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5 Reasons to Use Boom Cards™ in Speech Therapy

In this day of distance learning, Boom Cards™ have become a hot topic among SLPs who are figuring out speech life from afar. I have to admit, I’ve known about Boom Cards™ for a while but had yet to using any until the past couple of months. But what are they and why are they […]

The Marshalla Guide for SLPs

If your an SLP, in any setting, you know the name Pam Marshalla. She is one of the most influential speech-language pathologists in our field. I have referred to her work so many times when I felt stuck and her tips always helped me in treating difficult articulation cases. Unfortunately, we lost her 2015 and […]

Using Evidence-Based Practice in the Schools

I’m excited to have a guest post from Mariel Solomon, a previous school based SLP, who works for ASHA’s National Center for Evidence Based Practice in Communication Disorders today! You Have the Power to DECIDE Making clinical decisions can be tricky, especially in the schools. There are so many things to balance like providing differentiated […]

Holiday vs. Non-holiday Series Books for December

Do you celebrate holidays in your speech therapy? This can be a touchy subject for some, but I’m excited today to bring you 4 different books series that I LOVE, that have books with both holiday and non holiday themes for the month! I will give this disclaimer… all of the holiday choices are Christmas, […]

Read Alouds: Strategies for Engagement

Reading picture books in therapy does not mean automatic engagement. While some kids will be fine sitting and listening to a story, many aren’t. They need extra and there are some strategies that I use to engage them in the story! Reading Aloud Basics Show excitement for the book! Let your students know you can […]

5 Reasons to use Picture Books with Older Students

The number one question that I receive regarding literacy based therapy is… but what kind of picture books can I use with my older students? Won’t they think these books are babyish? “Older students” sometimes means 3rd through 5th graders and other times it’s middle and high schoolers. And my answer is usually the same. […]

Ocean Animal Activities for Speech Therapy

These fun ocean animal activities are sure to engage your students and encourage their learning! This post includes books, hands-on activities, and a craft that are perfect for your whole preschool/elementary caseload. You already know, I’m a theme therapy loving SLP and I love to stretch a therapy plan across my entire caseload… it’s really […]

End of Year Gifts for Students (Plus Free Download)

End of year gifts for students was something I always did when I worked in the schools! In this post, you will find several functional ideas, plus a great freebie! Every year about this time, I try to find a little something that I can send home with my students. Last year, I did bubbles […]

Dragons Love Tacos Book Activities & Freebie!

Since May is C R A Z Y, I am trying my best to make therapy planning easier for all of us. This book is the perfect answer to that! Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri is a fun read, full of great descriptive vocabulary, and a subject that most […]