Fluency (or stuttering) therapy is an area that many SLPs feel under-prepared to serve. While you may have had an excellent professor on the subject in grad school, it tends to be a lower incidence
Jenga or Tumbling Towers is one of my favorite therapy games. Students of all ages from elementary through high school love it. It ...
These are my must-have speech therapy materials "schools edition!" I'll share my professional philosophy so you can understand my suggestions.
No discussion of language development would be complete without a mention of morphology; which is why today we’re going to dive in to morphological development in the school age years. Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words and how they’re formed, including parts such as roots, bases and affixes (Nippold, 2016). There’s...
Fluency (or stuttering) therapy is an area that many SLPs feel under-prepared to serve. While you may have had an excellent professor on the subject in grad school, it tends to be a lower incidence
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No discussion of language development would be complete without a mention of morphology; which is why today we’re going to dive in to morphological development in the school age years. Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words and how they’re formed, including parts such as roots, bases and affixes (Nippold, 2016). There’s...
5 ways to help keep your middle and high school aged students engaged while working on conversational skills in speech therapy.
Our School and Me Toolkit has been created by children experiencing EBSA and School Anxiety to support children to communicate their worries and help them return to school.
Speech Language Pathologists providing speech therapy in the schools often hear comments that make them cringe. 10 Things you should never say to a school-based SLP.
As I see all the adorable pictures of therapy spaces come across my Facebook and Instagram feeds at this time of year, I'm reminded of how thankful I am to finally have a space of
Do you wonder if your child has more sensory related difficulties that you aren't aware of? Don't miss these sensory red flags.
I work with preschoolers with speech sound disorders most often. A lot of them come to me with tons of sounds and phonological processes that we need to address. And the R sound is usually one of them, of course. I have figured out over the years that if I address the R sound early, it is so much ea
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A new school year means new kids, and new kids means language screenings! Check out my custom take on a classic screening guide here.
Let's face it, sometimes speech therapy drills can get boring. Getting all those repetitions is well... repetitious. Adding a fun game keeps my
Ultimate free writing printables for Pre-schoolers and reception aged children
These caseload management tools are a great way to get/stay organized and manage work priorities for busy school-based SLP's! You'll get easy-to-use spreadsheets on Google Sheets plus printable PDF worksheets, including: a caseload management log, evaluation log, IEP calendar, age calculator, and more! No more searching through folders and filing cabinets - you’ll have everything you need all in one place! What's Included: 1. Seven Spreadsheets Easy to fill in & utilize drop down buttons Includes automatic functions that help with age calculations and due date management Caseload management log Evaluation log IEP calendar Age calculator Caregiver contact log Schedule template Themes & materials log 2. Printable Worksheets 19 pages Weekly planner - color and B&W IEP calendar Themes calendar - blank and filled with themes for younger & older students Therapy plans - great to share with your SLP graduate students/SLPA's! Therapy schedule - 15 and 30 minute increments Caregiver contact log Evaluation log This resource is for you if you’re… a clinical fellow new to school-based therapy have a large caseload manage multiple schools looking for a new organizational system wanting to lighten your workload & help managing work priorities YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Themed Newsletters & Take Home Notes Meet the SLP Introduction Letter End of the Year Have a Good Summer Notes to Students Back to School Activities EARN TPT CREDITS Leave feedback on paid products and you can build up FREE TPT credits that can be applied to future purchases. Feel free to reach out with any questions: [email protected]
Over 80 amazing, simple proprioceptive activities for kids. Learn benefits of proprioceptive input to calm, focus, and alert.
As my semester wraps up, I’ve started compiling ideas that I’ve used thus far! One of my clients was a very young artic client. He was incredibly cooperative and wonderful, so I got the…
Manage your middle schoolers during speech therapy with my 10 best strategies for behavior management to encourage and motivate!
Learn tips for how to use a beach theme with your whole speech therapy caseload and ideas on how to adapt for different goals.
I know many of you have told me that you struggle with finding age-appropriate materials for your middle school students. I know, because I struggle with this too! You can check out some great paid
Games! Games! Games! It is one of the reasons I love being an SLP. The tricky part is turning commercial games into therapy tools. My students love to play games, so what better way to motivate them to practice their speech targets. I love to use Pop Up Pirate, Jumpin Jack, Shark Bite, Pop the Pig, the Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, Yeti in my Spaghetti and Fishing games. One way you can use them is with articulation or language decks. The students practice their sounds or language target and then take a turn. Quick and easy. I have also started to use Game Companions that go along with each game. These game companions replace the dice or spinner that comes with the games. The spinners have targets that the students practice before they take turn. Shark Articulation and Language Game Companion For the games that do not use dice or spinners I use game mats that have articulation or language targets on them. When you remove game pieces from Fishing games or spaghetti from Yeti in my Spaghetti you place the game piece on the mat. There are targets on the mats that the students practice. These can also be used as Smash mats. Yeti Spaghetti Articulation and Language Game Companion I have created 2 Freebies that I wanted to share with you. I created free K sound spinners that I use with Jumpin Jack. The spinners can also be used by themselves as a game. Free Rabbit Game Companion for K sounds Another Freebie that I have created is for commercial Fishing games. It includes mats that target early apraxia syllables. There are mats for VC, CV, CVCV and CVC syllables. Free Apraxia Game Companions for Fishing Games Games are such a great motivators for our students. They are a great way to work with those mixed groups that always present a challenge in therapy. I hope these spinners and mats are helpful. Click here to follow my tpt store Speech Gems. Sign up for my newsletter below Subscribe to get our latest content by email. Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address Subscribe We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by ConvertKit
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
A preschool teaching blog about preschool activities. My hands on activities can be used for 3-5 year olds ina preschool classroom.
Final consonant deletion is a common phonological process that is often targeted in speech therapy. The process of deleting final consonants is common until a child is three years old. After that time, it is often recommended as a speech therapy target if it is impacting the child’s intelligibility.
Free One Page Book Companions I LOVE BOOKS! Reading pictures books is a frequent, even weekly, activity in my speech therapy room. The pictures provide the perfect visuals for my early language learners and the themes or morals support high level thinkers working on metalinguistic skills. I often pull books that have a central theme […]
Engaging autistic students is all about recognizing their strengths and interests. Amanda provides 14 creative activity ideas to build language and meaningful communication.
This is such a fun science experiment! These Lava Lamp Bottles are easy Lava Lamp Project and great for kids at home or in a classroom. How to Make Lava Lamp Bottles with a homemade lava lamp science project, Lava Lamp Bottles are a fun science project children of all ages can make and experiment with!
The obstinate, ornery R. Have you exhausted every R articulation therapy trick that you know? These articulation therapy for R tips and tricks are just what you need!
Are you looking for some quick, no or low prep ideas to add to your therapy arsenal? I know I always am! Today, I'd like to share with you some ways I use dice in
Keeping morning meeting age-appropriate for older students can be challenging. Here are 6 ways to incorporate a variety of age-appropriate activities.
This week for Virtual Book Club Summer Camp it is Forest Fun Week! Here at Toddler Approved when we think of the forest, we think of one thing... THE GRUFFALO! So, this week we'll be
32 Sensory Play Activities For Kids With Autism. Sensory Play helps all children learn, but for kids on the autism spectrum, it can
