Are you studying for the SLP praxis exam? Check out some of my best tips for acing this important test! Keep up the hard work!
My articulation and language screener are quick tools to help determine if a student may need further assessment or where a teacher can begin interventions in the classroom.
Are you studying for the SLP praxis exam? Check out some of my best tips for acing this important test! Keep up the hard work!
Many of my students this year have been working on auditory comprehension skills. They are working on listening to paragraphs and other short snippits of information, and then recalling the information, identifying key details, sequencing
Are you looking for some new ideas or ways to use informal assessments in your classroom? This is a complete A to Z list of assessment ideas for you!
Parents of children who stutter often have a hard time finding resources about stuttering. This blog post is full of stuttering resources for parents!
As SLPs it's important to keep up-to-date with EBP. I've gathered together 8 of the best sites for you to get EBP info to improve your therapy practice!
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Students respond to each friend with either a question or a comment. This activity targets students' abilities to formulate appropriate questions or come up with comments they can use to respond to their peers or continue conversations. There are 40 scenarios which can either be used orally by the ...
Get inspired to create an amazing SLP bulletin board using some of the ideas here. Functional, informative and motivational ideas.
K-1 NONFICTION WRITING My nonfiction writing unit is here! This is the perfect way to introduce kindergarten and first grade students to what informational writing is. This unit is so engaging for students because it uses real life photographs and animals. We discus
A new school year means new kids, and new kids means language screenings! Check out my custom take on a classic screening guide here.
Are you looking for some new ideas or ways to use informal assessments in your classroom? This is a complete A to Z list of assessment ideas for you!
Information about how to know if your child is a late talker and how to help. Great for speech-language pathologists or parents.
🖨️ This is a DIGITAL product only. You won't receive a physical copy. We'll message you Etsy's digital download guide! Requirements: free PDF reader (Adobe Acrobat Reader), follow the digital download guide. ➡️ ABOUT THE MEDICAL SPEECH THERAPY REFERENCE CHART ✓ Print-and-go PDFs ✓ Evidence-based ✓ Full-color anatomical illustrations. Does your patient have vallecular residue? Use the illustrations to show them what that means! ✓ Remember important information with a goal-writing guide, cranial nerve list, common medical abbreviations, and more ✓ Written by Chung Hwa Brewer, MA, CCC-SLP, visiting professor at WWU ⭐ Get The Medical Speech Therapy Reference Chart for a discount in the bestselling Adult Speech Therapy Starter Pack! (see our main shop page) ➡️ SUGGESTIONS FOR USE • Laminate & write directly on the pages with Dry-Erase Markers • Keep in your clipboard or desk as a quick reference • Use Anatomy and Dysphagia-Exercises Illustrations for patient education • Download onto your computer or mobile device ➡️ THE MEDICAL REFERENCE CHART IS A DIGITAL PRODUCT 1) These are digital files for you to print 2) You will NOT receive a physical copy 3) You can print the files from a personal or work printer (or at a company such as Staples, Office Max, UPS, FedEx, etc.) 4) You will receive: a) Medical SLP Reference Chart PDF (4 pages; 8.5 inches wide x 11 inches high each, 0.25” margins) b) Bonus: Instructions for Dysphagia Exercises + References PDF (3 pages; 8.5 inches wide x 11 inches high each) ➡️ WHAT’S INCLUDED PAGE 1: Neuroanatomy Cerebral Blood Supply Cranial Nerves Aphasia Differential Diagnosis Common ICD-10 Diagnoses Severity Ratings Writing S.M.A.R.T. Goals PAGE 2: Cueing Dysphagia Signs & Symptoms Common Medical Abbreviations Rest & Speech Breathing (Illustrations) Exhalation & Inhalation (Illustrations) Nasal vs. Non-Nasal Resonance (Illustrations) PAGE 3: Cerebrum (Illustrations) Speech & Swallowing Muscles (Illustrations) PAGE 4: Effortful Swallow Mendelsohn Maneuver Monkey EEE (effortful pitch glide) Shaker Exercise Chin Tuck Against Resistance Hawk (laryngeal lift) Gargle (posterior tongue retraction) Tongue Press Back Tongue Press Forward Tongue Press Out Tongue Press Side PAGES 5 & 6: Therapist Instructions for Dysphagia Exercises PAGE 7: Reference list ⭐ If you buy this pack and later decide to purchase The Starter Pack, message us and we will refund you for the Medical Speech Therapy Reference Chart! For your personal use only. Please do not share with other providers. For personal use only. NO commercial use in any form. This download is non-refundable as it is a digital product. However, please contact us with any questions or concerns and we would love to problem solve with you! © 2021. Harmony Road Design - All rights reserved Thank you for not copying this copyrighted image.
I fell in love working in speech therapy for middle school! Don't let this awesome group intimidate you, but read about the pros and cons!
All year in reading, we have talked about main idea with our friends, but it has only been this week that we have zoomed in on identifying the topic, main idea, and supporting details of a text. This is such a hard concept for our firsties and we need lots of practice and graphic organizers....
Oral language often takes a backseat to other subjects in the curriculum. We do curriculum mapping to make sure we cover all of the reading, writing, and math standards for our students, but how often do we map out a plan for addressing oral language skills? In my state, Illinois, we use the Common Core Standards, and I have to admit that I almost always look at the other literacy standards and only infrequently glance at the “Speaking and Listening” standards. But guess what? THIS IS NOT GOOD!! Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in some professional development and learn more about students’ oral language and literacy development. I want to share what I’ve learned so far with you, because oral language development is definitely something worth paying attention to – whether you teach ELLs or students whose first language is English. Read on for some of the facts that I’ve learned about how students’ oral language affects their literacy development, as well as some tips to help develop your students’ oral language. 1. Oral language is one of the most powerful tools young children have to help them learn about the world. As babies and toddlers learn to understand and produce language, their knowledge about the world around them grows exponentially. For example, they may first call all small pets “dogs,” only later learning about the categories of “dog” and “cat.” When students begin school at the age of 5, their oral language development is far from finished. If we don’t allow our students opportunities to grow their oral language, we are impeding their learning. Which leads me to… 2. Oral language develops through use. We can talk all day until we are blue in the face, but students’ oral language will only develop when they have opportunities to use it. That means we gotta let ’em talk! 3. There are ways we can assess students’ oral language development. One 3-minute assessment I was recently introduced to is an Oral Language Assessment by Mondo. Click {here} to download the assessment for free (scroll down to where it says “Let’s Talk About It! Oral Language Assessment”). In this assessment, you say aloud sentences of varying lengths, and students have to repeat back the sentences to you (one at a time). Students are supposed to be able to correctly repeat back at least 14 of the 15 sentences by the middle of first grade. But… 4. Many struggling readers also struggle with oral language. If you give the assessment that I linked to above to struggling readers (even those in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade), they will likely not achieve the score that a 1st grader is supposed to have achieved. Eek! If you transcribe what a child has repeated back to you during the assessment, you can look for patterns. Is the child missing verb phrases? Subjects? Pronouns? Prepositions? These gaps will also show up in the child’s reading and writing. 5. Listening comprehension precedes reading comprehension. If a student can’t repeat back what you said during the assessment, then they will likely not comprehend the same sentence in text, EVEN if they can decode it. Let’s take a look at this sentence from the assessment: The car and the truck were carrying some large boxes. This sentence might seem pretty simple at first glance. But it contains all of the following ideas: – There was a car – There was also a truck – The car and the truck were carrying some boxes – The boxes that they were carrying were large If a child cannot repeat back the sentence exactly as it is spoken, he/she likely does not grasp all of those individual ideas that make up the sentence. Missing many small details like this adds up to poor reading comprehension and inferential thinking. 6. Oral language ability impacts students’ writing. Do you have any students whose writing consists of one big run-on sentence, a bunch of thoughts connected by “and,” “and,” “and?” They likely sound the same way when they talk. I feel like I’m sharing lots of bad news here!! And, honestly, poor oral language development can be really bad news for students when it comes to their literacy development. However, there ARE things that we can do to support students’ oral language development. Here are a few ideas: – Simplify directions given orally. Students who struggle with listening comprehension / oral language likely will not be able to understand or follow directions that are include lots of clauses, prepositional phrases, etc. You can’t stop giving multi-step directions just because you have students who struggle with their oral language. You can, however, give those directions in simple language, one step at a time, with pauses in between. – Have students engage in “turn and talks” (think-pair-shares) every 4-5 minutes. This sounded like a lot to me, but again, oral language develops through use – kids need to talk about what they are learning! – Provide low-risk opportunities for kids to practice talking. Kids need to feel comfortable talking about non-academic topics before they will take risks when talking about their learning. Low-risk activities can take the form of having students share about their activities over the weekend or asking them to talk to each other about what they see in a funny/strange picture. During these “practice sessions,” act as a participant or observer in the conversation, rather than bombarding kids with questions. Encourage kids to use specific vocabulary words during the discussion. – Help students extend their oral language with prompting. Here’s a sample conversation between a child (C) and teacher (T): T: Where did you go this weekend? C: The park. T: Oh, you went to the park? What did you do there? C: Played on the swings. T: Ah, you played on the swings. Who did you play with? C: My brother! T: Great! You could say, I went to the park and played on the swings with my brother. Can you say that with me? C & T: I went to the park
These Monthly Classroom Newsletter Templates are beautiful and so easy to edit. Mark an item off your to do list by grabbing the bundle!
A compilation of almost everything you need to prepare for your PEDIATRIC SLP practicums! Includes: - Site Information Sheet - Client Information Sheet - Weekly To-Do List - Notes + Ideas Sheet - SOAP Notes Template - IPA References (consonants, vowels, diphthongs) - Speech Sound Acquisition Sheet - Phonological Processes Sheet (substitution, syllable structure, assimilation) - SLP Terminology Sheet - Oral Mechanism Exam Checklist - Clock Hours Tracking Sheet These templates are for PERSONAL USE ONLY! This template cannot be used for commercial use. If you have any questions about using this product, please contact me! Enjoy! Find me on: YouTube Instagram
The first 3 Stages of Gestalt Language Development using Natural Language Acquisition. I have created this easy to understand handout for the first 3 stages of Gestalt Language Processing that offers explanations, strategies and phrases to model! This is a great handout for SLP's, parents, other pro...
Welcome! I view my therapy room as my “home away from home” so I try to make it warm and inviting. Students need to feel accepted and safe and that’s what I want my room to portray. I hope you’ll look around and maybe get some ideas for your space! There are many times I […]
Confused about inclusion? Use this handy chart to help you understand what inclusion is and isn't!
The Visual Memory Games included here focus on visual memory and attention. These fun games for the eyes can be made simpler or more complex to match skill levels.
Author- Kathy Martin Hi, I am Kathy. I manage the Brooks Clubhouse at Brooks Rehabilitation. At the Clubhouse, we are always looking for new ways to improve function and continue recovery while …
Parents of children who stutter often have a hard time finding resources about stuttering. This blog post is full of stuttering resources for parents!
Have you considered telepractice (also known as teletherapy)? Do you want to explore your options but don’t know where to begin?
These are my must-have speech therapy materials "schools edition!" I'll share my professional philosophy so you can understand my suggestions.
This section of my blog is dedicated to Childhood Apraxia of Speech. My intent is to raise awareness and share resources for families with affected loved ones. The majority of the play activities…
In the time of ever increasing caseloads, time pressures and a focus on percentile scores the more informal assessments can sometimes be pushed aside. I'm here to encourage you to continue (or start) to do
You might be wondering, yeah, but when should I worry about W Sitting? When is it really a problem? The expert pediatric therapists reveal the truth ...
My cycles for phonology toolkit will give you everything you need to provide assessment, progress monitoring, and intervention!
I use this to teach summary to my students. We sing "I've got a summary in my hand..." to the tune of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." Who, what, where, when, and why, I've got the who, what, where, when and why, I've got the who, what, where, when and why, I've got a summary in my hand.
