Tiny Talkers Practice SheetExpressive Speech & Vocab Ages 3–5 Action Star: 10 Action Verbs Name: Date: Instructions: Say the action word, act it out, and use it in play! Color or stamp one circle each time you produce the verb (10x practice goal). Target: 10 Verbs 🚗 Play Time 1. GO "Ready, set, GO!" 10x Tracker: 📦 Snack / Toy 2. OPEN "OPEN the box!" 10x Tracker: 🚪 Routine 3. CLOSE "CLOSE the door!" 10x Tracker: 🛒 Play Time 4. PUSH "PUSH the wagon!" 10x Tracker: 🪢 Gross Motor 5. PULL "PULL the rope!" 10x Tracker: 🛑 Play Time 6. STOP "Freeze and STOP!" 10x Tracker: 🐸 Gross Motor 7. JUMP "JUMP high!" 10x Tracker: 🍎 Meal Routine 8. EAT "EAT an apple!" 10x Tracker: 🧼 Daily Routine 9. WASH "WASH your hands!" 10x Tracker: 💤 Bedtime / Story 10. SLEEP "Teddy will SLEEP!" 10x Tracker: Facilitator Play Cue: Prompt actions naturally: pause before opening snack bags ("What should we do?"), roll toy cars together ("Ready, set... GO!"). Total Done ___ / 10 Verbs Phrase Expansion Practice Ages 3–5 Word Builder: 10 Descriptors Name: Date: Instructions: Touch each picture and say the 2-word phrase. Color a bubble each time you produce the short phrase (10x practice goal)! Target: 10 Phrases 🐻 Descriptor: Size BIG → "Big bear" BIG 10x Tracker: 🐜 Descriptor: Size LITTLE → "Little bug" LITTLE 10x Tracker: 🍲 Descriptor: Temp HOT → "Hot soup" HOT 10x Tracker: 🍦 Descriptor: Temp COLD → "Cold ice" COLD 10x Tracker: 🏎️ Descriptor: Speed FAST → "Fast car" FAST 10x Tracker: 🐢 Descriptor: Speed SLOW → "Slow turtle" SLOW 10x Tracker: ✨ Descriptor: State CLEAN → "Clean hands" CLEAN 10x Tracker: 🥾 Descriptor: State DIRTY → "Dirty boots" DIRTY 10x Tracker: 😊 Descriptor: Emotion HAPPY → "Happy baby" HAPPY 10x Tracker: 🐰 Descriptor: Texture SOFT → "Soft bunny" SOFT 10x Tracker: Sentence Strip: "Look at the [ Descriptor ] + [ Noun ]!" e.g., "Look, cold ice!" Expansion Tip: When she says 1 word (e.g., "Car!"), praise and expand by modeling two words: "Yes! Fast car!" Total Done ___ / 10 Descriptors
Picture Detective HandoutCritical Thinking & Speech Ages 3–5 Picture Clue Detective Name: Date: Instructions: Look at the picture clues! Ask the question aloud and have your child point to the picture answer and say why. 4 Picture Clues 🌧️ 👢🌂 Clue #1 The Weather Mystery Maya has wet boots, a dripping umbrella, and water puddles! Ask: "What kind of day is it outside?" 🌧️ Rainy Day ☀️ Sunny Day 🎂 🎈🎁 Clue #2 The Special Event Leo is wearing a party hat next to balloons and a cake with 4 candles! Ask: "What is Leo celebrating today?" 🎉 Birthday 😴 Nap Time 🐶 🐾🟤 Clue #3 The Muddy Pet Puppy has muddy paws and left dirty footprints all over the floor! Ask: "What does the puppy need to get clean?" 🛁 Warm Bath ⚽ Play Ball 🌙 🥱🧸 Clue #4 Nighttime Clue The moon is shining outside. Sam has cozy pajamas on and is yawning big! Ask: "What is Sam getting ready to do?" 🛌 Go to Sleep 🚗 Drive Car Inference Prompting Technique (Cues for Age 4): Follow up every answer with: "How did you know? What did your eyes see?" (e.g., "I see the water boots!"). Detective Score ___ / 4 Clues Math & Language Concepts Ages 3–5 Quantity Quest: One, Some, Rest, All Name: Date: 1. ONE ⭐ Just a single one 2. SOME ⭐⭐ A few (not all) 3. THE REST ⭐⭐⭐ The ones left over 4. ALL ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Every single one! A The Cookie Plate ONE & ALL 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 "Circle ONE cookie for snack time." "Draw a big circle around ALL the cookies!" Target Verified: One • All B Apple Tree Harvest SOME & REST 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 "Color or cross out SOME of the apples." "Touch the ones left over: that is THE REST!" Target Verified: Some • The Rest C Toy Box Cleanup ALL & ONE 🧸 🚗 ⚽ 🚂 "Pick ONE toy you want to play with first."
Vocalic R Articulation HandoutAcoustic Precision Studio Ages 9–12 • Grade 4–6 Vocalic /r/ Sound Lab Name: Date: Tongue Anchor Technique: Keep back tongue sides glued firmly against top inside molars (butterfly wings). Tension is high; lips stay neutral (no "W" shape)! Accuracy Goal 80%+ Clean Trials 1 /ar/ Channel (like "STAR") [ɑr] star dark barn guitar market chart Level-Up Sentence: "The bright star guided the ship into the dark harbor." Trials (5x): 1 2 3 4 5 2 /or/ Channel (like "STORM") [ɔr] storm door fork morning orbit sports Level-Up Sentence: "The howling storm blew open the wooden door this morning." Trials (5x): 1 2 3 4 5 3 /ear/ Channel (like "CHEER") [ɪr] cheer deer gear clear spear fearless Level-Up Sentence: "The crowd gave a loud cheer for the fearless skater." Trials (5x): 1 2 3 4 5 4 /air/ Channel (like "CHAIR") [ɛr] chair bear stair square repair airport Level-Up Sentence: "He will repair the broken wooden chair near the stairs." Trials (5x): 1 2 3 4 5 Self-Monitoring Biofeedback: Listen to your resonance! Is it rounded/wobbly, or locked with tight molar contact? Soft/Slurred Getting Closer Studio Crisp /r/ Syllable Stress & Rhythm Ages 9–12 • Advanced Articulation The /er/ Frequency Challenge Name: Date: ST Stressed /er/ [ɜːr] (Strong Beat) Higher pitch, longer duration, maximum tongue grip: BIRD, FIRST, PUR-ple. UN Unstressed /er/ [ər] (Weak Syllable) Quick, relaxed syllable, but keep the back anchor: wa-TER, ti-GER, doc-TOR. A. Syllable Stress Contrast Drills (Say in pairs) Check When Clean Stressed TURN → Unstressed lan-TERN Stressed BURN → Unstressed but-TER Stressed SHIRT → Unstressed shel-TER Stressed BIRD → Unstressed feath-ER Stressed SURF → Unstressed soc-CER Stressed FIRST → Unstressed doc-TOR B. Loaded Mixed /r/ Sentence Trials 3 Speed Checks