My number one piece of advise for middle school speech therapy? Don’t take it personally. I love working with this age but it definitely helps to have a sense of humor. Think about all the changes these students are experiencing: New school Changing classrooms Increased academic demands Hormones More complex peer interactions Class choice It’s […]
Hide and Seek: Office
Thirteen bloggers are hiding–hiding on different blogs and hiding in the school. They’re here to show you that you can (and probably do) do therapy everywhere and that each locale has it’s own benefits. For all their tips, hop from blog to blog. While you’re there, jot down the author’s blog/school location listed at the […]
Back to School Verbs: {Freebie}
Let’s talk about verbs for a bit. Verbs are one of my favorite vocabulary items to teach early communicators. One reason is that verbs can be fun-you can jump, crash, run, spin, burp, sigh, cry or even put things in weird places (like your head). This is not related at all-but my 6 year old cut […]
Outdoor Games for Speech Therapy {FREEBIE}
Does anyone remember the spanking machine? I’m pretty sure we even had the spanking machine at school. If you lost a game, everyone would line up and you’d have to crawl between people’s legs as they smacked you on the behind. Can you imagine if that was still a thing? Anyhow, I’m not recommending the […]
5 Awesome Outdoor Games for Speech Therapy
When I was growing up-summers between 6-10 were for neighborhood games. We’d play “Kick the Can”, “Ghosts in the Graveyard” or TV tag. You’d play until it was dark and eventually your parents would call you home. As I was reminiscing with friends, I started thinking about some fun games that you could adapt for […]
Summer camping party and s’mores
Do you work over the summer? I have always worked year round. I love to use themes over the summer-it engages my clients and makes speech therapy seem a little bit more like a camp. My idea of camping is generally staying at a resort by the lake-doesn’t have to be fancy but I prefer […]
Even more super simple card and worksheet games to finish up your year.
Let’s be honest. By the end of the year, we all need to conserve our energy for that last set of progress notes. I’m looking for easy and effective activities to collect a lot of data. My students and clients are looking for FUN activities-they are probably tired too. It’s time for some more super […]
Every Day Social Skills (review)
Disclaimer: I received a sample of these videos for the purpose of reviewing for no cost. However, the opinions are my own. I have always been interested in video modeling as a therapeutic or treatment technique for children on the Autism spectrum. I was excited when I was contacted by Every Day Speech […]
7 Activities for Strengthening Eye Gaze & Facial Referencing +a {Freebie}
Yesterday I wrote about how my views on eye contact have changed over the years. Today I am going to talk about some of my favorite therapy activities to teach facial referencing and eye gaze. My goal with these games and activities is to facilitate awareness of why the child needs to check in visually […]
Autism Awareness Month: Eye contact
Every year, I write a post about eye contact. This is a combination of posts that I have written in the past as well as some new information. When I first started in working with individuals on the autism spectrum, I remember writing goals like, “Johnny will maintain eye contact for a 2 minute period.” […]
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