Welcome and thanks to my guest blogger, Betsy from Love Speech Therapy! How using just ONE item in mixed therapy groups can actually address multiple student goals! Planning for mixed groups in therapy can be tough! Working on semantics, syntax, pragmatics, and articulation all in one session can be difficult. What do you do? Prep…
Games for Developing Social Skills
I’ve rounded up interactive games to work on social skills with all ages! These games cover various types of pragmatics – emotions, perspective taking, self-esteem, anger management, empathy, manners, friendship, and morals! The games are listed in order of suggested age use. Q’s RACE TO THE TOP – $24.99 This is a board game designed…
How to Use Picture Scenes in Speech Therapy (+ free scenes!)
Picture scenes are a versatile and engaging tool to use in speech therapy to work on: grammar, wh questions, following directions, inferences, conversations, and much more! I am all for activities that target multiple goals – and these are no exception! Picture scenes decrease planning time because of the many goals you can target. Their…
Easy and Creative Articulation Card Activities
Articulation therapy and drill cards can be boring and repetitive for students…and SLPs! Here are low-prep ways to mix-it-up and keep your students motivated! These ideas work well for one-on-one or group speech therapy to work on the sound, word, or sentence level. Card grid with dice Create a grid with the cards (ideally 6×6).…
Teaching How to Formulate and Ask Questions
Asking and answering questions is a critical skill in language development, and are two very different concepts to teach! Teaching a child HOW to formulate questions gives them the power to communicate on a different level – gather information, connect with others socially, and initiate conversations. First off, let’s discuss the developmental norms of asking…
How to Help a Child with Sensory Processing Disorder Succeed in Speech Therapy
As SLPs, comprehending the sensory needs of children with sensory processing disorder allows us to better understand, help, and have more effective speech therapy sessions. It is not uncommon for a child with sensory processing disorder (SPD) to also receive speech services. SPD is especially common in those diagnosed with autism – research shows 78%…
Why You Should Be Using Play Dough Mats in Speech Therapy
Work on countless speech and language targets in an engaging way with play dough mats! Be sure to grab the free mats at the end! Mats are a great way to use play dough in a functional, interactive way in therapy. As I’m sure you’re already well aware, play dough is a popular activity among…
Tips and Tricks: How to Draw on PDFs
Make static PDFs interactive for speech therapy or teletherapy! Annotating PDFs is a great teletherapy trick to be more efficient with your time and materials! Do you use PDF resources? Or perhaps you have a CD lying around somewhere with PDF versions of some of your workbooks. Or better yet, have you bought one of…
3 Profound TED Talks on Sparking Creativity in Students
Inspiring creativity in all students should be a main focus of educators – to lead to more engaged learning, better problem-solving skills, and to more effectively reach all types of learners. Here are 3 TED talks to help you foster creativity in the learning process! 1. 3 Rules to Spark Learning Ramsey Musallam, a high…
Help me Find my Voice: The Power of Manding
Welcome and thanks to my guest blogger, Rose from ABA Speech! Do you have students on your caseload who are non verbal or limited verbally? Sometimes it can be very overwhelming to know where to start with students who are just developing a way to communicate with the world. When I encounter a student at…
