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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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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.
Comment “inference” for my favorite books to targe Comment “inference” for my favorite books to target inferential comprehension. Move beyond retelling a story in perfect order. 👏
A child who says /r/ incorrectly is not automatica A child who says /r/ incorrectly is not automatically at risk for reading difficulties.

A child with weak underlying phonological skills might be.

Research has shown for decades that children with persistent speech sound disorders are at greater risk for reading and spelling difficulties, particularly when phonological awareness or language weaknesses are present.

This is why SLPs should be thinking beyond articulation accuracy alone.

The goal is not simply correct production.

The goal is helping children develop the sound based foundation that supports literacy.
We spend a lot of time planning activities, creati We spend a lot of time planning activities, creating extensions, and writing goals, but research has consistently shown that the quality of the text matters.

High quality books expose students to richer vocabulary, more complex sentence structures, stronger story grammar, and deeper ideas worth discussing.

When a book contains meaningful problems, character motivations, and opportunities for prediction and explanation, language intervention becomes more powerful.

A strong book gives you something to work with.

Before choosing your next read aloud, ask yourself:

• Does this book introduce vocabulary students are unlikely to hear in conversation?• Does it give students opportunities to explain why and how?• Does it encourage prediction, perspective taking, or inferencing?• Does it contain a meaningful problem worth discussing?

The right book can do more for language development than the most creative activity paired with the wrong text.
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