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Cracking the Code: The Vocabulary Solution for SLPs

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I’m really excited to be featuring Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan as part of a new monthly series on my blog.  Each month, I am asking an SLP expert to share their specialized knowledge of how they do therapy with us.  Karen is a speech language pathologist who specializes in language disorders and metacognition.  If you have ever wondered how […]

Prefix, Suffix and Root Word Resources

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A few years ago, I posted my favorite online activities and other activities for working on prefix, root words and suffixes.  I’m excited to share an updated list of resources for teaching prefix, suffix and root words. Disclosure:  This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.  Affiliate links help blogs earn a little bit of […]

How I do It: Teach Prefixes and Roots

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Like me, you already know that teaching prefix and roots can help improve vocabulary. Do you ever wonder how much to teach-or worry that you are just doing the same things as the language arts teacher? What specific skill set do we bring in as speech language pathologists when thinking of vocabulary? That’s the question I’m […]

Santa Berries {FREEBIE}

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I love to incorporate theme or holiday activities into my speech therapy sessions.  Sometimes I struggle with how to maximize my therapy time when I am working on an activity with a client. I try to think through an activity and the steps in the activity prior to the sessions so I can identify potential […]

Autism: Echolalia and filling in the blanks {repost}

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I am probably sitting in a hot tub right now surrounded by some elderly people who wish my son would stop talking.  We are visiting my mom in Arizona. While I am away, I thought I would update and repost some of my popular posts related to Autism. ****************************************************************************************************************** Echolalia refers to when a child repeats […]

Autism Awareness month: Categorization

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Categorization is another one of my favorite goals to work on.  Categorization is really a fundamental skill which helps direct our thought processes.  We use categorization to plan events, organize our homes, create shopping lists and navigate stores efficiently.   In order to categorize objects appropriately, we need to be able to recognize similarities and […]

Thursday Therapy: Leveled Vocabulary Intervention (review)

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Disclosure statement: I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. I am always looking for new materials and was excited to be given a copy of Allison’s Speech Peep’s Leveled Vocabulary product to review.  I’ve been using it with several of […]

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