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How to Pick Vocabulary Words for Speech Therapy

How to Pick Vocabulary Words: What words?! Whenever I had a student who needed to work on vocabulary My mind started racing, ‘What words do I pick?’ ‘What are the right words to use?‘. When writing a goal we need to know what we are tracking. You cannot simply write with ‘classroom vocabulary’, that ain’t gonna fly if your case…
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Tracking Vocabulary Data in Speech Therapy

You’ve determined your student needs to develop their vocabulary as part of their IEP ( if you’re still working on that part then check out my post, How to Pick Vocabulary Words for Speech Therapy ) but as you sit and start to write the goal a question pops up…’How do I track this?!’ Vocabulary is both concrete and abstract….
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Teaching Vocabulary in Speech Therapy

Teaching Vocabulary in Speech Therapy can be one of the trickiest areas to work on, mainly because there is no clear path for it. The best way we have seen however is to target address building vocabulary is to focus on using strategies and meaningful repetition. Students need to comprehend at least 90-95% of words in a text to comprehend…
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ADHD for SLPs

In ADHD for SLPs (Speech-Language Pathologists) Many agree that there is nothing greater about our field than its amazing diversity. I have been told by my mentors several times, “you will never work with two clients who are the same.” It is inherently clear that each person is their own unique individual. The various speech and language disorders are just…
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Quick Tricks for R

When it comes to speech therapy, I’m mainly and language kinda gal. Artic and phono are ok, but once you toss /r/ into the mix…😬. There are of tricks and techniques out there but today I am sharing some Quick tricks for R (/r/) methods found more consistent success with my students. Just a reminder, before starting any articulation or…
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All Assessments Are NOT Created Equal

Assessments Are NOT Equal. For most Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), completing an evaluation is a smaller part of the job. According to the 2020 ASHA Schools Survey, SLPs across all facility settings reported an average of 4 hours per week on diagnostic activities. So, What are diagnostic activities? This could include formal evaluations, informal evaluations, scoring evaluations, analysis of evaluation, screening,…
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Did you know if a child is read to for just 20 minutes a day, by the time they are in 6th grade they will have been exposed to 1,800,000 words a year. Where as a student who is read to just one minute a day is exposed to 8,000 words a year. Which student do you think will have a more developed vocabulary? Better critical thinking skills? We can be the opportunity for our students ( at least a few days a weeks ) to give them that boost they may be missing.bit.ly/3auvAAF ... See MoreSee Less

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  • Prompts and Cues. These words are part of the specialized language that we learn as Speech-Language Pathologists.  They are right up there with fluency and aphasia.  We use these words all the time and probably interchangeably, but it is important to understand the difference, and yes, there is a difference.
  • 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!
  • It's Back to School time and you need all your ducks in a row! Have you had a hard time getting a percentage for eye contact or topic maintenance in the past? Putting a percentage to social skills can be tricky. Be ready this year by using this rubric that will help you track where your student is and needs to be in these skills! #SLP #SPED #grading #rubric #printable
  • It's that time of year when chaos ensues! Too little time. Too much to do. And suddenly your classroom looks like a tornado came through. Time to take a time out to ORGANIZE. Get those wiggly kids in some flexible seating WITH STORAGE! You won't regret it
  • Let’s face it working on social skills is tough.  We are trying to help our students understand and learn these abstract and ever changing concepts.  One of the toughest areas to work on with students is conversational skills.  This is where friend fact files come in handy!
  • Hands on and crafty activities  are wonderful for speech and language development! They engage different senses, target multiple goals, and they are also super fun for you and your students! But let’s face it they can be messy, take up time, and take up valuable space!  So how can you do hands on activities without going crazy? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.
  • Looking for something to engage your social skill groups? Try making some crazy, gross, or tasty burgers as they practice those tough to tactile pragmatics! This Low Prep activities is sure to please your speech therapy students! #ASD #SLP #SPED #therapy #OT #SocialSkills #communication #autism #language #games
  • “How the heck to do I work on everyone’s goals?!”  Today I have few ways to approach mixed groups so everyone gets their needs met and you keep your head on straight.
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