Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving (Speech Therapy Book Companion)
Language, articulation, and social skills to go with the fabulous story “Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving!”
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Photo of the Week
“Photo of the Week” provides the SLP or educator a routine for the classroom. Students begin or end each session with a photo of the week, or use the worksheets for weekly practice. Students develop the skills to answer questions about common social skills goals (understanding feelings of self and others, problem-solving), articulation carry-over,…
The Mitten Book Companion
Speech and language activities for PreK-5th grade using the book “The Mitten” by Jan Brett.
Literacy Interventions in Speech Therapy
Speech pathologists have an important role to play in literacy instruciton. Unfortunately, my graduate program never taught me what that role was or what to do about it. So…I have spent at least a decade scoffing at presenters who tell me that I need to take on yet ANOTHER responsibility. Isn’t the SLP’s scope of…
What is LAMP? How does it help communication?
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…
Consider a new speech deliverability model and energize your therapy!
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…
Social intervention after brain injury
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…
The Importance of Categories
“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…
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 paid for weekly yoga instruction for many of the students a few years ago. This year, my daughter’s entire class…
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 mom that I am, I have always and adamantly rejected this request. So this last week for her tutor, she…
What’s in Your Cart? Teacher Appreciation Sale!
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…
Circle Time in a Minimally Verbal Classroom #3
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…
Living in a Minecraft World
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…
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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 I do circle in my 1-3rd grade self-contained classroom. Most of these students have verbal skills and are speaking in…