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Allison Fors, Inc.

Speech Therapy Tools for SLPs and Educators

Snakes and Ladders

Easy to use and make a game board, simply add word boxes with vocab over each square and add some chutes and ladders and you’re done! Emma G.

March 12, 2019

Valentine’s Language Scene

Love this resource! Easily one of the best things I’ve ever downloaded on TpT. The value of this resource is amazing. Elayne W.

March 12, 2019

Boom Sequencing Bundle

This sequencing set is exactly what I needed for my caseload! I have been working with the same few decks of cards and now I have a new resource that is engaging for all age groups! Kelcie E.

March 12, 2019

Phonology Bundle

I bought these for my own caseload after seeing my son’s SLP use them with him. This is my first year in awhile having a bunch on phono kids on my caseload and this has been a helpful resource with so many of them! Danielle Needham

March 12, 2019

Object Function Bundle

I have been wanting to do sensory bins with my kids but didn’t want to have to spend a ton of money or time finding mini objects. These are perfect and by creating one thing I target multiple goals.  Megan M.

March 12, 2019

Classroom Clip Art

This is one of several sets I’ve purchased from you. I come back to your graphics again and again because they look EXACTLY like the items in the kids’ classrooms, homes, and communities, and realism is extremely important for the resources I create and the kids I create them for. Thank you so much! Fun View Full →

March 12, 2019

Doctor Dentist Bundle

LOVED using this packet in my early childhood special education class. The resources were easily adaptable to my earliest learners and broke down the concepts of both going to the doctor and dentist in terms that made sense Highly recommend. SPEDtacular Friends

March 12, 2019

Thanksgiving Language Scene

This is the first language scene that I have purchased after hearing about how awesome they are for a while now. I am SO excited to use this as an engaging resource during a crazy week before Thanksgiving break to elicit all of the language from my students. It’s a “one & done” type product and View Full →

December 5, 2018

Classroom Clip Art

This is one of several sets I’ve purchased from you. I come back to your graphics again and again because they look EXACTLY like the items in kids’ classrooms, homes, and communities, and realism is extremely important for the resources I create and the kids I create them for. Thank you so much! Fun for View Full →

December 5, 2018

Living Room Clip Art

Bought this about two minutes ago and just opened it – I’m already so impressed! The quality is excellent, everything is as described, AND I am loving the detail that Allison’s language-driven SLP mind thought to include. For example, furniture and window having both opened and closed versions. So clever and thoughtful! Thank you! Speechy View Full →

December 5, 2018

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Hi, I'm Allison! A speech & language resource author who loves the creative process of making therapy materials and clipart, as well as connecting with educators world wide. Learn more about me here! Read More…

Effective communication comes in all shapes and si Effective communication comes in all shapes and sizes! Verbal, written, gestures, sign language, an AAC device...

As educators we understand this but it’s also our responsibly to relay and explain this to caregivers!
“Children gesture before they begin to speak and “Children gesture before they begin to speak and continue gesturing throughout the language learning process...children’s early gestures not only precede, but also predict, the onset of a number of linguistic milestones–nouns, nominal constituents, simple and complex sentences. Gesturing may thus play a causal role in language learning, and could do so in two ways: (1) Gesturing gives children the opportunity to practice expressing ideas in a preverbal form. (2) A child’s gestures offer parents and other communication partners insight into the child’s linguistic level, thus giving the partners the opportunity to provide input tailored to that level.”

Goldin-Meadow, S. How gesture helps children learn language. (2014)

Some caregivers worry that we are giving up on verbal language when we begin using gestures or other non-verbal forms of communication.But gestures can be an amazing stepping stone to words. They seem to help the concept of communication click for a child...If I do this, then I get what I want/need! Have you found this to be the true?
SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY • I updated this graphic SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY • I updated this graphic with the newest research!

Note: These numbers are based on unfamiliar listeners in an unknown context. You will notice the dark blue is the milestone (when 95% of children at this intelligible) and the light blue is the average (when 50% of children are this intelligible.)

The snapshot on the left is a summary given by the researchers (Hustad, et al.) as a quick way to remember and recite this new information.

Find these updated intelligibility levels in the Free SLP Handouts!

The paid handouts were updated a while back with this new information and have a more detailed summary, including word-level intelligibility. If you own them, be sure to redownload!

Free Speech Therapy Handouts: bit.ly/FreeSLPHandouts
Speech-Language Development Handouts: bit.ly/SLPHandouts
Save this post! 📚 Some favorite books for soc Save this post! 📚 

Some favorite books for social emotional learning >> inferencing >> verbs >> negation

You can find more book round-ups by categories at: allisonfors.com/?=books
📣📣📣 Phoneme awareness is the ability to b 📣📣📣 Phoneme awareness is the ability to break down a word into the smallest unit or sound. This includes phoneme isolation, blending, segmenting, addition, deletion, and substitution.

It’s ESSENTIAL to work on these skills starting in Preschool and continuing to focus on them in Kindergarten and First Grade!

The Speech-Language Development Handouts break down what to target at each grade level + the phonological awareness steps with definitions and examples!

bit.ly/SLPHandouts
What can we expect from toddler attention span? ⏰ It’s easy to over-expect the amount of time a child can sit and attend to a structured activity. Do these numbers surprise you or are they what you’d expect?

Memory trick 💡 You can remember the number of minutes a child can attend is approximately twice the child’s age.

Note: Don’t forget to use developmental age.

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Gaertner et al. (2008) Focused Attention in Toddlers

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