Practice you'll actually look forward to
Practical ideas from our own therapy pages, ready for your home.
Flashcards, songs, stories and mini-games make practicing communication something to look forward to. Here are home ideas for children and adults, each taken from the guidance on our service and condition pages, with a link to the full page. Your therapist builds the plan around your goals.
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Simple ideas for home
Each goal has one idea for children and one for adults. Every idea comes from a page on our site, and links back to it.
Speech sounds
Short, playful sound practice
Practice target sounds for 10-15 minutes a day through games, coloring, or word-search style activities. Ask gently for a correction rather than demanding one, and praise effort before correcting.
From: Speech Sound & Articulation Disorders →Over-articulate and slow down
Exaggerate the movement of your cheeks, tongue and lips to make short sounds clearer, and slow your speech down by limiting the number of words you say per breath. Your therapist chooses the techniques that fit you.
From: Motor Speech Disorders (Adults) →Language & conversation
Narrate the day and use verbal routines
Talk to your child often, even before they can talk back. Narrating your day builds vocabulary over time. Pick a short phrase, like counting "1, 2, 3" before jumping in the pool, and use it the same way every time for that activity.
From: Early Intervention & Developmental Delay →Make conversation easier
When talking with a loved one who has dementia, turn off the TV or radio and sit face-to-face. Stick to one simple idea at a time, keep stories short, and give them time to find their words without finishing their sentences.
From: Dementia →Feeding & swallowing
Predictable, pressure-free mealtimes
Create a routine, like washing hands before touching food. Let your child help prepare and serve their food, encourage rather than pressure, and celebrate every milestone, no matter how small it looks from the outside.
From: Feeding Therapy →Know the signs, and ask early
Swallowing therapy is done with a speech-language pathologist. At home, watch for frequent coughing during or right after eating or drinking, a gurgly or wet-sounding voice after meals, extra effort to chew or swallow, or trouble breathing during or after meals, and ask for a swallowing evaluation.
From: Dysphagia / Swallowing Therapy →Fine motor & daily living
Hands-on play for fine motor skills
Skills like handwriting, using scissors and buttoning a shirt are built through hands-on activities: painting, threading beads onto a string, and hand-eye coordination games that make repeated practice feel like play.
From: Occupational Therapy for Kids →Everyday tasks, adapted to you
Adult occupational therapy builds independence in everyday tasks like meal preparation, laundry and personal care, tailored to the person's abilities.
From: Occupational Therapy for Adults →These ideas support, and do not replace, your therapist's plan. Every plan is built around the individual, so if you are not sure whether an activity is right for you, ask your therapist.
Curious why practice works? Read the science behind the Practice Toolkit.
How to make practice stick
Whether you are supporting a child, a parent, a partner or a friend, these habits from our pages help.
Keep it short and playful
For speech sounds, our therapists suggest 10-15 minutes a day through games, coloring or word-search style activities.
From: Speech Sound & Articulation Disorders →Make it part of the day
Work target words into everyday conversation and play, rather than saving practice for formal practice time.
From: Speech Sound & Articulation Disorders →Celebrate the effort
Praise effort before correcting, and celebrate every milestone, no matter how small it looks from the outside.
From: Feeding Therapy →
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