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 play-based speech therapy sessions. You can use him to address a variety of receptive and expressive language goals, such as, prepositions, following directions, requesting, and more. Here are some ways for effectively using Mr. Potato Head to build language skills with … [Read more...] about Play-Based Speech Therapy: Using Mr. Potato Head To Build Language Skills
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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 be used all year round in speech therapy for so many language concepts! I feel like it's similar to using a doll house. As you can see in the photo, I gathered some small toys and other objects I had around and put them in randomly. You get the added … [Read more...] about Using an Advent Calendar in Speech Therapy
Fine Motor Skills In Speech Therapy
Incorporating Fine Motor Skills in Speech Therapy Ask any Preschool or Kindergarten teacher and they will tell you how concerned they are with the decline in fine motor skills of students. What's causing the decline? Many feel it's a combination of more screen time and less outside time climbing and getting messy. Think about some of your students... have you noticed clumsy skills, delayed … [Read more...] about Fine Motor Skills In Speech Therapy
Using Mini Objects In Speech Therapy
How I Use Mini Object In Speech Therapy To me, mini objects are like books in speech therapy. They offer limitless possibilities for how they can be used. I get most of my mini objects from DinkyDoodads on ETSY. I also collect random trinkets around the house (band aids, rubber band, paperclip) as I come across them. These mini objects are perfect for developing fine motor skills in preschool … [Read more...] about Using Mini Objects In Speech Therapy
Ideas for On-The-Go Speech Therapy Activities
Ideas for on-the-go Speech Therapy activities Do you take your students outside the speech room for therapy activities? Or do you ever just travel room to room and not stay in one speech room? Although most of my speech time is spend in my therapy room, I love changing things up on occasion. This is especially helpful when you have kids who need to be active, students who need high engaging … [Read more...] about Ideas for On-The-Go Speech Therapy Activities