I am all about making cute crafts, elaborate book companion activities that require hours of cutting and laminating and room transformations to match your monthly theme. However, these can often distract us from the main focus of our sessions- providing functional strategies that lead to communication and language growth. Sometimes, it’s important to take a step back and go back…
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Free One Page Book Companions I LOVE BOOKS! Reading pictures books is a frequent, even weekly, activity in my speech therapy room. The pictures provide the perfect visuals for my early language learners and the themes or morals support high level thinkers working on metalinguistic skills. I often pull books that have a central theme and develop my therapy lessons…
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Using Assistive Technology in Speech Therapy Communication is a powerful tool. Helping a student access functional communication is extremely rewarding. Assistive technology in speech therapy can help students with disabilities increase independence as well as access their education. For some teachers and SLPs, working with non-verbal students or students with limited verbal abilities can often be challenging and at times,…
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“Can I go first?” “Can I be blue?” How many times do you find yourself defusing an argument over who will be the first player in the game or who will be the blue game piece? Value instruction time is often lost when these disputes arise and distract students from the focus of the session. Here are 5 tips to…
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How many times are you away from your computer, had a great idea and wish that you access to your favorite fonts on your phone? As a busy wife, mom and educator, I don’t always have time to be at my computer to create images and videos for social media. With an app called Phonto, that all changes. I am…
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Hey everyone! I can not believe that summer break is almost over. I will definitely miss all of the time I was able to spend with my little one. Now is the time that I am searching Pinterest, Instagram and my favorite blogs for new resources and activities to implement in my classroom at the beginning of the year. So,…
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