As many of us are looking for activities to send to families at home during this time of distance learning, I wanted to create an activity to encourage parents and kids reading at home that would also support articulation and language goals. I made the bookmarks for kids to use while reading or listening to books they already have. They include the option for kids to fill in their articulation … [Read more...] about Free Articulation Sound Book Activity
Literacy-Based Speech Therapy
L Book List For Articulation Therapy
The Best /L/ Books for Articulation Often times, selecting books to use in speech therapy can be time-consuming and productivity is lost. I want to create lists to make articulation therapy more efficient. Using a literacy-based approach to articulation therapy is essential in my therapy room. As you know, many of our kids have language goals as well. Books offer a great way to monitor the … [Read more...] about L Book List For Articulation Therapy
Using Cumulative Storybooks In Speech Therapy
With their wide-reaching abilities to address multiple goals, cumulative storybooks can be an effective therapy tool. Using a literacy-based approach, we are automatically aligning to the classroom curriculum. Incorporating cumulative storybooks in speech therapy is particularly beneficial to students with Apraxia of speech as the repetitive text takes the burden off their motor-planning system. … [Read more...] about Using Cumulative Storybooks In Speech Therapy
Narrative Intervention In Speech Therapy
After many, many requests for more in-depth language bookmarks, I have finally created book companions that address the deeper reading comprehension issues our kids have with narratives. Early in my baby-SLP career, I'd read a book then ask recall questions. That was the extent of my "literacy-based speech." yikes. Teachers would say, "Billy" can't retell a story or sequence the … [Read more...] about Narrative Intervention In Speech Therapy
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 YEAR subscription! See below for details. VOOKS is the first ever streaming service that brings children's books to life with animated illustrations, read-a-long text and narrated story. Aimed at kids 2-8, it offers a better alternative to screen … [Read more...] about VOOKS Animated Storybooks To Improve Reading Comprehension
Repetitive Book List For Apraxia of Speech
Using Repetitive Picture Books in Speech The text of picture books may be an important source of vocabulary for young children, and findings suggest lexical diversity in picture books that underlies the language benefits associated with reading to children (Montag, Jones, Smith, 2015). We should be selective, however, in the ones we use in our treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). I've … [Read more...] about Repetitive Book List For Apraxia of Speech