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"Hoppy" Spring!
Holidays and seasonal activities provide great opportunities to address your child's goals from speech therapy, whether you are working on articulation/producing speech sounds or understanding & using language to communicate. This article will review ideas for speech goals.
One example of a common spring material you can utilize is Plastic Easter eggs! Easter eggs offer endless possibilities when it comes to targeting goals in therapy or working on carryover/generalization of skills at home in natural settings. Easter eggs can be purchased in the spring at most retailers, especially dollar stores! Below are a few ideas to help you get started on using your Easter eggs, starting with speech. Enjoy!
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These ideas can be adjusted to fit your child's individual needs. Some children may be working on their sounds in one word at a time, while others may be working on saying them in a few words, sentences, or in conversation. They may be working on a specific sound in a particular part of the word (beginning, middle, or end) or all parts of a word.
- Place picture cards containing your child's target sound in the eggs. Help your child name each picture and produce their target sound.
- Conduct an Easter egg hunt in your home or outside. Place a few small toys or candies in random eggs. Prompt your child to work on their sounds with each egg, keeping them motivated to find new treats!
- Create a "treasure map," with hidden Easter eggs. Before your child can get the next step/clue for their map, they must first use their targeted speech sounds.
- Play "egg toss," challenging your child to catch eggs with you or into an Easter basket. After each turn, create an opportunity to produce the target sound.
Sarah Larsen, M.S., CCC-SLP
