I got a letter from my son’s teacher last year. It said, “Your child has significant difficulty managing his hands and body to be safe in the classroom. Please talk about to him about this.” *Sigh* My son is 7, we’ve been talking to him about this for his whole life. As an infant, in his […]
Working with teams
As Speech Language Pathologists, we have valuable insight and information to share with our teams, but sometimes it can feel like we are overlooked. No one forgets to tell the classroom teacher about an IEP meeting-but I know I’ve gotten a last minute invite or too. Sure, I’d love to spend my night writing up an […]
Hanen: It Takes Two to Talk {Review}
When you work with young children, helping parents understand how to communicate at home is as important as the intervention you provide. That’s birth to three 101 right there. Today, I am reviewing an updated edition of the Hanen Centre’s book, “It Takes Two to Talk.” (disclosure statement: I received a copy of this book […]
A Letter to Me: as A new SLP
Every time I take a CEU class, I end up thinking of a student or client that I’ve had in the past-and wish that I could go back in time and treat them again-with this new information in hand. In that spirit, I am joining with the Frenzied SLPs today to share a letter that I […]
3 Things I swiped from ABA to use in my therapy
April is Autism Awareness Month. I’ve worked with a lot of individuals with autism. Back in the middle ages, when I was in grad school, I had a one day lecture that talked about autism. When I got into the field, I was unprepared for the clients with whom I was working. I spent a lot […]
Resources for Multiple Meaning Words
Teaching homophones and homonyms is one strategy I use to improve vocabulary skills for my clients and students. Last week, I talked about how I approach teaching multiple meaning words. Today, I wanted to share some quick activity ideas and resources I’ve used. Multiple Meaning Word Activities An easy way to practice multiple meaning […]
How I Do It: Teaching Multiple Meaning Words
The ability to understand multiple meaning words is important for children to process language, humor and to have a robust vocabulary. Does anyone else feel overwhelmed when trying to choose the vocabulary to teach? How many words should we be teaching and when should we stop this type of instruction? What is a good end […]
Happy National Bubbles Week: Activities and Products
Today I want to celebrate bubbles! I love crazy holidays or themed days. My favorite is International Talk Like a Pirate day (of course, right?) When I was working with middle and high school students, it was fun to talk about what the themed day as an ice breaker or to check for carryover of […]
When things change quickly
Early morning phone calls are rarely a good thing. Two weeks ago, I woke to my cell phone ringing. My mom was calling to let me know that my brother had been taken to the hospital. It started off as the flu. Then his foot was swollen. The next day he couldn’t walk on his […]
Valentine Speech Therapy Activities {{Freebies}}
Looking for some last minute speech therapy activities for Valentine’s Day? I’ve got you covered with some of my favorite past valentine speech therapy activities and two new freebies! Valentine Speech Therapy: Cupids Arrow: Blow dart Game Technically, it is Cupid’s blow dart but that doesn’t sound nearly as festive. I’ve got a really fun […]
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