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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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  • 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.  Talk about hea
  • SLPs rely on grouping students to meet goals and required minutes.  Articulation groups are one of the most common ways SLPs use to help students with articulation ( and phonological ) disorders.  While this may be the most common we need to ask ourselves, is it really the most effective?
  • 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.
  • Need some ways to spice up your speech therapy on these COLD winter days?? Re-imagine how you're using Playdough in the classroom! Great activities here in the blog, with ideas on how to use playdough to encourage articulation and language development!
  • Communication goes beyond texting these days. Sometimes emojis say more than words. (Did you ever go to the hospital and they made you express your pain with an emoji?!) This is a fun way to use emojis in speech therapy. It is a great exercise for junior
  • 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 a speech therapists and are feeling a bit out of the loop among teachers at school? Take a look at this article about when the SLP isn't in THE PLASTICS (get the Mean Girl reference?) at school. #SLP #fittingin #niche #makingfriends #community #SP
  • Timers are a great way to keep speech therapy moving, have fun games, and manage behaviors. Timers are great, but having the right ones can make all the difference.
  • 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
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