Speech Therapy Pictureka
Enjoy these speech therapy Pictureka ideas to target a wide range of speech and language goals.

These game ideas are for:
- Parents to use at home to target their child's speech and language goals
- To give SLP’s fresh/fun ideas to use in a pinch!
For my students, I use the curriculum as much as possible but sometimes students and SLPs deserve a fun break!
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I never use games as they are intended. Instead, I change them to fit the goals of my students. Below are ideas I have already tried!
Goal: Object Naming/Matching
For a child who is under 3 years of age, this game is great for object naming.
- Grab a coin or token and cover up each picture as you name it.
- Roll the dice and each player has to name at least that many pictures.
- Point to a picture and name it. Find as many as possible!
- Find the cards with objects on them and have your child/student match the card to the picture.
Goal: Categories
They are many ways to target this goal. Adjust the way you play the game depending on the language and interest level of your child/student. Some ideas:
- The game comes with category cards or you can write your own on a piece of paper or whiteboard. Then take turns finding which pictures fit into a category. For example, your category could be things that “roll.” Then find pictures such as a ball, pencil, etc…
- For older kids, I make it competitive. He or she needs to find 5 objects before the time runs out.
- For younger kids, finding the pictures is usually motivation enough.
- Another way, I identify at least 2 pictures and the student names the category. Children can group items based on function, location, materials, etc...
Goal: Memory Skills - Rehearsal
For older students who are practicing memory compensations, this game is great for practicing visualization or rehearsal.
- Have a child pull a few cards and either “make a mental picture” of the words or repeat the words at least 3 times.
- I make my own cards for this game.
- Then, take away the cards and see if he/she can find the pictures.
This is not as functional as using curriculum material but it is a motivating way to introduce the memory compensations.
Goal: Articulation
How you target this goal will depend on your student.
For me, as my students improve their articulation skills and are working on generalization, I like to pull “non-speech” games to add a little distraction hoping to transfer their new skills to automatic memory.
Therefore, for these goals, I follow the directions on the box on how to play and adjust as needed depending on my student's abilities.
To target articulation, I create a carrier phrase that contains the student’s target sound. Before each turn or during a turn, which ever applies, each student says the phrase with their “good sound.” Typical speech therapy!
Goal: Vocabulary/Articulation/Sentence Structure:
For this speech or language goal, follow the instructions on the box. When a student pulls a card with a word on it, he/she has to either use the word in a sentence with correct grammar, find a synonym, define it using EET, etc…
This will depend on the student’s individual goals.