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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
Some fun ideas to teach kids about germs that can easily be turned into speech sessions! premeditatedleftovers.com/naturally-frugal-mom/10-ways-to-teach-kids-about-germs/#_a5
10 Ways to Teach Kids About Germs
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10 Ways to Teach Kids About Germs- Teaching kids about germs doesn't have to be difficult. Here are 10 ways to teach them so they can stay healthy and safe.
These fun ideas from SmartMouth SLP makes winter fun (almost)! smartmouthslp.com/the-social-snowman/
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We made it through the first week back to school, but the week was all about benchmark testing for our K students. I am excited to get back to therapy with my kids and winter is the theme for Janu…
Some good advice about mixed groups from Old School Speech: www.oldschoolspeech.com/2018/01/killing-two-birds-with-one-stone.html
Killing Two Birds with One Stone
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Just as you have to tap into your creativity to work with mixed groups, you can work with more than one objective with your language students.
Great advice from Susan Berkowitz that applies to all aspects of our field! Read about it here: kidzlearnlanguage.blogspot.com/2018/01/aac-and-autism-whats-evidence.html?showComment=15166605347...
AAC and Autism: What's the Evidence?
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I have been using voice output devices (VOCA) - otherwise known as speech generating devices (SDG) - for as long as they’ve been around. A...
These posts always make me laugh!
11 Realities of Teaching They Don't Tell You About in College
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Yes, we learned everything there is to know about lesson planning, childhood development, pedagogical content knowledge, and all that good stuff. But...
