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When my lovely Kindergarten student began school, she had an iPad and an app with 30 words on it. She was primarily using gestures, facial expressions, and a few ASL words to communicate her needs and wants. The problem was that she had receptive language skills within the average range. She understood nearly everything but was…
Around this time of year, thoughts of “What am I going to do this year?” start popping in my head. I wonder if I’m going to run my speech room and therapy exactly the same as last year, or if I am going to change it up. Let me tell you a little secret. In my…
A lovely, awesome, sweet child that I know has a brain tumor. When I began an intervention, I expected to find poor grammar, vocabulary, and retelling skills. I began our first session using one of my favorite dynamic assessments. To my surprise, his pre-test score was nearly perfect. Although he needed prompts to continue his…
“Doggy.” “No honey, that’s a kitty.” “Doggy.” “No honey, that’s a cow.” “Doggy.””Yes! That’s a doggy!” We all know this conversation. Kids categorize items, even without knowing they are doing so, to make sense of their world. Early on, that often looks like all animals are “doggy”, all people are “mommy”, and all toys are…
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 paid for weekly yoga instruction for many of the students a few years ago. This year, my daughter’s entire class…
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 mom that I am, I have always and adamantly rejected this request. So this last week for her tutor, she…
I know it’s getting close to summer, but there are just so many great ideas out there! These are my recommendations for your cart during the fabulous Teacher Appreciation Sale (5/5-5/6)! Adorable and super practical items in Teaching Talking’s “Apraxia Garden Theme” Unit! You cannot go wrong with Nicole’s “Common Core Summer Packet“! Natalie’s “High…
All long time ago and very, very far away from my current location, I got my first job as an SLP. In addition to many students in the general education setting, I served two severely impaired classrooms. In one class, the students spent much of the day on side liers being tube fed and given…
What is Minecraft? My 11 year old has abandoned me for a “better” source of entertainment and comfort. It’s a computer game that millions of others are obsessed with: Minecraft. He lives, breathes, and obsesses over Minecraft. He is now using Minecraft vocabulary in his everyday language. He is changing friendships based on his online…
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 I do circle in my 1-3rd grade self-contained classroom. Most of these students have verbal skills and are speaking in…
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 my “thing”. I now serve three self-contained classes and do circle in each of them. Each classroom’s circle looks somewhat…
I have a confession to make. I really don’t like articulation therapy.ย Whenever possible, I try to pawn it off onto my SLP-A or student intern. Why do I hate it? Let me count the ways… 1. Boring. Drill and kill may be an effective way to learn motor muscle memory, but (at least from…
My March Lesson Plans are ready just in time for the big TpT sale on Thursday and Friday!ย Click here to download these for free! Some of the activities on these lesson plans are free activities, others are paid products (by myself or other colleagues). So that you can best take advantage of the upcoming sale,…
I wanted to let you know about some items that I own that I think you should too! First, a shameless plug for some of the items that I can’t live without! Speech & Languageย & Social Communication Homework for a Year and Summer: No frills homework that I send home every single week. There…
