Buzzing about Speech & Language
There’s a fun new app in town called Word Vault! You may have read some reviews by several of my lovely bloggy buddies, and today I’m going to give you my take on it. Plus, you’ll have a chance to win a copy of your very own! Word Vault is an app by Home-Speech-Home and is great for students working… Read More
Linking up with Speech Room News today for this month’s Love It and List It linky! Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This time we’re talking about our favorite vocabulary products. I’m excited about this one, since SO many of my students have a vocabulary goal. It’s always fun to see what is working for everyone else! Here’s what… Read More
Do your students adore superheroes as much as mine? I had one client who was convinced he was spiderman and was crazy obsessed with all things to do with him. We were afraid he would start climbing the walls lol. The good thing about kids that love these characters is that it gives us a great motivational tool to get… Read More
Welcome to the last stop on the Back to School Blog Hop! I hope y’all have grabbed some great freebies and discovered some fun blogs you may not have seen before! Now you should have some nice resources in your pockets to help transition you from the lazy days of summer to your new super-busy and crazy therapy schedules. 😉… Read More
Last week I posted my latest Common Core RtI assessment pack on TPT. It’s definitely something I’d been working on a while, but I’m so excited to be able to use it this year to revamp my RtI. This product is very similar to my RtI Assessment Pack for K-2, except that it addresses third – fifth grades. Each section… Read More
So excited to show you one of the newest apps from Smarty Ears! Lots of my little ones are working on basic concepts, and this app is perfect for finding out exactly what they need. Check out Basic Concepts Skills Screener! This is the home screen when you open the app. The lefthand column holds the list of students and… Read More
I’ve got a new review for you today with one of Smarty Ears’ latest apps! First, let me just say that one of the things that I like to target during RtI is vocabulary. Research has shown that a child’s vocabulary is related to their comprehension and can predict their abilities in reading later in life. {Yes, I’ve been reading… Read More
It’s Friday! Unfortunately, I’ve only got like 2 more free Fridays before school starts back up. Sigh… I’m enjoying it while it lasts. It’s FAQ time. Today’s question is brought to you by a friend who is a parent of a toddler. She wants to know if it’s normal that her child isn’t speaking yet. Most parents with concerns about… Read More
A few months ago, I was assigned to administer our state test to a small group of fourth graders. For the most part, they were troopers and hung in there during a week of long and tedious testing. What surprised me, though, was where they became the most frustrated. It wasn’t during reading comprehension or proofreading; it was during math… Read More
Sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed when I get a client with severe phonological processing or severe articulation problems. It just feels like a long road to intelligibility. Fortunately, there are programs and activities that are very helpful when dealing with these types of cases. I am so excited to share with you a brand new app from Smarty Ears… Read More
