My Favorite Assessment Tool
This used to be a common scene in my speech room: I finish a group, check my schedule, and see that I need to assess Johnny for upcoming IEP goals (or RTI, or informal assessment)….
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November 2015 Lesson Plans
November: My first day off from school! ASHA! Professor X’s birthday! It is promising to be a good month! I have included my “warm up” and homework activities within the lesson plans. I have added…
Teaching Values
Our families, schools, communities, and nations teach children values–either explicitly or implicitly. There are many pro and con arguments about whether values should be taught by anyone outside of the family. As a high-school debator,…
Twas the Night Before Report Cards
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Hands On Halloween
I love Halloween themed crafts and activities. They are full of fun and imagination and so much creativity. If I could spend the entire month doing hands on activities, I probably would! Although I cannot,…
October 2015 Lesson Plans
I love planning for October! It is so much fun to do Halloween and monster activities with my students (even though I really don’t even celebrate Halloween myself). I have included my “warm up” and…
RTI and the SLP
“Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs. The RTI process begins with high-quality instruction and universal screening of all children in…
The Stranger
Update: This unit was comletely revised 6/2015. It’s now better than ever!! Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. The Stranger is by one of my all time favorite author/illustrators, Chris Van Allsburg (author of…
Behavior and the SLP
Of all the things that I did expect upon completing grad school, managing complex and challenging behavior was NOT one of them. I did not take a single class on students with trauma or emotional…
Having a WILD Time in Speech!
I go to the gym four times per week. I attempt to get in 10,000 steps per day. I’m big into movement. My kids go to a school that values movement as well. The PTA…
Magical Social Skills
Update: This product has been completely updated! If you own the previous version, make sure to download the new version for FREE! Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. If you know me at all,…
My Super Dad: 20+ Years Post-Stroke
I had just finished my last college final of my freshman year.ย My room was packed. My roommate had already left for the summer. I was leaving the next day. And then I got the…
A Virtual Vacation in Speech
Don’t hate me. My students still haven’t started school. In fact, they won’t start until a few days AFTER Labor Day. My own children (in the district next to where I work) will be two…
September Speech Lesson Plans
(Updated!) Yep, I am aware that I am the lucky one around here! My students don’t start back to school until after Labor Day (which I truly, truly believe with all of my heart is…