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May Activities for Speech Therapy

May usually means the end, or very near the end, of the school year. The more fun, the better! Here are some great ideas to use this month… Dragons Love Tacos Dragons Love Tacos book companion (digital & print) Dragons Love Tacos 2 book companion (digital & print) Dragons Love Tacos Articulation Dragon Articulation Spinners […]

How to use Speech Sound “Feed Me” Games for Language Skills

Maybe you’re a school SLP who has no choice but to put students together in less than ideal groups. Maybe you’re an SLP that wants to get the most out your materials. Maybe you’re just trying to survive and need a new perspective. Whatever is happening in your speech world, I’ve got some fresh ideas […]

April Activities for Your Speech and Language Therapy Sessions

April is usually a pretty hectic month as we are head into the last quarter of the school year! I’ve got some fun ideas for your therapy sessions this month, ready? Let’s go! Bunnies & Eggs Too Many Carrots book companion (digital & print) Feed the Rabbit articulation Boom deck Inferencing & WH Questions with […]

4 Professional Resources for Literacy Based Therapy

Adding to your professional library is just as fun to me as adding to my therapy materials closet…I love going through books and learning new things or reviewing things I forgot. When I first started doing literacy based intervention, it was because I went to a conference about the language-reading connection and was given a […]

March Activities for Speech and Language Therapy

March was always a time to look forward to because it’s spring break month! BUT, we still have lots of therapy to plan, so here are some fun activities you can use for your March speech therapy sessions! March is Women’s History Month Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around […]

5 Ways to Target Speech Sounds with Books

Usually when people think of using books in speech therapy it is to target language goals, but they are just as important for our students with speech sound disorders. Research is showing us that this population of students are at risk for reading deficits (Catts et al., 2001; Gillon, 2002; Lewis, Freebairn, & Taylor, 2000; […]

Summarizing Text with Graphic Organizers – Freebie!

Reading comprehension is a skill that we are constantly working on with our students that have speech and language disorders, and one of those very important comprehension skills is summarizing. This was a huge struggle for the students on my caseload because it’s not just tapping into struggles with receptive language, but also expressive. Luckily, […]

February Activities for Speech & Language Therapy

Are you ready for February?! It’s the month of love, but there are SO many great learning themes you can use in your therapy sessions. I am a big fan of doing groundhogs, football, inventors, Black history, Valentine’s Day and Dental Health Month. Here are some activities you can use… Groundhogs Day 2/2 Feed the […]

Learning About Shadows | Activities for Speech Therapy

Around Groundhog Day I like doing some activities with shadows to help my students understand the concept of the groundhog’s shadow, which I find they often don’t. BUT, you don’t have to do it in February, these would be fun to do anytime of year! Shadow Puppets – you remember doing this when you were […]

4 Pre Reading Activities for Speech Therapy – Free Checklist!

Pre reading activities are an important part of a read-aloud that is often overlooked. Utilize these easy strategies in your therapy, plus grab a free checklist you can use to help you stay on top of it! When we talk about literacy in speech therapy, sometimes we just gloss over one very important component… pre-reading! […]