SentenceFluencyLessonPlan

SpeechTherapy
GradeLevel:2ndGrade
August24,2015
OBJECTIVES

Studentwillbeabletoreadsentencesoutloudwithoutsentencebreaks,stuttering,orfillerwords.
Studentwillhaveaccuratereadingcomprehensionofdesiredpassages.
Studentwilldemonstrateunderstandingof2ndgradelevelvocabulary.
Studentwillbeabletospeeduporslowdownthepaceoftheirreadingtohelpthemunderstandthe
textmoreaccurately.

SUBJECTMATTER
References
StateStandards:http://www.education.ne.gov/read/StudentFriendlyStandards/2ndNumberingTable.pdf
2ndGradeSpeech/LanguageExpectations:https://sites.google.com/site/speechlanguagehome/2ndgrade
speechlanguageexpectations

Materials
iPad
DesktopComputer
ReadingComprehensionGrades23iPadapp:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/readingcomprehension
grades/id503978154?mt=8
Podcast:http://www.ipadio.com/
2nd10thgradestudentskillspracticewebsite:https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade2
Gofishcards/r/and/s/:http://www.speakingofspeech.com/uploads/R_and_S_GoFish.pdf
Educanon:www.educanon.com/public/109154/262559

SentenceFluencyLessonPlan
SpeechTherapy
GradeLevel:2ndGrade
August24,2015
PROCEDURE
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Reviewhomeworkassignedinspeechbinderandpracticetroubledareasnotedbyparent.
TakeouttheiPadandopentheappReadingComprehensionGrades23:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/readingcomprehensiongrades/id503978154?mt=8
Studentwillreadoutloudandanswerquestionsaboutpassages.
Asthetherapist,Iwillmakesuretorepeatmispronouncedwordscorrectlyandhavestudentre
readsentenceswithcorrections.
Whilestudentisreadingpassages,IwillberecordingthemasaPodcastsostudentcanhearhow
theysound.
Thistechniqueallowsstudentstoseetheirprogressionfromdayone.
Thistechniqueallowsstudentstohearhowtheysoundtootherpeople.
ForfurtherpracticeIwillhavethestudentusetheDesktopcomputerandopenthe2 nd10thgrade
studentskillspracticewebsite:https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade2andhavethestudentanswer
questionsaboutsentencestructure,languageacquisition,andhavethemrecognizeandapplycorrect
grammar.
Next,IwillprintoutGoFishCardswithtroubledarticulationareassuchas/r/and/s/.
Thisgamewillbebothfunandtherapeuticforthestudent.
Lastly,IwilltakeouttheiPadandopenEducanon.Thereadingcomprehensionandsentence
fluencygameIcreatedwillbeusedtowrapupourlessonfortheday.Icancreateanindividualized
gamebasedontroubledareasforeachstudent.Thisonefocusesprimarilyonsentencefluency,forI
willaskthechildtoreadoutloud,andfocusesonreadingcomprehension.
www.educanon.com/public/109154/262559
Therapysessionsareusuallynolongerthan3045minutes.

EVALUATION
Speech/LanguageExpectations:

Soundsexpectedtobemasteredatthe2ndgrade:b,n,p,m,h,w,k,g,t,d,y,f,v,l,lblend,r,s,th,and
rblends
Allothersoundserrorsareconsidereddevelopmentalwithtime.
Ifstudentcontinuestostrugglewiththesesounds,thenspeechtherapywillcontinuetothenextschool
year.

EvaluationTechnique:
Apointsystemwillbeusedtodetermineprogressofstudent.
Bytheendofthe2ndgradeschoolyear,thestudentshouldbeabletoaccomplishallofthemilestones
setbytheAmericanSpeechLanguageHearingAssociation.
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/secondgrade/
TheresultsfromtheEducanongamecreatedwillbeloggedandusedasanevaluationofstudent
progress.Ifreadingcomprehensionandsentencefluencyismasteredonthisstory,Iwillcreateanew
andmorechallengingstorywithawiderrangeofvocabulary.

SentenceFluencyLessonPlan
SpeechTherapy
GradeLevel:2ndGrade
August24,2015

ASSIGNMENT

Thestudentwillbeaskedtotakehometheirspeechbindereverynightandcompleteaminimumof2
pageswiththehelpoftheirparent/guardian.

Sampleworksheetsincludereadingcomprehensionofshortstories,repetitionofwordsfocusedon
troubleareas,andsentencefluencychecks.

Sampleworksheetscanbefoundintheattachedfiles.

STATESTANDARDSADDRESSED
NebraskaDepartmentofEducation
LA2.1.4Studentswillhavenaturalfluencywithoutsentencebreaks.
LA2.1.4.aStudentswillreadphrases,clauses,andsentencesthatsoundlikenaturallanguage.
LA2.1.4.cStudentwillvaryvoiceintonationtoreflectmeaningoftext.
LA2.1.6Comprehension:studentswillextractandconstructmeaningusingpriorknowledge,
applyingtextinformation,andmonitoringcomprehensionwhilereadinggradeleveltext.
LA2.3.1SpeakingSkills:studentswilldevelopanddemonstratespeakingskillsto
communicatekeyideasinavarietyofsituations.