Behavior and the SLP — Enough is Enough
“Ms. C, please report to room 10! Ms. C, please report to room 10!” This was not a call for me to report to a meeting after school. This was not an urgent telephone call….
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Behavior Challenges and the SLP– A roundup of great articles
We’ve all been there. The child who walks nicely down to the speech room only to start saying “I don’t wanna!” the instant you actually bring out speech work. Or the student who screams profanities…
Behavior as Communication
She was agitated and upset. This was not a good day. Her routine had gotten out of whack when her aunt dropped her off at school instead of taking the bus. She dropped her backpack…
Quick Social and Behavior Lessons
I am asked to write social and behavior lessons for many students in my school. A lot. Some of these are on my caseload, some are not. I have noticed that the teacher, counselor, and…
Behavior and the SLP
Of all the things that I did expect upon completing grad school, managing complex and challenging behavior was NOT one of them. I did not take a single class on students with trauma or emotional…
Blog Birthday Day 3: 6 Language Products Giveaway
Today I’m giving away SIX Language Products from some of the best bloggers ever! Descriptions and Pragmatics Mini-Lesson by Amy Minor Glphys! by The Speech Bubble Secret Technology Vocabulary Words by Live Love Speech Valentine’s…
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 hectic. We have MANY kids with special needs (both…
Token Boards
I started used Token Boards years ago with my Life Skills students in ABA-type therapy. Some students came to understand that after receiving 10 tokens, they got a break. These students tended to make good…
Transitioning Back to School with Visuals
Most children, regardless of whether they have special needs, benefit from a schedule to keep them moving in the morning. Schedules are easy to create when you do the same things every day. They…
Positive Behavioral Incentives in Speech (aka Bribery)
I made this “Speech Money” eleven years ago when I started in my district. I am flush with (speech) cash and call myself “the banker”. How to earn money: 1. My speech groups earn…
Because I just can’t leave work…at work.
The Flash may or may not be driving us crazy these days…. (hint: “may” is the correct answer!) And he may or may not be having a little bit of trouble being completely honest and…
Some recent SUPER creations!
Here are a few things I’ve created recently in between going through medication withdrawal and progress reports…. A SUPER behavior point sheet for my student with a super hero obsession. (It was because of him…
Co-teaching Social Skills
Last year, my special education teacher and I brainstormed ways to serve our students with multiple needs. Many of these students have reading, writing, math, speech, social skills, and behavior goals. There are not enough…
I need to go to Chillville!
Do you ever need to chill out? I mean, just go out for a drink/pedicure/massage/yoga class? Yep. Same with some of my students. Except they may demonstrate the need with explosive behaviors. The sped teacher…