Inferencing Speech Language Therapy Mystery Game
by RandsSpeechRoom © 2026
Price: $5 USD
Subjects: specialed
Grades: 0
Description
Turn speech and language practice into an investigation! Someone’s science project has disappeared just before the school science fair… and your students are the detectives! In this interactive mystery activity, students will search the scene, examine evidence, interview witnesses, and piece together clues to determine what happened to the missing science project. As students work through the investigation, they’ll practice a variety of higher-level language and reasoning skills, including: 🔎 Inferencing – Use clues and background knowledge to figure out what likely happened. 🧠 Problem Solving & Deductive Reasoning – Put pieces of information together and eliminate possibilities. ❓ WH Questions – Answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions throughout the investigation. 💭 Recall & Auditory/Reading Comprehension – Remember important details from clues and witness statements. 🔢 Sequencing – Determine the order in which events occurred. 💬 Verbal Reasoning & Expressive Language – Explain answers, justify conclusions, and discuss evidence. Made With Older Students in Mind Finding engaging speech and language activities for upper elementary, middle school, and older students can be challenging. Speech Detective was designed to provide age-appropriate practice without feeling too young or worksheet-heavy. Students aren't simply answering isolated questions—they are using their language skills for a purpose: solving the case!