Buzzing about Speech & Language
Today I’m starting a new series on my blog that addresses a much-needed topic (for me at least): scaffolding. Together we’ll look at a few strategies and supports to help our students with language difficulties. This will definitely get me ready to kick it into high gear when school begins in a couple of weeks. So grab yourself a hot… Read More
Is your schedule as crazy as mine? For some reason this year seems a lot more nuts-o than usual. Maybe it’s because the teachers’ schedules are pretty overwhelming as well. I’m still trying to work out kinks and it’s already the third week of school for me. I thought I’d help some of the teachers out (and me too) by… Read More
It’s FAQ Friday time! Don’t forget to send me your questions! I’d love to be able to help you dig a little and find some good answers. 🙂 Today’s question is brought to you by a couple of teachers that I work with. I love it when they ask me how they can help the students with language disorders. It… Read More
Many of the teachers I work with often ask for tips or strategies that they can do in the classroom to help their language disordered students. I always respond with a hearty “Absolutely!” It makes me happy when teachers respect me and my profession enough to ask for my thoughts about something. Now, obviously each child is different, and every… Read More
After using some awesome story companions from a few of my very talented bloggy friends, I forgot how much I really loved incorporating literature themes into my sessions. I do it all the time with my preschoolers. Because I do inclusion for language in my older grades, I rarely get the chance to use it with my language groups. With… Read More
Have any of you read the book Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto? It’s such a cute book to read with your kiddos. I usually communicatively read through it with my 2nd – 5th graders to work on those higher level language targets. Here’s why I <3 this book: It’s great to show how another culture celebrates Christmas. I like to get… Read More
I’m taking a little break from the fun Christmas activities (by “little” I mean tiny!) to do a cause and effect game for my 4th graders. I needed some type of game that I could bring into the classroom, but that also would give them a variety of practice. To make it a little more motivating for them, it’s arcade-themed!… Read More
It’s been so exciting to see all the fun holiday freebie posts! Thanks to everyone who has linked up so far! 🙂 Today, I’m reviewing a Spanish app! Smarty ears was awesome and donated a copy of Adjetivos Remix for me to review; however, all of the opinions in this post are my own. I used this app all… Read More
I don’t know about you, but it seems like several of my little guys struggle with reading. Many of them break down with the simplest of words. The more I probe I realize that they don’t have the basic phonological awareness skills needed to become successful readers. Now, I know there are exceptions and some kids learn by memorizing sight… Read More
Ok, I am all about keeping my students motivated to learn new concepts. Sometimes it feels like the only way to keep their attention is to sing and dance and stand on your head…and then that only works once. Haha. I’ve also found that using things that are interesting to them is a very helpful tool to keep them engaged…. Read More
