Vocabulary Speech Therapy | Describing Pictures & Semantic Activities

This All-In-One No Prep Vocabulary resource uses Describing Pictures and a Visual Semantic Hierarchy (EET) to teach labeling, associations, attributes, functions, and categories.

Students practice compare and contrast, synonyms and antonyms, and multiple meaning words through structured semantic activities.

Perfect for speech therapy, special education, and vocabulary intervention.

Extended standalone versions are available for deeper practice. Deep Dive also available!

This 490-page semantic language bundle provides a complete, developmentally sequenced approach to teaching vocabulary and word meaning using a clear semantic hierarchy—from foundational skills to advanced semantic reasoning.

Unlike mixed-skill packets, activities are intentionally ordered to mirror how semantic knowledge develops, making this resource ideal for speech therapy, intervention, and progress monitoring.

🧠 Semantic Hierarchy Included (In This Exact Order)

Activities follow this explicit semantic progression:

1️⃣ Labeling 2️⃣ Functions 3️⃣ Associations 4️⃣ Categorization 5️⃣ Attributes 6️⃣ Synonyms & Antonyms 7️⃣ Similarities 8️⃣ Differences 9️⃣ Multiple Meaning Words

This structure allows you to:

• Build deep word knowledge (not just naming)

• Scaffold students who struggle with vocabulary

• Target specific breakdown points in semantic development

• Use earlier levels as support for higher-level tasks

📄 What’s Included

• 490 pages

• Activities organized by semantic level

• Predictable formats to reduce cognitive load

• Real-life, age-appropriate vocabulary

• Reasoning-based prompts (explain why, not just choose)

• Works for:

  • Individual or group speech therapy

  • Vocabulary intervention

  • RTI / MTSS

  • Teletherapy or in-person sessions

🎯 Skills Targeted

• Receptive & expressive vocabulary

• Semantic relationships

• Word retrieval

• Language organization

• Verbal explanation and justification

• Tier II vocabulary development

👩‍🏫 Created by an SLP—for Therapy Use

This resource reflects how clinicians actually teach semantics:

• No overlapping skill demands

• Clear separation of semantic features

• Easy to move up or down the hierarchy as needed

• Ideal for IEP-driven goal targeting

📌 Important Notes About This Bundle

• This product is the core, all-in-one semantic hierarchy

• Extended, standalone versions of each semantic area are also available separately

  • (Similarities & Differences are combined in one extended set

• Standalone sets provide deeper practice within a single semantic skill

• This bundle is ideal if you want everything in one place