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How to Use a Toy Farm in Speech Therapy
Having toys in your therapy stash that you can use to cover multiple goals is the way to go when you are a busy SLP. Lesson planning is important for effective therapy, so knowing how to quickly utilize a toy to elicit speech and language targets is nice on those days...
10 ideas for using a pet hospital toy set in speech therapy
Playing with toy sets is one of the best ways for kids to interact with their environments and learn about the things around them without getting into things they shouldn’t. Even more so, kids love animals, which is why pet hospital toy sets can be such a great tool...
Winter Therapy ideas for Middle School Students
Just because I work at the middle school level doesn't mean I can't plan cool themes for my kiddos (yes, my teenagers are still MY kiddos). Today, I share some winter therapy ideas for middle school students! It is nice to align activities to seasons because it is...
Using “The Mitten” In Speech Therapy
The Mitten book for Speech TherapyDuring the winter months, I love using The Mitten in Speech Therapy. It is such a versatile book to target speech and language goals. One reason, "The Mitten" is a great book choice for your students with language impairments is...
Shared Book Reading Strategies to Build Language
When it comes to planning language therapy, school-based SLPs do not have a lot of time to prep and make materials. Using shared book reading strategies in speech therapy can be an effective way to plan lessons quickly and implement language intervention techniques...
Mystery Word Game Your Kids Will Love
This week we played a REALLY fun word game that targeted LOTS of describing skills. I even found a way to adapt it for some of my articulation students. Word games for kids are the best way to get engagement with vocabulary building. When you say "game", the kids...
OSMO Speech Therapy – Best Document Camera Hack Ever!
Have you been hearing a lot of SLPs mention using the OSMO as a document camera? This might be the first time you have heard about using the OSMO in speech therapy. It was for me back in April. When schools were closed down, I was missing my toy therapy. And, I...
Real Talk SLP episode 16 – 5 back to school tips for SLPs
Raise your hand if you feel like you got sucked into the Jumanji game and you are still trying to get used to your new body? Yep, the Jumanji game is distance learning and our character’s weakness is technology. If you need a back to school chuckle, then you want to...
Middle School Resources for Distance Learning
This week I wanted to share about some resources that will help you with doing teletherapy with your middle school students. It has been a few years since I have worked with those ladies and gents, but I remember it like it was yesterday. For many years, I worked at a...
Books To Teach Summer Vocabulary In Speech Therapy
I love incorporating books into speech therapy. It is the easiest way for me to teach themed vocabulary without having to prep anything! Summer books are filled with picture scenes that have summer vocabulary to teach. I don't think I could ever have enough books to...
In the Tall, Tall Grass Teletherapy Activity
With distance learning in place, speech pathologists are having to find ways to engage their students and clients virtually. And for some age groups, it's really hard! Am I right? For my students with moderate-severe Autism, my special education teachers and I are...
MealTime Communication Board FREE Download
Many students with moderate-severe disabilities benefit from using low-tech AAC tools to help them communicate. Helping parents at home with easy ways to work on communication can be tough. That's why showing them how to work on functional communication during meal...
Paper Plate Gumball Craft for Speech Sound Disorders
This paper plate craft is SUCH an easy way to target a variety of goals and skills in your speech room, including articulation, apraxia, and phonology disorder. It’s inexpensive, you probably already have a lot of the materials needed, and it’s a useful way to treat...
FREE ‘I Spy’ Language Game for Parents
With school closures happening around the nation it is extremely stressful for parents to educate their children at home. One way you can help your children work on language at home is by playing games. This 'I Spy' language game is engaging because it allows your...
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