ASHA’s Covid 19 Guidelines for Services in the Schools
Parents, of student’s who receive special education services and have an Individual Education Program or IEP, should ask about their schools policy on providing services. Parents can have an impact on...
View ArticleAre You Teaching Digitally? It’s a Game Changer
The school year is beginning and many of us are waiting to see how it will look with Covid 19 safety requirements added. SLPs and Teachers just can’t continue to use teaching methods of the past....
View ArticleMorgan the Magician is now Digital
Morgan the Magicia teaches irregular plurals in an interactive slides and digital story book form. It can be used via Google Slides. This gives a few extra benefits for teachers. They can use and...
View ArticleComprehending and Answering “How” Questions
The task of answering “How” questions is often difficult for students. Students who have language delays, autism, or are second languages learners often have trouble answering with the correct...
View ArticleSentences with Semantic Errors can Promote Meta Linguistic Skills
Using sentences containing semantic errors is a great strategy for enhancing vocabulary and comprehension skills. A few posts back I reported that reading comprehension and meta linguistic skills are...
View ArticleRecognizing Positive and Negative Statements: What are you delivering ?
February is a month when many of us send cards or messages to our family and friends for Valentines Day. It is a good time to introduce a lesson on the differences between sending out positive and...
View ArticleOpinion, Fact, or Untrue Statements: How can you tell the difference?
Distinguishing when a statement is an opinion, fact, or untruth is a critical skill. Students get bombarded everyday in social media with information that is not always correct, although it is...
View ArticleLife Cycle of a Butterfly: A free one cut book activity
Spring is here along with new life. In past years, several of my schools, ordered caterpillar eggs in order to watch the life cycle of a butterfly as a science project. Students watched them grow into...
View ArticleSummer Games For Speech
Summer is here and thankfully we are getting back to normal for summer play. The age old question may be coming up now. “What can I do?” Take advantage of that boredom to review language concepts....
View ArticleFun With Angry Turkeys
Angry Turkeys is a game that can be adjusted for the needs of different groups of speech students. For my younger students it was a great way to review prepositions. For my older students it was just a...
View ArticleTier II Vocabulary Task Card Challenge 3
Take a look at my latest set of Tier II Vocabulary Task Cards. Challenge 3 is written using words off 7th and 8th grade vocabulary lists. If you have used the Challenge 1 and 2 cards using lower level...
View ArticleDescriptive Snowman Activity
Snowmen picture cards are a very useful tool for practicing descriptive sentences in receptive and expressive language. They are one of my “go to” activities for speech therapy in the month of January....
View ArticleValentine Social Group Activity
Many schools have returned to in classroom instruction so there is opportunity for social interaction. Students need this now more than ever. Some classrooms celebrate Valentine’s Day with group...
View ArticleOne Cut Book on Bean Growth Cycle
The days are getting longer, it is getting warmer, and thoughts of planting a garden come to mind. It is a good time for students to plant seeds and watch them grow. I made a one cut book to help show...
View ArticleUpdate on Before and After Picture Cards
This post may look somewhat familiar to you. I am bringing it back up to the top to make you aware of changes occurring to my products on Teachers Pay Teacher (TPT), in particular the Before and After...
View ArticleComprehension of Complex Sentences EASEL Update
As you probably know, I like using task cards and have many on this site. EASEL on Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) opens up new possibilities for how task cards can be presented to students. I...
View ArticleWord Association Tasks for Teaching Vocabulary
It’s time to talk about strategies for teaching vocabulary again. Vocabulary is the cornerstone for most of what is taught in our schools and is important at every level. Studies have shown that a good...
View ArticleStarting a New School Year with Your Speech Students
The new school year often starts by trying to get acquainted with our students. There are the new incoming students you know nothing about except for a check mark indicating special education services...
View ArticleFall Bulletin Board
I used this cute owl back in 2011 with my speech therapy students. I had searched for something that I could use for speech therapy and looked appealing for a Fall bulletin board. Here it is Fall...
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