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…
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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….
Why and how to do a language sample.
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links.ย I am a very busy SLP. I see most of my kids in medium sized groups and have little time for extra data collection. What I’ve learned…
Back to school- Super style!
It’s started! Although I’ve had super characters in my room for years, I’m going all out this year. My walls are covered in super heroes from my Super Start to Speech posters. I’ve written my…
Kids need daily articulation practice
Have you ever worked with a student forever on one sound. That eleven-year-old who just can’t master /r/? Or the ten year old with the continued frontal lisp? No, I’m sure you haven’t! Or how…
Back to School Blog Hop
I just finished my first week back at work! Phew! It’s a hard transition for me, but I am psyched to get my own kids back in school so I can stop homeschooling! To celebrate…
If Only I Had a New Website (freebie and contest!)
This new website has been a LONG time coming. I’ve considered getting my own domain name for years, but finally took the plunge this spring. It feels so official for some reason! All new posts…