MAKING FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE

ACROSS THE AGES AND STAGES IN AUDITORY VERBAL THERAPY

1. AUDITORY COMPREHENSION AND USE OF TARGETED NOUNS, VERBS AND ADJECTIVES:

 BE CREATIVE! EXPAND YOUR CHILD'S CURRENT LISTENING AND LANGUAGE SKILLS.

NOUNS: LEMONS,  LEMONADE, PEEL, FRUIT, PULP....

VERBS: SQUEEZE, SLICE, TWIST, JUICE...

ADJECTIVES: YELLOW, SOUR, TART, STICKY

2. AUDITORY MEMORY, AUDITORY ASSOCIATION, KNOWLEDGE:

 HELP A FRIEND MAKE LEMONADE BY TELLING THEM THE RECIPE AND STEPS.

3. AUDITORY COMPREHENSION AND EXPRESSIVE USE OF AND CONCEPTS:

WHOLE/HALF/PART

ALL/SOME/NONE

FIRST, SECOND...LAST

FIRST AND THEN

BEFORE/AFTER

4. AUDITORY MEMORY AND SEQUENCING:

TAKE A VIDEO OR DRAW STICK FIQURE DIRECTIONS.

 THEN SEQUENCE THE RECIPE PICTURE CARDS IN CORRECT ORDER AND RETELL THE STORY

5. HAVE YOUR CHILD LISTEN TO YOU TELL THE LEMONADE STORY. 

 USE A "STORY TRACKING" TECHNIQUE TO TARGET CLEAR SPEECH, "LITTLE WORDS" ETC.

6. AUDITORY SEQUENCING AND RETELLING WITH TARGETED VERB TENSES 

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: 

LYNN IS SLICING THE LEMON IN HALF.

SQUEEZING THE JUICE MAKES MY HAND HURT.

LYNN IS MAKING A FUNNY SOUR FACE AND PUCKERING HER LIPS

PRESENT TENSE: 

LYNN SQUEEZES THE JUICE FROM THE LEMON.

LYNN SMELLS THE SOUR FRUIT.

LYNN SPILLS THE SUGAR ON THE TABLE

REGULAR PAST TENSE:

LYNN POURED THE JUICE INTO THE CUPS.

LYNN ADDED SUGAR TO THE JAR.

LYNN MEASURED THE SUGAR AND STIRRED THE LEMONADE.

IRREGULAR PAST TENSE:

LYNN THREW AWAY THE LEMON PEEL.

WE ALL DRANK THE DELICIOUS BUT SOUR LEMONADE.

7. TELL SOMEONE ELSE HOW YOU MADE LEMONADE USING YOUR 

AUDITORY MEMORY, AUDITORY SEQUENCING SKILLS AND DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE ABILITIES

8. USE CRITICAL THINKING SKILL AND TALK ABOUT HOW YOU WOULD MAKE ORANGE JUICE.