Free voice therapy activities for school SLPs
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Voice work in schools should follow a medical examination of the vocal folds by an ENT or laryngologist. Hoarseness can have causes that practice alone will not address, so these boards are materials for a plan that is already in place after that examination, not a substitute for it.
Within that plan, the boards cover vocal hygiene and voice conservation, resonant voice from single words to two-minute talks, easy onset, loudness across settings, breath support, straw phonation and warm-ups, plus self-monitoring journals for older students.
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All 22 activities
PreK–2
- Appropriate Loudness SortSort speaking situations by appropriate loudness level.
- Breath Support for VoiceExercises for diaphragmatic breath support.
- Hard vs. Easy Onset SortIdentify hard and easy glottal onset in words.
- Resonant Voice — Single WordsPractice resonant voice quality on single words.
- Vocal Hygiene — Good vs. Bad HabitsSort vocal behaviors as healthy or harmful.
- Vocal Rest Reminder CardsVisual reminders for voice rest and conservation.
Grades 3–5
- Loudness Across the Day: Talk and RateConversation at named volumes, with the student rating their own loudness against the setting instead of being told it was too loud after the fact.
- Pitch Matching GameMatch and produce target pitches with voice.
- Resonant Voice — PhrasesExtend resonant voice to phrase level.
- Two-Minute Talks with Resonant VoiceTwo minutes of connected talking per card with the resonant quality held throughout, each card naming what to notice or rate.
- Vocal Warm-Up ExercisesGuided vocal warm-up before heavy voice use.
- Voice Conservation in ConversationConversation tasks that surface where in a real day the voice is worked hardest, and rehearse the alternative out loud rather than listing it on a…
- Voice Conservation StrategiesVisual guide to protecting the voice daily.
- Voice Journal — Self-MonitoringTrack daily voice use and hygiene habits.
- Voice Straw PhonationSemi-occluded vocal tract exercise with straw.
Grades 6–8
Grades 9–12
- Easy Onset and Forward Focus for VoiceReduce hard glottal attack on vowel-initial words in ordinary teen speech.
- Muscle Tension Check-InLocate and release laryngeal and jaw tension, then notice what it does to the voice.
- Resonant Voice PracticeMove the voice forward, from hum to phrase to conversation.
- Vocal Demands: Sports, Theater, WorkMap the real loud events in a teenager's week and plan the voice around them.
- Vocal Hygiene for TeensHygiene guidance framed around adolescent habits, not around a poster on a nurse's wall.
Questions
- Do I need a referral before voice therapy?
- Yes. A student with a voice concern should be seen by a physician, usually an ENT, before voice therapy starts, so that the cause is known. Use these boards as part of the plan that follows that examination.
- What is resonant voice?
- Resonant voice is easy, forward-focused voicing that the speaker feels as a buzz around the lips and nose. The boards build it from a hum to single words, then phrases, then two-minute talks.
- How can a student remember vocal hygiene at school?
- Pick one or two habits rather than a long list, agree on a cue with the teacher, and use the voice journal so the student tracks the habit themselves. The rest reminder cards are a quick visual for the classroom.
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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