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Having the right speech therapy resources for the busy SLP is important. When we have the tools we need, SLPs can serve students better and more efficiently. I know my lesson planning is a lot easier because of the speech therapy resources I have found over the years. Slowly, I have been able to build my stash of helpful therapy tools. The advancements with technology have really opened the doors for helping SLPs have access to speech therapy resources they need. Back when I was first starting out in the field in 2007, there was no Pinterest. And blogs, YouTube, and Teachers Pay Teachers were just starting out, so I had no idea about these resources.
Other videos that I love to use are wordless short videos, commercials, and TV/movie video clips. What YouTube channels do you love using with students?
2. ReadWorks is a free website providing fiction and non-fiction reading passages by grade level. It will read a passage to a student and also includes pre-picked vocabulary that you can target in the passage. You can also get comprehension questions with answer choices for each passage.
3. EdPuzzle is a free website that allows educators to add questions to videos. You can create multiple choice questions or open-ended questions that will pause the video in the moment when you want to ask a question. I use this for wh- questions, inferencing, and vocabulary.
4. VocabGrabber – Research continues to show that teaching students Tier II vocabulary words will help them grow their vocabulary skills. So, I love using this free website to get the Tier II vocabulary from textbook passages, fictional books, and non-fiction passages.
5. Themed Therapy SLP Membership – For school-based SLPs working with preschool and elementary aged students, you can make themed lesson planning easier using this membership! We provide book companions, printable task cards, open-ended games, links to YouTube videos, crafts, non-fiction passages, and so much more for 36 themed units. We want to take lesson planning off your plate so you can enjoy your students and help them make progress with their speech and language goals.
6. The Informed SLP – SLPs are super busy. After a long day of conducting therapy and paperwork, we just don’t have the brain space or energy to stay up-to-date with the latest research articles on a monthly basis. I want the research info, but I need it in the “Cliff Notes” version so I can efficiently figure out how to apply the research to my students. Then, The Informed SLP came along, and I became a customer. Every month, the team at The Informed SLP shares reviews of the most relevant research articles. You can read the articles on your lunch break or listen in the car. I love that I don’t feel overwhelmed after I read an article and can digest the contents in friendly spans of time.
8. Teachers Pay Teachers – When I found this speech therapy resource, I was over the moon. It had FREE lessons and affordable therapy tools that I could literally buy and use within minutes of purchasing. When my district agreed to pay for my Super Duper orders, it took like 2-3 months to actually get the materials. Even if you don’t buy anything on the site, there are TONS of valuable FREE resources. Check out the ones in my store HERE.
9. Easy Report Pro – is an application that helps SLPs write speech reports that are error free (no more typos in your reports) and legally defensible in half the time. This will save you time and stress when doing assessment reports!
10. Chatted PD – if you are a school-based SLP looking for PD hours that are relevant to your setting, you need to join the Chatted PD membership. We provide SLP professional development that will boost your clinical skills and help you take action with supporting your students!
I know this post lists 10 speech therapy websites for SLPs, but it is hard to recommend just ten websites when there are so many helpful tools available on the Internet. If you are looking for some caseload management tools, I recommend trying SLPToolKit.
SLPs that want to digitally have access to goals (you can save your goals or they have tools to help you create), have present level assessments and progress monitoring tools digitally, then this website subscription is for you!
Those of you that struggle with managing all the goals your students are working on may benefit from the Swivel Scheduler. It allows you to set-up your speech schedule with your students goals. Then, you can print your schedule each week and it will automatically “swivel” your students goals, so you know exactly what you need to plan and target in a session!
One way that I utilize speech therapy websites is by streamlining systems. The first week back at work is when I organize my SLP caseload. When I worked full-time, I used my free speech therapy schedule Google Doc to keep my week organized, as well as having tools ready to go for progress monitoring during the school year. I am unsure if Google Drive is considered a website, but this has been a game changer for saving me time and re-inventing the wheel. Check out how my free speech referral Google Forms can help streamline your referral process.
