As speech language pathologists, we try to link the classroom curriculum with language goals. Currently I have elementary aged students who are...
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Spoon People for Storytelling, Building Language in Therapy
What are "Spoon People" you ask? After over 35 years doing speech and language therapy, it is fun to invent something new that really works with...
Free Valentine’s Day Download Cards for Speech Therapy
Okay it is almost Valentine's Day and I am still finding great free downloads for valentines to use with kids to make speech therapy more fun....
Questions on Apraxia Therapy
I notice that a number of people who come to my site are searching for and interested in information on apraxia and speech therapy for apraxia....
Free Downloads for Valentines Day Speech Activities
We are always looking for fun free downloads to use for speech therapy activities. www.alphamom.com has been a great source for free valentines and...
Using a Game to Help Word-Finding in Speech
Today I worked with a little girl who has a word-finding problem. She has difficulty naming words in categories and even understanding categories. I...
Organize the Playroom for Pretend Play
One of the things that I consult with parents about is organizing their playroom. Often I see multiple deep baskets or bins that the toys are...
Books to Use with Children With Autism
I am always looking for good stories that have a simple, fun story and clear illustrations to begin working on describing pictures, re-telling a...
Books on Slavery, Civil War, Language Lessons
I am working with a 5th grade student with a language disorder and she is studying the Civil War. I checked out a few books to use to work on her...
The Writing Menu, Assists Speech Therapy
Many of us speech therapists were trained to rehabilitate oral language skills and leave the written skills to the teacher or resource teacher. I...
Halloween Fun with Books, Speech Therapy
I shared some of my favorite Halloween books last week and have used them when working with kids with typically developing language as well as those...
Speech Language Therapy Books
I try to work on all of my language goals while using excellent children's literature. Recently, I was working on brainstorming ideas with a student...
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