How to Target Communication Goals During Play – A4 PDF
How to Target Communication Goals During Play – A4 PDF
Description
How to Target Communication Goals During Play – A4 PDF
Turn play into purposeful, measurable therapy.
This A4 downloadable cheat sheet is designed to help speech pathologists confidently plan, target, and measure communication goals within play-based sessions.
It bridges the gap between play and clinical reasoning, giving you a clear framework for goal writing, supports, contingencies, and outcomes — all within a natural, engaging play context.
What this resource covers:
1. Writing Clear, Functional Goals
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A simple formula for goal writing
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How to ensure goals are measurable, meaningful and neuroaffirming
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Examples you can apply immediately
2. Planning Contingencies
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What to do before and after communication
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How to create natural opportunities for communication
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How to respond in ways that build and expand language
3. Choosing & Fading Supports
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Types of supports (visual, verbal, gestural, environmental, regulation)
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How to match support to the child
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How to fade supports systematically toward independence
4. Defining & Measuring Outcomes
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What to measure (accuracy, independence, consistency, generalisation)
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Simple data collection ideas you can use in sessions
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Prompts to support reflection and clinical decision making
5. Neuroaffirming Play-Based Practice
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Practical tips to keep therapy child-centred and strengths-based
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How to prioritise connection, regulation and engagement
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How to stay flexible and responsive during sessions
Perfect for:
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Speech pathologists
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New graduates and students
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Clinicians working in clinic, schools or early years settings
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Therapists wanting to feel more confident embedding goals into play
Why you’ll love it:
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Clear, structured and easy to follow
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Designed for real-time use in sessions
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Helps you move from “just playing” → intentional therapy
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Supports stronger goal writing, data collection and outcomes
Format:
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A4 PDF (digital download)
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Ready to print or use digitally during sessions
Use it to:
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Plan and structure your therapy sessions
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Improve goal clarity and consistency across your team
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Support supervision and student learning
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Build more intentional, effective play-based therapy
Key message:
Play is the path. Communication is the goal. Connection is the why.
Short hook (for Shopify preview):
Struggling to turn play into measurable therapy?
This cheat sheet shows you exactly how to plan, support and track communication goals during play.
USAGE
This is a digital PDF download only
No physical item will be shipped
The file will be available immediately after purchase
This resource is copyright protected
Purchase grants you a single-user license
The content remains the intellectual property of KCC Speech Pathology Services PTY LTD
Not Permitted
Sharing, forwarding, or distributing the file to others
Uploading to shared drives, school systems, or online platforms
Reselling, copying, or modifying for commercial use
Permitted Use
Use within your own therapy sessions
Printing for use with your clients
Using across multiple clients within your own caseload
Professional Use
This resource is designed to support clinicians in therapy and should be used alongside professional judgement.
Design
Designed by the KCC Speech Pathology Team, this resource supports clinicians in delivering structured, functional therapy by targeting specific skills and levels of support. It is intended for individual professional use within your own caseload and sessions.