Speech 2U

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Speech-a-dilla’s

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I was cleaning out my kitchen last weekend and found my quesadilla maker in the back of one of my cabinets.  I’ve never met a kitchen appliance I didn’t like, but eventually they end up dusty in the back of one of my cabinets.  I’m betting you could score a few at your local Goodwill. […]

New Year’s Resolution #1: Stop being a blog stalker

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Okay, I admit it.  I’m a blog stalker.   I’m not sure how people normally read blogs, but if I find a blog I like,  I start at their latest entry and then keep reading until I get to their first entry.  Sometimes (OFTEN) I take notes.  I used to take notes on a soap […]

Christmas Tree Cones

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I love to make quick snack crafts in Speech therapy.  It’s an easy way to include worksheet drill activities.  In between each step we can practice our word lists or answer wh questions.  It’s also a great way to work on sequencing, paraphrasing and story retell.  Last week we made these cute Christmas tree cones. […]

Helping children communicate when sick.

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One of the things that can be so frustrating when working with children with significant communication challenges, is trying to determine HOW they are feeling.   Frequently, parents will tell me that they wish their child could TELL them if they were in pain or hurting.  Generally, I think these clients do tell us when […]

Gobble gobble pizza turkeys

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I like using crafts and recipes in sessions when I can.  It’s motivating for the kids and helps us to practice our speech and language targets in more of a carryover type of activity.  This week we made pizza turkeys. We worked on following 2 step directions containing before, sequencing, paraphrasing directions, vocabulary, and articulation. […]

Halloween Paper Crafts

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I was at Archivers (a scrapbook store) a few years ago (when I still had time to scrapbook.)  They have die cut machines which allow you to punch shapes out of scrabooking paper.  One of the punches was of a fence and the other one I made was of a house with a door that […]

Squinkies

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There is a book I recommend to parents called, “Just Give Him the Whale: 20 ways to Use Fascinations, Areas of Expertise and Strengths to Support Children with Autism” by Paula Kluth and Patrick Scharz.   It’s an easy read which gives ideas for teaching skills using interest areas of children diagnosed with ASD.  I strongly […]

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