7 Things I Wish I’d Learned Before Working in a School
The following 7 things are things that wish someone had told me these things before I started working in a school! Or… if they did tell me, I wish I had listened! 1. In spite…
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File Folder Activities for Early Language Learners
Our entire state has developed a new “teacher evaluation system” which requires countless hours of determining student-driven and personal goals that will be assessed through statewide assessmentsย among other pieces of evidence. Although I haven’t…
November Lesson Plans
I’m trying out a new style of lesson planning involving links back to all activities and visuals to remind myself (and my assistant) what we are working on each session. I created 3 levels of…
November Speech and Language Activities
November is one of my favorite months of the year! Not only is it Professor X’s birthday, but the leaves are just so beautiful around here in November! Plus, there is pumpkin pie, pumpkin lattes,…
What does the fox say?
Do you have dreams of being the coolest SLP around? Do you want to annoy all the adults with whom you have contact (hey, maybe they’ll stop referring so many kids if they are avoiding…
Token Boards
I started used Token Boards years ago with my Life Skills students in ABA-type therapy. Some students came to understand that after receiving 10 tokens, they got a break. These students tended to make good…
Language Learning Through Songs
At a very young age my lyric-writing skills began. I would write song after song after song on sheets of paper and then store them in my drawers. The problem? They kinda stunk. And…
Getting organized
At a recent in-service, everyone was asked what they like most about their job and what they are looking forward to this year. Every. single. person. said that their favorite part of their job was…
No print. No prep. No problem.
We’ve all been there. You joyfully announce, “We’ve got an awesome activity to do today!” Then you look down and realize that the awesome activity should have been printed last week; and cut out…
Throwback Thursday: Before They Were SLPs
Thanks to the very hard work of Kristin Cummings, I get to present to you the cutest giveaway ever! Before I was an SLP, I looked like this! Match the baby pictures from long ago…
October Lesson Plans
I’m trying out a new style of lesson planning involving links back to all activities and visuals to remind myself (and my assistant) what we are working on each session. I created 3 levels of…
Speech Therapy Science Vocabulary
In August I had a brilliant idea. I would gather some families and do a “Science Day”, during which time all the kids would participate in fun science experiments/demonstrations and learn about science. You know……
October Speech and Language Activities
A round-up of perfect October speech-language activities that I’ve posted over the years. Click on each numbered picture below to get to the original post. Each post contains fun ideas for speech and language activities….
The 4 best school supplies of the year!
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Now that I’m off and running this year, I have come to appreciate a few new items in my speech room. These are new to me either because…