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Social Thinking® & Nonviolent Communication

Social Thinking® & Nonviolent Communication

July 28, 2016

As an SLP, I often question and reevaluate my role in the communication abilities of my students.  Having always worked with children with social,  emotional and behavioral difficulties,  I am alarmed at the violent language my students use when interacting with others. Words, phrases and labels such as “I hate”, “kill”, “you’re gross”, and  “that’s a dumb idea” are common…. Read More

Filed Under: Behaviors, Clinical Issues, emotions, Perspective Taking, Professional Issues, Uncategorized, Zones of Regulation

Helping Students Talk About Tragedies: 10 Tips for SLPs

Helping Students Talk About Tragedies: 10 Tips for SLPs

June 17, 2016

While the school year has been over for many of you, my last day is more than a week away.   In the wake of the horrific events that have taken place in Orlando this past week, I am happy that our school is still in session. Most of my upper elementary students are aware and confused over what has taken… Read More

Filed Under: Behaviors, Clinical Issues, emotions, Expressive Language, Miscellaneous, Zones of Regulation

Social Skill Explanation Handouts

Social Skill Explanation Handouts

May 4, 2016

As an SLP in the school system as well as private practice, I am always looking for quality handouts that explain the skill sets we are addressing in therapy.  My caseload is heavily weighted with students whose IEPs include pragmatic language.  Helping parents, teachers and educators to understand the importance of social skills is daunting, especially when we start talking… Read More

Filed Under: Better Hearing & Speech Month, Executive Function, Miscellaneous, Parent Activities, Perspective Taking, Social Skills, Theory of Mind, Uncategorized, Zones of Regulation

Size of My Problem Poster: A Review

Size of My Problem Poster: A Review

October 12, 2015

Are you using Social Thinking’s Size of My Problem poster?  I received mine about 2 weeks ago, and it has already proved to be an invaluable resource.  Talking about the size of the problem and emotional reaction are concepts that have been part of my therapeutic vocabulary for a long time.  Most of my career has been working with children… Read More

Filed Under: Behaviors, Social Skills, Uncategorized, Zones of Regulation

What Color Are My Feelings? Workbook: Middle School Edition

What Color Are My Feelings? Workbook: Middle School Edition

August 4, 2015

As another school year looms in the near future, I’m busy preparing and creating materials that will help make the transition easier.  You may have read my guest post in Natalie Snyder’s blog about setting up a school-wide social skills curriculum. Continuing and expanding this program will be a primary focus for me this year as well.   Modifying and… Read More

Filed Under: Social Skills, Uncategorized, Zones of Regulation

Social “Monsters”

Social “Monsters”

January 31, 2015

I’m sure you will agree that most of our best therapy ideas are inspired by our students.  In my private practice our focus is on social skills, where one client described his struggles as “having a little monster inside–I guess I need to train him”.  As soon as those words escaped his mouth, I was on to the idea for… Read More

Filed Under: emotions, Social Skills, Uncategorized, Zones of Regulation

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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 ... See MoreSee Less

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.

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These fun ideas from SmartMouth SLP makes winter fun (almost)! smartmouthslp.com/the-social-snowman/ ... See MoreSee Less

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…

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Some good advice about mixed groups from Old School Speech: www.oldschoolspeech.com/2018/01/killing-two-birds-with-one-stone.html ... See MoreSee Less

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.

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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... ... See MoreSee Less

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...

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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...

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