Prompt versus cue – Have you ever wondered the difference? You’re not alone! It’s common for people to get hung up on these two terms. It seems like many use them interchangeably, but it is a critical distinction when goal and report writing. Both are strategies used to help teach a student new skills. But…
23 Grammar Activities for Speech Therapy
Speech therapy grammar activities round-up to download and use now! Grammar is one of the many areas SLPs address in speech therapy. It is critical to communication and academic success – speaking, comprehension, reading, writing, and more. Did you know that students with specific language impairment and developmental language disorder have persistent grammatical deficits? And…
Tips and Tricks: How to Use Clipart to Create Speech Activities
Have you ever had a student with a specific interest and you wished you had the perfect activity for them? Or needed a specific resource type to work for a mixed group? I think we’ve all been in a situation where we want to quickly create something for a particular student or group. I have…
A Guide to the Language Processing Hierarchy
The language processing hierarchy is a general overview of language acquisition skills that can serve as a guide for professionals. Language Processing Disorder (LPD) is a neurological condition that affects how language is processed in the brain. It affects the ability to understand spoken language and/or clearly express oneself. Some main characteristics of LPD are…
Literacy Strategies for Language Development
Welcome and thanks to my guest blogger, Mary Elizabeth Shaw! Today she is sharing literacy strategies to utilize in speech therapy or at home. Mary Elizabeth Shaw has her masters in language and literacy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and her doctorate in educational leadership from University of Bridgeport. You can follow her…
The 5 Best Speech Therapy Blog Posts of 2021
Happy New Year! 2021 was a one-of-a-kind year, with some both wonderful and challenging moments. Like many of you, I’m looking forward to 2022 and what it will bring. The new year is a great time to look back. I’ve rounded up this past year’s most saved and read speech therapy blog posts here for…
6 Ways to Use Ball Poppers in Speech Therapy
Ball poppers are a versatile toy and fun way to elicit language in speech therapy! You can use them to target many language goals, they are highly motivating and engaging, low cost, and can be used with a wide age range. Poppers are a simple toy that when squeezed, a foam ball shoots out of…
Cleft Series: 33 Sound Loaded Books for High Pressure Sounds
Children with a repaired cleft palate may need help building enough intraoral pressure to produce high pressure sounds. Pressure consonants include p, b, t, d, k, g, f, v, s, z, sh, ch, th, and dg (“judge”). Prior to palate repair, children can produce nasals, liquid, glides, and vowels. These sounds include m, n, ng, l,…
Using a Food Theme in Speech Therapy: Targeting Multiple Goals Across Your Entire Caseload
Welcome and thanks to my guest blogger, Stacey Richey! Today she is sharing how to use functional themed therapy to target many goals in speech therapy. My name is Stacey Richey and I have been an SLP for 10 years. I have worked in public schools (PK-6th grades) with a caseload size ranging from 60-100…
Figurative Language: Idioms in Speech Therapy
Idioms are a type of figurative language that speech-language pathologists work on because they are an essential skill to learn in order to communicate effectively, particularly socially. They are also important for academic success, especially in the secondary grades. Most students struggle with idioms because of a language disorder; they may also have a difficult…
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