You know those books you just can’t resist…
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. The books that you buy several copies of and then give to friends when they have babies? The ones that you have your kids read when they…
Articulation
Cultural Encounters of the Speech Kind
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Just as the confetti of New Year’s Eve is settling down and teachers are pulling out the hearts and roses for February, I am pulling out the red. And…
Using Classroom Vocabulary with Articulation Students
I merge into my 5th graders Language Block for 60 minutes each week, so I know exactly what they are working on. This has been a beautiful thing since I can use vocabulary and concepts…
Whole Class Articulation Interventions
I’m trying something new this year. Very new. I’m approaching Kindergarten classes in the hall and telling them about the “Secret Sound”. You know. The sound in which you keep your tongue a “Secret”. And…
Ring of Power!
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Nope, not the one ring to rule them all (OMG is the movie really coming out next week!!!). This time it’s Green Lantern’s power ring! My super-obsessed student and…
Literature-Based Speech Therapy
ย My favorite way to do Speech Therapy is to to make it literature-based. Why? It just makes sense to me! I’ve complied my reasons to consider doing Speech/Language Therapy based on books: 1. End goal…
I am Thankful for….
a few sunny days (even though I know they will be gone soon) healthy children (even when I want to strangle them over homework) a caring husband (even if his body is broken) living parents…
Thanksgiving Word Searches
I’ve been a very busy girl this weekend! With the my Speech Club kids, we always do a “Wednesday Word Search”. We focus on higher level vocabulary and the speech sounds that the individual kids…
S- blends games
I created these games to use with my young students working through the cycles articulation program. They could be used for any s-blends students. I really like to take the spring flowers game out around…
Letter of the week stories
I use these “stories” every day in circle with my Life Skills students and then carry them into indiviudal therapy by matching/labeling/or identifying the key concept in the story I created. Rainbow Rabbit Hop, Hop,…
Speech Club and Mad Libs Monday
I created a new Speech Club this year (and handily tied it to my “professional development” so that my principal would support this new endeavor). All my 3rd-5th articulation only students meet with me daily…
/s/ vocabulary for 3rd graders
I came across an incredible resource last spring: Flocabulary (no, I am not endorsed by this site at all but if they contact me, I’d be happy to test out all of their products!). At…
Articulation Printables Links
All speech pathologists need articulation printable pictures and cards! We can do the cutest activity and read the best book working on targeted sounds, but when it gets down and dirty, we just need some…
The Boy Who Ssssssurvived
For my Harry Potter friends, Professor X has now supplied me with a list of /s/ practice sentences to accompany the Star Wars /s/ sentences. Harry Potter /s/ sentences! The Slytherin seeker was the first…