Goal: Eliminate Unstressed Syllable Deletion
Sample Goal:
Student will eliminate the process of unstressed syllable deletion by spontaneously producing all syllables in multi-syllabic words in sentences with at least 80% accuracy.
Download the No-Prep Therapy Kit:
We have a start-to-finish therapy kit that will give you everything you need to practice this skill in therapy and send home homework. Click the packet below to open it. Then, print it out and place it in the child’s notebook or binder.
Therapy Phases:
- Auditory Discrimination: Student will receptively identify the difference between two minimal pair words where the words sound the same except that one word is missing a syllable (example: butter and buttercup) with at least 80% accuracy.
- Production in Single Words: Student will produce all syllables in multisyllabic words with at least 80% accuracy.
- Production in Phrases: Student will produce all syllables in multi-syllabic words in 2-3 word phrases with at least 80% accuracy.
- Production in Sentences: Student will produce all syllables in multi-syllabic words in sentences with at least 80% accuracy.
What’s Next?
- Now, move on to our “carry-over and generalization” kit. Click Here to Get the Carry-Over Kit
Disclaimer (For Copy and Paste):
Feel free to copy and paste these sample goals into your plan but make sure you modify them to meet the individual needs of the child. This should include individualized level of cueing, such as "independently" or "with verbal prompts".
Supplemental Materials
Here are some other resources that may help you when working on this skill:
Articulation Approach to Multi-Syllabic Words
See our kits and resources for targeting multi-syllabic word production from an articulation approach instead of phonological.
Tree-Picking Game for Multi-Syllabic Words
Fun activity where you put a food item on each word and let the child munch while he practices.
Multi-Syllabic Words Worksheets
Additional worksheets with photos of 2, 3, and 4-syllable words
