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SHOULD YOU BE ADDRESSING MORPHEMES IN SPEECH THERAPY?

Morphological awareness, is the recognition, understanding, and use of word parts that carry significance, is essential in promoting advanced word recognition, vocabulary, and spelling as well as supports the process of learning to decode written words. Morphology is one of the often-overlooked building blocks for reading fluency, reading comprehension, and spelling. Research is now demonstrating the importance of strong morphological…
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Seasonal Books for Speech Therapy

Themed stories are a fantastic way to build a student’s vocabulary knowledge. A combination of shared book reading and guided play is said to encourage deep vocabulary knowledge. A student’s semantic network is powerful in supporting a child’s reading ability and is acquired slowly over time. According to the National Reading Panel, vocabulary is a predictor of later decoding and…
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Wordless Picture Books in Speech Therapy

Wordless pictures are an SLPs BFF. They are compact and offer an endless supply of communication opportunities! They allow you to tie in literature without overwhelming students who may likely be struggling with text in the classroom. This is a way to provide a bridge to classroom activities but allow the student to focus on developing their language rather than…
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What You Should Be Doing In Literacy-Based Speech Therapy Before You Read

More and more studies are coming out supporting the use of a literacy-based model in speech therapy. This approach allows you to not only show real-life application of the skills you are working on but allows you to target multiple skills at once with just one tool…a book. So what should we be doing with these books? Typically the first…
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Increase Engagement in Speech Therapy with Directed Drawing.

Here is a new activity idea that is not only fun and engaging but low prep! Let me introduce you to the wonderful world of directed drawing. The great thing about this task is that you don’t have to be artistic or even remotely crafty so bring out your 64 count pack of crayons or even dry erase markers.  What…
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I first came across these stories at my school’s book fair and absolutely feel in love with them! I knew I had to use them with my students. These stories are great to use with my older students ( grades 3-5 ). A quick refresher using the traditional version and we were good to go. One of the reasons I love these stories, traditional and ‘fractured’, is that they are short enough to read during a session with plenty of time left for an activity and data collection.bit.ly/3y0CvwA ... See MoreSee Less

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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 an SLP really need to have in their library so that you can be equipped without going bankrupt?
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  • What you should bring to an IEP meeting.  Now we all know that IEP meetings are super fun…right, but when we don’t have what we need it can really take the confetti out of the party.  So here are the things you should have with you at every IEP meeting to keep those good times rolling.
  • Are you getting referrals for students who stutter but struggling to treat and track? It can be challenging to know where to start when getting new students who stutter. This screener allows you to get a snapshot of a student's fluency skills and allows y
  • Sensory bins are great for targeting speech and language goals, but they can take up a lot of space. Check out how you can use scrapbook photo cases to create your own, portable, mini sensory bins! #sensoryprocessing #SLP #SPED
  • Instructions on how to use a common laundry room item to make a NO PEEKING box for speech! Use it for drawing cards, hiding and guess objects, etc!
  • A couple days a week, I am mobile in my building.  This means I need to pack everything I may need for that day into a rolling cart. So what's the best rolling tote for SLPs? Here's my take.
  • Social Skills groups getting bored? Trying using these memes in your middle or high school classroom to help get them engaged and thinking! Your classroom and students will thank you for making their lesson fun, and you'll be thrilled to see goals met! #f
  • $ This pronoun activity will keep little hands busy and little minds thinking. Differentiated levels of support are included, plus when kids are done they can make their own pronoun book!
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