Free speech therapy matching games
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Matching boards ask the student to connect pairs: a word and its picture, a word and its minimal-pair partner, an antonym or a synonym, a cause and its effect. The minimal-pairs matches are the heart of contrast work, because they show the child that changing one sound changes the word.
Use matching for vocabulary relationships, sound awareness and contrast practice. Ask for the word aloud on every match to add production, and let a mismatch pass: the board keeps moving, and your marks record what the student actually did.
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Language
- Analogies for Secondary StudentsWord-relationship reasoning at the level tested on secondary and college-entrance assessments.
- Antonym Pairs MatchingMatch words with opposite meanings.
- Cause and Effect SortMatch causes to their effects using picture cards.
- Community Helpers Match UpMatch eight community helpers to what each one does, from a firefighter to a dentist.
- Multiple Meaning WordsSort words by their two different meanings.
- Possessives — Whose Is It?Match objects to their owners using possessives.
- Sentence Completion — Fill in the BlankFill in missing words to complete sentences.
- Synonym Pairs MatchingMatch words with similar meanings.
- Things That Go Together: Find the MatchSix go-together pairs, from sock and shoe to bucket and shovel: see one item and tap the one that goes with it.
Articulation
- /r/ Matching GameMatch /r/ words to their pictures.
- Articulation in SentencesSentence-level production of target sounds.
- Articulation Memory MatchMemory card game targeting articulation sounds.
- Articulation Word MatchMatch articulation target words to pictures.
- Minimal Pairs — /s/ vs. /z/Match minimal pairs to build phoneme awareness.
- Minimal Pairs — /sh/ vs. /ch/Discrimination practice for /sh/ and /ch/.
- Minimal Pairs: Residual /r/ versus /w/Discrimination pairs for an adolescent whose /r/ still glides to /w/.
Phonological awareness
AAC
Questions
- How is a matching game different from a memory game?
- In a matching game the choices are in view, so the challenge is the relationship between the two items. In a memory game the cards are face down and the student also has to remember where each one was, which is a heavier load.
- What are minimal pairs matching games for?
- Minimal pairs are two words that differ by one sound, like “sip” and “zip”. Matching them helps a student hear and say the difference when a sound swap is making two words sound the same.
- Can I use matching games on an interactive whiteboard?
- Yes. The boards run in any modern browser, so they work on a classroom display, a laptop or a tablet passed between students.
Keep the data from every board
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal. Assign any board as home practice through the parent portal.
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