Using Animals to Promote Language Skills
Kids love pets. Even kids that do not have any pets, still love to talk about them! My daughter, for example, has been asking forever for a pet. Being the crazy, stressed out, budget conscious…
Social Skills
Effective Routines in the Speech Room
I’ve had a desire for several years to make my 30 minute therapy sessions more routine oriented. I want students to know what to expect when they get to speech. I want them to start…
5 Tips for Running a Social Skills Group (Ages 7-11)
Last year, my special education teacher and myself ended up running 3 different social skills groups. They were separated by grade level for scheduling reasons, and each had five students. That’s fifteen social skills students…
Everyday Speech Social Skills (Review and Giveaway)
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will know that I don’t really do reviews for commercial materials. I like to talk about my life, work, and creations. Not other people’s. But…
Social Story Collages
I’m sure I didn’t invent these… I more just “came up with” an idea. An idea that I’m now a little obsessed with doing for all of my students: Social Story Collages! What does that…
Thinking About Others – A Family Affair
Disclaimer: “Thinking About Others” is a term used by Michele Garcia Winner. To read more about this term and her awesome social thinking methods, visit her website here. I am the mother to two gorgeous…
Lunar New Year Bundle
Did you know that over 20% of the world’s population lives in China? Did you know that 75% of my family is Asian? How much do you and your students know about Chinese, Korean, and…
Circle Time in a Minimially Verbal Classroom #2
Circle time! Last month, I went through how I do circle time in my Kindergarten self-contained classroom. The students there are minimally or non-verbal. You can read the post here. Today, I am explaining how…
How to Create Social Skills Videos
In the last month, I have gone from zero knowledge of how to make an iMovie, to making 5 of them! It has been a fun and engaging process for me and (most of) the…
Circle Time in a Minimally Verbal Classroom #1
Circle time is my baby. When I started my current job in 2002 and had one class of highly-impacted and self-contained students, I knew I wanted to lead the class in some way. Circle became…
January Speech Lesson Plans 2015
Hurray! Only one more week of school before winter break! But that means…. time to start planning for January NOW! Here’s what I’ll be doing in January. Feel free to download my FREE lesson plans…
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…
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…