Having better behavior management in speech therapy means more productive and engaging sessions with students!
Dieses Buch der Malerin Tatjana Doll präsentiert ihr Werk im Rahmen einer künstlerischen Selbstverortung – anhand eines Alphabetes erläutert sie ihr Schaffen. Diese Publikation erscheint anlässlich des Konrad-von-Soest-Preises 2018 für Tatjana Doll, der Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe hat den Konrad-von-Soest-Preis als westfälischen Kunstpreis gestiftet. Die Jury schrieb über die Malerin: »Ihre malerische Position überzeugt mit einer schöpferischen Konsistenz und einem expressiven Gestus. Gegenständliche Motive sowie geometrisch-abstrakte Kompositionselemente kombiniert sie zumeist in Bildserien und bearbeitet diese in die Tiefe über einen längeren Zeitraum hinweg. Die hohe Qualität von Rückbezügen auf Felder der Kunstgeschichte, auf piktorale und gestische Zeichensysteme verschiedener Herkunft, die Verwendung kultureller Versatzstücke und der Unterhaltungskultur bestärkte die Jury in ihrer Entscheidung. Die Künstlerin kontextualisiert ihre eigene künstlerische Position politisch und kulturell mittels ihrer Bilder, lässt die Bewertung dieses Vorgehens jedoch offen. Somit sind Debatten nicht ausgeschlossen und das Werk ist auf eine produktiv streitbare Art demokratisch und offen für Diskussionen.«
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"Research has shown that the ability to self-regulate is essential to the development of learning skills and work habits (Baumeister & Vohs, 2011), which are critically important to student success throughout the grades." We have been using the 'Zones of Regulation' as a way to support our students with their self-regulation. We hope to give our learners a good start on their journey to self-regulation. Ontario Kindergarten curriculum has now created 'Self-regulation and Well-being' as one of the main 4 focuses of the program. The curriculum document tells us, "Dr. Stuart Shanker (2013b, p. xiii) identifies the following as six critical elements required for “optimal self-regulation”: when one is feeling calmly focused and alert, the ability to know that one is calm and alert when one is stressed, the ability to recognize what is causing that stress the ability to recognize stressors both within and outside the classroom the desire to deal with those stressors the ability to develop strategies for dealing with those stressors the ability to recover efficiently and effectively from dealing with those stressors" We began our learning by investigating feelings and emotions. We did many activities and spent a couple weeks exploring and learning. We began to slowly introduce the Zones of Regulation to our learners. You can get a copy of the book here. [We did not follow the exact program of the book, but rather used it as inspiration for our own version]. We connected our learning about feelings to the colours of the Zones of Regulation. We then explored each zone in more detail. We used the framework 'looks like, sounds like, feels like" to help our learners use their own experience and to get a full understanding of each zone. We added this work to the wall in our 'Self-Regulation centre' in our classroom. We added photos of our learners demonstrating some of the behaviours and facial expressions you might see for each zone and added those to our wall. Recognizing what Zone they are in and others are in takes some learning. We have been reading a variety of books and discussing what zone we think the characters are in and why. Some of the books we've read are: Since the 'Green Zone' is the zone where we are optimally regulated, we want to support our learners in working to get themselves back to the green zone, should they find themselves in another zone. As a group, they came up with the following list: We have been doing a lot of "noticing and naming" the emotions our learners show throughout the day and then naming the zone they are in. For example, "I see your fists are clenched and you're frowning. I see you're angry and in the Red Zone." We are beginning to work on implementing strategies for our learners to down-regulate (from the Yellow or Red Zone) or up-regulate (from the Blue Zone). Our 'Zones Check-In'. This allows learners to take ownership and to visually see whether they need to up or down regulate. Right now, we give them a strategy we feel will work best (unless they tell us what they need) and are working towards our learners doing this independently. Some strategies we're using: Self-Regulation Centre- we have placed fidget toys and books here for learners to help down-regulate. Yoga- both individually and whole group. Our Yoga centre in the classroom Cosmic Kids Yoga (click for link) Take 5 Breathing- independently or collectively. We (educators and students) are continuing on our learning journey about the Zones of Regulation and ways we can ensure we're regulated (Green Zone) throughout the day. We will continue building independence when up- and down-regulating. We hope you will continue to support the Zones of Regulation at home. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Check out the worksheet I just made using Everyday Speech's worksheet creator! Flexible Thinking / Rigid Thinking
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Have you ever thought about using wordless videos in your speech therapy lessons? It increases engagement! Start with these videos...
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Have you ever thought about using wordless videos in your speech therapy lessons? It increases engagement! Start with these videos...
Children with selective mutism can be successful in the classroom with speech therapy or accommodations designed by a Speech Language Pathologist.
I love working on social skills with students but sometimes feel like we do more talking than working. This game reenforces target skills for real life use!
My focus this year has been implementing a school-wide Zones of Regulation curriculum for grades K-8. Many of the children I work with have difficulty with emotional regulation, and after successfull
My best tips for teaching /r/ in articulation therapy! Placement cues, product reviews and /r/ word lists to help your students succeed!
A list of Zones of Regulation activities and printables for school-age children to help reinforce the Zones curriculum.
This mega-packet for fluency is 56 pages long! You can find it in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store here. The speech tools targeted are: slow rate, full breath, pausing, stretchy speech, light contact, easy onset, and circumlocution. This packet helps your students in identifying their speech into 1 of 3 levels: bumpy, using speech tools, or smooth. […]
Remediation of a lateral /s/ takes patience and a step-by-step approach. I have had success using the ideas of Pamela Marshalla. This...
Fun ways to use smash mats. Gumball smash mats are great to use when working on engagement.
Hi speechies! Have you signed up for my weekly email?! I just started it this weekend and I'm really excited to deliver one email a week to your inbox with ALL things TSS :) Join the tribe by clicking here - I promise not to spam you! ANYWAAAAY. Today I want to share a SOCIAL THINKING activity with y'all! In my high school groups we are working on learning when to say things vs. just think them - aka we are getting in tune with our SOCIAL FILTERS! I came up with 20 social thoughts to read to the students. They are going to listen to the thought then hold up the "THINK IT" speech bubble if they think it's a thought they should keep in their brain or the "SAY IT" mouth if it's a thought they think they should say out loud. I'm really excited to implement this activity this week! I try to come up with REAL LIFE social scenarios so that they carryover the skills into their everyday lives. You can grab this activity in my TpT store! What are some ways that you teach using social filters?
With the help of vocal exercises for singers, you can maintain your singing voice and achieve notes. Here are some suggested exercises.
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The goal of an “All About Me” theme is usually to help classmates get to know each other better, but when your only student is your own child, that puts a bit of a different spin on things. For our All About Me theme we focused on emotions, family, and learning more about ourselves. Here […]
Learning the Parts of Speech will be fun and interactive using these Flip Flap Books®! Teaching about Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs will be made easy using this resource!
Teach kids self-regulation in the classroom and beyond with this collection of super fun Zones of Regulation activities, games, worksheets, and lesson plans!
I was recently asked to offer some advice about correcting for those tricky sound errors — lisps and lateralized productions of the sibilants /s/, /z/, /sh/ and /ch/. If you are an SLP, you …
A bundle of free zones of regulation printables that you can download and use as a supplement to the Zones of Regulation curriculum.
Imagine having a visual grammar poster at your fingertips to teach and reinforce grammar concepts! These grammar posters will help your students to have a visual understanding of many grammar concepts, as well as brighten up your classroom! I use them on my English Language Arts Focus Wall as we study different grammar concepts. Let's […]
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for your convenience. Recently I brought you my review of You Are A Social Detective: Explaining Social ThinkingⓇ to Kids by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke… and now I am FINALLY getting around to sharing all of the cool activities we did to go with that book! Woot! If […]
Play the Spot It Game in speech therapy to build visual perception, focusing, processing speech and language!
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Teach your students this simple 5 step process to solving a social problem. Give your students the skills they need to independently ...