Do you serve students with limited language skills who are unsure of how to interact within a situation? Here is a great example. I give my ... Read more
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Core or PECS for students with ASD?
At the beginning of this year, multiple people in my district began discussing communication for children with autism. The early childhood ... Read more
SLP Book Club: Ginny Moon
Welcome to the SLP Book Club! This book club has been my dream and my baby as an SLP and a bibliophile. I am so excited to find others out there that ... Read more
Engage AAC users with a manipulative core board!
Although picture exchange can be an effective communication system for some individuals (Tien, 2008), there are limitations to its use ... Read more
SLP Book Club: Neurotribes
Welcome to the SLP Book Club! This book club has been my dream and my baby as an SLP and a bibliophile. I am so excited to find others out there that ... Read more
SLP Book Club: Autism
Welcome to the SLP Book Club! This book club has been my dream and my baby as an SLP and a bibliophile. I am so excited to find others out there that ... Read more
Think Sheet: How did my actions affect others?
After hitting the ball out in 4-square, Joe completely lost his temper. He screamed, cried, yelled, and pushed one of his classmates. When the teacher ... Read more
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! ... Read more
For a few good causes
I have always strongly believed in the importance of giving. I feel that if every American gave 10% of their income to charitable causes... this ... Read more
Love It and List It: Social Skills
About 25% of my students are working on social skills goals of some kind. So obviously I'm a big fan of products and curriculums that really guide me. ... Read more
How to use puppets in speech therapy
A few years ago, my special education teacher and myself started co-teaching a social skills group. We went through ups and downs. There were ... Read more
The Importance of Learning Social Skills Outside of the Classroom
An actual email I sent to the staff at my school a few weeks ago: I have a little story to tell.... Xth grade recess is often fairly ... Read more
Language Learning Through Songs
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 ... Read more
Expanding Sentences and Vocabulary
I love my expanding non-traditional Picture Exchange therapy! I love it when I get to work with my life skills kiddos on adding descriptive words to ... Read more