Are you ready to hear about my tips for teaching before and after? I am always thinking about how to best teach concepts-how to make what I am doing is not only evidence based but it is effective. I have a few clients who need to work on temporal directions such as before/after. Teach Before […]
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“Guess Who” didn’t get her Freebie up before Christmas….
*Sigh* I started working on this really fun templates for Christmas “Guess who” but then with traveling and family obligations didn’t get it completed until after the holidays. I did try to ignore my 6 year old on the plane to get it done-but I’m pretty sure the gentleman in front of us appreciated my […]
Video Modeling: How it can improve communication skills
Have you used video modeling in therapy before? My first job was working with developmentally disabled adults at a community work site. We had a gigantic video camera that we would use to film expected or unexpected social interactions. My clients loved to watch the videos of the wrong behavior. It was pretty funny and […]
Affirmations in speech therapy?
Do you use affirmations in speech therapy? I haven’t but it is one of my goals for November. We all have our inner voice that tells us certain “truths” about ourself. A few truths that I have told myself over the years, “I am shy-it is hard for me to meet new people.” “I’m not […]
5 Strategies for Working with that “Shut Down Kid.”
Has this ever happened to you? You pull out a worksheet or activity and the student says: “I hate speech,” “I already know that-I’m not stupid you know.” “Your wasting my time” Or the dreaded-shut down-where they just stare at you are refuse to do anything. You try explaining why they need to work on […]
Working with teams
As Speech Language Pathologists, we have valuable insight and information to share with our teams, but sometimes it can feel like we are overlooked. No one forgets to tell the classroom teacher about an IEP meeting-but I know I’ve gotten a last minute invite or too. Sure, I’d love to spend my night writing up an […]
3 Things I swiped from ABA to use in my therapy
April is Autism Awareness Month. I’ve worked with a lot of individuals with autism. Back in the middle ages, when I was in grad school, I had a one day lecture that talked about autism. When I got into the field, I was unprepared for the clients with whom I was working. I spent a lot […]
Happy National Bubbles Week: Activities and Products
Today I want to celebrate bubbles! I love crazy holidays or themed days. My favorite is International Talk Like a Pirate day (of course, right?) When I was working with middle and high school students, it was fun to talk about what the themed day as an ice breaker or to check for carryover of […]
When things change quickly
Early morning phone calls are rarely a good thing. Two weeks ago, I woke to my cell phone ringing. My mom was calling to let me know that my brother had been taken to the hospital. It started off as the flu. Then his foot was swollen. The next day he couldn’t walk on his […]
Valentine Speech Therapy Activities {{Freebies}}
Looking for some last minute speech therapy activities for Valentine’s Day? I’ve got you covered with some of my favorite past valentine speech therapy activities and two new freebies! Valentine Speech Therapy: Cupids Arrow: Blow dart Game Technically, it is Cupid’s blow dart but that doesn’t sound nearly as festive. I’ve got a really fun […]
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