I am always looking for social skills activities for my kids and when I came across this clip art I knew I had to do something with it. Introducing Build-a-Burger Social Skills! This packet has activities for problem solving, expected and unexpected behaviors, and perspective taking. In this packet there are some very tasty looking burgers that are bare! As students read/listen to the situations on the cards they may add them to their burgers. Each card has a burger topping such as ketchup, mustard, pickles, and some crazy ones like sardines, peanut butter, and ice cream! Get ready for
Being able to answer WH questions such as who, what, where and when can be difficult for a lot of our learners. Even more so difficult for students with autism. Use these WH question cards throughout the school year in your speech groups and in 1:1 sessions to help students visually learn how to respond to and discriminate between these tricky WH questions. These WH hands on question cards focus on Many students with Autism and other speech language difficulties struggle with both answering WH questions as well as discriminating between the different WH questions. The use of visual supports when teaching WH questions has been shown to enhance both the answering and understanding of WH questions. This packet contains 152 different WH question visual cards for Who, What, When and Where. Each WH question has a visual cue pertaining to the main part of the question, and then 4 visual options are provided from which the student is to select the correct answer. Tabbed covers/dividers are provided so that each WH category can be separated if needed. To further aid in teaching/assessing mastery of this skill, WH question posters of each question included in the flash cards are provided. This allows teachers to verbally ask their students the questions when presented multiple options in a group AND the option to ask questions in a different order each time the task is presented. This reduces the chance of students merely memorizing the order of answers (and not ‘truly’ answering the question). WH posters are provided in each discrete WH question category AND each category mixed/interspersed (to aid in discriminating between each category) Specifically in this packet you will find: -36 Who questions -60 What questions -20 When questions -36 Where questions Individual cards of all 152 WH questions (with 4 visual question choices) 5 WH category posters (Who, What X2, Where, Where)- Question list for each poster. Reduced arrays (6 visuals) for each category. Question lists for all posters/arrays 5 mixed category WH posters Reduced arrays (6 visuals) for all questions. Question lists for all posters/arrays
In this show, I talked with Floortime & autism educator Dr. Jennie Trocchio to discuss the DIR/Floortime approach for working with children with autism (and other developmental delays/disorders!) We discussed the levels of Floortime, the research that makes this approach EBP, and a few other interesting (perhaps slightly controversial!) topics about treating autism. Listen here:…
You've received a referral to assess the language abilities of a school aged child with suspected language difficulties. The child has not been assessed before so you know you’ll need a comprehensive language test to look at the child’s ability to recall sentences, follow directions, name words, as well as perform a number of other
Could it be more than just late-talking? Late-talking can be a red flag for autism (ASD) or language delay/disorder. Find out the differences from speech therapists in Singapore.
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Gestalt Language Processing Overview in 1 page format. Intro to GLP and Natural Language Acquisition. Perfect for SLPs, teachers, therapy centers, parents or anyone that works with an autistic child that is a gestalt language processor.
I love apps! I love using the iPad and iPhone with my clients who don’t engage easily with other tasks. Children on the autism spectrum seem to engage very readily with iPads. This means that I’m always on the look out for great apps that will benefit these kids. Click image to enlarge. (Autism App …
I was sitting in an IEP meeting and a cold dread started seeping from my throat to my toes. I was terrified of what I was going to say to the parents sitting across from me.
The American Speech-Language, Hearing Association (ASHA) uses a well-known definition put forth by David Sackett and colleagues to define evidence based practices. “Evidence-based medicine is…
Help your students learn how to answer wh questions with these 108 wh questions worksheets task cards. Be sure to print the wh questions poster...
Autism effects a wide spread demographic. One therapy that is often sought out to help those effected with Autism. ABA refers to Applied Behavior Analysis. It used to be referred to as behavior mod…
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HOW do I teach WHAT questions? When working with my Head Start and PreK students, I have found that it is easier to use photos, pictures, gestures, objects, basically anything that may get their attention and help them remember the purpose of the activity we are working on. So I created these printable flash ... Read More about Teaching basic WH questions
As many of you know, my family and I are expecting baby number three in just a few short weeks. As I take some time off from work and blogging to spend time with my family both before and after my new son’s birth, I am thrilled to share with you some amazing posts written […]
Echolalia in autism can be difficult. Find out about the types of echolalia and get practical tips to help your students with autism. Be sure to check out the links to free, important information and research to get therapy started on the right track!
The most complete and current symbol set gives teachers special education resources to easily create quick, interactive communication.
The other day I was reading about a mother’s excitement over her daughter’s language acquisition. It had me thinking back and remembering how that felt for us. My son is now 12 and has …
The breakdown of the types of prompts to be used with special learners.
Over the course of my speech-language therapy career I have used barrier games a lot. I came across my first intervention guide to using barrier games a few decades ago, which contained geometric shapes of different sizes and colors. That quickly became boring. Part of the problem was that the intent of barrier games ... Read More about Do You Use Barrier Games to Develop Language Skills?
It's gift-giving season again, and tech-related gifts are still high on everyone's wish-list. For many students with special needs - particularly those with Autism - iPad apps continue to be great gifts that keep on giving throughout the year. Apps addressing various speech and language skills are plentiful, and parents are sometimes at a loss to figure out just which skills are important, what is developmentally appropriate for their child, and which apps introduce or teach the targeted skills in a way in which their child can learn. One of the most difficult skills I have found to teach students with ASD in my almost 40 years as a SLP is how to answer Wh Questions. And that is exactly why I developed a program to teach kids how to answer different types of Wh- questions. Research has shown that students with language delays actually learn how to answer Wh-questions in about the same order as typical kids. They just learn them later. Typical children do develop more successful strategies for formulating acceptable responses to Wh-questions. And, as we might expect, the ability to understand and respond with the general category of information required by the type of question develops a while before the ability to provide the correct answer. There are studies that have shown that children - both delayed and typical - from 3-7 are significantly less successful in figuring out what category of information is needed, and providing the answer requested; especially when the question refers to something not immediately in front of them. Question It and Question It ED are for the iPad only, and provide 4 sequential activities; all with faded color cues, use of errorless learning, and reinforcement for every 5 correct responses. Students work their way from sorting words by which type of question they answer, through answering questions about simple sentences, then more complex sentences, and, finally, through answering questions about 3 related sentences in a paragraph. Question It is free for a limited number of questions in each activity, then asks users to make an in-app purchase. Question It ED offers a single pricing for school districts who can't make in-app purchases. Best of all?! Question It ED is on sale for the gift giving season, through the end of December 2016 for 9.99 If you're not into technology, and want a paper-based version of the activity, try A Program to Teach Wh-Questions in my store. So, grab it, and Keep on Talking.
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
So many kiddos have WH question goals… in some form or another. The ability to answer WH questions is important, in all settings: school, home, in conversation, etc… I knew this, but I always wondered how to teach WH questions without feeling like I was testing the kiddo. I didn’t want to repeat the question […]
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Free social story for teaching WH- questions
A look at gestalt learning in hyperlexia and what it means to be a gestalt learner
Echolalia- Learn strategies for your Autism classroom. What echolalia is and how to reduce it with activities to decrease repetitive speech or non-authentic communication.
Easy, quick print parent handouts describing gestalt language processing strategies that can be utilized and examples of models they can incorporate throughout their day with their child! If you are a busy early intervention, specialize in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or work in a private practice with families --- this is the resource for you! Page 1: Gestalt language processing (GLP) strategies Page 2: GLP strategies continued Page 3: Examples of GLP models This is perfect for therapists working with gestalt language processors in the stage 1!
I’m currently researching how to teach (my oldest) the art of conversation. She’s been given the gift of gab. And although I know we can use her ‘power’ for good, it someti…
A blog about autism resources and support from a special ed teacher with first-hand experience.
Today, we welcome Dr. Kimberly Ho, SLP and Director of Speech, Language and AAC Services at Confidence Connection in Needham, Massachusetts. In this post, she discusses how professionals in her org…
