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Speech Therapy Ideas & Resources

7 Sensory Play Activity Ideas

Sensory play is a fantastic and underutilized tool to use in speech therapy. Use these ideas to stimulate language, social skills, and motor skills! The more senses we can incorporate, the better children are able to learn and the more they are able to retain. Not only does sensory play help to stimulate the senses,…

Why You Should Use Dice in Speech Therapy (and a freebie)

Dice games for speech therapy! Dice are a versatile, cheap, and easy tool to use in speech therapy. You can use them with almost all ages and can whip up an activity last minute! SPEECH THERAPY DICE GAME IDEAS Set-up an easy dice game by making a list numbered 1-6, and assigning a speech-language target…

30 Children’s Books about Developmental Disabilities

Did you know March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness month? Just in time, I’ve put together a list of a few of my favorite books about disabilities. There are a lot of great children’s books out there that feature developmental disabilities. Representation of differing abilities matters! It goes a long way to have students feel represented,…

Why You Should Be Using Sensory Bins in Speech Therapy (and a Freebie)

Collaborating with occupational therapists and exploring sensory strategies has helped me have more productive sessions with the children who can’t seem to sit still or who have sensory processing disorder (SPD). One of the things I picked up along the way was using sensory bins! Not only are they fun, engaging, and interactive, but they…

Unique Ways to Use Puppets in Intervention

Puppets in speech therapy! Puppets are versatile and engaging and are a great tool for intervention. Here are 3 different ways I use them to teach and connect with children! Puppets are incredibly versatile! If they are motivating for a child, I will use them to target almost any goal – prepositions, verbs, demonstrate following…

A Guide to the Prompting Hierarchy in Speech Therapy

The prompting hierarchy is a structured, systematic method of assisting a person in learning new skills. It outlines the different ways we motivate our students to get the correct answer or achieve their goals. Prompt hierarchies provide many opportunities for communication. There are two different types of hierarchies: Most-To-Least and Least-To-Most. Most-To-Least is used before…

Speech Therapy Themes By Month

The ultimate idea list for themed therapy, plus a free speech therapy themes calendar! For the longest time, I wasn’t one for themed therapy. I was impressed with SLPs who actually remembered and had time to organize and plan each month. BUT once I came up with a system, it is so easy, and now…

Free Winter Speech Therapy Activities

Winter speech therapy freebies – activities and clipart! Download and use now! I have some winter-themed free resources and clipart I wanted to put in one easy place for you to grab and use in your therapy sessions and classrooms. Make therapy planning easier this season! You can also search the “winter” category to find…

How to Teach Personal Information to Children

Knowing personal information is a critical life skill to incorporate into speech therapy and the special education classroom! All children must know their basic information in case of an emergency or separation from a caregiver. Our students with autism may have a more difficult time memorizing and giving this information. Try incorporating different learning and…