CORE VOCABULARY & SPEECH RESOURCES FOR SLPS AND EDUCATORS
Meet Your New 5-Minute Core Words Routine — Read, Model, Play!
Short, story-based Core Stories help SLPs and educators model core vocabulary, build interaction, and move naturally from reading into play — with practical activity ideas ready to use.
5-Minute Routine
Fits busy sessions and classroom routines.
Ready to Model
Simple stories for practical core vocabulary.
Story Into Play
Bring stories into everyday interaction and play.
New to this approach? Read the practical Core Words guide to learn how core vocabulary, short stories, and play fit together.
Five Minutes of Story. So Many Ways to Play.
Explore Core Stories, Sound Stories, and Storytime Stories for vocabulary, speech sounds, and shared story talk that grows into play.
Core Stories
Short Core Stories for modeling vocabulary, building interaction, and moving into play.
Read the Guide
Sound Stories
Sound-loaded stories that make articulation practice a natural part of story time.
Read the Guide
Storytime Stories
Shared stories for story talk, vocabulary, and sentence building through reading and play.
Read the Guide
Hi, I'm Mrs. Gwen!
As a licensed and credentialed speech-language pathologist (M.A., CCC-SLP) with over two decades of dedicated experience, I create practical, story-based resources that help SLPs, educators, and families support meaningful communication.
My experience in early intervention, preschool, and elementary settings—and my appreciation for AAC and parent involvement—shapes resources that fit real life.
Read my full storyOne Story. More Ways to Use It.
Little Speech Corner resources are designed to move beyond the page and into real communication, classroom routines, and play.