Articulation+Homework

This is a sample of a daily homework log that was sent home with a client for the months of May, June, July and August. The rewards calendars can be found on[| www.speakingofspeech.com]

The assignments for each month were made individual to the client.The idea was to have the client practicing at least one target sound each day during the summer months. This was obviously done on the notion that summer vacation is a time for fun so in order for these assignments to actually be completed they have been designed to be quick, easy and fun. Most of them include something like:

"Ride your bike today! On your ride find 5 things that have the R sound and make up a sentence about each thing"

Riding his bike was something the client was likely already planning on doing during the summer, by adding a speech homework assignment to this activity, the client is more likely to actually practice his speech. And we all know that practice is necessary for improvement!

You will notice that there are some expressive language tasks included but the majority of assignments are articulation related. This particular summer homework assignment was made into a a binder that was separated with colorful tabs for each month. The binder included any worksheets, bingo boards, flashcards and stickers necessary for him to complete the assignments. This allowed for a variety of assignments so the client did not get bored.

This type of homework assignment could also be made into a weekly assignment to be used with clients on a regular basis.You can easily open each of these files and substitute your child's target sound for the sounds listed. This is a fun and easy way to make sure the child is practicing every day!