CFY-SLP: the Survival Guide for Articulation You’ve finished grad school (or are just about to finish grad school) in Speech- Language Pathology. CONGRATS! Perhaps you’ve just started your new position, and you’re pumped to be able to sign that CFY-SLP at the end of your name. You should be proud, because this is a huge...
Articulation Therapy for S Your student has an interdental lisp– or maybe a lateral lisp– and you’re feeling stuck. This feeling is something I came across often in my speech therapy sessions. One day, I decided it was time to do something about it. I wanted to correct those lisps. I’m somewhat of a perfectionist...
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
Creating a play-based lesson plan for speech and language therapy is easier than you think! Here are some quick ideas to get you started.
Can I make a confession? One of my least favorite things to work on in therapy is the dreaded /r/ sound! It's so hard to demonstrate to students what exactly you want them to do
We all know how precious our time (AND MONEY) are! If you are anything like me, spending time researching the BEST deals and most essential items for your speech room and {LIFE} are basically daily things. Let’s be real…it can also be a STRUGGLE! I find myself scrolling through Amazon, running to Target dollar spot,
This weekly lesson plan template is designed for a self-contained Special Ed classroom with three groups (teacher and two Para Eds). Areas for inclusion time, SLP/Related Services, specials, notes for Para Ed, materials, and much more are included.
What kind of lesson plan sheets do you use to plan out your lessons? I use this lesson plan sheet below to help me plan out lessons and units. I copy this sheet on colored paper and use it to organize subjects. I then paper clip this lesson plan sheet to any worksheet or material that goes along with it. It helps me stay organized and each year after that, it's easier to plan. I hope this lesson plan template helps you organize your lessons. Click on the picture to download this FREEBIE! Planning out your lessons will keep your day on track. Keeping everything that goes into your lesson in one spot or on one sheet will keep you organized. This will make your lesson smooth sailing. Hopefully this lesson plan sheet helps. Here are some items that I found on Amazon that I thought might be helpful when planning: Teacher Plan Book Keep Calm T-Shirt Thanks for stopping by today! See you soon,
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Tips and techniques for teaching the vowel sounds to your child.
K-1 WRITING UNIT 4 This is such a fun writing unit to teach! In Unit 4 of my K-1 writing series , we are tackling “How-To” writing pieces, and my kiddos love it when I tell them they get to be the teacher. I say, “You get to teach me! You have to write and tell me how to do something!”
Blog post on how to teach the right variation of R for your student - bunched or retroflex. Where to start in speech therapy doesn't have to be hard!
Engaging community helper lesson plans for preschool and toddlers. Get ready-made lesson plans, activities, and ideas for this fun preschool theme!
It's hard to talk to students without making it a lecture. Empower students while you teach them about respect using hands on activities
The Draw My Picture Game is a fun way to get children to practice their speaking and listening skills.
Check out which speech and language goals you can target in speech therapy using Triangle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
Happy Sunday! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! I spent my weekend hanging out with my husband and decorating our house for Halloween! My house is now filled with white pumpkins and purple mums – ahhhh! 🙂 Tonight I have visual lesson plans for you, some pictures from last week’s learning activities, and a […]
Perspective taking is an important first step in empathy - this post shares about a perspective taking lesson to use in upper elementary
It is the first week of kindergarten! What do I teach? I get this question all the time! I am so excited to put together this page together for you. I’m sharing our favorite first week of kindergarten read aloud stories and the free coordinating printables I made to go with them. Plus I will s
Hands-On Inference lesson where students become inference detectives to solve the Case of the Missing Cape! Engaging and SO MUCH FUN for K-1!
This post contains affiliate links. Positional Words are some of those concrete concepts that students need to be familiar with. They are a part of our every day vocabulary, especially in the classroom! “Sit beside her.” “Line up behind the door.” “Walk in front of the building.” These are just a few phrases I can ... Read More about Positional Words FREEBIE
Reading strategies useful in every content area include Questioning the text, Visualization, and using Context Clues to infer meaning.
Example for teachers of how to do a picture dictation activity.
Engaging, fun ways to teach your students summarizing skills. Strengthen their reading skills and provide practice with this challenging concept.
ideas and tips for working with special education students with significant disabilities
Some of our students need movement to help them learn! Speech therapy and in particular, minimal pairs, can become boring... so inject movement activities!
We all know how precious our time (AND MONEY) are! If you are anything like me, spending time researching the BEST deals and most essential items for your speech room and {LIFE} are basically…
Even though we’re not classroom teachers creating lesson plans for speech therapy is still the best practice. Grab your templates here!
Here are some of our most favorite free printable paper dolls set that is so much fun for learning and having fun with. So many fun
This making inference activity and lesson plan will help all of your readers succeed at making inferences and inferring as they independently read in your upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Making inference mentor text included.
As the school year is winding down and you are thinking about all of the new things to include in your daily routine next year keep reading!!! The Expanding Expression Tool is an AMAZING resource that has helped my students become not only better writers but better communicators too. The Expanding Expression Tool or EET is used as a multi-sensory approach to improve oral and written language. Okay...so what does it look like and how does it work? Let's check it out..... What it looks like?: How does it work?: Each part of the EET serves a purpose. Check out the chart below to see what each color stands for. How can you use this to improve oral and/or written language? 1st- Select an item 2nd- have a student describe it 3rd- introduce EET 4th- have the student describe the item again and be amazed!! Example: You show the student penguin. They may say it's an animal that lives in the cold. After introducing EET the student will be able to share a lot more about the penguin. They will be able to tell you..... green/group: Animal blue/do: swim, walk/waddle, eat, lay eggs what does it look like?: black and white what is it made of?: comes from an egg pink/parts: flippers, bill, feathers, neck, eyes, webbed feet, claws white/where: Antarctica, zoo what else do you know?: males sit on eggs, mates for life, waddle and swim As the students get used to this their overall oral and written language will improve tremendously. You can use this tool in a variety of ways including, direct instruction, para led station, writing center, homework and more!! After my students were comfortable with EET, I set up an EET station in my classroom in lieu of my traditional writing center. You can even differentiate within EET. You may have some students who are just working on stating 1 word answers, but you can also have students practice responding in full sentences. Student 1 Example: Green/Group: animal Student 2 Example: Green/Group: The penguin belongs to the animal group. Overall, EET has been an amazing tool for my students and a wonderful additional to my classroom. We use this resource but you can also check out Teachers Pay Teachers for more. Or you can check out the original kit here! I hope you are able to implement EET into your day next year!! Follow my blog with Bloglovin
Join the STEM Teachers Club and get this STEM Challenge and 500+ more ready to use lessons today! Earlier this fall we experienced multiple hurricanes in and around the United States. As a teacher in Indiana, my students are not very familiar with hurricanes. I wanted a fun and hands on
Working on main idea isn't just a reading skill, but a very important language skill as well. If you're overwhelmed or unsure about where to start when teaching main idea in your speech classroom, this blog post was written for you! I've also included my free resources to help you save time and teach main idea better!
In this lesson, using a blank sheet of paper, you will help students understand how hurtful words can create a lasting, negative impact.
This is a fun, motivating and very DIFFERENT idea to target carryover skills, particularly for those older students with speech difficultes.
