Speech Therapy -> Expressive Language -> Grammar
Grammar
Grammar is a set of rules and examples that encompass syntax and word structures (morphology).
Reference links
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Using Grammar - Kid Sense Child Development 1
Author: Kid Sense - If your child struggles to get a message across or is frequently misunderstood, they may require assistance from a speech pathologist to address grammar issues.
childdevelopment.com.au
Activity List(s)
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- Future Tense Verbs in Sentences 1
- Irregular plural nouns 1
- Third person singular in sentences 1
- Spring Fix a Sentence 2
- Present Progressive Verbs in Sentences 2
- Fix the Halloween Sentence 1
- Past Progressive Verbs in Sentences 1
- Noun/Verb Agreement Sentence List 1
- Kiki's Holiday Breakfast - Fix/Create a Sentence 0
- Irregular past tense verbs 1
- Winter Fix a Sentence 1
- Animals - Mixed plural nouns (regular and irregular) 0
- Possessive Pronouns: Summer short story 1
- Possessive Noun Sentence List 1
- "Here We Are" - present, continuous, and past verb conjugations 5
- Comparative and Superlative lists 2
- Kiki's Holiday Breakfast Action Words 0
- Kiki's Holiday Breakfast Sentence Strips and Questions 0
- Reading Comprehension: Predictions for a Car Story 1
- Kiki's Holiday Breakfast Sentences with Multisyllabic Words 0
Visual Schedule Cards
Goal Bank
- Justin will formulate complete, semantically and grammatically correct spoken phonemes of increasing length and complexity using given words and contextual constraints imposed by illustrations with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions as measured by clinician observation and data collection to increase grammatical and expressive language skills. 2
- Bruce will understand and use age-appropriate morphological and syntactic markers including but not limited to pronouns, prepositions, comparatives/superlatives, and word-ordering, first through imitation, then spontaneously in words, phrases, and sentence, with 90% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions to improve language comprehension and expression. 4
- Given an object, picture, or story, Faustina will say a complete phoneme using superlatives (i.e., “That is the best cookie.”) with 90% accuracy in 3 out of 4 opportunities over 4 therapy sessions to demonstrate grammar, syntax, and vocabulary skills. 3
- Shawn will listen to a series of words and then formulate the words into a complete, semantically and grammatically correct statement or question independently with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive therapy sessions to improve expressive language skills. 4
- Arturo will use regular plural nouns with decreasing prompts with 90% accuracy in 3 consecutive sessions to improve grammar production and expressive language. 3
- Palmer will identify and use developmentally appropriate syntax and morphology across different activities (e.g. when defining & using vocabulary, in response to questions), in structured & unstructured phoneme) with 90% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions to demonstrate expressive language skills such as grammar, morphology, and syntax. 4
- Royce will complete grammatically correct sentences with regular and irregular past tense verbs to improve grammar in expressive output with fading prompts with 90% accuracy across 3 therapy sessions. 5
- Yvette will show correct use of grammatical/morphological forms (e.g., for present progressive –ing, past tense-ed, 3rd person singular –s, plural –s, possessive –s, auxiliary verbs, noun-verb agreement, articles, objective, subjective and possessive pronouns) with accuracy at or above 90% given minimal assistance across 3 sessions to improve upon expressive language skills. 3
- Shirleen will use age-appropriate morphology (i.e., plurals, attributes, possessives, helping verbs) to describe photos and create grammatically correct phonemes with 80% accuracy in 4/4 consecutive therapy sessions as measured by clinician data collection to increase grammatical and expressive language skills. 5
- Ignacio will correctly use pronouns during spontaneous conversation with 90% accuracy over 3 consecutive sessions to increase grammatically correct utterances. 2
- During a 4 month therapy period, Portia will use the following morphological markers, first through imitation, then spontaneously: possessive -s, auxiliary verbs, plural –s, present progressive –ing, “wh” questions (who, what, where), and negation (no, not) with 80% accuracy over 4 consecutive sessions to improve overall expressive and receptive language skills. 3
- Josette will demonstrate understanding of pronouns (i.e. objective- you, him, her, me, us, them; subjective- I, you, he, she, it, we, they; possessive- mine, his, hers, ours, theirs) first receptively, then expressively, with 80% accuracy in 4/5 consecutive therapy sessions as measured by data collection to increase grammatical and expressive language skills. 5
- Randy will form grammatically accurate, age-appropriate phonemes given a word or picture with 90% accuracy to demonstrate expressive language skills such as syntax, grammar, and morphology over 5 therapy sessions. 2
- Cassie will use the present progressive -ing form beginning with moderate verbal and visual cues, then fading cues with 90% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions to improve overall expressive and receptive language skills. 3
- Given decreasing cues, Elisha will listen to a statement or question and identify if the grammatical patterns used in the phoneme are correct or incorrect and will provide the correct word to repair those utterances identified as ‘incorrect’ with 90% accuracy over 3 consecutive sessions to improve overall expressive and receptive language skills. 2
- When given decreasing cues, Earlie will retell a short story using at least 4 complete sentences with appropriate grammar, details, and sequence in 90% accuracyacross 4 consecutive sessions to improve expressive and receptive language skills. 3
- Keiko will answer questions about classroom curriculum-relevant materials (e.g. vocabulary, concepts, passages, and story materials) using developmentally appropriate syntax and morphology with 90% accuracy across 3 consecutive therapy sessions as measured by clinician data and observation to increase language and grammatical skills. 2
- Maxima will receptively identify and expressively use correct pronouns, prepositions, superlatives, and future, present and past tense verbs with fading prompts to create grammatically correct sentences with 90% accuracy across 3 sessions. 6
- Norris will increase his/her expressive vocabulary by labeling 80% of targeted nouns, verbs, and modifiers across 3 sessions as measured by clinician observation. 4
Resources
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Calendar, Weather, Appointment Cards, Invitations, Clock and More
Jessica Lenden-Holt
23 pages of language activities targeting weather, calendar, past/present/future, clock and telling time, invitations (Wh-questions), envelope addressing, appointment cards for recalling informatio...
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YETI, SET, GO! Game Companion For Language
Breann Voytko
Use this resource to target the following Language skills: -Regular and Irregular Past Tense Verbs -Future Tense Verbs -Regular and Irregular Plurals -Object Function -Emotions -Answering WH Questions
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Irregular Plurals
Savannah Kerstetter
Language Resource. Speech Resource. Plural Resource. Teletherapy. In-Person. A list of 10 common irregular plurals
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Werewolf Willie Loves Valentine's Day Fill-In Story
Patrick Ijima-Washburn
A funny illustrated fill-in story about Willie the Werewolf where kids are asked to fill in specific kinds of words (parts of speech, pieces of clothing, etc.). Includes the original story with 'w'...
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Possessive Adjectives: Sentence Completion and Creation
Abigail Willis CCC SLP
Sentence completion and creation task targeting possessive adjectives (his, her, their, my, our, your)
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Kiki is Flying Comic
Virginia Ingram, CCC-SLP
Learn about Kiki’s unique way of flying and how an Occupational Therapist ends up working with Kiki. A great comic for OT month (or anytime you want to discuss what an OT does). Includes a blank co...
Includes activity list5
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Valentine’s Pronouns He Vs. She
Breann Voytko
Let’s practice pronouns He vs. She this Valentine’s Day
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Space/Solar System Sentence Strip
Sara Lowczyk
A sentence strip with vocabulary cards for a space theme unit.
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Movie Film Review Template
Jessica Lenden-Holt MA CCC-SLP
One page, PDF. Includes: Title, Genre, Rate the Movie, What is your favorite scene in the movie, draw your favorite character and describe him or her in 1-2 sentences
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Story Dice For Language Building and Writing Prompts, Wh- Question Dice
Jessica Lenden-Holt
Story dice are a fun way to elicit speech, language and writing samples and to target goals in therapy or in centers! Dice include engaging images for writing prompts and conversational starters. T...
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Thankful Letter For Teachers and Choice Board
Sara Lowczyk M.S. CCC-SLP
This thankful letter was created for Thanksgiving/American education week.
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