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Three days each week I merge into my self-contained classes. Both of these classes use a “Letter of the Week” model to help their students learn the alphabet. Several years ago, I decided to take this to heart and build upon the week’s letter by incorporating several letter activities into my merge circle time. 1….
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Keeping Supplies Handy! First, let me begin by saying that I know I’m one of the luckiest school-based SLPs ever! I have my own room and it even contains windows! And cabinets! And running water! But that aside, I still travel a lot including: Merge into classrooms for…
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 I failed to actually write the tune that I had in my head as I was writing these songs. In…
Alternately known as the: Awesome Bag Beautiful Bag Cute Sack Darn-good Bag Excellent Sack Bag of Fun Bag of Goodness Bag of Happiness Incredible Bag Bag of Joy Kind Bag Bag of Love Mighty Sack New Stuff Sack Overly Outrageous Bag Precious Bag Quintessential Bag Really Radical Sack…. To spruce up my circle times in…
A miracle occurred last spring. The voters in my area approved a bond which, among other things, updated the school district’s technology. The Speech Pathologists (clever and quick-to-act folks that we are) quickly jumped on this and made a proposal for iPads. Which we received last month!!! Unfortunately, even the best laid plans have their…
Did I mention that I’ve gone Paleo? Never heard of it? Well, clearly you don’t live in the Pacific Northwest! It’s all the rage here. Although my husband has been talking about it for over a year, I started at the beginning of the school year. I eat meat, veggies, fruits, some nuts, oils. And…
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, Hop is working on (insert drum roll) COLORS (insert shocked expression). I realize these seem really simple, but for my…
A few weeks ago I started supplementing my Letter of the Week in Circle time with a book. I tried to find books containing extremely basic concepts that were easily adaptable for low-tech Augmentative Communication. I wanted to focus on the vocabulary goals of my students: names, colors, shapes, toys, and foods. After briefly searching…
Going with the theme idea I have recently incorporated into my therapy, I am switching around circle time with my Life Skills students. I am working on basic vocabulary (this month with a plant theme) while teaching them to play a group game, “bingo”. Most of these students are unable to find “3 in a…
I know. This product name reminds you of a certain hamburger at a popular fast food chain. But this device is actually a simple voice output device that can be used for cause and effect and simple communication messages. (The BIGmack can also be used as a switch, but that will be discussed on some…
All Super Heroes need protection! One of my biggest job hazards is getting spit in the face unintentionally (or occasionally intentionally). Kind of ironic that I always told people I never wanted to be a dentist because I didn’t want to work in people’s mouths! I mentioned this to a nurse at my annual blood-borne…
In this final lesson, we will explore how to use a communication book to model language when talking about the schedule. Throughout the day, we have so many opportunities to model language! We do not need a special activity or project to foster communication. One example of modeling language is when talking about the schedule….
super iep coaching special education is confusing. I can help. The special education process is as confusing as h*ll. I get that. I’ve sat at 1000+ IEP tables and helped families from Kindergarten through age 21. I know that most schools really want the best for their students and most parents want to work collaboratively…
You’ve completed professional development. You’ve listened to podcasts. You’ve read the research. You’ve told the team all about WISE strategies. YOU know that a trained communication partner is key for the success of individuals who use AAC. But your communication partners just aren’t following through. The communication devices are on a shelf. The batteries are…
