Buzzing about Speech & Language
Do you need Valentine’s Day books for speech therapy with free DIY crafts to go along with them? Yes, please! I am a book therapy kind of girl and have way too many in my SLP library. Please tell me I’m not alone. But hey, don’t forget the four things to ask yourself when choosing a book for your specific… Read More
Because of the nature of the crazy schedule of the school-based SLP, I frequently end up having to do fluency therapy in mixed groups. I see them alongside my articulation and language students, which sometimes makes it a little harder to provide top-notch fluency therapy (at least in my mind) for my student. The most common difficulties I’ve encountered with… Read More
Get the most out of your speech therapy sensory bins with these great tips!
I am always looking for new ideas for behavior management. Have you ever had a session where the student screamed the entire time? I have. I’ve also been hit, spit on, kicked, pushed, and more. It’s kind of the unspoken terrible part of the job of working with students with disabilities. While I don’t love talking about that aspect, it’s… Read More
What kind of books do you use in your speech therapy sessions? I am a book therapy kind of girl, so I’ve got lots of speech therapy book ideas for you. Picture books are SO versatile and can be used to target nearly all of my student’s speech and language goals. Just give me a good book companion, some sweet… Read More
Give me all the cute monsters and silly skeletons. I love using themed books in therapy as much as the next SLP. But, choosing the right book for your specific student is important. Here’s what I always ask myself when choosing books for my groups or individual students: Is it developmental age appropriate? (not just chronological age appropriate) Will it… Read More
When I first started working, my preschool speech therapy students were tricky. I adored working with them. However, I didn’t feel productive half the session because I spent most of the time chasing them from one activity to the next. When students are active, have a quick attention span, and are minimally verbal, it can be rough to navigate. So,… Read More
There are so many benefits to going digital. Let me take a quick sec to name a few: It saves paper. It saves ink. It’s accessible from anywhere and on multiple devices. You can copy and paste. Everything looks neater. You can generate charts from the data. Did I mention you can copy and paste? The past couple of years,… Read More
Happy fall, y’all. I’ve got my PSL in hand (#basic) and wearing my fall colors and pretending that this Louisiana weather isn’t still scorching hot. At least it’s officially fall in my speech room. How about yours? I’ve pulled out all the fun fall activities for my articulation and language kids, and they are loving it. Sometimes, though, it’s difficult… Read More
My friend, let’s call her Kate, is a shiny new SLP. As we sat in CC’s (a local coffee shop) the other day sipping our coffee, she expressed to me how nervous she was about treating fluency cases. Her speech sessions didn’t seem very productive, since she often saw her students in mixed groups. And she just didn’t feel comfortable… Read More
These Speech Therapy Books can Help Target Multiple Goals
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Speech therapy books aren't very common but this comprehensive list will show you what goals to target using many classic children's books.