Buzzing about Speech & Language
One of my most common preschool language goals in speech therapy is object functions. In order to teach a skill effectively, you want to be really confident in the why and how of what you’re doing, right? Today, we’re chatting about the benefits of teaching functions and a few quick tips on how to do it! WHY TARGET OBJECT FUNCTIONS… Read More
Just here for the free stuttering parent handout? Go ahead and skip to the bottom, but if you want a few rock-solid tips first, read on! 😉 As pediatric SLPs, we often have the privilege of supporting parents. Because stuttering can be variable and unique, many parents don’t fully understand it. They see their child becoming frustrated or dealing with… Read More
Effective group speech therapy activities are always hard to come by, but trying to deliver group therapy to preschoolers adds a whole new level of difficulty. Whether you are doing group therapy in your speech room or pushing into the regular class, it’s not easy. Today, let’s chat about a few tips and activities you can do with your preschoolers… Read More
One of the most common goals that I see in my preschoolers is identifying action verbs. This isn’t surprising. They need to understand actions before they are able to follow directions, give a command, or put sentences together. Understanding how to teach action verbs to young children can be kind of tricky. If you show your student the same picture… Read More
Looking for some easy fall speech therapy ideas? Welp, it’s that time of year. Goodbye, summer. Hello, pumpkin spice everything. It’s finally fall. Down here in the south, it means that we can actually go outside without passing out. The kids can tell the weather is nicer too and often itch to go play outside. Luckily, I’ve got 10 perfect… Read More
I remember when I met one of my preschool language students for the first time. He had just turned 3 and was transitioning to the schools from our birth to 3 program. I think a good word to describe him would be “energetic.” Admittedly, I wasn’t prepared for the energy. There was a lot of, “Look at the book. Oh,… Read More
You’re back in grad school. Classes are intense. Clinicals are overwhelming. The amount of coursework expected of you is not doable by any human, and you’re wondering if the stress of it all will ultimately be your demise. Sound familiar? Here’s what I want to know. How is it that with all of that work, we were still not well-prepared… Read More
At the beginning of January, when we’re all picking ourselves off the couch and drudging back to work, the last thing we want to do is plan for therapy. We wish someone would just wave a magic wand and give us some quick and easy winter speech therapy ideas that keep the kids engaged. Well, friend. I’m here for you…. Read More
Let’s talk about stuttering in preschoolers for a second. I do consider fluency therapy to be a little different in preschool kids compared to school-aged kids. This is mostly due to their young age and ability levels, but it’s also because with preschoolers there’s more emphasis on the parent education component. Plus, a lot of times your little bitty friends… Read More
It’s not always easy to find fun and engaging stuttering therapy activities for your younger kids. Sometimes it’s hard for them to tolerate a lot of education tasks and understand the strategies and concepts you are trying to teach. I’ve actually found that incorporating play activities into your stuttering therapy sessions to be super effective. However, you do want to… Read More
