I have been doing a lot of learning this summer on ways to help my students comprehend the “whole message” of passages heard. I have been trying to think of new ways to help them in a different way than the classroom teachers, hey we are SLPs not tutors! I have been learning a lot […]
Incorporating Curriculum! (without really doing so!)
Carryover…curriculum…common core…those are 3 C’s that can scare a lot of SLPs (and we have 3 C’s next to our name!) Keep reading to learn how I tackle this scary topic! What challenges do I face in this area? Mixed groups! I have groups working on different goals, in different grades, or the classroom teachers […]
Text Evidence Print and Go Worksheets!
Have fun working on answering literal and inferential questions with this print and go pack! Great for incorporating common core vocabulary and concepts into the speech therapy room! 25 stories included! Students will identify the different question types, answer them, and locate text evidence! On each page you will find a three paragraph passage and […]
Inferencing Pictures!
I have many students on my caseload working on inferencing. I try to target this skill at all levels (pictures, sentences, paragraphs, and stories). I often run out of materials to target inferencing at the picture level. Well…I created a new activity to fix that! Using this activity: -Print (and laminate) all picture cards provided. […]
Having A Reader’s Notebook – Guest Blogger!
Today I share with you information from a literacy teacher/blogger/TpT seller. As SLPs we are often collaborating with reading specialists since they typically see similar weaknesses and are working on similar skills. Keep reading to learn more!! I like to use many strategies and techniques in my reading classroom. One such technique is a reader’s […]
The Curriculum Challenge (PART 2!!) — freebie plus a giveaway!!
Did you catch my previous post regarding the “curriculum challenge?” I have received amazing feedback from it! I have also received several questions…so…I have answers and more! What are some places you go to for curriculum materials/resources? Ed Helper: This website has great reading comprehension activities. I have taken short stories and created speech/language activities […]
The Curriculum Challenge!
As an SLP in the schools, it is always a goal each year to incorporate the classroom curriculum into speech therapy sessions as much as possible. Many speech and language students have curriculum vocabulary goals or comprehension skills goals that correlate to those skills necessary in the classroom environment. As SLPs, our overall goal is […]
SLPs & Close Reading!
“Close Reading” have you heard that term?! If your district/school is working to achieve the common core standards, then they might have trained the classroom teachers/reading specialists in this term. I know in my district/building, this concept is HEAVILY promoted. What does it mean and how does this effect SLPs?? ** DISCLAIMER: I AM NO […]
Nonfiction Comprehension Fun!!
I am always looking for better ways to work on nonfiction comprehension with my older students. The teachers are always complaining that the students aren’t carryover the skills into their classrooms. But if you can tell my style by now, I don’t like to do things traditionally! I will show you how I took one […]
4 Square Writing Approach for SLPs
Many teachers in my school use the “4 Square” approach to teaching writing. I have been sitting in several workshops to learn more about this. One of my personal goals for the school year is to learn more about the classroom curriculum and figure out ways for me to supplement those skills in my therapy […]
