Your older speech students are still struggling with their vocabulary. We need to give them compensatory strategies. But where to start with context clues? There is a ton of evidence out there that teaching your students how to use clues in a text to help them determine the meaning of unknown words is a […]
Using Sentence Strips To Encourage Speech Students To Respond To Critical Thinking Questions In Complete Utterances
Our students struggle to comprehend what the questions ask and how to respond. We can help them using visual aids such as sentence strips. Yes, critical thinking is a skill addressed in the classroom. But we, as speech-language pathologists, have the tools to break it down for our students so they can be successful. We […]
Why Visuals Are Essential in Speech
We love visuals but do we know WHY we should use them in speech? All students learn differently. Some need to hear, some need to see, and some even need to experience new concepts in order to make it part of their vocabulary/world. That is why as SLPs we need to be prepared to teach […]
My Favorite Way To Help Speech Students Comprehend Longer Passages
Do your students get overwhelmed when they see a worksheet? Check out my favorite way to tackle helping students comprehend longer passages! They are struggling readers, they don’t like to read if they don’t have to, they don’t like reading out loud in a group. Do you ever see struggles? Once they master your speech […]
The Power of “Yet” During Speech and Language Therapy Sessions
The word “yet” is a word I encourage my speech and language students to use! Let’s talk about the power of “yet” in speech therapy. Do your students say “I can’t” or “I don’t know?” If so…then they can benefit from using the word “yet” at the end of that statement! I like to encourage my […]
Character Traits Cut Outs!
Do you work on character traits? Want a fun new way to work on this tricky concept? My students have been working hard in their classrooms to understand and use character traits to describe characters in the texts they are reading. My students have a tendency to either 1. use the same traits over and […]
Speech & Language Strategies for the Classroom Teacher
Hello! I am Hallie Sherman and I am a licensed speech-language pathologist. I am excited to be here today to share some strategies for classroom teachers to use in their classrooms to promote communication (for ALL students, not just those receiving speech). Thank you Rachel for allowing me this opportunity to share strategies on your […]
Just say NO to “I don’t know!”
Are you sick of hearing “I don’t know” in your therapy rooms!? I have that phrased banned! I often find my students use that phrase when the tasks start to become too difficult and they don’t want to use their strategies, they forgot their strategies, they are embarrassed to get the answer wrong in front […]
