What can be done in speech therapy to help a toddler with autism that isn't talking yet? Carrie shares some great therapy ideas in this helpful video
Speech therapy resources, including printable speech therapy activities, social stories for speech therapy, & more!
What can be done in speech therapy to help a toddler with autism that isn't talking yet? Carrie shares some great therapy ideas in this helpful video
In my experience, gestalt language processing (GLP) is a new concept to most parents I talk with. Even for speech-language pathologists, GLP was barely, if at all, touched on in graduate school. This guide provides a 19 page, printer-ready: ♡ Caregiver interview GLP questions document ♡ What signs may be indicative of being a GLP ♡ Handouts on what GLP is for parents ♡ Handouts on strategies parents can implement at home ♡ A handout on examples on what modelling will look like for a stage 1 GLP This guide was designed to help fellow speech-language pathologists to navigate and support gestalt language processors in the early stages.
15 fun WH question exercises, activities, and worksheets to help kids with autism and speech delays with language development and reading comprehension.
Looking for a cheap, easy to use therapy material? How about paper bags? I love using paper bags for a variety of activities. Here are some simple ways I have incorporated paper bags into my therapy sessions. 1. Puppets My students love to use puppets to "eat" their articulation cards or other target cards. They also love to use them to tell stories. Making puppets from paper bags is a great, inexpensive way to engage your students in a variety of activities! You can easily make a puppet to match any book or story that you are using. Be creative- your kids will love it! I made these monster puppets with my son this week. They were so easy to make! We used a little paint, glue, and card stock with our paper bags. I found the idea for these cute monsters from this pin: Paper Bag Monster Puppets 2. Describe It To Me This activity is also super easy. I throw a bunch of items into a bag. My students reach in and grab something (no peeking!) to describe. The students remove the object and then describe it using a variety of descriptors. This is a great way to incorporate your Expanding Expression Tool (EET) with describing real objects. Sometimes I will even get really small, cheap objects that the students can keep if they give me a description using all of the beads on the EET. 3. What is in the bag? This is a great activity to work on a student's deductive reasoning skills. I put an object into the bag (students do not see- again, no peeking). Students need to ask questions about my object. This is similar to the game Headbanz. 4. Categories Place pictures of categories on the bag and collect items or pictures to place in each category. I used pictures from my Category Sorting activity. I like to put a piece of Velcro on each bag so that I can interchange the categories without having to get a new bag each time. 5. Collect in a bag Put any kind of card into the bag. My students love to decorate a bag and then collect their cards. 6. Paper bag books You can use two paper bags to make a book that will have two pockets. Simply fold two bags in half and then put the two openings touching each other to make two pockets for a book. Staple together, and done! You have a paper bag book that you can use to target a variety of goals. I used this one to put some of my new sequencing cards in for a student to take home. I have also made these Articulation Paper Bag Books. These are so fun to make with students and send home! Here is a link to a freebie that contains blank frames to use on your paper bags, as well as labels for What is in the bag? and Describe It To Me. Have fun using your paper bags!
These food themed interactive / adapted books are perfect for sneaking in some left / right and top / bottom direction skills. Students can follow directions to set the table, make a pizza, scoop ice cream, and make a sub sandwich. Print and prep yourself! Prep options include: putting velcro on both spots (left and right) on each page so that students aren't just following the velcro, but will really have to think about following the direction! For students who are just learning, you might find you just want to put the velcro in the correct spot. Ways to Use this Interactive Book with Multiple Levels: Interactive Pieces Level 1: Students match the picture from each page to the end choice page while they read. Level 2: Students take off the picture from the choice page and match to the page to follow the direction (directions include picture visuals so student know what option to use. Prep these books using lamination and velcro! This resource is perfect for special education and autism classrooms, and even early childhood education! ☆☆Check out more Adapted Books HERE!☆☆ Want a prepped and shipped version? Grab it here!
Use these 3 simple language games to improve your toddler's speech and help develop their articulation, language, and pre-reading skills. The following post 'Improve Your Toddler's Speech' was written in collaboration with my own mom, Jamie Bott, M.A., C.C.C. Licensed & Certified Speech & Language Pathologist / Reading Endorsed by the State of Florida. Every parent wants their child to grow up to become a
Learn my best tips after 20 years of therapeutic experience for autism and delayed speech. Visual schedules, sign language & more.
Joint attention refers to the ability to share a common focus on something with someone, including people, objects, concepts, events, etc. It is mainly a social form of communication built up during infancy and continues to grow until early childhood. Joint attention is a significant factor for a child's social development, cognitive development, and language
Are you a speech-language pathologist looking for speech therapy activities for preschoolers? This article contains tons of effective activities and speech therapy ideas that will motivate young children to work on a variety of goals. It includes tips for engaging preschoolers during speech therapy sessions, as well as ideas for movement, sensory play, and recommended
Speech therapy resources, including printable speech therapy activities, social stories for speech therapy, & more!
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Token boards and visuals are MUST-HAVES when working with kids with autism. This free download will help you get started.
Here is a list of very easy at home activities that you can practice throughout the day to strengthen and improve auditory processing in your child.
If your child struggles with articulation, fluency, voice regulation, understanding and expressing himself through language, or nonverbal autism, these speech therapy activities are a great place to start!
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Do you have non verbal students or students with autism who struggle with communicating their wants and needs? Do your students need a form of visual picture communication or AAC picture cards for esl, multilingual learners, efl or esol? These 19 portable visual communication cards help students with autism and other language impairments to quickly and effectively communicate with their teachers and other school staff throughout their school day. Each communication card contains 16 different picture communication icons. This product pairs perfectly with my other portable visual communication products: Or if you are looking for communication binders..... 2 sizes are provided. The larger size (6.75 inches x 6 inches) is for the teacher/adult to help prompt their student to communicate their needs. The smaller size (5.25 inches x 4.5 inches) is for the student to keep with them. The small size allows for the student to easy keep the communication to hand (using a lanyard/book ring/keychain) and to carry it with them at all times as they transition throughout the school building. ***Please note- all labels/titles in this product are presented in lower case. Specific communication cards included are (in both sizes) - Staying safe (COVID-19).....Newly added bonus card 7/23/20 - I need (classroom materials, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) - I need (snack/food items/utensils) - I want (bathroom, Kleenex, weighted vest etc) - I want (food) x 2 - Help me (classroom actions, unpack, write, draw, spell etc) - Help me (actions, tie, zip up, put on, clean etc) - Help me with my (classroom activities, math, writing, reading, computer etc) - Help (I don’t know, I don’t like, I spilled etc) - I feel (happy, mad, sad, frustrated etc) - Numbers - Shapes - Letters - Colors - People (teacher, aide, principal, nurse, mom/dad etc) - School places (classroom, hallway, art room, health room etc) - What is wrong (it’s too loud, too cold, I don’t want to etc) - Communication (yes, no, good, bad, I’m finished, right, wrong etc)
Are you struggling with echolalia? Discover effective techniques for how to reduce echolalia with our helpful tips.
Lateral lisp information, exercises, speech therapy activities, and resources. Learn how to help a child with a lateral /s/ lisp
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If your child struggles with articulation, fluency, voice regulation, understanding and expressing himself through language, or nonverbal autism, these speech therapy activities are a great place to start!
Free low tech AAC core boards for speech and language therapy, special education classrooms, AAC users, and complex communicators!
Wondering what the signs of gestalt language processing are? Well, here are 10+ signs that your child is a gestalt language processor.
Planning for Teletherapy can be so challenging and time consuming! Here is a list of all of my favorite tele-therapy websites to help make planning easier!
We are constantly working with our students trying to get them to keep the conversation going. For many students, starting the conversation can be challenging. Many students require prompting in order to talk to their peers. Whether it is working with a group on a project in class, sitting at lunch, or at ...
Echolalia- Learn strategies for your Autism classroom. What echolalia is and how to reduce it with activities to decrease repetitive speech or non-authentic communication.
Are you struggling with echolalia? Discover effective techniques for how to reduce echolalia with our helpful tips.
This post originally appeared as a guest post for Smart Speech Therapy, LLC . I am reposting because I am bringing you a week dedicated to...
If your child has autism and/or sensory processing disorder, we’ve got 16 simple to set-up oral motor activities for kids to help with a variety of challenges like picky eating and inappropriate chewing, sucking & biting.
Getting started with PECS for autism has never been easier than with this collection of free printables and downloads, PECS pictures, books, schedules, and boards, and speech therapy activities for nonverbal children!
I am a big proponent of using books in therapy. Literacy has been a big push recently, and I am a firm believer that you can use books to target ANY goal in therapy. Today's topic is about books--more specifically about repetitive books. Repetitive books have many benefits. They encourage participation from all students or clients. They are perfect for individual sessions and group sessions. They have a pattern, so they are easier for children to pick up on and thus participate more. I ask my clients to repeat those lines with me. I will model the line a couple of times, say "Say it with me," a few times, and then just pause the next couple of times to see if one or more of them will fill in the gap. I also use repetitive books with my clients who use AAC devices. This allows them to participate as well. I do similar things as I mentioned above. This helps encourage vocabulary, language development, and allows them to explore various folders on their devices. For articulation sessions, I choose books that have repetitive words or phrases that contain my clients' sounds. For example, if I have a child working on CH, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is perfect. Here are my top ten repetitive books for use in therapy (in no particular order): 1. Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle 2. We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury 3. Any of the There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a ___ books 4. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault 5. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown 6. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow 7. Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell 8. Are You My Mother? by. P. D. Eastman 9. Polar Bear, Polar Bear by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle 10. Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins What are your favorite repetitive books to use in therapy?
Teaching basic concepts in speech therapy - critical to a student’s academic success, being able to comprehend, communicate, and read.
Playdough has been a staple in my speech therapy bag for years. Here you'll find speech and language goals linked to playdough activities.
When your baby is tiny, you get in the habit of doing everything for him – as you should! But if you hang on to some of the habits you started from birth, you might be doing your budding toddler a disservice.
What can we do for students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing? This guest post on Speechy Musings shares a few tips for language therapy for these students.
