It’s Better Hearing and Speech Month and I’m sharing my favorite speech therapy toys, games and books and how I use them in therapy. Do you like to use puzzles in speech therapy? I love to use the hide and seek puzzles from Melissa and Doug. Each puzzle has a variety of “doors” the […]
Super Simple Speech Therapy Worksheet Activities
I’m always looking for super simple and silly activities to use in therapy. I enjoy creative crafts and prefer to use manipulatives or real life activities within my therapy sessions. But some days I need to take data-or I didn’t have any inspirations and I use worksheets that I might typically send home for homework […]
How I do it: Teaching Personal Pronouns
Does your brain get stressed out when you are trying to teach you/me? I’ve read suggestions that you should avoid teaching or requiring personal pronouns I/me/you (particularly with autism) because the concepts are too abstract and that it might be better to refer to the child by name. Understanding pronouns is an important first step […]
Video Modeling: How it can improve communication skills
Have you used video modeling in therapy before? My first job was working with developmentally disabled adults at a community work site. We had a gigantic video camera that we would use to film expected or unexpected social interactions. My clients loved to watch the videos of the wrong behavior. It was pretty funny and […]
Affirmations in speech therapy?
Do you use affirmations in speech therapy? I haven’t but it is one of my goals for November. We all have our inner voice that tells us certain “truths” about ourself. A few truths that I have told myself over the years, “I am shy-it is hard for me to meet new people.” “I’m not […]
Thanksgiving Speech therapy Craft: Hand Turkeys
Hand turkeys are one of my favorite Thanksgiving speech therapy crafts. Maybe your parents have one that you made in preschool laying around: Trace around the child’s hand. Draw a beak and a waddle onto the thumb. Add two legs. Color the fingers orange/red or yellow and the rest of the hand brown. I make […]
The SLPs guide to Super Heroes {FREEBIE}
Do you have any clients who are obsessed with superhero movies? A few years ago I talked about my love of Star Wars-and how you can speak Star Wars in you speech room. Today I’m going to get you up to speed on super heroes. My favorite super hero has always been Wonder Woman. I […]
Halloween Speech Therapy Activities
We love to celebration Halloween in my speech therapy room. I live in the Halloween capitol of the world (self-proclaimed) so there are generally no restrictions on celebrations. I’m bringing you a round up of my favorite Halloween speech therapy activities as well as a new freebie! Quick Halloween Speech Therapy Games: I purchased most […]
Super Simple Speech Therapy Card Deck Activities
Do you have Pinterest or Instagram envy? It can seem like every speech blogger has an amazingly decorated therapy space and that every session includes mind-blowing activities and ends with hugs and rainbows. I loooooooooove looking at speech room makeovers-and am constantly amazed an inspired by my colleagues. I enjoy using themes and coming up with snack […]
5 Strategies for Working with that “Shut Down Kid.”
Has this ever happened to you? You pull out a worksheet or activity and the student says: “I hate speech,” “I already know that-I’m not stupid you know.” “Your wasting my time” Or the dreaded-shut down-where they just stare at you are refuse to do anything. You try explaining why they need to work on […]
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