A summary of free digital materials for speech and language that can be used by teletherapists or brick and mortar SLPs.
Circle or whole-group activities can be challenging for SLPs. Here are five easy to prep, highly engaging activities for preschoolers.
Looking for engaging social skills activities for teletherapy? Discover interactive Boom Card decks, role-plays, videos, and more to help you address your students' social language goals... virtually!
I've been slacking on my usual posts about activities with low incidence populations, so now I'm playing catchup. Here's what I've done with my intellectually disabled group for the past three weeks. I live in a suburb of Washington, DC, so the Cherry Blossoms are a big thing. When I saw this on Pinterest, I
A social skills blog post about developing perspective taking in younger children. Includes evidence-based interventions and ideas for speech therapy activities.
Check out this ultimate list of over 200 free speech therapy materials for all of your needs! Save your money for what really matters!
Today was the first day of ESY here in NY. It's the first time in a while that I've worked the day(s) before 4th of July, so I tok advantage and made a corresponding craft for the holiday! You've probably seen many fireworks crafts floating around Pinterest. This year, I chose to do one involving
A blog post by a speech language pathologist about using interactive notebooks to improve language skills in preschoolers in the home setting.
Most Recent From the BlogMy Favorite FidgetsI currently work with preschoolers, ages 3-5. Many are non-verbal/low-verbal, many on the autism spectrum, and I have a slew of initial evaluations that walk into my room. To keep
Here are five more tips to have a great year as a preschool push-in SLP.
The L sound is usually so easy to correct. It’s the “singing sound la-la-la-la-la.” Kids can pick up and imitate that so easily, right? For the most part, but it never fails one kid will come along who just cannot get the correct position. What do you do for that child? Today I will share my best tips ... Read more
I'm halfway through the summer session and I've absolutely loved my topic for the last two weeks! I work with preschoolers with a wide range of abilities. Some are using communication devices while others are working on using subject pronouns. I was able to carry this same theme for a whole two weeks. I'm guessing you
I actually secretly love when my favourite tricks to elicit speech sounds DON’T work. It means that I get to problem solve, and try to figure out how that child learns. Now let me preface this by saying that just as every child learns differently, so to does every SLP. I’ve tried to appeal to […]
Get the best tips for setting up speech folders with links to everything you need to stay organized during back to school season!
Part One of Two on how I use Mini Objects everyday in Speech therapy to target SO MANY different goal areas!
My best tips for teaching story grammar elements, plus my packet of visual supports and 13 no-prep short stories for story grammar practice.
Children with selective mutism can be successful in the classroom with speech therapy or accommodations designed by a Speech Language Pathologist.
There are certain toys and tools you hear about in grad school and run out to get them. You just HAVE to have them in order to be a fun and effective therapist. Then there are some things you learn about as you practice and wonder how you ever got by before them! Generally, the toys and
Are you starting your SLP career as a CFY or will be soon? Or maybe you are a veteran speech-language pathologist, looking back and thinking "When I started,
Today we will be focusing on tips and tricks for eliciting /s/. There is much to say concerning the different error patterns for /s/ and I don’t like long blog posts (reading or writing them) so I’m reserving tips and tricks for the lateral /s/ as a separate entry. We will focus solely on the ... Read more
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If you're a preschool SLP, this is the must-have speech therapy materials list you need, plus 10 thrifty tips on how to get them cheap... or free!
If you didn't know, I've been out on maternity leave since March 9th. Today I saw my colleague, Hayley, post pictures of the Mother's Day purse card she and her students made and I thought they were just adorable! I asked her if I could share it with you all. Here's what it looks like:
A summary of free digital materials for speech and language that can be used by teletherapists or brick and mortar SLPs.
I've heard much discussion from you (SLPs) about the method that your district/state uses to evaluate your performance. Some have said they are evaluated much like the teachers are, others said they're not evaluated yet because the district is unsure how to do so. In my district, all teachers, SLPs, OTs, PTs, specialists, etc. are
Preschoolers aren’t made to sit still during Speech Therapy (or ever, for that matter!). That’s a fact. It is not developmentally appropriate for a preschool or kindergarten student to sit for an hour. Set your students (and yourself!) up for success by incorporating movement into your speech therapy sessions! Moving during speech therapy sessions doesn’t have to be difficult, fancy, or complicated. You can move as a break, but I prefer to incorporate movement as a therapy activity (but, remembe
Five easy ways to get 100 articulation trials during one speech therapy session! Includes free downloads, speech activities and therapy ideas!
Activity Ideas for Engaging Active Kids in Gross Motor Activities During Speech Therapy - Let's Get MOVING
Guest Blog Post by Rosemarie Griffin Working with students with autism or other complex communication disorders can be overwhelming. With the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders being 1 in 68 children, we as speech language pathologists are responsible for helping these students find their voice. As clinicians, we provide the critical guidance that helps students identify, acquire, and use a functional response form. When we have a student who is non-verbal or limited verbally working on direct instruction of manding or requesting skills is needed. Sometimes a goal for manding is not created, as many of the standardized tests that we use in the field do not test this area of language. Before we discuss strategies for incorporating manding into your student’s day, we first need to outline what manding is exactly. Manding. A mand is a request. This chart explains this concept more in depth. ANTECEDENT BEHAVIOR CONSEQUENCE Motivation Verbal response Specific to the learner’s motivation After seeing a cookie Saying “eat cookie” Wanting to play iPad Saying “iPad” Seeing a book you like Saying “read book” Wanting a drink Saying “drink” Seeing a ball Saying “let’s play ball” Below is a detailed explanation of what a structured manding session might look like for a student using an AAC device. Background: The teacher is working with a middle school student who is a very early learner. He has not had access to a robust education program, so he is working on acquiring a functional response form. He is currently using a picture exchange system. He is working on using one picture to request wanted items and actions: he takes the desired picture off of the correct category page, puts it on the velcro phrase strip on the front part of his book, and hands it to the teacher. The manding session takes place at the start of his time spent working one on one with his teacher. The teacher has in her possession some of his favorite things: DVD player, chips, Pete the Cat book, Gatorade, and a slinky. Manding Session: Student: Puts his picture book onto the table. Puts the picture of Gatorade on the sentence strip of his picture book and hands it to the teacher. Teacher: “Yeah, let’s get you some Gatorade.” Pours a small amount of Gatorade into a cup and hands it to the student. Student: Drinks the Gatorade. Hands the sentence strip with the Gatorade icon on it to the teacher. Teacher: “Drinking Gatorade.” Pours another small amount of Gatorade into a cup and hands it to the student. Student: Tries to reach for the slinky. Teacher: “You want the slinky.” Goes to the toy page in the book and points to the picture of slinky. Student: Grabs the picture, puts it on the phrase strip and hands it to the teacher. Teacher: “Here is the slinky.” Student: Plays with the slinky for 30 seconds. Teacher: Presents the student with the Pete the Cat Book. “I have Pete the Cat.” Student: Continues to play with the slinky. Teacher: “Oh, you want to play with the slinky some more.” Student: Plays with the slinky for 30 more seconds. Goes to the food page in his book, selects the chips picture, puts it on the phrase strip and hands it to the teacher. Teacher: “Chips.” Gets a plate and gives the student 3 chips. Student: Eats the chips. Hands the phrase strip to the teacher again with the word chips on it. Teacher: “Eating chips.” Hands the student more chips. Student: Points to the DVD player. Teacher: Because this is a new mand for the learner, shows the student where this is located in the book and points to the correct photo. Student: Puts the DVD picture on his phrase strip and hands it to the teacher Teacher: “Let’s watch a movie.” Student and teacher watch 2 minutes of his favorite movie. No matter your student’s age, if they are limited verbally direct instruction with manding is essential. Helping others find their voice is such hard and rewarding work. I hope that when you encounter a student at this language level that you will work directly on manding. Rosemarie Griffin is a speech language pathologist, board certified behavior analyst and product developer. She is the creator of the Action Builder Cards. To learn more about this manding or to gather information about using applied behavior analysis to help students increase their communication skills, check out her website www.abaspeech.org or like her facebook page here: ABA SPEECH ON FACEBOOK.
Learn how to provide early intervention in a teletherapy setting, including the benefits of virtual speech therapy, the structure for parent coaching, and tons of activity ideas.
Keep your students engaged with monster speech therapy materials that target a wide variety of skills. Kids love silly monsters, so therapy won't be boring!
Do you have mixed therapy groups? No need to fear, with some of my tips and tricks, you will master this challenge in no time! Here are a few of my favorite ways to deal with mixed groups (whether it is a group of articulation, language, fluency, and/or social skills OR one type just different levels!) Pla ...
I don’t know about all of you but I struggle to come up with creative and exciting speech homework. It also drives me crazy when students don’t return their homework! I am going to share with you my homework procedures/ideas and hopefully you will be able to use some or all with your own students…. First things fir
Most Recent From the BlogMy Favorite FidgetsI currently work with preschoolers, ages 3-5. Many are non-verbal/low-verbal, many on the autism spectrum, and I have a slew of initial evaluations that walk into my room. To keep
Speech and language therapy can happen just about anywhere, and in some cases unfortunately does. We have all either heard or experienced having to do therapy in closets, in the hall or some other challenging
A blog post by a speech language pathologist about using interactive notebooks to improve language skills in preschoolers in the home setting.
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Do you ever take your speech sessions or classroom lessons outdoors? Children LOVE being outside and there are truly so many benefits to bringing the learning outside. Today, I am sharing some fun (and FUNctional) outdoor speech activities to build language skills!
SLPs and parents; get inspired with some fun, engaging, and easy to use speech therapy ideas to get high repetitions, drills and practice trials!
