Smarty Ears Technologies: Technology Solutions for Speech Therapy, Special Education Support and Services

Speech therapy apps are great for fitting in a quick lesson on the way to soccer practice. However, you can also turn your PC into an electronic speech therapy tutor for your child.

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Looking for quick, hassle-free therapy? Want something that is sure to motivate your students and be easy for you to prepare? No print means no prepping, no laminating, not even printing - just open the file on a computer, iPad, or similar device! Learn spatial concepts in a way that is sure to keep your students engaged. This download is an expanded version of the No Print Walkin' On Prepositions Freebie. It has the same format, so check out the freebie for an expanded preview of the file. If you are unfamiliar with the no print concept or want a closer look at the download, this is featured in my tutorial on YouTube or on my Facebook page. To view the preview on TeachersPayTeachers, please download it to your device for it to work correctly. This resource is designed for students to select the correct preposition on each stimulus page with two options given. Their answers take them to either correct or incorrect pages for immediate reinforcement of the answers, yet do not cue them on a computer screen with the cursor. Targeted prepositions include: above under behind between in front of in next to off on Each preposition is targeted on three different pages, for a total of 27 stimulus items. Correct and incorrect reinforcements are included after each stimulus. This is a fully interactive, tap-able PDF. It can be used in most PDF viewers, including the default apps on Apple products, or in iBooks. All pages have "home" and "next/skip" buttons for easy navigation. This is NOT intended to be printed and is in full color, but rather used on an electronic device. You need a PDF viewer to use this document. Email me at [email protected] if you have any questions. You might also like No Print Walkin' On Prepositions Freebie No Print Caminando con Preposiciones Freebie No Print Aprendemos Preposiciones No Print Valentine's WH Questions Spring into Preschool Language Aarrr Associations Moo Quack Bundle Tips: → Click here to be notified when I upload new resources or have a sale. → Leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE resources! I love to hear what you think. → Feel free to share pictures using my resources in your classroom or speech room. Remember to tag me @talkingwithrebecca so I can see! Click here to follow Talking with Rebecca on TpT Click here to follow Talking with Rebecca on Facebook Click here to follow Talking with Rebecca on Instagram

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Using electronic applications “apps” on an iPad can be a great solution for a student who needs additional support in their educational journey. Educational apps can provide an ideal transition from school to home, promoting greater learning. However, searching and trying to find an app that will be the right one or beneficial to the […]

Talkitt translates unintelligible speech from any language into understandable speech through smart phones, tablets or computers. Works for people with speech disorders or diseases or syndromes that affect speech.

In this BOOM CARDS™ deck, students will practice speech sounds in both words and sentences while reinforcing concept knowledge. This activity is also great for targeting comparatives. Using the deck, students will decide which word best answers the concept question, click the answer, and then state it in a sentence (for which scaffolds are provided). BOOM CARDS™ are self-checking so it will tell students if their answer is correct. *Please read the information below about BOOM CARDS™ before purchasing. You can check out a free, playable preview of this deck by clicking the PREVIEW button above. Included: -11 concepts for each sound set: *higher *bigger *healthier *faster *harder *louder *longer *heavier *action *round *alive Included Sounds: R (+blends) S & Z TH L (+blends) SH, CH, & J K & G F & V S blends ABOUT BOOM CARDS™ To use Boom Cards, you must be connected to the Internet. Boom Cards play on modern browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Apps are available for Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. For security and privacy, adults must have a Boom Learning account to use and assign Boom Cards. You will be able to assign the Boom Cards you are buying with "Fast Pins," (play provides instant feedback for self-grading Boom Cards). Fast Play is always a free way for students to engage with Boom Cards decks. For additional assignment options you'll need a premium account. If you are new to Boom Learning, you will be offered a free trial of our premium account. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. You may be eligible for a free trial from Boom Learning. Read here for details: http://bit.ly/BoomTrial. If you choose not to stay on a premium account after your free trial, you will still be able to assign all your Boom Cards to as many students as you see fit using Fast Play pins (which give instant feedback for decks that are self-grading). Boom Learning and Boom Cards are the trademarks of Boom Learning Inc. Used with permission. ✔️ CUSTOMER TIPS Get FREEBIES!: Sign up for my newsletter at www.kiwispeech.com/subscribe Become a Follower!: Simply look for the star by my logo to follow me and be the first to hear about new products, freebies, and sales. Find Me!: Find me on social media for updates and ideas! Facebook and Instagram (@kiwispeech) are great places to start! Earn Credits!: Don’t forget to provide feedback for your purchases to earn credits for future purchases.

Technology is around our students everywhere. At school, at home, in the community. These are apps that I have used in my self-contained classroom and are loved by all of my students. List of 10 educational apps for sped, at Mrs. D's Corner.

This month we’ve been talking about requesting and choicemaking, specifically how to teach it. Today, we’ll put it into a clinical context by talking about a hypothetical session that targets this …

First and foremost you probably need to know that when seeking funding AAC stops being called AAC and starts being called a SGD or Speech Generating Device. Here are some funding sources for students with severe or multiple disabilities: medicaid/medicare and private health insurance (you usually need patient information form, SLP evaluation, prescription, letter of medical necessity) visit "An Overview of Health Based Funding of SGD" and "Medicare Funding of AAC" for more school system (mandated by IDEA) charitable organizations Muscular Dystrophy Association will fund AAC for student's who have a condition covered by MDA (such as muscular dystrophy or mitochondrial disease), an evaluation recommending a device from an SLP, a prescription from a doctor at an MDA clinic and have been denied coverage by health insurance or have no insurance), the amount changes annually - this year it is 2,000 dollars NOCK accepts applications from children who need AAC devices or wheelchairs and have exhausted all other means of funding The Disabled Children's Relief Fund accepts grant applications to provide goods and services need for children with disabilities who cannot otherwise afford them or attain them try local churches, synagogues, ELKs, Knights of Columbus, Shriners, Ladies Aid groups, depending on the state Easter Seals or ATA may have funding or a lending library local United Cerebral Palsy Chapters have access to the Bellows Fund for assistive technology which may be used for AACHere are some links for funding information: AAC Funding Help AAC Institute AAC RERC Many of the top AAC companies have funding assistance and/or funding guides, such as Dynavox, just go to the website and look or call and ask Finally parents or families may choose to take out a loan to purchase on their own (not recommended, if the student is in public school the school is legally required to purchase an AAC device if it is needed to make educational progress). Here is the RESNA listing of state AT loan programs.

[Source: Your Therapy Source] By Michelle L. Lange OTR, ABDA, ATP www.atilange.com. Originally published in Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners This regular Assistive Technology series has now included 26 articles, spanning topics such as seating, mobility, speech generating devices, computers and electronic aids to daily living. I often hear from readers who have questions about […]

I was a practicing speech-language pathologist for five years before my daughter was born. I worked primarily at the elementary and middle-school levels. I took professional development workshops on childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and treated it successfully in three kiddos from my caseload.

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Speech apps for kids with autism or hyperlexia to work on comprehension, WH questions, making inferences, and receptive language

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Looking for quick, hassle-free therapy? Want something that is sure to motivate your Spanish-speaking students and be easy for you to prepare? No print means no prepping, no laminating, not even printing - just open the file on a computer, iPad, or similar device! Learn spatial concepts in a way that is sure to keep your students engaged. This download is an expanded version of the No Print Caminando con Prepositions Freebie. It has the same format, so check out the freebie for an expanded preview of the file. If you are unfamiliar with the no print concept or want a closer look at the download, the English version is featured in my tutorial on YouTube or on my Facebook page. To view the preview on TeachersPayTeachers, please download it to your device for it to work correctly. Students are given a visual choice to select the correct preposition on each stimulus page. Their answers take them to either correct or incorrect pages for immediate reinforcement of the answers, yet do not cue them on a computer screen with the cursor. Targeted prepositions include: above under behind between in front of in next to off on Each preposition is targeted on three different pages, for a total of 27 stimulus items. Correct and incorrect reinforcements are included after each stimulus. This is a fully interactive, tap-able PDF. It can be used in most PDF viewers, including the default apps on Apple products, or in iBooks. All pages have "home" and "next/skip" buttons for easy navigation. This is NOT intended to be printed, but rather used on an electronic device. You need a PDF viewer to use this document. Email me at [email protected] if you have any questions. You might also like No Print Walkin' On Prepositions Freebie No Print Caminando con Preposiciones Freebie No Print Valentine's WH Questions Spring into Preschool Language Aarrr Associations Moo Quack Bundle Tips: → Click here to be notified when I upload new resources or have a sale. → Leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE resources! I love to hear what you think. → Feel free to share pictures using my resources in your classroom or speech room. Remember to tag me @talkingwithrebecca so I can see! Click here to follow Talking with Rebecca on Facebook Click here to follow Talking with Rebecca on Instagram

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Connect 4 games are now available in evergreen formatting, so they can be used year-round! I've also added an extra feature so that you can practice the words with your students, and drag one of 3 emojis to the check boxes to give the student fun feedback, as well as to help you with data counting at the end of the session. Use these decks to help build vocabulary as well, as you can talk about how a picture represents one word in one game, and another word in another game. This deck includes 42 target words for each of the sounds, "sh", "ch", "j", and "th". Your students will ask for this game when they enter your speech room. I promise! What are Boom Cards? Boom Cards are available to use on your electronic devices, and you must have a Boom Learning account to use them. Click HERE to go to the Boom Learning website and open your account. It's FREE! When using Boom cards, you must be connected to the internet, and be able to access your favorite browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Once you've set up your account, you can use the Boom app on your Android, iPad, iPhone, and Kindle. From here, you can assign Boom Cards to individual students. Purchase a premium account to access additional assignment options. HOW IT WORKS: This is a clickable PDF. You do not need an app to access this deck. When you download the pdf after purchase, click on the image of the computer where prompted, and it will take you directly to the Boom Deck, where you can claim this resource. (More comprehensive directions are included in the pdf after you download it.) FOLLOW MY TPT STORE: As a follower you will learn about new products that are released, sales and discounts. New products are discounted for the first 24 hours! Click on the “*Follow Me” by my Hyde & Go Speak logo to stay up to date! SAVE BY LEAVING FEEDBACK ON PURCHASES If you leave feedback on any of my products you can build up TPT credits that may be applied to future purchases. Just submit feedback when you purchase a product or go to "My Purchases" for a list of your purchases. Click on the "Leave Feedback" button and leave a rating. Then go to your TPT credits to learn how to redeem credits for purchases! I'd like to acknowledge these creative people for bringing my products to life! Kari Bolt Clipart, MelonHeadz Illustrations, Grant Avenue Clipart, Whimsy Clips Clipart, Creative Clips Clipart, Educlips Clipart, Inkscape Clipart, Katie Hadfield Designs, Digital Designs and Art, Allison Fors Clipart, Chirp Graphics, Cstep, Pretty Grafik, Creating4 the Classroom, Glitter Meets Glue, Clipartino, Kate Hadfield Designs, Teacher's Clipart, Speech Doodles, Talking with Rebecca, My Visionary Designs, Minimole Studio, Dancing Crayon Designs

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Connect 4 games are now available in evergreen formatting, so they can be used year-round! I've also added an extra feature so that you can practice the words with your students, and drag one of 3 emojis to the check boxes to give the student fun feedback, as well as to help you with data counting at the end of the session. Use these decks to help build vocabulary as well, as you can talk about how a picture represents one word in one game, and another word in another game. This /l/ deck includes a game for each of the /l/ positions, as well as a game for /l/ blends! Your students will ask for this game when they enter your speech room. I promise! What are Boom Cards? Boom Cards are available to use on your electronic devices, and you must have a Boom Learning account to use them. Click HERE to go to the Boom Learning website and open your account. It's FREE! When using Boom cards, you must be connected to the internet, and be able to access your favorite browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge). Once you've set up your account, you can use the Boom app on your Android, iPad, iPhone, and Kindle. From here, you can assign Boom Cards to individual students. Purchase a premium account to access additional assignment options. HOW IT WORKS: This is a clickable PDF. You do not need an app to access this deck. When you download the pdf after purchase, click on the image of the computer where prompted, and it will take you directly to the Boom Deck, where you can claim this resource. (More comprehensive directions are included in the pdf after you download it.) FOLLOW MY TPT STORE: As a follower you will learn about new products that are released, sales and discounts. New products are discounted for the first 24 hours! Click on the “*Follow Me” by my Hyde & Go Speak logo to stay up to date! SAVE BY LEAVING FEEDBACK ON PURCHASES If you leave feedback on any of my products you can build up TPT credits that may be applied to future purchases. Just submit feedback when you purchase a product or go to "My Purchases" for a list of your purchases. Click on the "Leave Feedback" button and leave a rating. Then go to your TPT credits to learn how to redeem credits for purchases! I'd like to acknowledge these creative people for bringing my products to life! Kari Bolt Clipart, MelonHeadz Illustrations, Grant Avenue Clipart, Whimsy Clips Clipart, Creative Clips Clipart, Educlips Clipart, Inkscape Clipart, Katie Hadfield Designs, Digital Designs and Art, Allison Fors Clipart, Chirp Graphics, Cstep, Pretty Grafik, Creating4 the Classroom, Glitter Meets Glue, Clipartino, Kate Hadfield Designs, Teacher's Clipart, Speech Doodles, Talking with Rebecca, My Visionary Designs, Minimole Studio, Dancing Crayon Designs

Need a quick, fun, FREE activity for your Spanish speaking students? This no print resource is the least amount of prep you can buy! Students are highly motivated with this activity, and can focus on learning prepositions. Love this resource and wish it had more stimuli items? It is just a small part of No Print Prepositions in Spanish! No print is the ultimate hassle-free therapy! It requires no printing, no prepping, no laminating - just open the file on a computer, iPad, or similar device. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the activity. Target basic prepositions with this short download: in front, behind, next to, between, in, above, and under. This is a fully interactive, tap-able PDF. It can be used in most PDF viewers, including the default apps on Apple products, or in iBooks. All pages have "home" and "next/skip" buttons for easy navigation. Unfamiliar with the No Print concept? Check out my video tutorial here! This is NOT intended to be printed, but rather used on an electronic device. You need a PDF viewer to use this document. Email me at [email protected] if you have any questions. You will also like No Print Aprendemos Preposiciones No Print Walkin' On Prepositions Freebie No Print Valentine's WH Questions Spring into Preschool Language Aarrr Associations Moo Quack Bundle Tips: → Click here to be notified when I upload new resources or have a sale. → Leaving feedback earns you points toward FREE resources! I love to hear what you think. → Feel free to share pictures using my resources in your classroom or speech room. Remember to tag me @talkingwithrebecca so I can see! Click here to follow Talking with Rebecca on Facebook Click here to follow Talking with Rebecca on Instagram

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I'm far from a tech geek or someone who has to have the latest electronic device, but when the iPad first came out I wanted one. Maybe I thought it would be a fun personal toy. Who knows? What I didn't expect was that it would have the potential to be a game changer for speech pathologists. A year later, I am convinced that this device will change the way we deliver services.

This month we’ve been talking about requesting and choicemaking, specifically how to teach it. Today, we’ll put it into a clinical context by talking about a hypothetical session that targets this …

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