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 […]
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 […]
Letting Your Students Tell The News In Speech – Activity for Mixed Speech Groups
Looking for more motivating and interactive activities that won’t require a ton of prep and perfect for mixed speech and language groups?! I am all about finding free websites that I can use with my speech students. I let them use my Chromebook but if you have a SMARTBoard…these websites are perfect! You can […]
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 […]
Fun Ways to Work on Story Recall in Speech Therapy
Want your speech students to retell a story in their own words but want it more exciting than just expressing it? One goal many of our students have is to retell a story in their own words. It can be challenging for them. They need to comprehend the story, recall the order of events, and […]
5 Low Prep and Fun Articulation Therapy Activities
Bored of the same drill and kill articulation activities? I have 5 activities that are fun and won’t require a ton of prep time! How many times can you just show students articulation cards or use worksheets before you start to yawn?! We always want to do more exciting activities but end up doing […]
3 Tips on How To Use Storybooks With Mixed Speech Groups
We are always looking for new ways to tackle the mixed speech group issue. Storybooks can save the day. I will show you how! Mixed groups are a challenge. We need to keep all students engaged, target a variety of different skills, give each student sufficient attention, collect data, and manage to stay calm, cool, […]
Fun Ways to Work on Predicting In Speech Therapy
Our speech students need to build their higher level thinking skills…here are fun ways to work on predicting in speech therapy! Why is predicting important for our speech students?! Predicting is a skill and a strategy necessary for science, reading, and social skills. It requires students to use information from a text/picture and their […]
FUN AND ENGAGING WEBSITES TO USE IN SPEECH THERAPY PART 2
Want to learn about the many websites out there not specifically created for SLPs but can be easily used to target a variety of speech and language goals? Why use websites in speech? Students are motivated by technology! Why not incorporate it so we can keep the motivated to work towards their goals. We don’t […]
Where To Start When Working On Inferencing In Speech
You suspect your speech students can benefit from working on inferencing. Where to start? Inferencing is a skill that is necessary in the academic classrooms. It is requires a lot of language skills which we can support such as vocabulary, memory, syntax, sentence structure, and listening comprehension. As of 4th grade, inferencing appears a […]
