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Pirate Themed Activities and Resources for Speech and Language Therapy

I enjoy International Talk Like a Pirate Day as much as my students. To be honest, I enjoy it so much that I turn it from a one-day event into a one or two-week event! I get into it too by dressing up in my pirate hat and my eye

10 Fourth of July Freebies for Speech and Language Therapy

After this past school year, I decided that I definitely needed to take the time to replenish my energy and spend time with family. However, I know that not all of us get our Summers off and some of us are still providing services during July. Check out these ten

Summer Ideas for Families to Maintain and Generalize Speech and Language Skills

Summer is the ideal time for families to practice speech and language skills so that their children can maintain and generalize skills in a fun and functional way! I like to provide my families with different examples of free or low-cost activities that they can engage in as a family

Summer Books for Literacy-based Speech Therapy

I love using books with students during therapy. In fact, reading books with my own daughter was a wonderful way to connect with her, build her receptive and expressive vocabulary, provide multiple opportunities for exposure, and encourage a love for literature. Here are a few of my favorite Summer-themed books

Screening and Progress Monitoring for Stuttering: In-Person versus Teletherapy

Stuttering therapy is about more than just learning Fluency Shaping Strategies and Stuttering Modification Techniques. It also requires us to check in with our students and their families about feelings, attitudes and addressing fears and for some students limiting thoughts. I think that is one reason that Stuttering therapy is

5 Helpful Tips to Find Success with Stuttering Therapy

Stuttering therapy can cause anxiety and frustration for everyone! For you, it may increase your heart rate just thinking “How do I do this effectively and not cause emotional harm to this child?” For your students, it may just be overwhelming and frustrating. Why does stuttering therapy cause this reaction

10 Better Hearing and Speech Month Freebies

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM)! Unfortunately, not many people know about BHSM. Even though I was a Special Education Teacher for years before becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist, I never knew about Better Hearing and Speech Month nor was I ever informed about vocal abuse as a Teacher.

Speech Therapy Activities to Celebrate All Types of Families

If we were to ask our students, we would most likely see that their families are all different. One student may have the traditional family of a mother and a father while another is being raised by grandparents or aunts and uncles. Another student may have two moms or two

10 Free Resources to Help Parents Facilitate Speech and Language at Home

As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I feel that a good portion of my job is parent education and helping parents find fun and functional ways to work on the carryover of skills and facilitate speech and language skills at home. When I first started as a Speech-Language Pathologist, I typically assigned

10 Earth Day Freebies for Speech and Language Therapy

I think it would be wonderful if we celebrated Earth Day every day of the year instead of only one day every year (April 22nd). When I think of Earth Day, I think of family fun outside and nature walks. I know that many people would probably answer with recycling,