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Practice balance skills, coordination, jumping skills, motor planning and motor memory all with some duct tape and rope! Watch the video for all the details at YourTherapySource.com.
I made this worksheet for one of my clients who is working on identifying when he or others might feel a particular emotion. Click here to download!
Learning Math Facts with Cuisenaire Rods - Cuisenaire Rods are fun for the kids and helpful for learning valuable math concepts. Here are some ideas!
Simply put, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is not a single disorder, but a group of developmental disabilities with a shared core of symptoms that can cause considerable social, communication and behavioral challenges.
In the past, I have posted about my Boomwhacker storage, but have acquire many more sets since then. Here is a look at my prev...
This is a massive list of resources I have on my bookshelf to supplement our studies throughout the year while in CC's Cycle 2 Foundations.
20 ways to make teaching and learning the wonderful world of grammar fun.
This sweet freebie is a great way to keep the peace during your whole group & small group lessons. The basic premise: each time a student interrupts you or blurts out, hand them a card (without saying anything to them) and keep right on talking. There are a number of ways to incorporate this into your existing classroom management system, or to use as a Tier 1 or Tier 2 intervention. I've included a goal poster and B/W versions for each set of cards. If you like this resource, be sure to follow my store to get an e-mail when I post new products or freebies! ----------------------------------------- Did you know? When you give feedback on paid products, you earn credits that translate to TpT cash!!!! Be sure to go to your "My Purchases" page and leave feedback for products you've purchased so you can get your credits! Click here for details: TpT Credits Program
Support every student by breaking learning up into chunks and providing a concrete structure for each.
Ce week-end, il se lance dans la cuisine ! Cuisiner est une activité créative qui monopolise différentes compétences aussi bien intellectuelles que motrices. En cuisinant, on mobilise aussi tous nos sens: le goût bien sûr, mais aussi
Children's Play SchemasIn case you need a recap on Play Schemas then I highly suggest you head to our blog 'What are Play Schemas?' before reading ahead.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FIELDWORK TOOLKIT A list of important items for all your fieldwork and professional needs. 1. Range of Moti...
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Interested in using Spell to Write and Read or WRTR? Spalding Method explained, here.
If you've ever wondered what mini-books are, who uses them and how the heck to store them, then you're going to want to keep reading! Mini-books are an essential classroom reference resource in a compact, easy-to-use package! Who are mini-books for? Mini-books can be used as reference guides for not only students and teachers, but parents as well. Send home the mini-books with students, so that their parents can help them with their writing tasks, as they complete homework assignments. What are mini-books? Mini-books are exactly what its name suggest, a small book (approximately 3.5 x 2 ¼ inches) full of information pertaining to a particular topic. When can mini-books be used? Mini-books can be used anytime! Depending on the type of mini-book, it can be used as an introductory activity to a particular topic, as a reference when completing an assignment, or perhaps even as a study guide before a quiz or test. Where can mini-books be stored? Students: Binder pocket, pencil case, locker, desk, etc. Teachers: If you are looking to collect these books, you might consider storing them in trading card sheet protectors in a binder near your desk. The books neatly fit into the sections and they are also easily accessible (see photo below). The transparent trading card protectors allow students to easily identify and access the reference book as needed. Why mini-books? I created mini-books so that students could easily access information in one spot (sort of like a one-stop-shop). Due to the fact that mini-books are convenient in size, students can easily store them. As teachers know, notes often go missing, so make it easier by printing out all the required information into one easy-to-access (page) book. Also, students are less likely to be missing pages or wasting time looking for lost pages. Finally, you can save paper, as one book is equal to one page! How to use them with your students: As students generally enjoy putting the mini-book together, it only takes a few minutes at the start to get things going. Use the video tutorial and replay as many times as needed (instead of repeating instructions). Students will easily get the hang of the folding instructions, once they complete a book or two. Folding instructions: (a) Oral instruction: A folding instruction page comes with each mini-book, so teachers can use this page as reference to guide students on how to properly create and fold each mini-book. (b) Visual instructions: In hopes of saving teachers from repeating themselves, instructions can be provided via an interactive folding instructions video (below). Students can pause the video as they fold along, as the video does have timed sections for students who wish to work alongside the videos instructions. *The video serves as an excellent visual for students who need clear directions, which can easily be left for a substitute or given as a homework task for the students. All of my mini-books are bundled into this growing mini-book package. They are a great addition to any English Language Arts classroom and suitable for a variety of levels. CLICK HERE for the link to my growing mini-book bundle. What's included in the bundle? • Grammar • Punctuation • Story Writing • Essay Writing • Parts of Speech • Poetry • Figurative Language • MLA Citation • Reading Response • Paragraph Writing • Friendly Letter • Point of View • Speech Writing • Homophones • Shakespeare • Capitalization NEW! Mini-workbooks for kids: • Onomatopoeia • Personification • Simile • Idiom • Homophones I look forward to hearing how these mini-books have helped to keep your student's information organized, saved you time in the photocopy line, and provided an interactive and fun way for students to learn a variety of new skills! Follow The Classroom Sparrow's board English Exposure (English Language Arts) on Pinterest.
52 illustrated match-up cards to teach opposites. Content/Game ideas cards. Tin box. Grades PreK-3.
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Long-Term Storage & Retrieval (Glr): The ability to store, consolidate, and retrieve information over periods of time measured in minutes, hours, days, and years. Short-term memory has to do with information that has been encoded seconds ago and must be retrieved while it is being actively maintained in primary memory. Short-term memory tests often involve information that is stored in long-term memory. What distinguishes Gsm from Glr tests is that there is a continuous attempt to maintain awareness of that information. A Glr test involves information that has been put out of immediate awareness long enough for the contents of primary memory to be displaced completely. In Glr tests, continuous maintenance of information in primary memory is difficult, if not impossible. Glr-Learning Efficiency: All tasks of learning efficiency must present more information than can be retained in Gsm Associative Memory (MA). The ability to remember previously unrelated information as having been paired. Meaningful Memory (MM). The ability to remember narratives and other forms of semantically related information. Free Recall Memory (M6). The ability to recall lists in any order. Glr-Retrieval Fluency: The rate and fluency at which individuals they can access information stored in long-term memory. (Fluency factors they involve the production of ideas) Ideational Fluency (FI). Ability to rapidly produce a series of ideas, words, or phrases related to a specific condition or object. Quantity, not quality or response originality, is emphasized. Associational Fluency (FA). Ability to rapidly produce a series of original or useful ideas related to a particular concept. In contrast to Ideational Fluency (FI), quality rather quantity of production is emphasized. Expressional Fluency (FE). Ability to rapidly think of different ways of expressing an idea. Sensitivity to Problems/Alterative Solution Fluency (SP). Ability to rapidly think of a number of alternative solutions to a particular practical problem Originality/Creativity (FO). Ability to rapidly produce original, clever, and insightful responses (expressions, interpretations) to a given topic, situation, or task. (Fluency abilities that involve the recall of words) Naming Facility (NA). Ability to rapidly call objects by their names. In contemporary reading research, this ability is called rapid automatic naming (RAN) or speed of lexical access Word Fluency (FW). Ability to rapidly produce words that share a non-semantic feature. (Fluency abilities related to figures) Figural Fluency (FF). Ability to rapidly draw or sketch as many things (or elaborations) as possible when presented with a nonmeaningful visual stimulus (e.g., set of unique visual elements). Quantity is emphasized over quality. Figural Flexibility (FX). Ability to rapidly draw different solutions to figural problems. The above definitions were abstracted from Schneider and McGrew's (2012) contemporary CHC theory chapter in the form of a special CHC v2.0 publication. See the chapter for more in depth information regarding this ability domain and contemporary CHC theory. Prior definitions in this series can be found here. Thanks to Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman for permission to to use the above graphic depiction of this CHC ability. These CHC icons are part of Dr. Kaufman's book, Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined, and are the creative work of George Doutsiopoulos.
Welcome to Day 2 of Speech-A-Palooza! I hope you enjoyed Whitney's post yesterday! Today's post is from Jen Alcorn, author of Crazy Speech World. Themes are something new I am trying this year, too. I had always done the traditional holiday themes, but I am now trying out a new theme every other week. This post will be helpful for any of you that use themes in your therapy sessions... or are thinking about doing it! One of the most popular questions I get is about using themes for therapy. Mostly, how do I plan my themes? I'm sure other people have different methods, but here is how I do it... My therapy themes are simple and straightforward. Over the summer, I sit down with my calendar and map it out. It takes an hour or two, but it ends up making therapy planning incredibly easier. Why? Because you are able to narrow your focus. When I tackled this project the first time, it was a little overwhelming. But the more you do it, the more comfortable you become with the process and it ended up being pretty easy for me this past summer. Something you may find helpful is from Perkilou Products...it is a four week calendar for every month of the year. It gave me ideas when I was first starting to create my own. My own version is a little different. I center my planning around holidays and seasons, some of which I use for two weeks. You can download my version HERE. I also created a blank version, which you can grab HERE. After this part comes the fun stuff...finding materials! Blogs. I think these are the best places to get inspired and find activities. Pinterest. I have seen tons of Pin Boards dedicated to specific holidays, seasons, or themes. You can even search by theme using the search box. Books. Look through your own or go visit the library! You can find a book on any topic, try to find various levels, as well as fiction and non-fiction. Go through your STUFF! Pull your files out and go through your cabinets. I bet you have tons of your own materials that you can use :) I have started organizing my themes by binders to keep up with it all. I bought tons of page protectors to keep all my original worksheets and materials in, and all of my activities for that theme go in the binder. I also make a list of all the manipulatives that I have that go with the theme...like I have jack-o-latern baskets I can use for Halloween or the Popcorn containers with the carnival theme. I just don't want to forget what I have! We always have so much STUFF! I still use my trusty bag of favorites...CandyLand, Apples to Apples, Chipper Chat etc. to fill in the gaps. Not everything I do is related to the theme, but I love having the organization of using themes in therapy. I really believe that it has positively impacted my therapy and I would encourage any SLP to do it!
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Are you looking for new ways to work on expanding vocabulary?! Are you sick of just drilling vocabulary words and getting no where?! Are you looking for a way to teach your speech and language students new vocabulary in a way that they can carryover into their academic classrooms?! I love to work on root word ...
Keep fast finishers and early finishers occupied and academically challenged with these activities perfect for kids who say "I'm done! Now what?"
Data and information collecting isn't the most glamorous subject; however, with the influx of iPads into my school setting, and the increasing popularity of Google spreadsheets and forms, data collection has become a hot topic among the SLPs in our school system! Several of us have embraced using Google forms and spreadsheets to make our data collecting lives border on fun. Before Google, my folders for kids were full of sticky notes, therapy data forms, attendance forms, and other assorted loose items. Now, progress report time is cleaner and more data oriented, because much of what I need has been systematically collected by Google forms into the spreadsheets. (There is a spreadsheet for every form.) This is a brief description of various ways I currently use the forms and spreadsheets in practice. A tutorial link for creating your own Google forms is provided at the end. 1. Recording data and notes from a therapy session with a student. There is still a spot for sticky notes, and recording tallies on paper to achieve percentages, but most often, the main part of my sessions with students is recorded on a Google Form. portion of a form For each of my students, I have created a Google form based on the student's IEP goals and objectives. At the end of the session, I can quickly fill out the form (either on the iPad, or on the computer) recording notes and data instantly. summary of responses screenshot The data entered on the form is compiled by Google Docs in to a spreadsheet, and a summary of responses can also be done through Google. sample spreadsheet of student data 2. Taking Daily Attendance Portion of my daily attendance form We all know in the school setting why it's important to keep track of how many times a speech student was seen per reporting period, and why sessions were missed. I used to keep attendance on paper, then progressed to an Excel spreadsheet. Lately, I've been taking attendance on a daily Google form which sends all of the information into a spreadsheet stored in Google Docs. It's very manageable! 3. Recording and Sharing Hearing Screening Results This is an area that came to me one day when I was scratching out hearing screening information on a piece of paper. A year ago, a group of us in the school began typing into a shared document all of our screening information. I've since developed a Google Form that I can use while I'm screening a child. I usually have an iPad at my side as I'm screening with this form on the screen. (I just tap the results in as I go). The results are instantly sent to the shared Google Doc---no need for a pencil! 4. CFY Supervision This year, I've had the opportunity to supervise a wonderful new Clinical Fellow. I know that she will sail through this year with flying colors, but to be fair to her, and to adequately do my job as her supervisor, I have to observe for an allotted amount of time, and monitor her activities as prescribed by both the North Carolina State Board of Examiners, and by ASHA. I've created a Google Form for observations, which throws all of my observation data into a spreadsheet which I've shared with her online. This transparent online record-keeping has been helpful for both of us! 5. Weekly written feedback to a graduate intern Part of the form I am fortunate in that I work at an elementary school close to a major university that has a top-notch graduate program, so I usually supervise two students during the course of a year. We have been asked to provide weekly written feedback which is extra work to my paperwork mountain---except that I created a Google form for providing such feedback. My grad student and I filled it out together every Friday last year, and all of the data was collected in a shared spreadsheet. The forms are nice in that they clearly defined expectations, and also allowed for some anecdotal feedback. At the end was a section for the two of us to write a short term goal for the coming week. Nothing will totally replace all note-taking, and there is a place for hand-written data still in my office. These are just a few ways I have used technology to make my life run a bit more efficiently. I have loved the 'sharing' aspect of Google Docs---so for example, if several adults are working on the same goals for a student, they all can send their data using the same shared form to the shared spreadsheet. For a tutorial on creating your own forms, go to this page. I'm sure there are countless other ways to use these in a speech therapy setting and that we (as a profession) are only at the beginning of using technology more effectively in our practice. Comment if you have ideas for further uses for Google forms in speech therapy, or would like to see a specific Google form topic addressed.
*Update: This original bundle from long ago has been split into two separate products – one for Grades K-2 and one for Grades 3-5! Be sure to read the descriptions carefully on TpT to make sure you get the one to best fit your needs!* My students often have difficulty dealing with anger in safe, ...
I think the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy is wrong. I agree that the taxonomy accurately classifies various types of cognitive thinking skills. It certainly identifies the different levels of complexity. But its organizing framework is dead wrong. Here's what I propose. In the 21st century, we flip Bloom's taxonomy. Rather than starting with knowledge, we start with creating, and eventually discern the knowledge that we need from it.
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Children will learn to recognise and understand positional vocabulary as they move the figures from one position to the next. Follow the instructions to move the objects into place and flip the cards over to check the position. Includes: 4 pairs of manipulatives .24 instruction cards. .Size: bear 9cm. Age: 3 years+.
10 great examples of music classroom decor: Includes ideas for organization, instrument storage, and more!
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