Students misbehaving in your mixed speech groups? Struggling to keep all students engaged and participating? Keeping everyone busy can be a struggle. You want to give your full attention to all. You want to be able to focus and help your articulation students get those target sounds. Your social skills students are struggling […]
Quick and Easy Crafts for Speech Therapy
Want to do crafts in speech therapy but do not have time to prep? I have quick and easy ideas for you! Why crafts in speech? Crafts can be fun, keep students engaged, and are perfect for mixed groups. Occupational therapists love it when we incorporate crafts too. I love to have students all […]
5 Easy Ways To Effectively Do Speech Therapy On A Budget
No materials? Small or no budget? I am here to help you still do effective speech and language therapy and still have fun! SLPs don’t have a curriculum. We are often left with zero supplies. We have grad school loans and other expenses and don’t want to have to spend a ton just to […]
Adapting Storybooks To Work on Comprehension with Students with Limited Verbal Skills
All students can benefit from using storybooks to work on speech and language goals. Here are some tips and tricks for using storybooks with your students with limited expressive language. There is tons of research out there that shows the benefits of using storybooks and literature in speech. For example, Gillam, Gillam, and Reece […]
Fun and Low Prep Ways of Using Puzzles in Speech Therapy
Want more hands-on activities for a variety of speech and language goals? Don’t have time for a ton of prep…use puzzles! Do you enjoy using hands on activities in your speech room? They are motivating, engaging, gets students working together, and makes learning fun! Our students learn best when they are having fun…so why […]
Using Mystery Doug In Speech Therapy
Are you looking for more ways to incorporate videos or technology into your speech sessions to keep your students engaged and motivated? Check out Mystery Doug! I was recently introduced to a free website by a fellow SLP. I absolutely love it when you message me with fun therapy finds that you have! I am […]
Fun Ways To Use NewsELA in Speech and Language Therapy
Want more ways to use a free reading comprehension website in speech therapy? NewsELA? What is that? NewsELA is a FREE website (just need an email address to create a free account, yes there is a paid version but haven’t found the need!) and it is just perfect for grabbing quick passages to use to […]
Using a DIY Breakout Activity in Speech Therapy
Want an interactive activity that can be used to work on ANY speech goal?! What am I talking about?! You know the concept “Escape the Room?” A company called, BreakoutEDU came out with an educational version of this idea where students can work together to complete a task. I wanted come up with my own […]
A DIY Prefix Idea: With Minimal Prep and Have Fun!
Looking for more ways to work on prefixes but don’t want the prep? Why prefixes? I am always looking for new and fun ways to teach my students to compensate when they don’t know a vocabulary word. Why is this important? Well, if they don’t know what a word means while reading it can impact […]
A fun DIY file folder for speech therapy that will motivate your students
Need more DIY ideas that can work on a variety of speech and language goals? Check out this DIY file folder idea! We are busy, we have large caseloads, we don’t have time to plan for each session of each day. I get it. I am with ya! I like to take one game, […]
