I was asked yesterday by one of the course participants about pronunciation and how much we need to know before we do a course like the CELTA, or how much knowledge we need to demonstrate at the interview stage.
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Learn how to teach social skills for autism. Includes best therapy techniques and how to put them together into a complete program. Great for adolescents!
This ONE set of skills is fundamental to learning and academic skills. Find out how to deliver targeted support for your pupils.
Parent coaching in auditory-verbal therapy is KEY. Understand how to structure therapy sessions in a way that promotes parents as the primary facilitators of auditory, speech, and language development for their children.
How to make a musical shaker, and toddler games with musical shakers for speech and language development
A blog for speech language pathologists, teachers and parents about language ideas and resources for the classroom, in the home and therapy.
Does your child struggle with auditory attention? Find tons of fun and easy activity ideas to help improve the attention, processing speed and memory.
Next up in the Effective Interventions in ABA series is Pivotal Response Training (PRT), which is a great naturalistic intervention for all types of skills.
The silence from my son from infancy through to after his first birthday was deafeningly acute. My daughter is only fifteen months older than he is and had just witnessed very typical language development unfold. When my son was about six-months-old and not babbling, I chalked it up to gender or individual differences between him and his sister. At a year, when there were next-to-no word approximations, I started to wonder.
Watch 7 Tips for Talking with the Child Who Stutters Download PDF Experts agree that most children who stutter benefit from taking time to speak at a rate that promotes fluency. These guidelines represent a number of ways that adults around that child can help promote the child’s fluency. 1. Reduce the pace. Speak with your child in an unhurried way, pausing frequently. Wait a few seconds after your child finishes before you begin to speak.
Learn how AAC Devices can help children communicate if they are struggling to speak. Includes examples, research, and how to teach AAC users
This is the third installment in Syntax Goals for Speech Therapy, where I’ll be giving you some sentence structure goals for speech therapy. In the first part, I shared a “base goal” for syntax that defines the “big idea” and ensures that you have a goal you can measure. In the second article, I talked...
This NO PREP, interactive student journal is for all levels and goes over important, Flexible Thinking Skills. This Flexible Thinking Journal is great for small groups and independent work. Mostly used by speech and language pathologists, school counselors, special education teachers, and school psy...
DYSPHAGIA- EDITABLE FEEDING PLAN TEMPLATES: + IDDSI Guideline Links (Teens & Adults Version). These templates are designed to streamline the creation of safe and effective feeding plans for clients with Dysphagia, ensuring that all necessary guidelines are followed. This product is ideal for Speech-Language Therapists/Pathologists & other Healthcare Professionals trained in Dysphagia. Can also be used by Special Education Teachers in consultation with an SLT. FIVE feeding plan templates: - Blank Feeding Plan Template. - IDDSI-L4 (Pureed) Feeding Plan Template. - IDDSI-L5 (Minced & Moist) Feeding Plan Template. - IDDSI-L6 (Soft & Bite Sized) Feeding Plan Template. - IDDSI-L7 (Easy to Chew) Feeding Plan Template. TWO options included: - Printable PDFs - prefilled + some blank spaces for minor additions (print and fill out the blanks with a pen, or ‘add text’ to your PDF document). - Editable PDFs for full customization (link to Canva template included) Simply choose the template that matches your client’s assessed needs, customize it with their details, and adjust as required. Once finalized, share & display the plan and IDDSI guidelines to support safe and effective feeding. Please remember to place feedback and check out/follow my store for lots more wonderful resources and visual supports! Thank you! :-)
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Free speech therapy printables - Developmental milestones, hierarchies, and graphics for SLPs and educators!
Learn strategies for teaching communication repair strategies for students with hearing loss
The spoken word gives human’s an incredible advantage over other species, but for those that struggle with language processing, this “invisible difficulty,” can create countless challenges. What’s more, this problem often goes unnoticed and many of these students are misunderstood and mislabeled as inattentive, careless, lazy absent-minded, and defiant. What is a Language Processing Disorder? Language processing disorders are not uncommon, and it is a difficulty that impacts communication and social relations. This disorder can impact a student’s ability to understand language (receptive language) and/or express their thoughts (expressive language). Like many cognitive based challenges, it can manifest in a variety of ways. One student might struggle to outline their thoughts, while another might battle with accessing the right word or name from their memory banks, following a sequence of directives, or even maintaining attention. In addition, a student may experience difficulties with either receptive language or expressive language. Some struggle with a combination: expressive/receptive language disorder. Signs and Symptoms of Language Processing Difficulties There are a number of signs and symptoms that can serve as red flags for language processing problems. Common Expressive Language Difficulties: Develops the ability to speak later than most youngsters Struggles with weak vocabulary and learning new words Confusions with verb tenses Frustrates with word finding difficulties Troubles communicating thoughts Jumbles words and says things that are nonsensical Repeats themselves when telling stories or answering questions Difficulties expressing ideas in writing Common Receptive Language Difficulties: Appears disinterested or distracted when in conversation or social interactions Misinterprets or misunderstands verbal or written directives Appears shy or withdrawn Struggles understanding sarcasm or jokes Difficulties with reading comprehension Troubles telling jokes Getting Tested for Language Processing Disorders If the warning signs listed above describe a child, the next step is to pursue an evaluation. You can acquire testing with a local speech and language pathologist, or if the child is in school, one can request that the local public school conduct a free evaluation. Even if the child is in a private school, testing can be requested at your local school district. 12 Easy Treatment Options for Language Processing Disorders If a language disorder is present or suspected, individual sessions with a speech and language professional or educational therapist can help develop the needed skills. As another option, you can acquire tools that can help to develop these skills. Here are 12 different resources. If you select the title, you can learn more about these products. Speech and Language Bundle Following Directions Bundle Reversing Reversals Primary Making Inferences the Fun and Easy Way Word Shuffle Hey, What's the Big Idea The Main I-Deer 5 Ws Detectives Show Don't Tell Abstract Thinking and Multiple Meanings Categorizing, paragraph Building and Transitional Words Activities Memory Master I hope you found this blog helpful! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out and contact me at [email protected]. Cheers, Dr. Erica Warren Dr. Erica Warren is the author, illustrator, and publisher of multisensory educational materials at Good Sensory Learning. She is also the director of Learning to Learn and Learning Specialist Courses. · Blog: https://learningspecialistmaterials.blogspot.com/ · YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/warrenerica1 · Podcast: https://godyslexia.com/ · Store: http://www.Goodsensorylearning.com/ · Courses: http://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/ · Newsletter Sign-up: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/69400 · Private Practice: Learning to Learn
Here’s a free printable comic I made to teach kids (and many grownups) how to apologize properly. Teachers and parents, you can download it here and print it for school or home use (no commercial uses allowed). For more free printable posters, visit my boutique in the […]
This post outlines an evidence-based approach for parent-coaching that you can use in your early intervention sessions, inc. a free handout.
Beyond the Device: Holistic Approaches to AAC Learning and Implementation This blog post explores the challenges faced by adults with acquired communication difficulties post life-altering events, and emphasizes the crucial role of enhanced communication methods. We delve into the significance of alternative communication modes and specifically highlight the
All long time ago and very, very far away from my current location, I got my first job as an SLP. In addition to many students in the general education setting, I served two severely impaired classrooms. In one class, the students spent much of the day on side liers being tube fed and given
This is Part 2 of a previous post focusing on training slow speech rate. Find Part 1 here . When working on teaching a slow rate of ...
For bilingual and monolingual SLPs working with bilingual and multicultural children, the question of: "Is it a difference or a disorder?" arises on a daily basis as they attempt to navigate the myriad of difficulties they encounter in their attempts at appropriate diagnosis of speech, language, and literacy disorders. For that purpose, I've recently created a
Parent coaching is the heart of auditory-verbal therapy, so get some fresh, new ideas for facilitating home carryover of listening and spoken language therapy goals for your children with hearing loss.
Discrete Trial Training is an evidence based practice used in many classrooms. I wanted to take the next few days to talk about DTT. Over the next few days, I will be answering the basic wh- questions about Discrete Trial Training and I will give you a quick peek at what it looks like in ... Read More about Discrete Trial Basics: What Is Discrete Trial Training? Who is it for?
As Early Childhood Educators would agree, observing and documenting children’s learning and development makes up a large part of the job. Too much paper work and documentation is one complain…
A prompt in intervention assists or encourages a learner before or during a learning task to acquire a skill. Prompts are used by a learner's intervention team including but not limited to parents, therapists (e.g., speech, OT, EI, PT, ABA, etc.), child care providers, and family to help the learner acquire target skills (Neitzel & Wolery, 2009). Different types of prompts are used depending on the learner style and level of independence. Visual Prompts: visual prompts includes videos, photogra
Problem solving scenarios may be easy to find online, but this selection is geared specifically for speech therapy social skills training.
I have the hardest time thinking of short sentences on the spot when working on recalling sentences in therapy. I guess I just can't think and count that quickly! Here is a list of 3, 4, and 5 word sentences that you can use with any game or that you can send home as homework. I like to use games like Pop-Up Pirate that allow for lots of trials! Has anyone else noticed that it's harder for kids to recall questions than statements? I think their brains automatically want to answer the questions rather than remember the words. Download the 3-5 word short sentences for recall here!
Social Skills Group Therapy: Activities for Children/Teens Many of our children with language delays also have trouble with social skills. This may be due to certain conditions that impair social skills, like autism, or it may just be because these children have trouble learning language and social interactions rely heavily on language skills. Whatever the cause,
In this episode, Dr. Kabot is sharing her biggest takeaways on how to teach pragmatics to students with autism and why it's so important.
A couple of weeks ago, I woke up with a nasty cold. A couple of days later, I woke up to discover I’d lost my voice. A couple of hours after that, I was due to teach a CertTESOL input session…
