Do you struggle finding the time and materials you need when asked for a home program or materials for teachers to use to support students articulation? I know I do. It never fails that I get asked for home practice or classroom suggestions during my busiest weeks. Often I feel like those support materials get pushed further and further down…
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Back to School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
I love using books in therapy sessions for targeting paragraph comprehension, wh-questions, inferencing and predicting. Some of my favorite back-to-school books include: But, there are times when I just need something quick that I can grab and go. It can be challenging to find short yet engaging stories to work on wh-questions and paragraph comprehension. That’s where my Back to…
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5 Essential Tips for New SLPs
I still remember how I felt walking into the first day of my new job as CFY. I was excited but beyond nervous. I remember sitting at the table with my first group and thinking that I had absolutely NO idea what to do or what I was doing, but I had the BEST group of teammates that I constantly…
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9 Fun & Easy Spring Ideas for Speech Therapists & OTs
March and April bring warmer weather and longer days but can be tough for therapists with Spring Break, state testing, last minute referrals, end-of-year paperwork, and the remaining IEP meetings. The anticipation of the end of the school year and summer approaching is palpable. Having fun activities that get therapists the data they need while keeping students engaged is a…
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8 Valentine’s Day Speech Therapy Ideas
Looking for some fun Valentine’s themed therapy ideas that can be stretched out over several weeks? Well…your search is over! Valentine’s always seems to come and go so quickly. By the time I’ve decided on an activity and prepped for therapy, it seems as if Valentine’s is over. Planning activities for Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be so time intensive….
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6 Back to School Activities for Elementary Speech Therapists
Truth be told, while the start of a new school year is exciting, for therapists it’s often filled with endless meetings, paperwork, referrals, and the dreaded task of trying to create a schedule leaving you with little to no time to actually plan for the fun part…therapy! That’s why I am all for easy-to-use, ready-to-go, no prep activities! Here are some of…
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{Free} Halloween Interactive Book
Do you have your Halloween activities lined up and ready to go? Well, now you do! This {free} interactive book targets Halloween vocabulary, positional concepts, following directions wh-questions, yes/no questions, increasing MLU, and more! Download it now! To assemble: Cut along the dashed lines for all the pages except the last one. Cut out the pictures/squares. Laminate and bind the book. Place…
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7 Fall Speech Therapy Activities That Kids Will Love
You’ve made it through the first few weeks of therapy. Now what? Don’t worry! I’ve got you covered with some easy, LITTLE to NO PREP fall speech therapy ideas that your students will LOVE! 1. Fall Books. Books are one of my favorite therapy tools. You can use them over several weeks to target a wide variety of goals including…
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Fall Bingo Mini Games
Let’s be honest, between ARD meetings, therapy sessions, medicaid billing, paperwork, and staffings, sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day to plan for therapy. On those days you just need an open-ended therapy activity that you can grab and go. That’s why I love ready-to-go, no prep bingo games so much! Bingo games are not only fun but…
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Back to School Speech Therapy Ideas You Can Use Right Now!
1. Books! I love incorporating books into my therapy sessions. They’re engaging and an easy way to target multiple objectives simultaneously. You can also stretch the same book out over a period of weeks, which makes lesson planning (and your life) so much easier. Here are a few beginning of the year books that our students enjoy: If You Take…
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A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Use Google Forms for Data Collection
Data collection. The two words that so often make therapists want to pull their hair out. I used to have sticky notes of every shape and size all over my therapy table that I would later tape into my paper data sheet. I would spend hours going through pages of data points on each objective. Then I would realize that…
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Easy Shark Week Ideas for Speech Therapy That Kids Will Love
My two boys LOVE Shark Week. They eagerly await for it to start every summer. I’m sharing some low-prep, easy Shark Week speech and OT activities that are perfect for co-treating and will make planning therapy a breeze. These Shark Week ideas will have your students working on their speech and OT skills without even realizing it! Whether you choose…
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