Do you have students that can compare and contrast apples and bananas but struggle when it comes to reading comprehension or taking it to age-appropriate comparing and contrasting? Today we are talking all about comparing and contrasting with your older speech students. Many teachers have already taught our students about using Venn Diagrams and it’s not working, so what are…
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Do you have students with conjunction goals? Are you looking for other ways to teach Conjunctions to your students that you haven’t already used time and time again? Or maybe you think your students could benefit from some complex sentence goals? Today we are talking about all of the above!   Why would we work on conjunctions!? If you have…
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Do you have any older students who are participating in a vocational skills program? Speech time is a great opportunity to work on some vocational skills activities! Here are some time-saving tips for working on speech and vocational skills simultaneously!  Cooking Cooking involves more than just putting ingredients together to make a meal! Students also need to learn to shop,…
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If you listen when your students are coming into school in the morning or while they are chatting in the lunch room, you’ll be sure to hear snippets of conversation about video games, TV shows, movies, sports stars, and more! Pop culture is something that most kids love talking about, and we can harness the power of this high-interest topic…
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We all know that older kids don’t want to be singled out. And when their classmates are reading chapter books while they are still struggling with phonological awareness, then doing activities that aren’t engaging or fun can really reduce student buy-in! Luckily, there are some great activities that you can do to get your students excited about phonological awareness! Let’s…
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Whether your students have specific vocabulary goals or they are simply trying to learn curriculum vocabulary, teaching vocabulary is a must during speech time! But when we take into account all of the vocabulary words for all of the subjects your student is taking, this can seem like a daunting task! How can we teach students how to define curriculum…
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Some students hate using graphic organizers because they think that they are doing double the work! However, we as SLPs know that graphic organizers are a great way to provide a visual aid and organize information. But how do we get our struggling readers on board and using graphic organizers effectively? Let’s take a look at some ways to help…
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Do any of your students have IEP goals that include using conjunctions? Conjunctions are tiny parts of speech, but they can make all the difference when students are taking their sentences from simple to complex! Let’s look at some effective ways to teach your students conjunctions.  Coordinating Conjunctions  Coordinating conjunctions are the most basic type of conjunctions. Students will learn…
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Do you find that your students have a tough time when it comes to inferencing? Me too! Inferencing is a hard skill for a lot of students. But fortunately, there are some great storybooks out that can help your students hone this skill! Storybooks are perfect for working on inferencing because they contain pictures, which can really help students figure…
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Do your high school speech students struggle with ELA? For students who already have language difficulties, the demands of high school ELA can be overwhelming! Fortunately, there are ways that we as SLPs can help to support our speech students in ELA. Let’s break it down.  Finding a Theme and Other Related Skills  Finding the theme of a passage is…
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