Phonatory Control

Building phonatory control in students is an important foundation. Students learn that "voice is power" through simple lexicons:

/AH/ for "on", "want" (turning the voice on)

/M/ for "more" or "me"

/H/ volitional voicing

Activities that have a high success rate for my students and building volitional voicing include:

Belefun

Belefun is Elefun's Younger Sister. Turn the game on and watch the butterflies come out. Feed the butterflies to Belefun for continual fun.

Lexicon: /ah/ for "on", "want", "out", "in", /mmm/ feeding, "more", "me"

Scarves

Scarves are a great way to add movement to your session during music during music or interactive book. Have students wave them left to right, make waves, squish the scarf, move it fast and slow. 

Students can track the scarf to incorporate head tipping/turning into the session to activate their vestibular systems.

Read the beloved story "Going on a Bear Hunt" by Michael Rosen and follow directions using scarves or cloth like items. Great for engaging pre-school

Grab my FREEBIE to incorporate scarves functionally into a story activity to promote focus and attention during academic tasks.

Students will:

-Cross midline

-Track items with head tips/tilts

-Track items with eyes to decrease eye fatigue due to screen time

-Recall the sequence of events

-Follow directions

Spin it Again

Put gears on a pole and watch them spin down. Pull the pole from the base and watch the gears spin off to the ground. Flip blue base to choose a wobbly or sturdy bottom. 

Can be used for simple motor phoneme warm-up. 

PROMPT Lexicon: ah/on, up, go, me

Tunnel

Tunnels can be motivating and regulating at the same time. Students can: 

-Crawl through to retrieve desired items from inside

-Stand and wear it like a pop up hamper

-Roll balls through to have a pass

Yoga Ball

"What happens at the hips, affects the lips" the great PROMPT instructor Tracey Kellner.

When working with non/low verbal kids I try to get them moving as much as possible. Consult with the OT/PT and see what they do with the student. 

-Bounce on a ball

-Roll over the ball (on belly/on back)

-Scooter

-Swing

-Gentle spinning (pick them up or in a chair)

-Crawling through a tunnel

-Animal walks

Listening Language

Dingle Dangle: Listening and Language! I love this app it is so adorable and silly. There are two different activities: players can listen to instructions (in noise!) or build their own scarecrow.

This app was created by the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) by listening and spoken language specialists.

I love to pair this app with the story "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything". I use this with a lot of my students.

We color and cut out the pieces and make puppets. They have to listen to the sounds of the pieces and make their puppet do the actions

Shoes say "clomp clomp"
Pants say "wiggle wiggle"
Shirt says "shake shake shake"
Hat says "nod"
Gloves say "clap"
Pumpkin says "boo!"


       

PROMPT:
Phonatory Control: "ah" for on, "mm" for more
Labial-facial control: boo, shake, oh no!
Lingual control/sequenced: clomp, wiggle, clap, nod

LANGUAGE: sequencing, following directions, recall story, describing

      And the mouse went ::click click::

"Poppers"

Choose from a variety of animals: cow, horse, pig, fish, alien, squirrel, moose! Push the ball in and aim it at the target *Children need constant supervision...don't let them pop it in their face.

We laugh, we cry, we do a little math! Very fun and entertaining.







PROMPT:
phonatory control: ah, ha, ha-ha, mmm (for more)
mandibular control: up, on, pop
labial-facial control: up, pop, on, moo (is the name of our cow), oh-no, push
lingual control: on, top, in

Language:
-Follow directions to aim at different targets
-Follow directions to pick a special colored ball/animal

Pragmatics:
-Turn taking
-Don't point it at people/yourself!

Don't be a party pooper in speech...play with some "Poppers"

Toca BOOca

Toca Boo is a new and a great game for the Halloween season.

The little girl Bonnie dresses as a ghost to scare her family members! Travel through the big, dark house to find: mom, grandpa, little sister, big brother and the twins.

Hide behind items for a big scare! But don't get caught in the light. Find some snacks for even sillier scares!





PROMPT:
Phonatory control/Mandibular control: ah, ha, ma.mama, pa/papa, pop
Labial-facial control: boo, eat, ew, mom, toot, baby, me
Lingual control: eat, toot

Scare on, Bonnie.

Self-Study PROMPT Project: Flinging Frogs

Are you trolling the internet trying to find examples of PROMPT technique therapy? Trying to figure out how to plan and implement all the great new things you've learned through a PROMPT technique workshop?! Look no further. I want to share my PROMPT self-study activity and plan with the world.

This is my FAVORITE activity.  I work on these goals with a variety of clients, and everyone loves this game! (Bought it at Target for less than $5).

Check it out, see what you think! Let me know! If you like this one, try my Tea Party activity too!

Stage:	III. Mandibular control (with anterior lingual and labial-facial control mapping)
Plane:	Vertical
PROMPT Types:	Parameter, surface, some mapping
Words:	Put, on, me hop, top, pad, he, in
Phrases:	“Put in”, “Put on”, “Oh-no”, “He hop”, “On Pad”, “On top”, “He hop on”, “One, two, hop”
Materials:	“Big Little Game” Flinging Frogs
Procedure:	·      Set up pool and lily pads.  Prompt child to say “put on”.  ·      Repeat until lily pad tower is complete. ·      Divide Frogs.  Prompt child to say “me”.  Take turns choosing frogs. ·      Make frogs hop. Prompt child to say phrases depending on where frogs land.  Alternating turns. ·      Clean up materials.  Prompt child to say “put in”.
Turn Taking:	Clinician and child will take turns for the entire activity.  Clinician will model words/phrases during her turn. *Please note video edited to allow for maximum PROMPT technique viewing
Variation:	Use similar game “Flying Frogs” or “Pop-up Pirate”; target words change from “hop” to “pop”.

GOOD LUCK! KEEP PROMPT-ing!

Self-Study PROMPT Project: Toca Boca Tea Party app

I was able to work with wonderful mentors who helped me complete my PROMPT technique self-study project! I wanted to share an activity, as it's difficult as a new PROMPT trained clinician to find inspiration and ideas for PROMPT technique therapy!

Use the Toca Boca Tea Party app:

Stage:	V. Lingual Control (with labial-facial mapping)
Plane:	Anterior/Horizontal
PROMPT Types:	Parameter, surface, complex, syllable some mapping
Phonemes:	/t/, /d/, /n/
Words:	On, tap, set/put, tea, eat, need, me, one, oops, more
Phrases:	“Need tea”, “Need one”, “Oh-no”, "put out"
Materials:	iPad with Toca Boca Tea Party app
Procedure:	·      Turn on the iPad.  Prompt child to say “on” ·      Locate app.  Clinician takes turn to model “tap”.  Clinician prompts child to say “tap” to enter game. ·      Set the table.  Clinician prompts child to say “set” or "put/put out".  Clinician and child take turns to set a total of 3 plate(s)/cup(s)/dessert(s). ·      PARTY! Clinician and child participate in a tea party where they sip drinks, eat food and sometimes spill their tea. ·      Clean up.  After tea party is finished, Clinician and child will take turns loading the sink.  Clinician will prompt the child to say “put in”.
Turn Taking:	Clinician and child will take turns for the entire activity.  Clinician will model words/phrases during her turn.
Variation:	Use a real toy tea set

Good Luck! I hope this helps you in your own PROMPT journey!

APP-Y HOUR: Miny Moe car

Miny Moe Car ($1.99 at iTunes)

Hello world (wide web)! It's a beautiful day here on sunny Long Island.  I feel inspired to tell you all about a favorite app of mine.

Miny Moe car is a simple app that has (7) mini games.  You can drive, race, wash, fill-up with gas, fix a window or tire and change a headlight.  My preK boys enjoy it all.

I've been lacking in the "gross factor" having only a couple of apps that incorporate this element. Fear not fellow followers-Miny Moe delivers! That's right, bird poop is present in a couple of the mini games (washing/driving).

I target articulation and language through this app.

PROMPT lexicon:
Moe, ew, oh-no, poo/poop, tap, go, ah, pop, ha, ah, whoa, put, pay

Language:
WH?, expansion/extension opportunities, follow simple directions

APP-Y HOUR: Fuzzy Friend Leonard

Fuzzy Friend LITE/.99cents

I saw this on Pinterest and thought, "Sure let me try it.  Maybe my 3 year olds will use it for a couple of minutes."

All my boys 3-4 years old LOVE THIS APP.  I had to buy the rest of his activities.  Leonard is a silly monster that plays with a pinwheel, balloons, bubbles, eats a sandwich, drinks soda and takes the occasional nap.


This interactive app allows the user to blow the pinwheel, pop the balloon/bubbles, tickle Leonard and wake him up.  Leonard repeats what you say back and takes a nibble at your finger if you try to poke him.  The boys love to pop the balloon and scare him.

Articulation/PROMPT:
pop, oh-no, ha-ha, eat, Shhhhhh, nap, wheeeee

Language:
WH?, Follow directions

Totally worth .99 cents!

APP-Y HOUR: Bamba ice-cream/burger

 BAMBA: Ice-Cream (FREE)

Pick your flavors: vanilla, chocolate even robot and rainbow! Pick toppings: sprinkles, gummy bears, zombie?! Create all the different ice-creams you want. Baskets of ice-cream. Ice-cream on waffles! Don't eat too fast, you'll get a brain freeze!

 BAMBA: Burger (FREE)

Create your own fast food creation.  Burger. Soda. Fries. Put whatever you want on your burger.  Cheese, ketchup, toilet paper. Fill your soda up, make french fries, pay and eat it up! You even get a fun kids prize.


These are both simple food making apps. My kids love them for the silly factor (Vanilla ice-cream with unicorn on top, don't mind if I do).  Another one of my favorite triple threats: Articulation, language, pragmatics.

Articulation/PROMPT:
Stage 3 Mandibular: top, hot
Stage 4 Labial Facial: mmmm, yum, more, me, tap, pay, eat, cup, bun
Stage 5 Lingual: hot, top, tap, paid, eat/ate, cone, cut, bun
Stage 6 Sequenced: eat it up, pay now

Language: sequence, follow directions, WH?, yes/no questions (expressive/receptive)

Pragmatics: Sharing, asking appropriate questions, "What would you like on yours?"