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Speech Therapy Tools for SLPs and Educators

Engaging Cause and Effect Toys for Early Intervention

Cause and effect toys for speech therapy and at home! Cause and effect is a necessary part of language development that comes before words. Check out these favorite activity ideas and toys for babies and toddlers! A critical part of development is a child realizing their actions have an effect on their environment. For example,…

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…

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