Books can be used to teach so many different skills, but especially social and emotional skills. There are many great books out there, but today I wanted to share three of my favorites that I reach for over and over. Even if you aren’t specifically address social goals with your students, these are still awesome […]
How to Use Book Companions for Mixed Therapy Groups
When we talk about using books in therapy as a way to meet multiple goals in one session, the most asked question in the room is Sounds great. But how? I thought it might be helpful to go through my plans and share exactly how I implement literacy based strategies within the context of a […]
How to Teach Social Skills Like a Pro
If I’m being 100% honest, doing therapy for social language skills has not always been something that I love…not that I don’t like it, just that it’s not my favorite part of being an SLP. Know what I LOVE? Tools that make these parts of my job easier! EverydaySpeech.com is one of those tools. Everyday […]
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, […]
Free Bug Game for Speech Therapy
I am getting all buggy in my room these next couple of weeks and I was going crazy with boredom of my normal routine. I wanted something to get my friends up and moving and found this idea for sight words on Pinterest. So I, of course, adapted it to work for my kids and […]
Christmas Craft for Speech Therapy
I’m knee deep in evaluations that are backed up and IEPs that are due and two new kids that moved into our school with speech….BUT it won’t get me down because…. IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! Check out all this FUN we are having in my crazy speech world! I found some holly […]
Social Skill Builder {App Review}
Hey y’all! I hope that all of you enjoyed your holiday weekend!! July 4th is probably my favorite holiday because it always incorporates my peeps, a bathing suit, and something delicious on the grill…plus fireworks. What’s not to love? 🙂 Anyways…I’m back with another app review for you guys! This one is called Social Skill […]
Tattle Tongue Book Craftivity!
This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links If you don’t have any Julia Cook books in your therapy bag of tricks, you need to get some!! I was lucky enough to have my school buy several of her books for us and I have been LOVING them! Now you know little kids sure love to tattle, […]
Emotion Detective Books!
About a month ago I shared this post on emotion charades and I had an idea to create photo collages with my little friends who are working on basic emotions. And when I get these ideas, they usually morph into something else…and this one sure did! Yes, it turned into an entire book. AND I LOVE […]
Emotions Charades
I was pretty stoked that the Monday we came back from spring break, my intern was scheduled to be with me. <insert sigh of relief here>. AND, she came up with a fabulous activity for our social skills group and I wanted to share some with you, plus my spinoff! First, she had emotions on […]
![Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) play a crucial role in children's language development. One often overlooked but highly beneficial area to incorporate into speech therapy sessions is print knowledge. Understanding the importance of print knowledge can enhance therapy outcomes and foster literacy skills in children. I recently worked on a paper with some colleagues about the importance […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ce/7f/bd/ce7fbd4a90a9683531d8b43d60ee2a68.jpg)
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