Students struggling to grasp using clues to figure out the meanings of unknown words? Try using nonsense words! What are nonsense words? They are made up words! I like to use made up words and replace them with Tier 1 vocabulary (common vocabulary our students are familiar with like pencil, dog, chair) to show them […]
Using Inferencing Visuals on a Stick in Speech Therapy
Visuals help our students. They can also increase student engagement. Yes. We know our students benefit from visuals. It helps them understand what is expected of them. It breaks it down for them. It simplifies tasks and helps them process their answers. We love using them in speech and they really help our students grasp […]
Why SLPs Should Use Dry Erase Sleeves in Speech Therapy
We are always looking for more ways to keep our studentsmotivated…dry erase sleeves can help! (Disclaimer: this post contains Amazon affiliate links) Using Dry Erase Sleeves to Keep Students Motivated Are you struggling to keep students motivated? When you take out pencils do your studentsstart to whine? I hear ya. I have been there. My […]
Using You Tube Videos to Work On Conjunctions in Speech Therapy
Looking for more engaging ways to work on conjunctions with your older speech students?! Working with older students can be tough. They are frustrated with learning, can be embarrassed to come to speech, or just bored of it. We have so many obstacles in our way. I love to use You Tube videos to keep […]
Fun Ways To Use Storybooks To Work on Articulation Goals
Want some low prep ways to incorporate storybooks into articulation therapy? Why should we use storybooks in articulation therapy? It makes learning fun It makes planning a bit easier It makes activities academically relevant since it requires reading/listening comprehension skills Perfect for mixed groups Makes it easy to incorporate themes/seasons into your sessions I am […]
Fun Ways To Work On Grammar in Speech Therapy
If traditional approaches aren’t working…here are some fun ways to work on grammar in speech and language therapy! It can be difficult to make a decision whether or not to focus on grammar in speech. It can be taught in the general education classroom and can be learned through traditional approaches such as modeling (saying) […]
Using Wordless Picture Books to Work On Context Clues
Do you have students that can benefit from working on usingcontext clues to build vocabulary? Checkout how I use context clues with wordless picture books. What are wordless picture books? Wordless picture books are exactly that. Books without words. Students have to use the pictures todetermine what is going on in the story. THEY get to […]
Why Should We Use Nonfiction Texts in Speech Therapy?
We want to incorporate more literacy-based activities in our speech sessions but should we pick fiction or nonfiction texts? There is a ton of evidence to back up the reason behind using nonfiction texts in speech. Reading nonfiction helps students develop their background knowledge (Marzano, 2000). Background knowledge becomes more crucial in the later elementary […]
Why SLPs Should Use Sticky Note Tabs
Are you looking for more ways to help your speech and language students comprehend a text? Give my students a paragraph…they can grasp it. They can tell you who it was about, whathappened to them, and answer basic comprehension questions about it. Add more paragraphs to it and they cannotseem to be able to do […]
Using Epic Books in Speech Therapy
Want to incorporate more literacy-based activities in your speech therapy room? As SLPs we LOVE books and we totally see the benefits of using them in speech: Allows us to easily address a ton of speech goals Makes our therapy academically relevant Helps us tackle mixed speech groups Helps us incorporate thematic vocabulary and […]
