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I recently stumbled upon a website that inspired me to create a language activity for my upper middle and high school students. SP-Studio is a website that lets you create caricatures “South Park Style”. Now I realize that South Park is adult-humor, and I have no intention of encouraging my students to watch the show, but the reality os that… Read More
Developing vocabulary strategies helps our students tackle unfamiliar words in the classroom. I wanted to share this simple vocabulary strategy that helps students think more deeply about what they know when they encounter a concept or word. I keep this visual posted where it can be easily read. No matter what the activity, there is always an opportunity to discuss… Read More
Music has always been a big part of my life. As an SLP I frequently integrate music into my sessions, and my students love it! I like to sing silly songs, make up songs about words, and sing to emphasize a point. I have always been fascinated with how music can complement and support our treatment. It is well documented… Read More
Students in my speech room are busy working on their math language skills. In a recent post I told you my reasons SLPs should collaborate with math teachers. This year I wanted to change my perspective and look at math through a language lens. And I am not talking about calculations–believe me my eyes glaze over when I hear numbers… Read More
In graduate school one specific “pearl of wisdom” has stayed with me and guided my therapeutic style. My professor of Development & Nature of Language made the point that language is best learned in “naturalistic” contexts. Sounds easy enough, but creating activities that motivate language-impaired elementary through middle school students AND support academics can be exhausting, especially this time of… Read More
