Buzzing about Speech & Language
A super common preschool or kindergarten goal for my students is spatial concepts (and also object functions and action verbs). To teach a skill effectively, you want to be confident in the why and how of what you’re doing, right? Today, we’re chatting about the benefits of teaching spatial concepts and a few quick tips on how to do it!… Read More
As a school-based SLP, tackling preschool language therapy can be both challenging and rewarding. Helping young children develop their language skills is crucial to their academic and social success in the future. However, it can sometimes be difficult to find engaging and effective activities that hold their attention and provide the necessary stimulation for their language development. After years of… Read More
Let’s chat core words, ya’ll! *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. When working with preverbal students who are just learning to communicate, it’s not always easy to know where to begin. If you wade through the research, you’ll probably learn that the core vocabulary approach is one of the most effective ways to help early communicators get their messages across! Check… Read More
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
