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Attention Tasks

  • Begin with "A-1" and continue alternating between numbers and letters until I say "Stop". For example: A-1, B-2, C-3…
  • Begin with the number "1" and name an object for each letter of the alphabet starting with "A" and continue until I say "Stop". For example: 1 Apple, 2 Balls, 3 Cars...
  • Tell me boys names for each letter of the alphabet starting with the letter "A".
  • Tell me girls names for each letter of the alphabet starting with the letter "A".
  • Imagine the alphabet printed in capital letters. Now from the beginning recite only those with curves in them." (Answer:  B  C  D  G  J  O  P  Q  R  S  U) 

Memory Tasks

Immediate memory - number sequences.

17  92

23  17

60  58

64  12

92  39

65  78

61  85

43  59

21  66

83  24

7  1  3

6  8  6

8  3  2

1  6  5

4  9  2

9  4  3

8  1  7

1  4  3

9  2  4

7  4  1

68  92  74

13  27  92

58  65  31

64  12  22

99  32  19

17  75  47

60  81  11

43  59  61

27  46  86

84  23  53

3  9  6  2

9  7  4  1

1  5  9  7

2  1  5  8

8  6  3  9

3  3  6  4

6  2  8  3

4  8  2  5

5  4  1  6

7  5  7  1

68  92  74  21

13  27  92  48

58  65  31  72

64  12  22  49

99  32  19  46

17  75  47  53

60  81  11  92

43  59  61  70

27  46  86  51

84  23  53  67

9  3  8  2  7

4  9  7  6  1

7  5  9  1  6

2  8  5  1  3

3  6  4  9  8

6  4  3  5  2

1  3  8  7  5

5  2  6  3  9

8  1  2  4  4

2  7  1  2  6

35  21  68  74  92

56  92  13  48  27

49  72  65  58  31

22  64  58  49  12

87  46  32  99  19

17  28  47  53  96

73  11  92  60  81

62  59  43  70  61

93  51  27  86  46

39  53  67  84  23

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Immediate Memory - Word Sequences

cat  bear

ball  star

cup  chair

cup  top

door  month

foot  light

hair  dust

horse  bird

hot  pear

ice  kite

pad  plane

rug  bike

shoe  fix

spring  seen

time  night

truck  book

wing  bath

wood  pen

zoo  milk

step  ear  air

bean  rose  plane

bear  shovel  pants

bed  clip  box

beets  pill  slide

board  vase  horse

book  tag  shirt

doll  game  sand

door  light  glass

lamp  toe  silk

leaf  eye  floor

light  hair  plant

lock  dot  bed

log  bath  tree

nail  cup  bed

pan  shoe  knife

pen  sled  beef

soap  hat  bus

soap  jacks  dog

watch  pick  knot

ball  stand  comb  owl

ant  paint  bell  whale

bell  flag  ink  clay

brick  nut  frog  pie

dress  lamp  bed  plant

drum  pond  bag  cake

dust  broom  can  tea

foot  land  back  fish

hole  tug  shop  lake

jam  skate  moth  pan

peach  beard  spoon  pot

race  cat  desk  tack

scale  oil  bead  salt

seed  tie  fork  eye

silk  ghost  bin  shelf

sit  crib  bow  train

soap  fort  tray  nurse

stove  grass  pail  jet

tape  fire  key  spool

wheel  gown  blue  box

bone  heart  ice  sand  tin  

ball  pin  ant  saw  tent

boot  chest  hair  oar  board

cloud  brush  mop  cave  rink

coach  star  dog  boot  coal

dance  dump  dirt  bull  ox

felt  fish  beach  oar  skate

kite  glue  rock  stone  smoke

paste  milk  chalk  clock  wall

rail  spike  gate  barn  nest

rake  toy  vase  chest  sheet  mop

sand  sun  mud  wire  print

seed  pond  fly  dock  lamb

shell  house  string  drop  rain

sit  squash  net  cage  pole

stalk  suds  glass  barn  rose

stool  queen  egg  shell  dig

switch  stork  stairs  swan  coat

wheel  cone  clown  car  horn

wrench  sheet  cup  drop  bee

Recent Memory

  • Besides the people who work here, who have you seen today?
  • How long have you been in this location?
  • What building are you in?
  • What day of the week is it?
  • What did you do right before you came to see me?
  • What did you eat for breakfast today?
  • What is the first thing you did this morning?
  • What month is it?
  • What will you do when you finish here?
  • Who is your doctor (or teacher for a child)?

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Remote Memory

  • What are two primary political parties?
  • What war involved the North and the South?
  • Where is our nation's capitol?
  • Where is the state capitol?
  • Who discovered America?
  • Who freed the slaves?
  • Who is our Governor?
  • Who is our President?
  • Who was Helen Keller?
  • Who was the first President?

Temporal Orientation

  • About what time do you think it is?
  • How long have you been in this building?
  • What date is it?
  • What is next month?
  • What season are we in?
  • What was last month?
  • What was our last holiday?
  • What year is it?

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Working Memory

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Working memory (WM) refers to the memory needed to hear something, remember it, and then use it to complete a task.

Example:  A child is presented with the question “what is 2 + 2?” To answer it, he or she uses WM to process the question, do the calculation, and then give an answer.

Language abilities highly depend on this type of memory.

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Memory Techniques To Practice At Home

A child can learn memory techniques at home and at a young age. Let’s start good habits early!

Techniques to learn:

  • Visualization:  Make a mental picture of something you hear. Now, you have 2 ways to recall information: a visual image and the auditory message.
  • Rehearsal:  This may be the most common technique. To remember something, repeat it over and over and over out loud! 
  • Chunking : Remembering items in groups is easier than remembering items separately. It is easier to remember a phone number in 2 chunks, 555-2929, instead of 7 separate numbers 5552929.
  • Visual Reminders:   Visual reminders include post-it-notes, calendars, schedules, alarm clocks, etc...

Memory Games

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1. Modified Simon Says:  A leader says a direction “Simon says touch your toes.” Before taking a turn, the other player has to repeat the direction out loud, at least once! This is practicing “rehearsal.”

2. Zoo Game:  This is great for SOOOO many reasons.  Talk about animals in the zoo while practicing visualization.  What does your animal look like? What does your animal do? Where does your animal live? What is your animal doing right now? Make it silly or real. 

3. Visual Reminders : This isn’t a game, but I had to mention it. Make a morning schedule out of pictures. Print pictures for getting dressed, eating breakfast, brushing teeth, playing a game, etc... Your child can “refer” to the chart to “remember” what is next! Have your child help make the schedule in the morning. For free daily schedules,  click here. 

4. Memory!:  The simple game of memory works on visualization without even trying. You can even practice saying, out loud, where a picture is located (rehearsal).

They key here is to “over practice” memory techniques hoping they will become automatic. So squeeze in lots of practice throughout the day. 

Working Memory & Language Development

Working memory (WM) affects language development. When we hear sentences, the brain has to hold on to the information, process it, and properly store it.

This processing happens at the sound level and at the word level. At the sound level, our brain decodes sounds and then uses that “decoded message” to decide what word it just heard. 

At the word level, our brain must hear words, make sense of them, put them together, and then remember them long enough to complete the direction. 

Children with WM difficulties may appear to have attention or behavior issues. Learning memory compensations will help to decrease attention issues and improve language skills. Memory is extremely important for academic success.

Can Memory Improve Through Therapy?

This is a controversial question. My answer is no! Some people would disagree and a lot of those people are usually selling an expensive computer program promising a cure.

I would save my money if I were you and AVOID them!

Instead, you must compensate, compensate, and compensate some more!

Where To Go Next?

Practice the strategies listed above during daily activities like helping mommy remember the grocery list.

Also, explore other compensatory strategies such as calendars, alarms, highlights. One thing that technology is AWESOME for is compensating for working memory deficits. 

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I created these free speech and language worksheets so you can easily download and print them out to use as part of your speech therapy program.  Just scroll down the page to view the worksheets by topic.  You will find free speech therapy worksheets for articulation, vocabulary , grammar, holiday articulation and language games…and lots of other miscellaneous speech therapy creations that I love!  If you would like more information on what articulation therapy is you might like to read a post I have written called  Teaching Speech Sounds: The Process of Traditional Articulation Therapy

Parents:  If you are a mommy or a daddy (or grandma or grandpa) who wants to work with your child at home, you can use these speech therapy activity pages for extra practice.  Just choose the sound position to work on (initial, medial, or final) and click on the corresponding link to view and print the worksheets.  To help make practice more fun, you can print out two of the same page so you have pairs, cut them out, and use them to play a game of memory or go fish. You can also use them as flashcards.  You will find free speech therapy worksheets by sound and at a variety of levels; word level, phrase level and sentence levels!

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Speech Therapy Memory Activities for Adults: Enhancing Cognitive Skills

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  • February 23, 2024

Delve into the transformative power of speech therapy memory activities for adults in our new blog post. We explore enriching exercises that can enhance cognitive skills and stimulate mental acuity . You will discover some effective strategies that have empowered individuals to experience improvements in memory, thought articulation, and meaningful communication.

These therapeutic approaches address memory challenges and help with brain health . Join us as we journey through all that speech therapy has to offer for enhancing cognitive skills.

Christopher Ravn

Key Takeaways

1. There are many great speech therapy memory activities for adults, including word association, storytelling, word repetition, and pattern recognition. 2. Different types of activities target different kinds of cognitive issues, including short-term memory loss and aphasia. 3. There have been many impressive success stories and lots of compelling research that demonstrates the effectiveness of speech therapy for memory. 4. Combining speech therapy with complementary techniques, like light therapy and other innovative approaches, may enhance the outcomes even further.

Table of Contents

1. Exploring Speech Therapy Memory Activities for Adults: What You Need to Know 2. Addressing Memory Loss Through Speech Therapy: Is it Possible? 3. Types of Memory Activities Used in Speech Therapy and language pathology 4. How Can Speech Therapy Enhance Memory in Adults? 5. What Are Effective Short-Term Memory Activities in Speech Therapy? 6. What Are Effective Long-Term Memory Activities in Speech Therapy? 7. Frequently Asked Questions About Speech Therapy Memory Activities for Adults

The Best Speech Therapy Memory Activities for Adults

Memory does more than you might think for our day-to-day lives. It influences the ways we communicate and connect with others. Taking part in speech therapy memory activities can help strengthen cognitive skills and give adults a new approach to navigating memory challenges. Let’s explore some effective activities , like word association and memory journals, that are designed to stimulate memory.

  • Word Association: This is a back-and-forth designed to connect emotions or personal experiences with words. For example, if the word given is ‘orange’, the participant might recall a specific memory related to oranges and strengthen neural connections.
  • Memory Journals: In this, we encourage adults to jot down significant events or thoughts each day. This helps enhance memory recall and provides a tangible record of experiences.
  • Storytelling: Here, you practice narrating personal stories from your memory. This strengthens those memories and also hones communications skills, making you better able to articulate thoughts well.
  • Rhyme Recognition: A memory therapy activity in which adults are encouraged to identify rhyming words. This exercises memory and contributes to a stronger phonological awareness, which is essential for communicating effectively.
  • Discussion Groups: By taking part in group discussions like book clubs, participants must recall and discuss specific details from a book. This fosters memory and social interactions, so it is a powerful memory exercise via speech therapy.
  • Sequencing: Work with a partner to recall and order sequential events. This might mean detailing a morning routine or recounting steps in a recipe; however you do it, the participant is forced to practice recall and strengthen neurological connections.

Taking part in memory speech therapy activities for adults can address memory challenges and support a wider approach to brain health . Incorporate these activities into daily life to enhance memory skills and develop sharper cognitive abilities.

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Best Speech Short-Term Memory Activities for Adults

When it comes to short-term memory activities via speech therapy, there are a few highly effective approaches for adults:

  • Word Repetition: Hear a series of words and aim to recall them in the correct order to sharpen quick memory recall.
  • Number sequences: Try to memorize number sequences, enhancing memory and other cognitive skills.
  • Category Naming: Swiftly name items within a specific category to stimulate associative memory.
  • Story Retelling: Listen to a short story, then attempt to retell it to enhance narrative recall.
  • Listening Exercises: Take part in focused listening tasks, recalling details when prompted from spoken passages to improve auditory memory.
  • Pattern Recognition: Identify patterns and attempt to replicate them, fostering spatial and visual memory skills.
  • Object Memory: Briefly look at a set of objects, then attempt to recall them all to refine your visual memory.

These memory activities involving speech therapy for adults sharpen short-term memory and contribute to overall cognitive agility.

Exploring Speech Therapy Memory Activities for Adults: What You Need to Know

Short-term memory therapy activities play a pivotal role in adult speech therapy. They can be a gateway to cognitive rehabilitation and improving communication. Memory exercises stimulate the brain, helping to form new neural connections. This kind of active mental engagement is fundamental to recovering and refining cognitive functions , especially with regards to memory recall.

  • Word association
  • Storytelling
  • Pattern recognition

Addressing Memory Loss Through Speech Therapy: Is it Possible?

Speech therapy memory activities can be a powerful component of addressing memory loss in some cases. The causes of memory loss vary, but can include:

  • Neurological conditions
  • Traumatic brain injuries

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Success Rates and Limitations

The true rate of success for short-term memory exercises via speech therapy varies among adults . One key factor is the underlying cause of the memory loss . The approach may be helpful in improving memory recall and cognitive skills, but complete restoration may not be possible for everyone. Studies have shown that people with memory challenges who participate in speech therapy recover more of their cognitive abilities than people who don’t. In terms of realistic expectations regarding memory activities in speech therapy for adults, noticeable memory improvement is a real possibility. Individuals should find themselves able to navigate daily tasks with ease. Speech therapy is not a cure , but it is a valuable tool in mitigating the impact of memory loss. And you can combine it with other techniques , like green light therapy, for further improvements in cognitive wellbeing.

Types of Memory Activities Used in Speech Therapy and language pathology

Speech and language pathology memory activities employ diverse activities tailored to address short-term memory challenges and aphasia . Individuals experiencing memory concerns can see substantial improvements in their cognitive skills. For short-term memory , common techniques include:

  • Word Repetition: Individuals will be asked to listen to a sequence of words then repeat them in order to sharpen immediate memory recall.
  • Number sequencing: Similar to word repetition, this activity involves looking at or hearing a sequence of numbers then attempting to repeat it back verbally.
  • Category Naming: Looking at groups of images linked by a category and attempting to name them all as quickly as possible. For aphasia, activities are more centered around rebuilding language and communication skills:
  • Story Retelling: This is where you listen to a short story then attempt to recount it, improving narrative recall.
  • Listening Exercises: Here, participants must recall details from spoken passages to enhance auditory memory.
  • Pattern Recognition: Individuals must identify and replicate patterns to foster spatial memory skills. Individual needs and goals are the main variable for choosing the right activity for short-term memory therapy activities via speech. Therapists will consider the individual’s ability to repeat and recall sequences and tailor the exercises to the patient’s cognitive abilities. Aphasia patients will be assessed for the severity of their language impairment, and the memory activities will be selected accordingly. For example, story retelling may be the best option for an individual who struggles with verbal expression. The approach from therapists is always centered around the patient . The strengths and challenges of the individual are assessed, including things like:
  • Cognitive abilities
  • Communication goals
  • Personal interests

In practice, therapists have seen individuals regain the ability to recall recent events or express thoughts coherently. An individualized approach to speech therapy memory activities for adults is effective, meaningful, and relevant to the patient’s unique journey.

How Can Speech Therapy Enhance Memory in Adults?

Speech therapy employs targeted exercises and a patient-centered therapeutic approach to enhance memory. Short-term memory exercises in speech therapy, like number sequencing or word repetition, sharpen immediate recall . Memory activities for adults with aphasia, like story retelling and listening exercises, improve memory and rebuild language skills .

The work of therapists is tailored to individual needs , determined at the therapist’s discretion. There have been countless success stories wherein individuals have regained the ability to recall recent events and express thoughts coherently. This highlights the effectiveness of speech therapy memory activities for adults.

Integrating Memory Strategies in Daily Life

To incorporate memory strategies into day-to-day life, you should implement them in your daily routines . Use visual aids like calendars to prompt yourself, and practice mindfulness every day. You could assign 30-60 minutes each day to partake in memory exercises like:

  • Memory games
  • Speech therapy with a partner

It can be particularly beneficial to combine the memory activities of speech therapy for adults with other things, like light therapy, which may yield additional benefits for cognitive health. Applying memory techniques beyond therapy sessions helps reinforce neural connections . This is vital for sustained cognitive improvement.

What Are Effective Short-Term Memory Activities in Speech Therapy?

The short-term memory therapy activities that have consistently proven themselves to be the most effective are:

  • Word repetition
  • Number sequencing
  • Category naming

We have described these activities in more detail earlier in this post. They are effective because they engage the brain in rapid recall , sharpening your immediate memory functions. Individuals are challenged to repeat sequences or swiftly name items belonging to a certain category, fostering stronger neural connections.

With regular practice of these speech therapy memory activities for adults, there may be significant improvements in short-term memory . This empowers individuals with valuable tools for getting by in daily tasks.

Adapting Activities for Individual Needs

Speech therapists are able to adapt short-term memory activities for adults to individual needs by considering:

  • Personal preferences

Regular feedback is crucial in ensuring the correct level of activities is presented. Therapists can modify their approach based on feedback from patients , cultivating a truly personalized approach aligned with the patient’s capabilities. This may also help foster engagement and motivation to persevere and see better results.

What Are Effective Long-Term Memory Activities in Speech Therapy?

  • Memory Journals: These encourage individuals to document significant events each day to reinforce memory recall over time.
  • Storytelling: This is where patients must recall and narrate personal stories to enhance memory and communication skills.
  • Discussion Groups: Groups encourage participants to recall and discuss details to foster social interactions and long-term memory.

With consistent practice of these memory therapy activities, patients may experience sustained improvements in long-term memory. This empowers people to recall and share meaningful events with greater cognitive power.

Innovative Speech Therapy Techniques for Memory Enhancement

Innovative speech therapy memory activities take advantage of things like apps and virtual platforms to enrich speech therapy. There may be benefits to incorporating light therapy , like the functions of EVY LIGHT, as research has indicated great promise for this practice. Tech-focused speech therapy memory enhancement options include:

  • Virtual Reality Memory Games
  • Interactive Apps
  • Neurofeedback Training
  • Cognitive Training Software

Challenges may arise with a completely technology-oriented approach, as many advocate for the importance of human connection in speech therapy. But the most important thing is engagement . Individuals must actively participate in memory activities for adult speech therapy, whether they are tech-focused or not. This increases the chances of a successful outcome that improves memory and overall brain health.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Speech Therapy Memory Activities for Adults

What are the best memory activities for adults in speech therapy.

The best activities include word repetition, category recognition, and number sequences. But there are many other highly effective techniques to explore in speech therapy.

Can Speech Therapy Significantly Improve Memory in Adults?

With the right approach and consistent engagement , adults can experience noticeable improvements in memory and speech from taking part in speech therapy memory activities.

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How to improve short term memory

One of the most common questions I get is “How do I improve my short term memory?” By “short term memory”, they mean remembering things over the course of a short period of time, such as over a day, week or month.

Short term memory problems are pretty common, based on my caseload. Even the spouses of my patients complain that they’re forgetful. It’s not surprising, since so many things can affect short term memory, including stress. The good news is that, in many cases, it’s possible to improve short term memory.

Free DIRECT download: WRAP memory strategies (patient handout). ( Email subscribers get free access to all the resources in the Free Subscription Library .)

  • Practice what you want to improve .
  • Deciding what to practice .
  • Make it stick in your memory: WRAP IT UP .
  • Important information .
  • Recalling past events .
  • Remembering to do things .
  • Listening and remembering .

Reading and remembering

  • Keys, phone, glasses, and other important things .
  • Tasks and activities .
  • Printables .
  • Online exercises, games, and activities .
  • What are your go-to short term memory exercises ?
  • Related Eat, Speak, & Think posts .
  • References .

Practice what you want to improve

Many people enjoy memory games or other brain-training games, since they’re fun and often addictive. We’d like to think that they actually improve our attention, memory, and other cognitive skills for our day-to-day activities. But unfortunately, there is little objective research to back this up.

For example, the Simons et al (2016) review of the brain-training literature finds strong evidence that brain-training improves performance on the trained tasks, and less evidence that it improves performance on closely-related tasks. They find that there is not much evidence that doing brain-training exercises improves performance on day-to-day tasks.

Instead of playing games, research suggests that we should practice doing the thing we want to improve.

This means that if you want to improve your ability to remember people’s names, then you should practice remembering people’s names.

Or if you want to remember how to use the remote control, practice using it.

Depending on what you want to improve, you may get some benefit from brain-training games. Just make sure it’s challenging and related in some way to WHY you want to improve your memory.

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Deciding what to practice

Short term memory plays a role in just about everything we do. The key is to think of the situations that are bothersome or embarrassing when your short term memory lets you down.

For instance, I hate to forget someone’s name, but I couldn’t care less if I remember what I ate for dinner last Tuesday. So I practice remembering people’s names, and I don’t bother trying to remember past meals.

On the other hand, I had a patient who REALLY wanted to remember what she had to eat over the past 24 hours, because different family members would ask her about it, just as a general topic of conversation. Since it was important to her, that’s what we worked on.

Make it stick in your memory: WRAP it up.

McCabe et al (2016) tells us that improving memory takes effort. The first rule is to pay attention. If you don’t notice something now, you’re not likely to remember it later. If you try any of these WRAP memory strategies , you’ll automatically be paying attention.

  • Write it down.
  • Associate it.
  • Picture it.

Writing something down once may be enough for it to stick in your memory, especially if you combine it with the other three tips. Say it aloud as you write it, try to connect it with something you already know, and imagine it.

Repetition is very helpful for remembering things. You can repeat something several times in row, especially to make sure you’re remembering correctly. But then it’s helpful to space it out. Do something else for a bit, then try to remember the thing you are practicing. This is called spaced retrieval. You can do it informally, like I describe here, or you can be more systematic with an app like Anki . If the memory problem is more serious, try a system like spaced retrieval with errorless learning .

Association is a powerful memory tool . It’s basically linking the thing you want to remember to something you already know. It’s best if the learner comes up with their own association, but it also works if another person helps them out. If an association doesn’t immediately come to mind, try to think of a funny, strange, or outrageous association. This will make it stick better in the memory.

“Picture it” means visualization or imagination. I tell my patients to try to put the thing they want to remember into a mental cartoon, movie, or documentary. As with association, making it funny or outrageous will increase the memorability factor.

Examples of what you could practice

Here are some things that my patients have wanted to remember better.

Important information

  • Current date and time, or where to look to find the information.
  • People’s names and relationships.
  • Own address and phone number.
  • Birthdays and ages.
  • Cities or states where family live.
  • Names of politicians or actors.
  • Medication names and reasons for taking them.
  • Where to look for information, such as facility activity schedule.
  • Facts such as no longer having a driver’s license.

Recalling past events

  • Accident, illness, or hospitalization information.
  • Details of past events, such as a wedding.
  • Events of recent past, such as meals, appointments, activities.

Remembering to do things

  • Household chores.
  • Going to appointments.
  • Attending activities.
  • Taking medication.
  • Making phone calls.

Listening and remembering

People often have trouble remembering details from conversations they have. Some people are also bothered that they can watch something on TV and not really remember anything.

  • Instructions from medical or rehab staff.
  • Other interactions with professional staff (ex, bank, electric company, etc).
  • Conversations with family or friends.
  • The news or on-screen entertainment.
  • Audiobooks or radio.

Some of my patients complain that they can’t retain what they read. This may affect daily activities such as reading the newspaper and mail, filling out forms, and paying the bills. It can also affect life participation activities such as reading for pleasure or emailing family and friends.

  • Dealing with the mail.
  • Written instructions.
  • Filling out forms.
  • Paying bills.
  • Reading the newspaper, books, or magazines.
  • Remembering a phone number long enough to dial it.

Keys, phone, glasses, and other important things

You’ve probably heard that having a “home” for important items is helpful, and I can attest to that after working with older adults for years. Muscle memory is a powerful force. If you get into the habit of keeping things in a certain place, it can save a lot of time and aggravation.

The problem arises in establishing that habit once short term memory problems have started. What I’ve found helpful is to use a labeled container kept in a prominent place. For some people we added a bright sticky note where they’d be sure to see it, just a reminder to put the thing in the container.

For instance, place a small bowl on a table inside the front door, with a sign peeking up that says KEYS. The new habit to form is to drop the keys into the bowl as soon as you walk through the door. If you tend to walk by without seeing it, put a bright note on the wall somewhere along the route where you’d quickly notice it. Depending on privacy, you could put a note on the outside of the door so you see it as you walk in. Chances are, after a few days, you won’t need the note anymore.

Tasks and activities

Many people want to improve their memory for procedures. These are some of the tasks and activities that my patients have want to improve their memory for:

  • Using the remote control.
  • Accessing voice mail.
  • Using a phone to make calls, text, or take and send pictures.
  • Facebook or other social media sites.
  • Using the microwave.
  • Remembering the safety rules for using a cane or walker.
  • Using a chin tuck consistently so they could avoid thickened liquids.
  • Looking at the clock or calendar, rather than repeatedly asking a family member for the information.

Looking for memory exercises online?

There are many, many things you can find online to use to practice memory. Here are just a few.

  • UAB cognitive stimulation workbook .
  • HappyNeuronPro shares free worksheet packets , each on a different area of cognition.
  • Taking Charge After Stroke .
  • CommonLit offers free fiction and non-fiction reading material , with questions, from grades 3 to 12.

When you’re looking for an app, try an online search for “best app for X”, where X is what you want to improve. Here are ones that I’ve use over the past year.

  • TactusTherapy’s Conversation Therapy and Visual Attention Therapy.
  • MakeChange .
  • iBrainHD (geared for kids, but my patients don’t mind that.)
  • Chain of Thought .

Online exercises, games, and activities

  • TalkPath and TalkPath News , by Lingraphica.
  • Constant Therapy includes cognitive exercises.
  • Honeycomb Speech Therapy offers printables and possible goals for 8 TED talks .
  • TED-Ed talks are informative, entertaining, and short.
  • MathGames.com . I especially like the money and time games.
  • Around Town , interactive lessons for real-life activities from GCFGlobal.
  • Eye-Search , “a free reading therapy for patients with hemianopic alexia”.
  • Phonak’s The Listening Room , which includes a second for teens and adults.

What are your go-to short term memory exercises?

I love hearing about how other people work on improving short term memory. What do you find helpful?

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  • 10 practical cognitive therapy activities .
  • Useful tools to help people with cognitive impairment .
  • Free multimedia resources for the SLP .
  • How to use spaced retrieval with errorless learning to improve memory .
  • McCabe, J. A., Redick, T. S., & Engle, R. W. (2016). Brain-Training Pessimism, but Applied-Memory Optimism. Psychological science in the public interest : a journal of the American Psychological Society , 17 (3), 187–191. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100616664716
  • Simons, D. J., Boot, W. R., Charness, N., Gathercole, S. E., Chabris, C. F., Hambrick, D. Z., & Stine-Morrow, E. A. (2016). Do “Brain-Training” Programs Work?. Psychological science in the public interest : a journal of the American Psychological Society , 17 (3), 103–186. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100616661983

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She participated in research studies with the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and the University of Maryland in the areas of aphasia, Parkinson’s Disease, epilepsy, and fluency disorders.

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I am a speech language pathologist and I do not work in the hospital setting. My mom recently had a bilateral stroke in her occipital lobe and I’m looking for activities to address short term memory loss. She is still in recovery but will be transferred to acute care soon. The current hospital does not have an Slp

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Hi Elizabeth, I’m sorry to hear about your mother’s difficulties. I don’t work in the hospital setting, but whenever she is ready to work on short term memory, this is what you may want to try. [DISCLAIMER: This is not medical advice and is for informational purposes only.]

First, figure out what she is forgetting. Then, have her practice remembering that kind of thing. For instance, if she is forgetting information that she hears, then have her practice remembering it. Have her write it down, study it, recall it. If you check out the post above, you’ll find many suggestions. I hope that’s helpful!

I hope that she will have access to an SLP once she is out of the hospital.

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Cognitive Remediation Therapy: 13 Exercises & Worksheets

Cognitive Remediation Therapy

This can result in concentration, organizational, and planning difficulties that impact their quality of life and independent living.

Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) helps by increasing awareness of intellectual difficulties and improving thinking skills. While originally designed for people with thinking problems associated with schizophrenia, it has also proven successful for those with other diagnoses (Bristol Mental Health, n.d.).

CRT works by encouraging a range of exercises and activities that challenge memory, flexible thinking, planning, and concentration problems.

This article explores CRT and its potential to help clients and includes techniques, activities, and worksheets to build effective therapy sessions.

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This Article Contains:

What is cognitive remediation therapy (crt), how does cognitive remediation work, 8 techniques for your sessions, 7 exercises, activities, & games, 6 helpful worksheets and manuals, implementing online crt programs, 3 best software programs for helping your clients, a take-home message.

“Cognitive remediation is a behavioral treatment for people who are experiencing cognitive impairments that interfere with daily functioning” (Medalia, Revheim, & Herlands, 2009, p. 1).

Successful cognitive functions, including memory, attention, visual-spatial analysis, and abstract reasoning, are vital for engaging with tasks, the environment, and healthy relationships.

CRT improves cognitive processing and psychosocial functioning through behavioral training and increasing individual confidence in people with mental health disorders (Corbo & Abreu, 2018). Training interventions focus on the skills and supports required to “improve the success and satisfaction people experience in their chosen living, learning, working, and social environments” (Medalia et al., 2009, p. 2).

Exercises typically focus on specific cognitive functions, where tasks are repeated (often on a computer) at increasing degrees of difficulty. For example:

  • Paying attention
  • Remembering
  • Being organized
  • Planning skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Processing information

Based on the principles of errorless learning and targeted reinforcement exercises , interventions involve memory, motor dexterity, and visual reading tasks. Along with improving confidence in personal abilities, repetition encourages thinking about solving tasks in multiple ways (Corbo & Abreu, 2018).

While initially targeted for patients with schizophrenia, CRT is an effective treatment for other mental health conditions , including mood and eating disorders (Corbo & Abreu, 2018).

CRT is particularly effective when the cognitive skills and support interventions reflect the individual’s self-selected rehabilitation goals. As a result, cognitive remediation relies on collaboration, assessing client needs, and identifying appropriate opportunities for intervention (Medalia et al., 2009).

Cognitive remediation vs cognitive rehabilitation

CRT is one of several skill-training psychiatric rehabilitation interventions. And yet, cognitive remediation is not the same as cognitive rehabilitation (Tchanturia, 2015).

Cognitive rehabilitation typically targets neurocognitive processes damaged because of injury or illness and involves a series of interventions designed to retrain previously learned cognitive skills along with compensatory strategies (Tsaousides & Gordon, 2009).

Cognitive Remediation

While initially done in person, they can subsequently be performed remotely as required (Corbo & Abreu, 2018; Bristol Mental Health, n.d.).

Well-thought-out educational software provides multisensory feedback and positive reinforcement while supporting success, choice, and control of the learning process. Its design can target either specific cognitive functions or non-specific learning skills and mechanisms (Medalia et al., 2009).

CRT successfully uses the brain’s neuroplasticity and is often more effective in younger age groups who haven’t experienced the effects of long-term psychosis. It works by increasing activation and connectivity patterns within and across several brain regions involved in working memory and high-order executive functioning (Corbo & Abreu, 2018).

The Neuropsychological Educational Approach to Cognitive Remediation (NEAR) is one of several approaches that provide highly individualized learning opportunities. It allows each client to proceed at their own pace on tasks selected and designed to engage them and address their cognitive needs (Medalia et al., 2009).

NEAR and other CRT techniques are influenced by learning theory and make use of the following (Medalia et al., 2009):

  • Errorless learning Encouraging the client to learn progressively, creating a positive experience without relying on trial and error.
  • Shaping and positive feedback Reinforcing behaviors that approximate target behaviors (such as good timekeeping) and offering rewards (for example, monthly certificates for attendance).
  • Prompting Using open-ended questions that guide the client toward the correct response.
  • Modeling Demonstrating how to solve a problem.
  • Generalizing Learning how to generalize learned skills to other situations.
  • Bridging Understanding how to apply skills learned inside a session outside  in everyday life.

Encouraging intrinsic motivation (doing the tasks for the satisfaction of doing them rather than for external rewards) and task engagement are also essential aspects of successful CRT programs (Medalia et al., 2009).

Therapy is most effective when it successfully supports clients as they transfer learning skills into the real world.

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Cognitive remediation techniques must be selected according to the skills and needs of the client and typically fall into one of three major intervention categories (Medalia et al., 2009):

  • Planning exercises, such as planning a trip to the beach to practice cognitive strategies
  • Cueing and sequencing , such as adding signs or placing reminder notes at home to encourage completing everyday tasks (for example, brushing teeth)

Such techniques rely on several key principles, including “(1) teaching new, efficient, information processing strategies; (2) aiding the transfer of cognitive gains to the real world; and (3) modifying the local environment” (Medalia et al., 2009, p. 5).

  • Restorative approaches Directly target cognitive deficits by repeating task practices and gradually increasing difficulty and complexity; along with regular feedback, they encourage accurate and high levels of performance.

Practice is often organized hierarchically, as follows:

  • Elementary aspects of sensory processing (for example, improving auditory processing speed and accuracy)
  • High-order memory and problem-solving skills (including executive functioning and verbal skills)

This technique assumes a degree of neuroplasticity that, with training, results in a greater degree of accuracy in sensory representations, improved cognitive strategies for grouping stimuli into more meaningful groups, and better recall.

  • Repetition and reaching for increasing levels of task difficulty
  • Modeling other people’s positive behavior
  • Role-play  to re-enact experienced or imagined behavior from different perspectives
  • Corrective feedback to improve and correct unwanted or unhelpful behavior

Complex social cognitive processes are typically broken down into elemental skills for repetitive practice, role-play, and corrective feedback.

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It is vital that activities within CRT are interesting and engaging for clients. They must foster the motivation required to persevere to the end of the task or game.

The following three games and puzzles are particularly valuable for children and adolescents (modified from Tchanturia, 2015):

SET

SET is a widely available card game that practices matching based on color, shape, shading, etc.

Clients must shift their thinking to identify multiple ways of categorizing and grouping cards, then physically sort them based on their understanding.

It may be helpful to begin with a limited set of cards to reduce the likelihood of the clients becoming overwhelmed by the game or finding it less enjoyable.

2. Rush Hour

Rush Hour

Rush Hour is another fun game that balances problem-solving skills with speed.

Puzzles start simple and increase in complexity, with additional elements involved. Skills developed include problem-solving and abstract thinking, and the game requires a degree of perseverance.

QBitz

Other activities require no specialist equipment and yet can be highly engaging and support clients in learning transferable skills (modified from Tchanturia, 2015).

  • Bigger picture thinking This involves the client picturing a shape in their minds or looking at one out of sight of the therapist. They then describe the shape (without naming it), while the therapist attempts to draw it according to the instructions. This practice is helpful with clients who get overwhelmed by detail and cannot see the bigger picture.
  • Word searches Word searches encourage the client to focus on relevant information and ignore everything else – an essential factor in central coherence. Such puzzles also challenge memory, concentration, and attention.
  • Last word response Last word response is a challenging verbal game promoting cognitive flexibility. The first player makes up and says a sentence out loud. Each subsequent player makes up a new sentence, starting with the last word of the previous player’s sentence. For example, ‘ I like cheese’ may be followed by the next player saying, ‘ Cheese is my favorite sandwich ingredient ,’ etc.
  • Dexterity Using your non-dominant hand once a week (for example, combing your hair or brushing your teeth) stimulates different parts of your brain, creating alternative patterns of neuron firing and strengthening cognitive functions.

The following therapy worksheets help structure Cognitive Remediation Therapy sessions and ensure that the needs of clients are met using appropriately targeted CRT interventions (modified from Medalia et al., 2009; Medalia & Bowie, 2016):

Client referral to CRT

The Cognitive Remediation Therapy Referral Form captures valuable information when a client is referred from another agency or therapist so that the new therapist can identify and introduce the most appropriate CRT interventions. The form includes information such as:

Primary reasons

Secondary reasons

  • Self-confidence
  • Working with others
  • Time management
  • Goal-directed activities

Cognitive Appraisal for CRT

The Cognitive Appraisal for CRT form is helpful for identifying and recording areas of cognitive processing that cause difficulty for the client and require focus during Cognitive Remediation Therapy sessions.

Clients are scored on their degree of difficulty with the following:

  • Paying attention during conversation
  • Maintaining concentration in meetings
  • Completing tasks once started
  • Starting tasks
  • Planning and organizing tasks and projects
  • Reasoning and solving problems

Software Appraisal for CRT

The Software Appraisal for CRT form helps assess which software would be most helpful in a specific Cognitive Remediation Therapy session. It provides valuable input for tailoring treatment to the needs of the client.

For example:

  • Level of reading ability required
  • Cognitive deficits addressed by the software
  • What is the multimedia experience like?
  • How much input is required by the therapist?

Appraisal records become increasingly important as more software is acquired for clients with various cognitive deficits from multiple backgrounds.

Software Usage for CRT

The Software Usage for CRT form helps keep track of the software clients have tried and how effectively it supports them as they learn, develop, and overcome cognitive deficits.

The client considers the software they use and whether they practiced the following areas of cognition:

  • Concentration
  • Processing speed
  • Multitasking
  • Logic and reasoning
  • Organization
  • Fast responses
  • Working memory

Thought Tracking During Cognitive Remediation Therapy

Thought Tracking During Cognitive Remediation Therapy is valuable for identifying and recording the client’s goals for that day’s Cognitive Remediation Therapy session and understanding how it relates to their overall treatment goals.

Planning to Meet Goals in CRT

The Planning to Meet Goals in CRT worksheet is for clients requiring support and practice in planning, goal-setting, and goal achievement.

Working with the client, answer the following prompts:

  • What goal or project are you working toward?
  • What date should it be completed by?
  • Are there any obstacles to overcome to complete the goal?
  • Are there any additional resources required?
  • Then consider the steps needed to achieve the goal.

Other free resources

Happy Neuron provides several other free resources that are available for download .

Implementing CRT Programs

Consider the five Cs when selecting online CRT programs (modified from Medalia et al., 2009):

  • Cognitive – What target deficits are being addressed?
  • Client – What interests and level of functioning does the client have?
  • Computer – What computing requirements and compatibility factors need to be considered?
  • Context – Does the software use real-world or fantasy activities and environments? Are they age and cognitive ability appropriate?
  • Choice – Is the learner given choice and options to adapt the activity to their preferences?

Once you’ve ordered the software, give it a thorough review to understand when it is most appropriate to use and with whom.

For online CRT programs to be effective as teaching tools and activities, they should include the following features (modified from Medalia et al., 2009, p. 53):

  • Intrinsically motivating
  • Active use of information
  • Multisensory strategies
  • Frequent feedback
  • Control over the learning process
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Application of newly acquired skills in appropriate contexts
  • Errorless learning – challenging yet not frustrating

Therapists must become familiar with each program’s content and processes so that targeted deficits are fully understood and clients are engaged without confusion or risk of failure.

A great deal of software “targets different skills and offers a variety of opportunities for contextualization and personalization” (Medalia et al., 2009, p. 43).

We focus on three suppliers of extensive CRT software resources below (recommended by Medalia et al., 2009).

1. Happy Neuron

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Happy Neuron provides a wide variety of online brain training exercises and activities to stimulate cognitive functioning in the following areas:

  • Visual-spatial

BrainHQ

When you’re performing well, the exercises become increasingly difficult.

The exercises are grouped into the following areas:

  • Brain speed
  • People skills
  • Intelligence

3. Games for the Brain

Games for the brain

Cognitive difficulties, such as challenges with paying attention, planning, remembering, and problem-solving, can further compound and exacerbate mental health issues

While initially created for schizophrenia, CRT is also valuable for other mental health problems, including eating and mood disorders. Treatments are effective in one-to-one and group sessions, and lessons can be transferred to the outside world, providing crucial gains for a client’s mental wellbeing and social interaction.

Through repeated and increasingly challenging skill-based interventions, CRT benefits cognitive functioning and provides confidence gains to its users. The treatment adheres to learning theory principles and targets specific brain processing areas such as motor dexterity, memory, and visual-spatial perception, along with higher-order functioning.

Involving clients in treatment choices increases the likelihood of ongoing perseverance, engagement, and motivation as activities repeat with increasing degrees of difficulty.

This article offers a valuable starting point for exploring CRT and its benefits, with several worksheets and forms to encourage effective treatment.

We hope you enjoyed reading this article. For more information, don’t forget to download our three Positive CBT Exercises for free .

  • Bristol Mental Health. (n.d.). Cognitive remediation therapy: Improving thinking skills . Retrieved December 15, 2021, from http://www.awp.nhs.uk/media/424704/cognitive-remediation-therapy-022019.pdf
  • Corbo, M., & Abreu, T. (2018). Cognitive remediation therapy: EFPT psychotherapy guidebook . Retrieved December 15, 2021, from https://epg.pubpub.org/pub/05-cognitive-remediation-therapy/release/3
  • Medalia, A., & Bowie, C. R. (2016). Cognitive remediation to improve functional outcomes . Oxford University Press.
  • Medalia, A., Revheim, N., & Herlands, T. (2009). Cognitive remediation for psychological disorders: Therapist guide . Oxford University Press.
  • Tchanturia, K. (2015). Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) for eating and weight disorders . Routledge.
  • Tsaousides, T., & Gordon, W. A. (2009). Cognitive rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury: Assessment to treatment. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine: A Journal of Translational and Personalized Medicine , 76 (2), 173-181.

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To my surprise this is a treatment that has not been discussed in the area I live and work. I just stumbled upon this when I was researching cognitive impairments with schizophrenia. I currently work on a team with multiple mental health professionals that go out into the community, to work with people diagnosed with Schizophrenia. It seems like most of what we do is manage and monitor symptoms. Are you aware of anyone or any agency in Buffalo, NY that uses this method of treatment? I am trying to figure out how to get trained and use it in practice, if that is possible. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Sheila Berridge

This looks like the treatment my daughter needs. She has struggled for years with the cognitive problems associated with depression. How do we find a therapist near us who can use these techniques?

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I’m sorry to read that your daughter is struggling. You can find a directory of licensed therapists here (and note that you can change the country setting in the top-right corner). You’ll also find that there are a range of filters to help you drill down to the type of support you need: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

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Do you have students or children working on sequencing picture cards or sequencing a short story? If so, I hope you enjoy this list of over 43 sequencing activities for speech therapy.

Therapy Session Ideas

As Speech-Language Pathologists finding real-life sequencing activities for your speech therapy student can be difficult. 

That’s why I’ve put together 9 free 3-step to 5-step sequences for a quick special education sequencing therapy idea for any Speech Language Pathologist.

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Life Skills

Using activities of daily living such as brushing your teeth, getting dressed, making a peanut butter sandwich or raking the leaves are all a great way to practice putting the sequencing steps into the right order. 

  • Sequencing Daily Living Skills – Be sure to grab our 9 free 3-step to 5-step sequences and practice worksheets below at the bottom of this post.
  • FREE Life Skills File Folder Activities – Life Skills Special Education Activity by Adapting for Autism is a great resource for group work or independent work!
  • Pizza Scramble- A free Auditory Processing, Sequencing, and Memory Activity. By SLP Runner is a great 10-slide freebie to practice memory and sequencing!
  • Sequencing: Daily Activities {FREEBIE} by Mrs. P’s Specialties is a great way to help sequencing become relevant to all your students! It is a ready-to-go activity to help you learn more about your students while practicing a functional skill.
  • Sequencing, Dangerous, danger, safety, safe, unsafe, autism, social skills, FREE by Early Childhood Education – visual learning is an engaging activity to practice the meaning of important signs while also learning to sequence.

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Graphic Organizers

Grab these couple of graphic organizers below to help with sequencing. 

Use the graphic organizers to help guide your students to sequence the first step, the next step, and then the rest into the correct order. 

  • Story Sequencing – Beginning, Middle, and End by Mrs. S. Store is a highly rated graphic organizer to help students break up the beginning, middle, and end of stories visually! 
  • Snowmen All Year Sequence Activity by Lisa Tyrrell is a fun activity that uses a snowman to organize sequences with a winter theme!
  • Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun Book Activities by Lessons by the Lake is a fun activity to do when reading the book, “Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun”. Use the graphic organizer to help the students break the story up!
  • Reading Graphic Organizers for Upper Grade by That Fun Teacher is a great set of graphic organizers, including ones that cover sequencing that are ready to print and use. 

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Here is a list of sequencing activities that are perfect for distance learning or in-person practice.

  • Sequencing Picture Cards | No Print Digital Boom Cards Free Printable | Freebie by Speech and Language at Home is a great resource that is versatile! Use these boom cards to help your students practice sequencing.
  • {FREEBIE} Visual Recipe BOOM Cards™ | Making a PB&J Sandwich | Speech Therapy by Kristine Lamb is a fun and interactive activity that teaches kids how to make their own sandwiches using sequencing practice.
  • Free Boom Cards™ Sequencing Hygiene | Visual Sequences with Pictures by Speech Your Mind is a great set of Boom cards to practice basic hygiene needs!
  • FREE Sentence Scramble BOOM Cards™️ Speech Therapy Distance Learning by Allison Fors is a fun way to practice sequencing by unscrambling these sentences!

5-Step Sequences

If you’re in need of some 5-step sequences, be sure to check out this list below.

  • Clip Art – Pancake Day (5-Step Sequence) by English Unite Art is a great 5 step sequencing activity with a pancake theme!
  • How to Make Hot Chocolate FREEBIE by Mandy Gregory is a great 5 step sequencing activity with a winter theme.
  • FREEBIE Spring 3, 4, 5-Step Sequencing – Plant a Flower by Laura the SLP is a fun and interactive gardening themed sequencing activity with 10 free worksheets!

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Letter Form

Be sure to check out these freebies which include how to write and mail a letter to friends and family.

  • Mailing a Letter: Task Sequence by Simply fun and FUNctional and AdaptEd is a popular visual task sequencing activity to walk students through writing and mailing a letter.
  • Mailing a Mother’s Day Card – WITH SLIDE-TO-SLIDE “ANIMATION” (PowerPoint) by Autumn Bryant – Speech Language Investigator is a fun sequencing activity to practice writing and sending a mothers day card! This doubles as preposition practice as well.

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Interactive Whiteboards

Take any activity and using an interactive whiteboard you can have your students create their very own 2, 3, 4, or 5-step sequence. 

Watch this quick video below to see how you can use Google’s Jamboard interactive whiteboard.

  • DISTANCE LEARNING-FREE 3 Step Sequencing SAMPLE by Culturally Speaking SLP’s is a great and interactive game to practice sequencing on the interactive whiteboard.
  • Story Grammar Board! By Speedie Speechie Supplies is a whiteboard game that has students retell and sequence a story!

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Sequencing mats.

Sequencing mats are a fun way to keep kids’ attention by having them cut and glue the pieces into the correct sequence.

  • Three Billy Goats Gruff sequence worksheets by Silviya V Murphy is a great mat that incorporates stories, patterns, and sequencing!
  • Number Sequencing Freebie by All Star Classroom is a fun mat for students to practice sequencing. This resource is great for individual work or group work. 
  • Distance Learning Sequencing Stories with Pictures – 3 Steps Freebie! By The Teaching Mama – Kaitlin St Leger is an amazing resource to practice sequencing with easy printables!

Digital Task Cards

Use the following digital task cards to practice sequencing the simple steps into the correct order.

  • 3 & 4-Step Holiday Sequencing BOOM CARDS™ | Digital Task Cards by A Perfect Blend has 10 cards with 3 and 4-step sequences to practice with a holiday theme!
  • Sequencing Boom Cards Freebie No Prep Kindergarten Math Centers by Shanon Juneau We are Better Together is a set of task cards to practice sequencing. These are highly rated and a classroom favorite for prek/k. 
  • FREE Sentence Scramble BOOM Cards™️ Speech Therapy Distance Learning by Alison Fors is a fun set of digital task cards that focus on sequencing a single sentence.

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Home Practice

Here are a few sequencing activities that are perfect for home practice.

  • Reading Comprehension Spring by Alison Hotsman is a great short passage to send home with kids. It includes multiple-choice questions that review sequencing.
  • Distance Learning Sequencing Stories with Pictures – 3 Steps Freebie! By The Teaching Mama – Kaitlin St Leger is a great electronic tool to use with students to practice sequencing at home!
  • Retelling Hand Chart: Story Retelling by Kim’s Creations is great for visual and tactile learning to practice sequencing through story retelling at home.
  • Sequence Challenge by Luv2Learn is a great printable to send home with students to review sequencing.

Basic Sequencing Skills

If you’re in need of some basic sequencing activities here are some 2 and 3-step sequencing activities.

  • Dear Zoo -Story Sequencing- Re-telling Visuals-FREEBIE by Marcelle’s KG Zone is a fun packet that is zoo themed! Have your students use sequencing mats and storytelling visuals to practice basic sequencing. 
  • Winter Story Retell and Sequencing by Lingual Logic is a great packet to use to review basic sequencing and retelling skills.
  • FREE Sports Themed Activities targeted Basic SKills Sequencing Matching Sorting by Mrs. Chris’ Peech Room is a great packet to use to quickly review the basics of sequencing and other skills with an engaging and fun topic!

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Older children.

For older children, I like to use real-life photos or simply sequencing using a short set of 3-word sequences or sets of 4-word sequences.

Have your older children take the short set of key words and put them into their specific order. 

  • Life Skills Scope & Sequence Freebie by Adulting Made Easy is a great outline activity to use with older students to review and sequence!
  • Reading Skills Sequence for Upper Grades by Teaching with a Mountain View is a great packet to review with upper elementary and middle aged students to practice sequencing and comprehension. 
  • SEQUENCE ACTIVITY by Ruth S. is a great activity that uses clue words to practice sequencing skills with students! 

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Own Pictures

Another fun way to do sequencing is to have your students take their own pictures or draw their own pictures and then have them organize the pictures or drawings into a logical order.

  • Blank Timeline Template | Printable and Digital | Free by Literacy in Focus is a free blank template for students to draw in their own pictures as they practice sequencing!
  • Make Your Own Comic (5 Day Crash-Course in Comic Books) by Christie Cino uses comics as a way for your students to practice sequencing concepts as they write and draw their own stories!

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Temporal concepts.

Practice sequencing using temporal concepts, such as before and after or first, then, next, and last.

  • FREE WEEK Sequencing Digital Reading Activities Google Slides™ & Google Forms™ by Mrs. Stewart in 3rd is a full week of sequencing activities that include practicing temporal concepts. 
  • SEQUENCE ACTIVITY by Ruth S. is a fun activity that uses “clue words” to practice sequencing a passage.
  • Thunder &Lightning Sequencing, Story Retell, Wh Questions, Vocabulary by Spirited Speech is an entertaining folktale to read to students and practice sequencing!

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Short Stories

Take a short story or a short paragraph to practice a higher level of sequencing. Sequence the stories into simple sentences or simple visuals.

  • The Three Little Pigs Preview by Digital Learners Guide is a great resource to practice sequencing with a short story.
  • Gingerbread Mouse Sequencing Retell Worksheet + for Google Slides™️ FREE by Sparklle SLP Speech Therapy is another great way to practice sequencing. This resource includes worksheets and google slides to use with practice. 
  • FREEBIE- I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie Retell Sequencing Fall by Mama Wears Pajamas is a short story that elementary students love. It is a great way to practice sequencing.

Speech Therapy Sequencing Activities

Working on speech therapy sequencing activities is an important part of executive functioning and oral language. 

When it comes to working on sequencing activities the first thing I like to focus on is everyday sequencing life skills, such as taking a bath.

I hope you enjoy this list of speech therapy sequencing activities perfect for your therapy room.

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