Taking turns is a fundamental part of communication but this basic skill doesn’t always come so easy to our students. It’s not only the aspect of waiting, which is hard on a lot of kids in general, but being aware of the ending of one turn, the beginning of the other, all while staying on top of all the subtle…
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Books are like an SLPs Swiss Army knife. So much possibility and versatility in a such a small package. Yes, you can do more with books that ask WH questions. What’s not to love?! Well, the price for one. Books can be expensive! Sure it may be only $9, $10, $12, but that all adds up. So what books does…
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Language is my jam! Don’t get me wrong I enjoy working on all other speechy things, but language has my heart. Last year, I was doing some research for my Language Goal List and stumbled across this awesome Language Processing Method Treatment Model handout. *Side note: the handout is no longer available. I searched and searched for another but alas,…
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Articulation intervention can seem like a jumble, but it doesn’t have to be. The key is being organized before you even start.
Timers are a great way to keep therapy moving, have fun games, and manage behaviors. Timers are great, but having the right ones can make all the difference.
A couple of days a week I am mobile in my building providing push-in services to certain programs and rooms. This means I need to pack everything I may need for that day into a rolling cart. Recently, my rolling cart became more of a hot mess express. Things were piled on top of each other and basically it turned…
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Kids these days seem to speak Emoji more than any other language. Here is how you can use Emojis in speech to target inferencing and while working on everyone's Emojiese.
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Emoji Inferencing in Speech Therapy | The Speech Bubble SLP
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Emojis are everywhere these days, from our text messages to commercials. Why not make them part of speech therapy for our more tech savvy students?Getting everyone ready for speech is important. I have all my papers and folders organized for the first day of therapy. My kids learn their goals and routine for speech. But what about your teaches? It is critical that everyone, including the teachers, be prepared for speech.
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How I Get My Teachers Ready for Speech - The Speech Bubble
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Getting ready for a new year is always crazy. Setting up my room, grabbing files, going over my students’ goals. One of the things that can easily fall to the wayside is getting my teachers ready for a new year of speech. Making sure teachers know which students get speech and why is so important ...Today’s therapy is brought to you by no prep pages and the Target dollar spot👍🏻
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Just because an activity typically uses crayons or markers doesn’t mean you can’t shake things up!
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These little ‘building hashtags <— kids term, not mine ) were really fun and allowed for some great expansion activities and discussions.
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For the first few years I did something different on the first day of speech, I never could find something that worked well enough for me to carry over year after year. Do I do a craft, play a game, get down to business with goals? Here is what I finally figured out and what been worked well for me for the past few years.
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What I Do On The First Day of Speech - The Speech Bubble
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The first day of speech. In the past, this was probably one of my most stressful days of the year! I didn’t like it because I really didn’t have a plan. I had that ‘deer in the headlights’ look. It was the first day, I mean I couldn’t just jump into therapy. Should I do …
