Practice the same word repeatedly in a fun activity

• • • Pick one word to target at a time (use a very functional word for that child)
    • Make the activity itself fun and engaging
    • Have a functional reason built into the activity to say the word over and over again
    • Incorporate movement if at all possible

Examples:

• • Find a staircase.  Find a bunch of bouncy balls.  Clear the staircase of people.  Go to the top of the staircase and throw all the balls down at once.  Chaos ensues!  Then, go pick them up and start over.  Words to target (pick one): “up” (before you go back up to the top), “go” (before you throw the balls), “ba” (for ball, to get the balls), “mo” (for more, to do it again), “down” (before going to collect).
  • Get an activity/toy set that has a lot of parts (that interests the child) like a train set or Lego set.  Have the child say the same word repeatedly to get each piece of the set.  You could do “mo/more” or have him name the piece/toy.
  • Set up an obstacle course (inside or outside) and have the child say a specific word at each obstacle (like “on” or “go” or “wee”).
  • Play “tag” with the child and whoever “tags” the other person has to say “tag” or “it” (as in, “you’re it”).
  • Get some plastic eggs, a spoon, and a few buckets.  Have the child put an egg on his spoon and walk it across to dump it in the other bucket.  Have him say “egg” to get each one (or more) and say “oop” or “uh oh” or “fall” if it drops.  Then, have him say “yay” or “in” when he gets it in.  Time him to see how fast he can do it.