“How do I continue speech therapy at home after class?”
I am a 16 year old female. I want to know how do I continue speech therapy at home after class?
11 Answers
SpeechPathologistsSpeechLanguagePathologist
The key to making progress is practicing outside of speech therapy, and there are plenty of ways to keep improving at home.
Here’s how you can continue speech therapy on your own:
Know your goals – If you're working on articulation, fluency, voice, or something else, make sure you understand what you're practicing and why.
Use a mirror or record yourself – This helps you see and hear what’s working and where you can improve.
Practice in real conversations – Try using your strategies when talking to friends, family, or even when ordering food or answering the phone.
Slow down and take your time – If speech feels difficult, pause, breathe, and use the techniques from therapy.
Read out loud – This is a great way to practice speech in a low-pressure way while focusing on clarity and confidence.
Stick with it – Progress takes time, but small, consistent practice makes a big difference.
If your speech therapist gave you exercises, try to do them regularly. But even if they didn’t, these simple strategies will help you keep improving. Keep going—you’ve got this!
Here’s how you can continue speech therapy on your own:
Know your goals – If you're working on articulation, fluency, voice, or something else, make sure you understand what you're practicing and why.
Use a mirror or record yourself – This helps you see and hear what’s working and where you can improve.
Practice in real conversations – Try using your strategies when talking to friends, family, or even when ordering food or answering the phone.
Slow down and take your time – If speech feels difficult, pause, breathe, and use the techniques from therapy.
Read out loud – This is a great way to practice speech in a low-pressure way while focusing on clarity and confidence.
Stick with it – Progress takes time, but small, consistent practice makes a big difference.
If your speech therapist gave you exercises, try to do them regularly. But even if they didn’t, these simple strategies will help you keep improving. Keep going—you’ve got this!
Ask your speech therapist for some practice materials that are at the level of success you are working at. You can also practice reading aloud and recording yourself.
Depending on what you're working on, your speech therapist should be able to give you specific suggestions for things to work on or homework targeted to your goals
Speak with your parents. There should be resources /information available related to receive additional speech services in a private practice a couple of times a week after school as well as in the summer
Speech Therapy can be accessed through insurance typically. Private speech therapy if obtained through a commercial insurance plan can be very expensive unless your parent(s) have good insurance. If you are on a Medicaid plan, most of these plans provide speech therapy at little or no cost to you or your family. For home therapy, it really depends on where you live. Some states such as Texas have pediatric home health companies that will travel to your home.
Your speech therapist should give you home tasks as a home program to do outside of therapy.
You can find a provider who uses a virtual platform and provides teletherapy.
Terlenda Lassiter
Speech-Language Pathologist
Ask your speech pathologist to provide you with individual review/practice work. I don't have enough details based on your question to give any further guidance.
Cara M. Gelbart
Speech-Language Pathologist
Ask your speech therapist for activities you can do at home to keep practicing. There are also clinics which offer speech language therapy and many accept insurance.
Karen Young
Jupiter, FL
Hi!
I am assuming you receive Speech Therapy in school. Since I am not your Speech Pathologist, I wouldn't be able to give you specifics related to your goals. However, please ask your therapist for carry-over activities you can do at home to maximize your goals. They should be able to give you materials to take home or they can recommend ways to practice at home for optimal success.
Best of luck...and it is very impressive that you asked for help with this! Way to go. :}
I am assuming you receive Speech Therapy in school. Since I am not your Speech Pathologist, I wouldn't be able to give you specifics related to your goals. However, please ask your therapist for carry-over activities you can do at home to maximize your goals. They should be able to give you materials to take home or they can recommend ways to practice at home for optimal success.
Best of luck...and it is very impressive that you asked for help with this! Way to go. :}
Ask your speech therapist for detailed instructions on what you can work on at home! Awesome that you want to practice, that will help so much!
Ali Matisse, MS CCC-SLP
Ali Matisse, MS CCC-SLP
