Enjoy this expansion pack targeting sentence level comprehension! 40 brand new complex sentences and photos in every no prep format: printable worksheets, clickable PDFs, and interactive Google Slides with movable checkmarks.
If your students can decode the words but still miss the meaning, they likely need explicit complex sentence practice at the sentence level. This resource teaches students how to slow down, visualize, and verify comprehension using a consistent, research informed routine that targets syntax, vocabulary, and working memory skills.
Why this works
Students learn to break down complex language through a 4 step routine:
- Read the sentence
- Zoom In on each part to build a clear mental image
- Reflect with targeted questions
- Check comprehension by choosing the best matching real life picture
This structure is especially helpful for students who struggle with:
- Working memory
- Relative clauses
- Adverb clauses
- Holding “who did what, when, and why” in mind while reading or listening
What’s Included
- Printable version: 40 new sentence targets plus the assessment
- Clickable digital PDFs: Assessment, Set 1, and Set 2
- NEW Google Slides decks with movable checkmarks: Assessment, Set 1, and Set 2, added to your Google Drive in 1 click
- Informal assessment broken into sets of 10 sentences for progress monitoring
- Sentence targets that include adverb clauses, relative clauses, and object complement clauses
- Real life picture answer choices for every sentence
- Data collection sheets, background info, and directions
How to Use (No Prep!)
- Mixed groups: Use the same sentence with different levels of support.
- In person therapy: Print the worksheets, or use sheet protectors with dry erase markers.
- Teletherapy: Screen share the clickable PDF or Google Slides.
- Google Classroom: Assign the Slides decks so students drag checkmarks to answer.
- Progress monitoring: Run the informal assessment 10 sentences at a time.
Perfect For
- Speech therapy groups targeting syntax and comprehension (2nd through 8th grade)
- Students with language disorders or reading comprehension breakdowns
- Learners who struggle with relative clauses and adverb clauses
- Students with working memory needs who lose meaning mid sentence
- Intervention blocks that need consistent routines and fast setup
- Building a bridge from sentence level comprehension to reading passages
Teacher Notes
- Google Slides: Click the included links, choose Make a Copy, and the decks save straight to your Google Drive. Any free Google account works.
- Digital PDFs: The interactive PDFs are clickable and can also be used in PowerPoint.
Already own this resource? The Google Slides decks are a free update. Re download your files to grab them.
Prefer a fully digital version? The same 40 new sentences are also available as self grading Boom Cards.
Reni H. –
I have the other 2 resource and love it. I’m excited to add this to my toolkit.
Amy D. –
I love using the original Complex Sentences Comprehension pack, so buying this expansion pack was a no-brainer! I bought it on Friday and used it with my 6th grade group that same day even though I had a different activity planned. This group is at the end of the day on Friday and it can be hard to keep them engaged in anything. Not the case when using this! I’m so glad I bought this right away!
Ruth N. –
This is the best purchase I have made on TPT. Just what I needed to help a language impaired student understand how to dissect complex sentences.
ANGIE M. –
I love this resource! I have been working with students to break down sentences to increase comprehension and asking questions. I like the visuals aids as a starting point and fading to just sentences. I like how this resource has everything that I have been trying to do with my students. It is all inclusive and no prep for my lessons!
Empowering Speech Services –
Absolutely loved using these in speech. You’re amazing!
Maren C. –
This is the first resource I’ve found targeting COMPREHENSION of complex sentences. Many of my students with language deficits need work on both understanding and forming complex sentences. It is beautiful to work on both simultaneously. It can be used for both listening and reading comprehension.
Danica S. –
Thank you for this resource! It has been very useful for my speech/language students!
Cheryl Y. –
I am so happy with this purchase. Money well spent. I like everything about the product including the research supporting this product. I love the visual supports, the sequence of activities, and the targets selected. This worked well with my Autistic students who struggle with comprehension. Highly recommend!
stephanie T. –
I have the original pack and had great results and engagement, so love that there was an expansion available. Thank you!
Deborah K. –
As usual, you have come up with another great resource. Many of my students need to work on sentence formulation as well as comprehension of sentences with complex structure. The students find this resource engaging and are feeling more confident in their skills!
Kim K. –
I love this resource so much. I have found nothing like it our there, so thank you Shannon for your creations! The pictures she includes are perfect-the breakdowns of the sentences are routine and so helpful for my students. LOVE!
Cara K. –
Love getting this expansian pack so we can keep on practicing!
Larissa H. –
Very helpful as an add on to the original resource! Always useful to support sentence comprehension and better with photos too.
The Rooted Ripple – Multilingual Resources –
I am not a SLP, but your lessons are incredible for my multilingual learners learning the English language. Thank you for all of your effort in making them accessible and engaging for all students.
Chiquita G. –
Awesome resource!! My students find it very engaging!!
Lisa T. –
Great resource to use when getting students to expand their utterances.
Yvonne T. –
This is an awesome resource. I am never disappointed with anything I purchase from Speech Musings!
Johanna N. –
This resource has been so helpful for my upper elementary aged students with language goals!
Mackenzie Saenz –
This is such a great resource for complex sentence comprehension for my older students. Thank you for creating this- I’ve been looking for something like this for a long time.
Slinde Speech –
This resource is great for working on comprehension, grammar and memory skills.
Heather M. –
I love these complex sentence resources, I have all of them! It is such a good way to target sentence comprehension tasks which has always been a lacking resource in my toolbox. They only thing I wish it had was the sentence on the same page as the picture choices so it can be referenced alongside the picture in review of the choices.
Nicola S. –
I’ve used the original/first set so many times and was DELIGHTED to see an expansion pack created. Super useful resource and love that real photos are used which makes it appropriate for older students too.
Lori McElveny –
I love using this activity with my speech and language students. The pictures are great and the activity is so helpful to work on breaking the sentences down, work on questions, and context clues to improve comprehension.
Terre H. –
Great photos to support the learning objectives. Engaging for the student also. Thanks.
Beth M. –
Wow!…such a fantastic resource to evaluate and teach complex sentence comprehension. This resource will serve as a guide for direct/explicit instruction of a variety of complex sentence structures. It is easy to implement and makes planning painless. Highly recommend.
Courtney C –
Comprehensive, thank you!
Tammy M. –
I purchased the Expansion Pack because I have the original Complex Sentence resource and just thought that it would be a great addition to the original one! As with the original, the pictures are great and the activities are good for working on many sentence/grammar activities. Awesome work!!
Joan O. –
These worked out great with a few different groups of grade two students – thanks for the resource!
Shelley H. –
The first pack is one of my most used resources, was so glad to see this expansion back! Thank you 🙂
Kristin R. –
This is a fantastic resource: my students loved the visuals and it targets skills necessary for the academic setting.
Stacie M. –
I recently purchased an outstanding speech therapy activity on TPT, and it has been a game-changer in my sessions! The resource is thoughtfully designed, engaging, and incredibly effective for students of various ages. It includes a variety of exercises that target different speech and language goals, making it versatile and adaptable to individual needs.
Lisa Johnson –
This is a great resource for my students! Thank you so much!
Angela J Vega –
Great resource! I didn’t have anything to help target comprehension of complex sentences and this really fits the bill! My students enjoy the pictures!
Shazil Z. –
Yet another top product by Speechy Musings. Love the quality and in-depth nature of her materials!
Jessica N. –
This resource was exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Ramsey Speech –
This was great for using with clients with goals around using complex sentences and subordinating conjunctions. I love using it for sentence deconstruction activities. Thank you!
Emily B. –
So happy to purchase an expansion pack! I’d been searching for resources like this – concepts broken down so well with real-life pictures. It’s truly excellent and helped my students immensely!
Naomi H. –
A great and comprehensive resource that has been so helpful.
Kati K. –
Great resource! My students were engaged for multiple sessions!
jeannine A. –
I love everything I purchase from speechy musings!
Allie Hughes –
AMAZING! I have the original complex sentence pack and had to get the expansion version when it came out. It is such an amazing resource that I use almost daily. I love that it breaks down the language in visuals to help support but I can also skip that step. So comprehensive and I would buy again (or another expansion pack)
Jamie M. –
Like all of Shannon’s products, the quality of this resource is great. This was just what I was looking for!
Jennifer P. –
Wonderful resource. My students have thoroughly enjoyed these. Thanks again!
Theresa B. –
Great resource for syntax development. This really makes sentence formulation make “sense” for my students.
Jessica R. –
I loved the first set so much I got the expansion pack! I like the structured way of breaking down each sentence to aid in comprehension! The pictures are great for my middle schoolers.
Pia S. –
Use this resource with small group speech therapy stimulation.
Speech and Language Cousins –
This resource is exactly what I have been searching for!
Steph’s Speech Store –
My students loved using this resource during our speech therapy sessions. Very helpful!
Jennifer B. –
Easy and quick, students remained engaged throughout the entire session. Very relatable pictures.
Laura C. –
This is such a great resource! I use it all the time for kids working on building their listening comprehension.
Cinthya L. –
This is such a great resource. I love using it digitally and the pictures are real-life images that significantly aide in student comprehension.
Joan G. –
This has been a great resource. I loved the original so much that I bought the expansion pack too! I am a fan of all of Speechy Musings’ materials, but these complex sentence comprehension lessons are especially useful and aligned with skills students need in the classroom.
Christine H. –
Speechy Musing materials are useful for my entire caseload. She hits the mark every time. Visual scaffolding is a great feature of this resource. I love it!
Speech Goober –
I was so excited when this resource was released! I love the real photos and the supports for breaking down sentences. This has been one of my go-to resources (including the original sets) for my school-age kids.
Jamie S. –
I love how this packet breaks down the skill of sentence comprehension. I really like how it walked my students step-by-step into using a visualization strategy, and then gives them real-life photos to apply that skill to.
Organized Babble –
I love this resource so much!! So helpful for teaching, explaining, and assessing comprehension of complex syntax!!
Stacey D. –
Love this and the first version for working on sentence comprehension!
Carolyn E. –
Loved the original resource, and I’m thrilled for the expansion packet! Thank you!!
Norah Breindel –
Syntax comprehension is so essential to language therapy for so much of my elementary caseload. The pictures and prompts make it so engaging. I like to have the students generate their own sentences using the photos for expressive practice, too.
Wendy J. –
My students enjoyed this resource. They really liked the bright beautiful pictures. Thank you for sharing!
Daley Speech –
Super easy product to use and engaging for my students!
Rachel C. –
I recently started using this resource with clients, and it has become a favorite! It’s a fantastic way to introduce more complex sentences while keeping learning fun. The delightful visuals help clients match pictures to sentences, which fosters critical thinking and comprehension. We often have engaging discussions about why certain sentences fit with specific images, enhancing their understanding and expression. I highly recommend this resource to anyone looking to boost their client’s language skills in an enjoyable way!
That Speech Character –
This has been so incredibly helpful! It teaches younger students how to break apart each sentence to interpret the meaning. It also targets answering WH questions and auditory comprehension. I have also used it to help older students learn to write complex sentences. I love how versatile it is!
sally C. –
A+ resource. Easy and ready to use. Students enjoy it.
Rachel S. –
I bought the original Sentence Comprehension Pack and was so excited to see an Expansion Pack! One feature I really enjoy is the Assessment. It makes it so easy to get a baseline and monitor progress!
Amy T. –
I love this resource. It’s easy to pull out and use individually or as part of larger activities. My students seem to find the pictures and visual supports helpful and motivating.
Barbara B. –
I love picture supports and how these work great with supporting students understanding and how small changes in a sentence can change its meaning. Very satisfied with this resource.
Lori B. –
This is an easy-to-use tool for sentence comprehension!
Amy S. –
The colorful pictures were motivating for my students. I used them on a smart board when working with speech and language students.
Nahri L. –
Some of my students were close to working through all of the pictures in the original resource, so I knew I needed to pick grab this expansion pack as well! It’s a great, engaging way to systematic teach a student how to break a sentence down and visualize it.
Sarah C. –
Love all of your work. It’s consistent – know what to expect and it’s high quality.
Rachel L. –
Great resource that can be used for a variety of students on my caseload!
Joyce Lam –
I love using this resource. It’s interactive and engaging for my students and easy to follow.
Jennifer Kiekhoefer –
I had the 1st pack of this product and knew I needed this expansion resource to work on complex sentence comprehension with my students. The pictures used are very engaging and require the child to really think about the deconstructed sentence. Definitely worth the money!
Cristi J. –
Amazing resource for working on listening comprehension and understanding complex sentences with my students! The pictures are great and we can talk about each one and how it illustrates what the sentence read.
Marigold Speechie –
I appreciate the comprehensiveness of this product. As always, a great language resource from Speechy Musings!
Miranda H. –
This product has been helpful in collecting information for better understanding a student’s comprehension based on syntax/sentence structure. These skills can be tough to assess so this resource is greatly appreciated!
Kitty N. –
Well crafted resource!!
I find the complexity of these sentences and opportunities to dissect and teach the structures. This is one of my most frequently used resources among my older students with language disorders.
Debra B. –
Great, as usual!
This has been a great resource to use with my older students who are working on understanding more complex language. The methods are systematic and take into account different learning styles. My kids always love Speechy Musings materials!
Aubree G. –
A Great Expansion Set
I have the first complex sentence resource, and this one is just as well done. I have used it in the first week of school, and the kids really respond well to the layout and sequence of breaking down the sentences.
Emily M. –
Great Resource
This resource has been very helpful for assisting multiple students working on sentence comprehension and expression.
Erin G. –
complex sentence comprehension pack
This tool is great for teaching sentence structure
littlespeechthings –
complex sentences
I love using this resource with my students. It’s structured and easy to understand.
Danielle N. –
Highly structured
This resource offers a teaching level and practice levels and is great with the visuals and highly structured sentences.
Sarah K. –
Great resource
I have used this several times already, and it very engaging with my students
Abigail P. –
Excellent resource
Lots of time and energy went into this resource; very easy to use in session.
Azra S. –
great resource
This was a great resource and helped my student work towards reaching their goal!
Emily Straw –
Amazing for Comprehension
This has been such a helpful resource for my middle schoolers and elementary students.
Corynn H. –
Always fantastic
Always strong resources that I know will be worth the cost. They are well-crafted, well-thought out – and can be easily implemented into sessions.
Brigitte O. –
Another well made product
I love the visuals and the time that went into this amazing product. So helpful for my students
Vickie S. –
Wonderful Product
Great resource that saved me much time. Would recommend.
Amanda Champion –
Useful and Engaging
I used this resource in my classroom and overall I was pleased with the quality and usefulness. The activities were well-organized and clearly explained, and my students were engaged.