As many of us are looking for speech therapy activities we can send to families at home during this time of distance learning, I wanted to create an activity to encourage parents and kids reading 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. These can absolutely be used for in-person therapy as … [Read more...] about Free Articulation Sound Book Activity
Book Lists
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
Books with Repetitive text for Apraxia of Speech
Books with Repetitive text 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 picture books with repetitive text we use in our treatment of Childhood Apraxia of … [Read more...] about Books with Repetitive text for Apraxia of Speech
R Book List Articulation Therapy
The Best /R/ Books for Articulation Oftentimes, selecting books to use in 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 carry-over of … [Read more...] about R Book List Articulation Therapy
SH Book List For Articulation Therapy
Book Lists For Articulation: SH words Without a doubt, my passion is literacy-based speech therapy. I LOVE children's picture books; they are an endless wealth for targeting articulation and language concepts. When I select books, I'm not just looking for the target sound in the book title. I only recommend books that contain the sound with high frequency or a word containing that sound is … [Read more...] about SH Book List For Articulation Therapy
Using Wordless Picture Books in Speech Therapy
Wordless Picture Books In Speech Therapy I must admit, early in my SLP career I did not get how powerful using wordless picture books in speech therapy could be. Thankfully my collection has grown and I now use them often! They offer freedom to a child and take the burden and intimidation of reading away. Additionally, the absence of text makes them accessible to a student of any ability. The … [Read more...] about Using Wordless Picture Books in Speech Therapy
Professional Reading For The SLP
Schoolโs out and Iโm catching up on some great summer reading to refresh my SLP brain! Now, donโt get me wrong, I do enjoy a good beach read, but I thought Iโd share some of my favorite books for a little Professional Development! Book suggestions for SLPs: Make sure to download the list below! Don't let some of these suggestions turn you away. I like reading books that are outside my … [Read more...] about Professional Reading For The SLP
