How to Create Social Skills Videos
In the last month, I have gone from zero knowledge of how to make an iMovie, to making 5 of them! It has been a fun and engaging process for me and (most of) the…
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Circle Time in a Minimally Verbal Classroom #1
Circle time is my baby. When I started my current job in 2002 and had one class of highly-impacted and self-contained students, I knew I wanted to lead the class in some way. Circle became…
2015 Peace and Goals
I was inspired by Susannah Conway to determine a “word of the year“. The idea behind this is to not have specific goals, but rather a broad life goal to work towards. Although I loved…
Pretend Language
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Why do we pretend? Why imagine beyond the here, now, and yesterday when talking? Kim has a fabulous post all about the benefits of pretend play on early language…
Vacation in Vegas
I did it! I just completed my first trip to Vegas. In winter. With kids. With a chronically ill spouse. For an in-law family reunion. I had a great time, although I really, really wish…
January Speech Lesson Plans 2015
Hurray! Only one more week of school before winter break! But that means…. time to start planning for January NOW! Here’s what I’ll be doing in January. Feel free to download my FREE lesson plans…
A-Z Alphabet Books for Me!
One of the best things that happened to my therapy was when the life skills teacher and I decided to implement the “letter of the week”. Since then, I have been designing speech materials that…
What’s in Your Cart Cyber Monday 2014!
On December 1st and 2nd (2014), there will be a great sale on TpT. Most sellers will put their entire store on 20% off. The holiday BONUS is that if you use the code “TPTCYBER”…
December Speech Lesson Plans 2014
I love the holidays! I can’t wait to put up my tree and start wrapping my homemade gifts! As my gift to you….You can download your FREE lesson plans for December here. These plans are…
I didn’t go Blog Hop
I am extremely sad to say that I was unable to attend ASHA 2014. In Orlando of all places. Did I mention that I’m FREEEEEEEZING right now? But alas, here I am in the Pacific…
Wink: a story of community love
Background: Wink Yesterday, my husband turned forty. Any decade birthday can be a big deal, but this one was especially so. You see, in the beginning of his 30s, my husband (Wink) had everything going…
5 Tips for Running a Multi-sound Articulation Group
It is very, very rarely that I get a group of articulation students who are all working on the same sound. However, many materials out there are made for exactly that! One activity. One sound….
November Speech Lesson Plans 2014
November!!! My husband will celebrate a BIG birthday; my in-laws are coming to stay for two weeks; I get to bake lots of pumpkin bread. Yay!!!!!! You can download your FREE lesson plans for November…
5 Tips for Running a Social Skills Group (ages 4-7)
Many of the children on my caseload have social skills goals. So many in fact, that my resource room teacher and myself co-teach 3 different groups, in addition to the work that I do in…