Buzzing about Speech & Language
When I was in grad school, we had several literacy-based speech therapy classes and clients with language learning disorders. Dr. Jan Norris was one of my professors, and a lot of her work has consisted of extensive research in communicative reading strategies. Dr. Norris is the creator of phonics faces, visual grammar, spuzzles, and storyboards. You can check out more… Read More
I heart reading…no really. It’s one of my absolute favorite things to do, especially now that we keep getting these summer rain showers almost every other day. There’s something about rain that makes me want to curl up with a good book and cup of coffee and climb into someone else’s world for a bit. I thought I’d share a… Read More
From time to time I like to showcase a speechie product, craft, toy, idea, etc. that I’ve come across and found cute or useful for therapy. For today’s fun find and in honor of the Olympics starting today, I found this super adorbs Olympic-themed craft! Check it out. . . These are little Olympic skis made out of popsicle sticks… 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
It’s Freebie Week on the blog this week! That means each day I’ll have a different mini-freebie for you, so be sure and check back! It all leads up to some super fun happenings on Friday, so you’ll just have to wait and see! 🙂 Biscuit is back and he’s trying to sneak off to school. I love Biscuit books,… Read More
Ahhh summer days are the best! How many of you are officially on break?? I’m lovin’ being able to take my time in the mornings and having time to read before bed. I asked some of my friends on FB for some reading suggestions and have been filling up my Kindle with some great reads. I thought I’d share some… Read More
I’ve got another fabulous app from Smarty Ears for you. This one landed in my lap just in time for summer. It’s called Syllables Splash! Lots of my little kiddos work on counting syllables. In fact, it’s part of the Common Core standards for K and 1st. This app provides great practice. Check it out! When I first open a… Read More
Hip hip hooray for Friday! I hope you’ve had a good week. Mine has been pretty stressful, trying to get everything done in the home stretch. Only 2 more weeks to go! 🙂 Friday means FAQ time, so let’s get to it. Today’s question has to do with reading. It seems like kids are learning to read at an earlier… Read More
I am so very excited to show you this next project. It has been a work-in-progress for several months now. It’s such a great feeling to finally be finished! In my state RtI is a mandatory component of the evaluation process. We must have documented interventions in all areas of communication (articulation, language, voice, fluency). It has to be included… Read More
I think every single one of my 2-5th grade inclusion kiddos are working on comprehension this year. It seems like a hallmark sign of a language learning disorder. Some of my kids can even read beautifully, decoding long words and everything. When you ask them about what they’ve read or try to get them to retell the story, they break… Read More
