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....
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...
Valentines Day Picture Books for Speech Therapy
Here are some more Valentines Day books to use in speech therapy to liven up your sessions: Love, Splat by Scotton Splat has made a special...
Valentines Day Books for Speech Therapy
It's time to talk about love, hugs and kisses and use some fun stories to work on children's speech and language goals. More books are included in...
Parents Observing Speech Therapy
It has always been my objective to have parents involved in their child's therapy process. Sometimes I feel like I get almost twice the progress...
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...
Choosing Educational Toys for Speech Development
Toys do make a difference in stimulating a child's speech development. I am constantly reminded of this as I work in homes and see what toy...
Progress in Play with Autistic Kids
I try to share my challenges and successes in therapy so others can learn from them. As we know, as parents and therapists we have good days and bad...
Listen to Your Child’s Language Through Art
I love art and have hopefully instilled that love in my three boys, one of whom is in an art related field. I've written before encouraging parents...
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