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I use a lot of themed resources and activities in speech therapy. The apple theme, I tend to include in when I am covering Autumn as a whole. We talk about apple orchards, the parts of an apple, and apple treats, and our experiences and preferences with orchards and treats.
INCORPORATE MUSIC You can incorporate music easily by using songs that you find on youtube, create your own songs, use common early education songs, or using some of the resources that you already have in your toolbox from working with kids in person. WAYS I USE MUSIC IN SPEECH 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
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
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
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
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.
For many of us, Covid-19 has changed the way that we provide services, and just like when we are providing services in person, we are also always looking for different ways to change therapy up to keep our students engaged. Have you considered incorporating virtual field trips? Some are
With so many of us now trying to figure out the best way to provide distance-learning, I went in search of additional FREE resources that can be used in teletherapy. Check out these ten No Print/Boom Card freebies I found! Pizza Party by Tech N’ Talk SLPs – This freebie
I feel that one of the biggest hurdles that we need to pass when providing speech and language services to students is to keep them engaged. If we can keep them interested and engaged, that is half of the battle towards student success. The same is true when providing
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