Welcome and thanks to my guest blogger, Allie Gallinger! Today she is sharing how she works on nonverbal communication skills in speech therapy. When I was studying in the speech language pathology program, we were never explicitly taught how to help children with their social communication skills. Instead, it was an area that I have learned about…
What’s the Difference Between a Prompt and a Cue?
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…
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 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 difficulties…
Tips for Taking Language Samples
Language samples are an essential assessment tool when it comes to speech therapy. What are language samples and why are they important? A language sample consists of eliciting and gathering a spontaneous sample of one’s speech. It often consists of at least 50-100 utterances spoken by the child. Language samples are critical for assessing one’s…
Free Fall Speech Therapy Activities
Free fall and back to school speech therapy activities, reinforcers, and clipart! Download and use now! Happy fall and back to school! I have some fall-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. First off, my most popular…
Free Summer Speech Therapy Activities
Free summer speech therapy activities, reinforcers, and clipart! Download and use now! Happy summer! I have some summer-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. Talk Like a Pirate Day Reinforcers: Use these 2 pirate themed open-ended reinforcers…
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…
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…
Why You Should Be Using Board Games in Speech Therapy
It’s not always apparent, but board games are a great opportunity to work on speech, language, and social skills! I love that I can use them with a wide age range and to target so many goals. Because they vary in complexity and type, you can easily modify board games to fit your needs with…
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