A speech therapy home programme for parents, with everyday-routine activities, a weekly practice log and sample entries to copy.
✓Activities built into meals and bath
✓Weekly log the family brings back
✓Plain language, home-language words welcome
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What's inside
What We Are Working On
Activities for Everyday Routines
Sounds, Words or Phrases to Practise
How to Help When Your Child Gets Stuck
Weekly Practice Log
Questions for Your Therapist
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Speech Therapy Home Programme
Child / client
Date given
Therapist
Review date
Home language(s) for practice
Who will practise
What We Are Working On
This month's focusOne or two plain sentences, without technical terms.
Activities for Everyday Routines
Activity
How to do it
When (meals, bath, travel, play)
How often
What to say or show
Sounds, Words or Phrases to Practise
Sound, word or phrase
Example words
Practise at this level
How to Help When Your Child Gets Stuck
☐ Wait a few seconds before helping
☐ Say the word clearly yourself, then carry on with the activity
☐ Get down to your child's eye level
☐ Accept pointing, signs or pictures as communication too
☐ Praise trying, not only getting it right
Weekly Practice Log
Day
Activity
Minutes
Who practised
What you noticed
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Questions for Your Therapist
Questions or observations
How to fill it in
1
What We Are Working On
The focus in one or two sentences the family would say themselves.
More guidance
Describe the focus in one or two sentences the family would say themselves. "Saying the k sound at the start of words" works; the name of a sound pattern does not. Add why it matters in daily life, such as being understood by relatives, so the family can see the point of practising.
2
Activities for Everyday Routines
Two or three activities inside existing routines, with how often and what to say.
More guidance
Choose two or three activities that fit routines the family already has: meals, bath, getting dressed, the school drive, evening play or prayer time. For each, explain how to do it, how often, and exactly what to say or show. Activities that need special materials or a fixed practice slot are usually the first to be dropped.
3
Sounds, Words or Phrases to Practise
Specific targets, everyday example words and the level to practise at.
More guidance
List the specific targets with a few example words the family actually uses, including home-language words when the target sound occurs in that language. Give the level the child is practising at, such as single words or short phrases, so parents do not push on to sentences too soon.
4
How to Help When Your Child Gets Stuck
Edit the checklist so it matches the help you give in sessions.
More guidance
Edit this checklist to match what you do in sessions. Families copy what they see you do, so name the help you want them to give and what to avoid, such as asking the child to say a word again and again. For a child who stutters, replace the items with your own fluency advice before handing the programme over.
5
Weekly Practice Log
One line a day: activity, minutes, who practised and what they noticed.
More guidance
Ask the family to fill in one line a day, even if they managed only a minute. "Who practised" tells you whether a grandparent or sibling is involved, and "What you noticed" often brings you the first sign that a skill is carrying over. Look at the log at the start of the next session and thank the family for it.
6
Questions for Your Therapist
Space for questions and observations; read it first at the next session.
More guidance
Leave space for questions and observations between sessions. Parents often notice new words, frustrations or situations you never see in clinic. Reading this section first at the next session shows the family that what they tell you shapes therapy, and it often brings up the questions they forget to ask at the door.
Speech therapy home programme for parents: filled sample
Fictional entries, initials only, showing the level of detail to aim for. Impression and summary sections are left for the treating clinician.
What We Are Working On
This month we are working on the "k" sound at the start of words, like "cup" and "car", so that more people understand A. when he asks for things.
Activities for Everyday Routines
Snack-time choices | Hold up two snacks and ask "biscuit or banana?", then wait for A. to say one | Evening snack | Every day | Say the word clearly as you hand it over: "biscuit!"
Sounds, Words or Phrases to Practise
"k" at the start of words | cup, car, kela, kaka | Single words, with you saying the word first
Weekly Practice Log
Wed | Car game | 5 | Father | Said "car" and "key" without help, then got tired
Questions for Your Therapist
He says "tar" when he is excited but "car" when he is calm. Should we correct him when he is excited?
Home programme vs printable worksheet pack
Home programme
Worksheet pack
Made for
One child or client and their own goals
Any child working on a sound or skill
Fits into
Meals, bath, travel and play
A sit-down practice time
Languages
Can include home-language words
Usually English only
Feedback to the therapist
A weekly log of what was practised and noticed
Usually none
Changes
Updated as goals move on
Fixed content
Tips and mistakes to avoid
Do
Demonstrate each activity and let the parent try it with you before you hand over the sheet.
Write for the person who spends most time with the child, often a grandparent, in their language.
Include home-language words where goals allow; words the child hears daily carry over faster.
A short WhatsApp voice or video message helps, but keep the written programme as the reference.
Before a long holiday, give a lighter programme with one activity instead of stopping practice.
Avoid
Giving five or six activities at once, so the family does none of them.
Writing in clinical language, or only in English when carers read another language.
Activities that need worksheets or a quiet half hour the family does not have.
Never looking at the practice log, which tells the family it does not matter.
About this home programme
A speech therapy home programme gives parents and carers a few short activities to practise between sessions, built into routines like meals, bath time and travel. This template covers the current focus, activities with what to say, target sounds or words, tips for helping a child who gets stuck, and a weekly practice log for the therapist.
A target is ready to practise outside clinic
Before a school holiday or therapy break
A grandparent or carer looks after the child daily
Adult clients practising alone between sessions
Read more
Sessions take an hour or two a week; the rest of a child's talking happens at home, in the car and at school. A home programme, or home program in the US, carries therapy into those places.
Write it for whoever spends most time with the child, often a grandparent. Keep it to two pages, and read the weekly log together at the next session.
Questions
What is a speech therapy home programme?+
A short written plan of activities that parents or carers do with the child between sessions, linked to the current therapy goals. It explains what to practise, how and when, and gives a simple log to record it.
Is there a filled sample of this home programme?+
Yes. Each section shows a fictional sample entry, using initials only, such as a snack-time activity and a log line. Choose the targets and activities for your own client from your assessment and goals.
How much should we practise at home?+
Your therapist will suggest an amount that suits your child and your week. Short, frequent practice inside daily routines usually fits family life better than one long sitting.
What are good speech therapy activities at home for parents?+
Activities that fit routines you already have: offering choices at meals, naming things at bath time, a sound game in the car, action songs and picture books. Your therapist will choose ones that match your child's goals.
Can we practise in our home language?+
Usually, yes. Many speech goals can be practised in any language the family uses, and home-language words are often the most motivating. Ask your therapist which targets apply in which language.
What if my child refuses to practise?+
Stop, keep it light, and try again later or in a different routine. Note it in the log and tell your therapist, who can make the activity easier or more playful.
Can I use this template for an adult client?+
Yes. Change "your child" to "you", replace the routines with ones from the adult's day, such as phone calls or team meetings, and keep the practice log.
