Buzzing about Speech & Language
Ok, I seriously cannot stop laughing at this girl! I have no idea why I think it’s seerrr furrnnny!! lol Look her up on google and pinterest for a laugh. People have made tons of different memes. haha…ermahgersh! “My favorite books!” Today, I just wanted to share some of the books that I like to use on a regular basis… Read More
I’ve got a brand new download for you today! Yay! It targets fact and opinion – a skill that so many of my kids struggle with. This game is leveled and lets you practice the skill in 3 different ways. Check out Game Hero Fact and Opinion! Students help the video game hero get to the island by moving game… Read More
Reading comprehension seems to be a major issue for my speechie kids. Almost all of my upper grade students have it as part of their language goal. The curriculum in 4th 3rd 2nd – 5th grade is drowning in comprehension and higher level thinking. With common core creeping in, I know it’s only going to get more prevalent. Because I service my language… 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 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
Some of my favorite books to use with my preschoolers are the Biscuit books! Don’t you just love them? They are so sweet and cute. But they are also pretty great for vocabulary. I know Halloween is almost over, but I thought I’d share anyway. Here’s how we use the Biscuit books in speech. We typically target vocabulary, asking and… Read More