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Football Fun In Speech Therapy

Fall and Football in speech therapy is such a fun time for me. Do you incorporate football? Read on to see how I use some

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Back to School Ideas for SLPs

Hey SLPs, let’s talk back to school shopping. NOT for the kids…for us! Why should kids have all the fun getting new supplies? I went shopping

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Using Brag Tags as a reward and motivation in Speech Therapy

Brag Tags For Speech Therapy

Have you heard about Brag Tags for Speech Therapy? Maybe you have seen classroom teachers using them and wondered how you could use them in

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Books for SLPs - great professional development & fascinating reads!

15 Amazing Professional Development Books for SLPs You Won’t Want to Miss

As speech-language pathologists (SLPs), we constantly evolve our skills and approaches to serve our students and clients better. Professional reading is one of the best

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Celebrating Read Across America in Speech Therapy

Read Across America is always a great time to incorporate new books. Here are a few fun ways you can incorporate some Seuss fun too…

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Football activities in speech therapy

The “Big Game” Football Theme in Speech Therapy

Football Theme in Speech Therapy Every February, we have a SUPER time in our speech therapy activities putting together this Super Bowl “lapbook.” You can

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Top 10 Red Flags For Language Delays

Do you ever want a handout to give teachers on red flags they can be looking for? Want something for Better Hearing and Speech Month?

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New Year’s Goals In Speech Therapy

New Year’s goals. Do you set them? I do. I’m a list-maker, so I like seeing what I need to accomplish in writing…and I L

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Thanksgiving Week in Speech Therapy!

Who’s enjoying a great fall? I’m back to share 2 more books I will be using in my speech room this week and next. There

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Fall Books in Speech Therapy: Otis and the Scarecrow FREEBIE included!

What fall books are you reading in your speech rooms? So many themed books to enrich your therapy sessions. Scarecrows, tractors, apples, turkeys…. so many

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Fall Books for Speech Therapy: BATS!

I love incorporating books in my themed speech therapy activities.  Bats. Just the thought of them creep people out. I would be one of those

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Fall picture books for speech and language therapy

Using Fall Books In Speech Therapy

Fall books to use in Speech Therapy What books do you pull out for the fall? Picture books about leaves changing color and falling to

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

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?
As SLPs, we don’t need to chase more books. We nee As SLPs, we don’t need to chase more books. We need to get more out of the right books.

The next time you finish a picture book, don’t ask, “What’s next?”

Ask, “What can I teach on the second reading?”
Because “speech only” doesn’t have to mean “speech Because “speech only” doesn’t have to mean “speech only.” 😉
Every articulation session is an opportunity to build more than correct productions. A well chosen picture book lets you target vocalic OR while naturally working on story grammar, vocabulary, inferencing, sequencing, and retell, without adding another activity to your session.
Any you would suggest to add? Should I do more sounds??
When a student’s retell is weak, the problem is no When a student’s retell is weak, the problem is not always story grammar. Sometimes the student understands the story but lacks the vocabulary needed to talk about it.

Mental state verbs help students explain characters’ thoughts, feelings, and motivations.

Examples:
• thought
• wondered
• realized

Without these words, character understanding stays hidden.

Causal language helps students connect events and explain relationships between them.

Examples:
• because
• so
• therefore

These words help move retells beyond a simple sequence of events.

Precise vocabulary makes retells more detailed and easier to understand.

Examples:
• enormous (instead of big)
• sprinted (instead of ran)
• exhausted (instead of tired)

Specific words create stronger narratives.

Before targeting retell structure alone, look at the language underneath it.

Do your students have the vocabulary to explain thoughts, connect events, and describe what happened with precision?

Sometimes improving vocabulary is what improves the retell.
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