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 […]
All About Me Collages for Speech Therapy
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 […]
Fun Ways to Work on Understanding Literal vs. Inferential Questions in Speech Therapy
How do we teach them how to understand the different types of questions in speech?! Our students are expected to answer higher level thinking questions as they enter the upper grades. It is expected as part of the common core. It is expected based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and Depth of Knowledge (whatever philosophies your […]
Why Should We Use Nonfiction Texts in Speech Therapy?
We want to incorporate more literacy-based activities in our speech sessions but should we pick fiction or nonfiction texts? There is a ton of evidence to back up the reason behind using nonfiction texts in speech. Reading nonfiction helps students develop their background knowledge (Marzano, 2000). Background knowledge becomes more crucial in the later elementary […]
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 […]
Why Should We Teach Inferential Vocabulary To Our Speech Students
One way we can differentiate ourselves as SLPs from reading teachers is by breaking down inferential skills into various components. One component we can address….vocabulary. Inferencing has many components required in order to be successful. Students need to have listening comprehension skills, sentence structure skills, vocabulary, memory, and the ability to respond to questions. […]
Using Text Messages in Speech Therapy
Students are motivated by technology and texting. Why not use it to address a variety of speech and language goals? No…I am not saying take out cell phones and start texting (although you can do that too). But I will show you how you can use a free app and a free website to target […]
Benefits of Using the 4 Square Writing Approach in Speech Therapy
Read about how you can use the 4 square writing approach in your speech room and help your students with their written expression! Why should we address written expression in speech? According to ASHA’s practice portal, “The term ‘specific learning disability’ means a disorder in one of more of the psychological processes involved in understanding […]
Building Rapport with Your Older Speech Students
Whether it is the start of the school year or you have a new student on your caseload, it is essential that you take the time to build rapport with your older speech and language students. Whether we like it or not, some of our older speech students may not be too excited about coming […]
Where to Start When Working On Main Idea In Speech Therapy
You have speech students with main idea goals. Don’t know where to start so that you don’t feel like a reading teacher? I am here to help! Main idea? Isn’t that a reading comprehension skill? Yes, but it is also very much language based. In order for a student to be able to comprehend and […]
