Communication Disorders

Learn and Memory

Expressive Language Disorder:
Provide students with choices of correct grammar, sentence structure
or word choice help them process the correct form or word to use
Receptive Language Disorder:
Make sure the student is paying attention to the speaker
Use gestures and pictures
When giving direction make them simple
Fluency Speech Disorder:
Rehearse information being taught
Categorize information
Articulation Language Disorder:
Use written text to increase the childs ability to see, hear and be aware
of that sound.
Use visual pictures with words for the specific sound being targeted.

Motivation
Expressive Language Disorder:
Solid compliment and short-time goal
Receptive Language Disorder:
Encourage students to ask for help when they are lost
Encourage students to try and self monitor their own work
Fluency Speech Disorders:
Having a supportive environment around them while they are in this
process of change is important (posters,pictures,words on wall)
Give students stickers or pencils for their good work
Articulation Language Disorder:
Give homework that is achievable

Adaptive Skills:
Expressive Language Disorders:
Teaching the students to use in specific social communication situation
How to read and use body language and expressions
Receptive Language Disorders:
Teach students how to have conversations
Provide supports to help the student be successful in social situations

Fluency Speech Disorders:

Providing the right motivation can help them adapt better learning skills
Time pressure (people tend to become more and more non-fluent as
they have to talk increasingly faster) allow more time on
assignments and students will learn the material easier
Articulation Language Disorders:
use common household words containing the target sound and use
frequently.

Communication with the student:

Expressive Language Disorders:
Be patient when the student is speaking; not rushing a student who has
expressive language difficulties will reduce frustration levels
Provide descriptive feedback for students when the message is not
understood
Receptive Language Disorders:
Keep directions short and simple
Speak clearly and slowly
Reduce auditory and Visual Distractions
Fluency Speech Disorders:
Create a positive communication environment by reinforcing moments
of fluency and ignoring non-fluencies
Repeating what the child said and allowing a yes or no answer
Articulation Language Disorders:
Repeat what the child said with the proper pronunciation
Shorter sentences, refer to props and pictures, gestures, don't fill in
words for them.

Activities:
Expressive Language Disorders:
Charades (Describing the words)
Expanding sentences
Receptive Language Disorders:
Simon Says
Twister
Fluency Speech Disorders:
Listening games(tapes,movies) Have students read fun poems
Play voice jar, using expressions to become a fluent reader
Articulation Language Disorder:
sing songs that contain the target sounds

Social Skills:
Expressive Language Disorders:
"Day-to-Day Activities"
"Pen-pal Friends Day"
Receptive Language Disorders:
Watch TV Shows and Videos
Fluency Speech Disorders:
Participating in a peer support group
Start socializing at a young age
Group work

Academic Skills:
Expressive Language Disorders:
Help the students build the vocabulary by creating opportunities for
focusing on language progressing skills, such as sorting and
grouping, similarities and differences
Receptive Language Disorders:
Constantly check understanding
Teach an understanding of word
Sit the student at the best place in the room
Fluency Speech Disorders:
Provide effective writing instruction that includes daily practice
(bellwork)
Dividing a list of words into syllables and pronouncing each syllable
afterwards
Self-monitoring or self evaluation techniques can be used when reading
longer passages.
Articulation Language Disorder:
Speech Therapy

Classroom Accommodation:
Expressive Language Disorders:
Use visuals to support expressive language skills. Pictures or written
cues can be used to prompt the student to use a longer utterance
or initiate a phrase within a specific situation or activities
Receptive language disorders:
Use Visuals
Let the students know when it is time to listen
Use natural Gestures
Fluency Speech Disorders:

 Speech therapy, tutoring, extra help after school

Extra strategies/activities teachers can give to parents
Have rules in classroom
Articulation Language Disorders:
Seat the student close to the front
Reduce background noise

Technology:
Expressive Language Disorder:
Augmentative/ Alternative Communication System
Fluency Speech Disorder:
Headphone activity (words begin to flow)
Receptive language disorder:
Computer based Technology
Articulation Language Disorder:
Speech Buddies