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Literacy-Based Speech Language Therapy Activities

Semantics Clothing- socks, boots, hat, Clothing- calcetines, botas, gorra,
scarf, etc.; Weather terms – bufanda, etc.; Weather terms –

snow, cold, melt winter nieve, frio, invierno, derritir

Strategies to learn new New terms- melt, tugged, etc. New terms- derritir, calzar, atar,
vocabulary
guantes, etc.

Wh- questions What, who, where, when, why Qué, quién, dónde, cuándo, por
qué

Macrostructure- story Sequencing, story elements Sequencing, story elements
elements, structure,
organization of a narrative (characters, setting, problem, (characters, setting, problem,
solution, initiating event, solution, initiating event, character
character intentions and desires, intentions and desires, moral)

moral)

Pattern Story Games

Pattern stories can be extremely helpful in reviewing familiar vocabulary and/or teaching new
vocabulary. Like many predictable books, the same theme-based vocabulary will be repeated

throughout the book. This gives children multiple opportunities to hear the words, repeat them and
increase their understanding of new terms when used in different contexts within the book. This
can be a great way to work on articulation and phonological targets and syntax and semantic goals as
well.

To further cement their knowledge and use of desired vocabulary, using visuals from the books, we
can create many of our own pre- and post-story activities to increase children’s engagement with the
material, and keep our lessons motivating and entertaining for little ones.

Below are a few ways we love to use a book to expand one lesson into many – and thus develop a
mini-unit based around one story:

 Review and pre-teach new vocabulary using cards with visuals and/or including a surprise
bag for smaller ones (have children guess what’s inside the bag and then label and discuss
items).

 Have children draw their own visuals for the story and label new vocabulary and practice
target words – with Froggy Gets Dressed children can draw themselves and label what they are

wearing that day.

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