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Speech Therapy Crafts

Easy & Functional Speech Therapy Crafts

If I’m being honest, I’m not really one for glitter and glue. My therapy time is limited and I work hard to maximize my time

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Play-Based preschool language therapy using Mr. Potato Head in Speech

Play-Based Speech Therapy: Using Mr. Potato Head To Build Language Skills

Who doesn’t love Mr. Potato Head? He is classic and he can be a versatile tool to target MANY of the common language goals in

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How to use an advent calendar all year in Speech Therapy to work on expressive and receptive language skills.

Using an Advent Calendar in Speech Therapy

How to use an advent calendar in speech therapy I ran across the galvanized advent calendar at Target this Christmas and quickly realized it can

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FREE SLP to do list for easy planning in Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy To-Do List

FREE Speech Therapy to-do list I’m a list maker. I’ve got sticky notes everywhere and I love checking things off my to-do list. Here is

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December Speech Therapy Lesson Plans: Festive Plans to Get into the Spirit

Are you ready for all things holiday? This month, the kids will get to experience the fun of the holidays as they boost their confidence

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SLP coworker Christmas gift guide

SLP Coworker Christmas Gift Ideas

SLP Christmas Gift Ideas Shopping for coworker Christmas gifts can be tricky. Often you have several people to shop for which makes budgets tight. Recently

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toy gift guide for speech and language

Books & Toys: A Speech & Language Gift Guide

Holiday Gift Guide: An SLP’s Favorite Books & Toys About this time of year parents start asking me for recommendations for toys for Christmas. Does

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Using animated sotrybooks to improve vocabulary and comprehension

VOOKS Animated Storybooks To Improve Reading Comprehension

This post is written in partnership and sponsored by VOOKS. This review is honest and completely my own. They are generously offering educators a FREE

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November Speech Therapy Lesson Plans Exciting Thanksgiving, Squirrel, and Acorn Activities

November speech therapy lesson plans are packed with rich themes that excite children. In this post, you’ll find fun-filled lessons about squirrels, acorns, Veterans Day,

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How to teach vocabulary in speech therapy and take data during your activities

Vocabulary Intervention in Speech Therapy

How To Improve and Take Data on Vocabulary In Speech Therapy How many of your students have vocabulary goals for Speech Therapy? #nearlyallofthem We know

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Download these FREE October lesson plans for your speech therapy activities

October Speech Therapy Lesson Plans: Halloween, Fire Safety, Leaves, & More!

As October rolls in, it brings new opportunities to excite kids about speech therapy. The change in season offers plenty of chances to get creative

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The best 25 children's books to use with Apraxia of Speech (CAS) in therapy - books with repetitive text

25 Books with Repetitive Text for Apraxia of Speech

Add books with repetitive text to your speech therapy lesson plans to help with speech apraxia! These books are fun to read and have fun

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Language-based literacy intervention for SLPs.
Turn picture books into targeted therapy sessions.
Evidence-based strategies you can use tomorrow.

The books you choose matter, even for your “speech The books you choose matter, even for your “speech only” students. Up to 75% of our kids with speech sound disorders also have weaknesses in the language skills that support reading comprehension.
Every articulation session is an opportunity to build the language skills that support reading. A well chosen picture book gives you repeated practice with /sh/ while also strengthening story grammar, vocabulary, inferencing, retell, and comprehension, all within the same activity.

Share this with an SLP friend who loves books too! And don’t forget to check out the others in this series. What speech sound should I feature next?
If you’ve ever said, “What’s another word for that If you’ve ever said, “What’s another word for that?” during a screening... this one’s for you.
Every time a student says “bunny” instead of “rabbit,” I lose a little bit of screening time. 😅
It’s one of my biggest frustrations with articulation screeners.
So when I created my own screener, I intentionally chose words that reduce alternate responses, so you can spend less time prompting and more time listening to what really matters: the student’s speech.
Because a speech sound screener should make your job easier. Not create more work.
Comment “screener” and I’ll send you the link!
Obviously it’s nice to know they liked the book BU Obviously it’s nice to know they liked the book BUT. As you’re reading, think about where you want the conversation to go. Start with questions that confirm understanding, then guide students toward explaining why events happened, describing characters’ thoughts and feelings, using new vocabulary, and connecting ideas across the story.
These books all have a strong story plot, so every These books all have a strong story plot, so every articulation session becomes a chance to build narrative skills too. While students practice their target /s/ sound, they are also learning how stories are organized, how characters solve problems, and how to retell events in a meaningful way. 
Caps For Sale might be my favorite!
Any more you suggest?
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