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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Successful Middle School Speech Therapy
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 […]
Super Lazy Speech Therapy: Stair-ticulation
After finishing up progress reports (and about 2 trays of cookies over the holidays), it’s sometimes hard to get back into the swing of things. It’s a perfect time for a super lazy day activity. Do you have stairs at your school or building? It’s a great way to practice drill activities. I really like […]
Make your own: Superhero Card eaters
Who knew that something so easy as can with a hole in it would be motivating in Speech Therapy? I’ve used Super Duper’s animal buddies before when I am doing drill work. It’s pretty fun for my younger kids. There are four animals on the box and you can feed the animals their favorite foods. […]
Toss it In: Fun ways to work on speech goals
I love tossing games during speech therapy. I toss my cards across the room, slide them down gutters, and whip them at walls frisbee style. (I even do these with my personal set of Kaufman cards. I’m probably crazy…) It’s a super sneaky way of getting in lots of repetition for articulation practice. Here are […]
Adapting to the child
I adapt to the child. Most of the time, I get clients who love coming to therapy. They get big smiles when they see me and give me hugs when they are leaving. I have lots of kids who can sit at the table and do drill work while we play a game. But sometimes […]
How to trick your clients into correcting their mistakes
Have you ever worked with a client who gets pretty upset when you try to correct them during speech therapy? (Please don’t say you’ve never had a client or student whose gotten upset during therapy…) I have had a few clients over the years who have INSISTED that they said their speech sound correctly OR […]
Motivation: Random thoughts
I have days where I just can’t seem to get the motivation to do get things done like going to the gym or balancing my checkbook or floss. Somethings I need to bribe myself into doing. Pay your bills and then you can play a quick game of Bejeweled Blitz. It helps when you get […]
