Basic Info

Author: Maria Sperl
Illustrator: Internal Resources
Age Range: Preschool

Review

This therapy plan uses ocean-themed books and activities to support speech and language development. Children engage with sea animal vocabulary, storytelling, and structured play activities that encourage communication and participation.

Activities are designed to target articulation, vocabulary expansion, sentence formation, and social interaction through engaging ocean-themed content.

Book Details

Narrative Structure: Ocean Adventure Learning

Story Plot:
Children explore the ocean, meet different sea animals, and complete simple language-based tasks throughout their adventure.

Themes

• ocean
• sea animals
• adventure
• learning
• communication

Speech & Language Targets

Speech Sounds

• /s/ (sea, seal, swim)
• /sh/ (shark, shell)
• /f/ (fish, fin)
• /k/ (crab, coral)

Language Targets

• WH questions
• describing vocabulary
• following directions
• sentence expansion
• sequencing

Semantics

• ocean animals
• underwater objects
• action words
• location concepts

Concepts

• ocean habitat
• animal characteristics
• size comparison
• movement concepts

Narrative

• beginning, middle, end
• story retelling
• predicting outcomes

Social Emotional

• turn taking
• teamwork
• listening skills
• confidence building