are also listening to the type of feedback you are providing the other student. I do a variety of activities in speech. If you're working on drill, who says it has to be boring? Put some kind of twist on it so it's more like a game and less like torture. Let the kids move around the room. Change the materials you use as well. Instead of pictures, try something like "I spy" and have kids find objects in your room with that target sound (that will increase their self-awareness as well). By changing the way you target the session, it avoids any "down time" for other students. For targeting speech at the conversation level, use "story starters". There is a great book out there written by an SLP (I don't have the book with me) that has pictures of places objects and characters. The kids select the pictures then, make up funny stories. I use board games only about once a month just for fun. Board ames take so long and I find that the kids pay more attention to the game than they do to targeting their speech. I don't use cut and paste either because the kids don't practice their listening skills. That's just my take on it - I am sure others may totally disagree.
on 12/6/2005, 1:23 pm, in reply to "wait time in group therapy"
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I would agree with the use of oral motor techniques. Anything that helps the child increase his/her awareness of how their articulators are to be positioned and moved works well.
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Thank you for sharing!