Speech Time Fun: Speech and Language Activities
Sharing the fun from one speech room to another!
Making anything virtual! Let me show you free tools available to turn anything virtual so you can use what you have to get the job done!! Resources shown: https://bit.ly/STF-mainideaTTT https://bit.ly/STF-criticalthinkingraphicorg http://bit.ly/STF-TextEvidence Website shown: https://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-whats-going-on-in-this-picture
Want to use Edpuzzle but no time to make them?! I have free samples I have created for you! One of my favorite free tools is EDPuzzle which is a free tool that allows you to insert questions into You Tube videos and save them for later. I have had SO many requests to view and use the ones that…
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Our speech and language students benefit from working on inferencing in speech. Here are tips for writing your own questions to help them succeed! What is inferencing and why should we work on it in speech? Inferencing is reading in between the lines, taking information that is explicitly stated (clues) + background knowledge to answer questions about things that are…
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We need professional development. We want it relevant. It can be a challenge to find relevant and practical professional development. It isn’t always possible to get off days from work or to head to big conferences. Yes, I do love attending the ASHA convention but it is expensive and can be overwhelming. There are other ways to learn and…
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We get excited to shop for our new jobs. But we want to make sure we will actually use these items! Learn here what to buy! When I first started out…there was no Pinterest of TpT. I spend WAY too much money on LARGE items that I thought I needed to survive. After that first year I realized 3…
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Not all evidence is created equal. But how do we teach that?! OK..so let’s back up. Why do we need to focus on evidence AT ALL in speech therapy? Well, our students are expected to comprehend and express main ideas, sequence details, summarize, and answer higher level thinking questions with referring back to the evidence for their responses. All of these…
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Looking for more games to use in speech? Want to see multiple ways you can use a fun and motivating game? I love using games in speech. They make planning easy, makes learning fun and interactive, and they elicit a TON of language! They are great for mixed groups since you can target so many goals. Did I mention…
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Have you considered using games to build social inferencing?! Many students with language delays struggle to make inferences. That means they struggle to comprehend nonliteral language. They struggle with information not explicitly stated/told. They struggle to read between the lines. What is social inferencing? Many students that struggle with social situations have difficulties with social inferences in social situations….
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Looking for ways to work on social skills and perspective taking?! Use all about me collages! We know that our students have a tendency to struggle with understanding that what they are interested in talking about might be different than what others want to talk about. For example…they think ALL want to talk about Fortnite all the time! They…
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Wondering if you should use books in speech therapy? Read why I tend to leave mine on the bookshelf. Imagine a day before TpT. Before Pinterest. Before hearing about creative therapy ideas in Facebook Groups. Even when TpT/Pinterest began there wasn’t anything for SLPs (even less for those working with older students!) I might have only graduated with my masters in…
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