Speech sound disorders are any difficulties or combination of difficulties in speech sound development in children.
This blog post is the SLP's Guide to Speech Sound Disorders: Articulation & Phonological Development.
Looking for a phonological patterns chart that shows the approximate ages of elimination? Refer to this one next time you need one!
Plan articulation centers that will motivate your students to practice! This blog post has lots of ideas on how to implement articulation stations.
This blog post is the SLP's Guide to Speech Sound Disorders: Articulation & Phonological Development.
Are you looking for one place to learn about different interventions for speech sound disorders? Click on the therapy approach below for more information.
I don't know about your speech pathology program, but I really wish I had taken a good evidence-based course in speech sound disorder treatment. When I accidentally fell into the role of school-based SLP, I had no background on how to do articulation therapy. So I looked to my right and my left and started
Get the best tips for setting up speech folders with links to everything you need to stay organized during back to school season!
👶 Childhood apraxia of speech is a neurological speech sound disorder. 🤷♀️ It is an often misunderstood diagnosis, so read more about apraxia here! 📚
This blog post is the SLP's Guide to Speech Sound Disorders: Articulation & Phonological Development.
I actually secretly love when my favourite tricks to elicit speech sounds DON’T work. It means that I get to problem solve, and try to figure out how that child learns. Now let me preface this by saying that just as every child learns differently, so to does every SLP. I’ve tried to appeal to […]
Usually when people think of using books in speech therapy it is to target language goals, but they are just as important for our students with speech sound disorders. Research is showing us that this population of students are at risk for reading deficits (Catts et al., 2001; Gillon, 2002; Lewis, Freebairn, & Taylor, 2000; Nathan et al., 2004; Skebo et al., 2013) so using a literacy based approach is important for their success. This means doing more than just drill, but also including phoneme and orthographic awareness into our sessions.
I don't know about your speech pathology program, but I really wish I had taken a good evidence-based course in speech sound disorder treatment. When I accidentally fell into the role of school-based SLP, I had no background on how to do articulation therapy. So I looked to my right and my left and started
Want to know how to find picture scenes for speech therapy? Get some free sound loaded picture scenes for L!
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!
My top 5 must have resources for treating speech sound disorders in preschool. Includes reference texts, materials, speech therapy activities, and digital materials.
I understand how frustrating it is to have a child with Apraxia of Speech on your caseload and not know how to best serve them. Just like you, I didn't learn a lot about Apraxia of Speech during grad school. I want to share with you the knowledge I have gained through reading textbooks, journal articles, and during my professional experience over the past 14 years.A very important factor in treating children with Apraxia of Speech is using multi-sensory cueing to help them build their motor plan
How to streamline your speech and language evaluations by starting with a PICO question and form a detailed plan for assessment.
If you work with students who have phonological process errors, the SCIP app (Sound Constrast in Phonology) is a game changer for speech pathologists!
I have so so many R kids on my caseload right now. In that past, that statement would be followed with a mournful sigh, or possibly with me throwing my head
How to supplement a standardized speech sound assessment with an informal speech sound assessment. Additional tasks to include stimulability check, consonant cluster assessment, connected speech sample, DDK rates, and multisyllabic words.
Is it hard to keep your students engaged while they practice? I have found that by using games and activities my students enjoy therapist directed drill play. It can be a lot of fun and the therapist can obtain 100 trials of the targeted sound or process. I have found that their are so many commercial games and activities available that easily lend themselves to therapist directed drill play. For all of these games and activities I like to select 3-5 pictures that will be targeted during the session. The number I select depends on how often the student needs to engage in play and stay motivated. Yeti In My Spaghetti : Every time my students practice their pictures I give them a piece of spaghetti to place over the bowl. When the game is assembled we play the game. Kerplunk: As my students practice they put a stick through the tube. When all the sticks are in we practice the pictures as we add the marbles to the tube. When it is all ready we have fun playing the game. Mr Potato Head: I set up a variety of parts that the student can select. We practice the pictures and them add a part to the potato. After a few potatoes are assembled we play with them. 100 Trial sheets: I like to use crayons, markers and stamps with 100 trials sheets. The child marks a picture after each production. This freebie includes six Spring 100 trials articulation sheets and 2 data collections sheet. The data collection sheets can be used with any of these activities. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS FREEBIE Progress monitor your entire group easily Legos: I like to have my students practice their pictures and then I give them 2-3 legos to put together. They build and practice at the same time. Ned's Head: I put multiple copies of the students pictures inside the head. I place a sticker on one of the cards. We take turns pulling a card out of Ned's Head. The student who finds the card with the sticker shouts "I win!" This game is quick and can be played multiple times. Cariboo: I cover the original cards with Holiday or a theme. After each child practices their targeted words they open one box. It they find the ball they get to put it in the treasure chest. We play until the treasure box opens. Chipper Chat: Practice the pictures and them put a chip on the card. When the card is full use the magic wand to clean up the card. Take time to play with the chips and magnets at the end. Jenga: The students practice their pictures and then place a Jenga block on the tower. When the tower is built we play the game. Fishing game: I like to have my students say their words and them put a fish in the "pond". When the game is complete we play it. I have also created a game companion that can also be used. The students practice again as they place them in the fishing net. Articulation Game Companion Connect Four: Each time a student puts a chip in the frame they say their pictures. We play until their is a winner. Using these games in therapist directed drill play is a fun and easy way to get your students to practice 100 articulation targets in a therapy session. If you are struggling to keep your students engaged think about trying some of these games. I hope your students enjoy them as much as my students do. Click here to follow my tpt store, Speech Gems. An InLinkz Link-up 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
How to streamline your speech and language evaluations by starting with a PICO question and form a detailed plan for assessment.
I have been lucky in my career: I have worked with some of the best bilingual families around. The only downside is that I didn’t have any handouts or material in Spanish to give to parents at meetings to help them understand what is happening during the evaluation process. So I have had to convey ... Read More about Bilingual Speech Therapy Handouts
Are you working on speech carryover for the 'k' and 'g' sounds? A train set has been a favourite in my room for it's flexibility, fun and number of targets!
How to choose the best target words when using the Cycles Approach in speech therapy so that you make the most progress with your students with phonological disorders
I have so so many R kids on my caseload right now. In that past, that statement would be followed with a mournful sigh, or possibly with me throwing my head
The L sound is usually so easy to correct. It’s the “singing sound la-la-la-la-la.” Kids can pick up and imitate that so easily, right? For the most part, but it never fails one kid will come along who just cannot get the correct position. What do you do for that child? Today I will share my best tips ... Read more
Last school year, interactive notebooks were something brand new to my speech room! Students found them to be engaging and fun! I found them to be basically no-prep. So, of course, it was a wonderful year! haha 🙂 What I find the most exciting about these interactive activities is that they don’t have to be ... Read More about Articulation Lap Book Tutorial (plus freebie!)
Usually when people think of using books in speech therapy it is to target language goals, but they are just as important for our students with speech sound disorders. Research is showing us that this population of students are at risk for reading deficits (Catts et al., 2001; Gillon, 2002; Lewis, Freebairn, & Taylor, 2000; Nathan et al., 2004; Skebo et al., 2013) so using a literacy based approach is important for their success. This means doing more than just drill, but also including phoneme and orthographic awareness into our sessions.
What is the connection between speech sounds, phonological awareness, and literacy skills? Read about how they go together and what we can do.
Need ideas for getting more repetitions during articulation therapy? Here are some articulation activities speech therapy high-trial ideas!
How to streamline your speech and language evaluations by starting with a PICO question and form a detailed plan for assessment.
I actually secretly love when my favourite tricks to elicit speech sounds DON’T work. It means that I get to problem solve, and try to figure out how that child learns. Now let me preface this by saying that just as every child learns differently, so to does every SLP. I’ve tried to appeal to […]
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This month on the blog, we're diving into articulation disorders and evidence-based practices for treating them.
Why we should be using visual cue cards in speech therapy. More importantly, why it is better to use real life mouth photos for sound cue cards in speech therapy.
“While a majority of the SLPs surveyed agreed that prosody is within their scope of practice, they also reported that their knowledge and clinical training on assessing, diagnosing, and treating pr…
As a Speech and Language Therapist, I spend most of my days assessing children with speech sound difficulties and providing therapy to address any speech sound errors. When I begin working with a child I
Update 2021: Links have been checked and updated! At the beginning of last semester, when I got my first clients, I panicked. I probably spent several hours for each client searching the internet for information on their diagnosis! While there are places online with resources by diagnosis, they were often too general, unrelated to speech & […]
Is your child going to see a speech-language pathologist because their speech isn't clear? Read more to find out what might happen in the 1st visit.
Why we should be using visual cue cards in speech therapy. More importantly, why it is better to use real life mouth photos for sound cue cards in speech therapy.
