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…
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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…
Story comprehension for children with minimal verbal skills
Three things happened recently that influenced my newest creation: 1. One of my self-contained teachers came to me with a problem this year. She said that she had several new students with story comprehension goals….
The Social Language Informal Assessment
I don’t know about you, but my gut reaction when I have another child to evaluate with a possible eligibility of social language disorder, is “Oh no! There are no good tests for me!” I…
October Speech Lesson Plans 2014
I adore October for 2 reasons: Pumpkins and Chocolate. I also enjoy the creativity that goes along with Halloween celebrations and the crafts and celebrations (although not the scary ones… I don’t like those!) So…
I quit clicking “LIKE” on Facebook to practice what I preach!
Three weeks ago I read this article. It got me thinking about my own clicking tendencies. In general, I have been a 50% “like” clicker and 50% commenter. The article made me think of my…
Getting organized for play-based speech therapy
33% of my students with speech IEPs work on very basic 1-3 word utterances (verbally or non-verbally). One of the many ways that I work on their speech goals is to engage them with play-based…
25 Ways to Ask Kids about Their Day
Both at work AND at home, I am constantly trying to get kids to tell me about their day. Here is a typical conversation: “What did you do today!?” “Nothing.” “Come on, you must have…
My summer in review
(Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links.) I go back to work in two short days (sniff…) so it is time for me to reflect on some of the amazing things that I have…
How do you use it? Paper clips!
I’m joining up with Speech Time Fun today to post about one of my favorite office supplies… Paper clips!! So… how do I (and how could I) use these cute little, metal devices of usefulness?…
What’s In Your Cart?
It’s time for the big, big back to school sale on TpT! How to decide what to get??? Here are a few suggestions that I have! 🙂 Products that my colleagues have created: No Prep…
The Speech Club solution to articulation therapy!
Have you ever had a 12 year old who has been working on /r/ in sentences and carry-over for years? Have you ever had a 10 year old who says that speech games are…