Speech therapy lessons

includes specific measures integrated into the lessons

Preventive measures, ie

• Diagnosis for all language levels (pronunciation, vocabulary, syntax, communication)
• Diagnostics for written language acquisition (development of reading and writing skills)

Therapeutic measures, ie

• modeling techniques
• articulation aids
• minimal pairs
• oral motor exercises

Specific speech therapy measures, ie

• training to phonological awareness in the strict sense
• Use of hand signals/phonetic signs
• Visualization, ie clarity (Use of gestures, facial expressions and hand signals as well as suitable image and text material)
• specific teacher language
• Distraction-free, linguistic target structures
• Reduction of linguistic and content complexity of lesson content
• repeated listening and speaking in cooperative forms of work and play
• the Addressing many sensory channels (connection of speaking, hearing, moving and seeing)
• systematic introduction, processing and practice of language structures in everyday situations such as asking questions, introducing yourself, making phone calls, etc.

These measures require a Speech therapy lesson planning with central modules for recording the language requirements (Diagnosis) as well as the targeted use of language disorder-specific and general disorder methods, media and interactions (teacher language) (cf. Mahlau/Jeschke 2014 "What learning requirements do children with language development disorders have?" in Journal for Curative Education 11/2014).