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If You Give a Dog a Donut Speech Therapy Activities & Freebie!

I’m back today to share some ideas for how to use “If You Give a Dog a Donut” by Laura Numeroff in your therapy sessions! This series of books is so popular for working on a variety of skills. First, I quickly made up these cards that match the associations in the story! You can […]

The Gruffalo Speech & Language Activities

When I had my very first SLP grad student intern, she introduced me to The Gruffalo. To be one hundred percent honest, I didn’t use it much until last year. That’s a span of several years, and I don’t even have a good excuse. This story is GREAT for so many reasons… repetitive story lines […]

Love Monster Activities for Speech Therapy

Love Monster by Rachel Bright is a sweet story of a funny looking little guy who just wants someone to love him. Perfect for any time of year, this story is good for working on a variety of speech and language skills: Social Skills – monster just wants a friend. You can use this to […]

5 Ways to Build Vocabulary with The Word Collector

The Word Collector by Peter H Reynolds has quickly become one of my favorite stories of all time. It’s about a young boy named Jerome, who loves words. How perfect is that for SLPs? I happen to think this book is a great jumping off point for word exploration and vocabulary development. Here are 5 […]

SLP Grad Intern Welcome Binder

Supervising grad students has become one of my favorite things about being an SLP. I love how it challenges me in this season of my career, the relationships I get to build with up and coming SLPs, and all the new things I get to learn about myself and this field. With each student, I […]

January Read Alouds for Speech Therapy

January book list is here! This month includes some of my most favorite titles and some of the most beautifully illustrated children’s books you’ve ever seen! The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds is a must have for all SLPs, if you ask me. This book is is about Jerome’s collection of words and I […]

How to Use Simon’s Cat in Speech Therapy

The month of December is one where I find myself digging deep into my therapy bag to find something that will hold attention longer than 12 seconds. At least. Enter, Simon’s Cat. Simon’s Cat is a free video series on YouTube that is (basically) wordless video shorts. They are super short, usually about 2 minutes, […]

The Life of a Nontraditional SLP Grad Student

Picture this… a girl who discovers the world of SLP and falls in love. She does her research and finds out the path is a rigorous one, but she knows she’s capable. She’s excited and scared and anxious. Now picture a 2 year old on her lap. Most people’s jaws drop when I tell them […]

December Read Alouds for Speech Therapy

December doesn’t have enough school days for me to use all of the books I want to use! There are so many great read alouds to use this month, but I only chose 4 to share with you today. I tried to vary the themes, I don’t want to do all Christmas stuff this month […]

November Read Alouds for Speech Therapy

Another month, another huge selection of great books to read in therapy sessions. This month will be shorter due to days off for holidays, which makes it’s hard to pick which ones to read! Here are some that I have in my classroom that I think make excellent choices for November… Dav Pilkey is a […]