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 […]
How to Get Started with Literacy Based Therapy
Do you want to provide literacy based therapy but you’re not sure where to get started? I’m here to help! What is literacy based speech therapy? Literacy-based speech therapy is utilizing activities that promote literacy during speech and language therapy. Incorporating literacy-based therapy into your speech and language sessions can be accomplished in a variety […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
October Books for Speech Therapy
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.It’s one of my favorite months of the year! October is full of fun therapy with exciting themes and I’ve got my book list ready to share with you!The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey is not a favorite only because of the dachshund. Maybe. It’s such a great story about being […]
4 September Books for Speech & Language Therapy
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for your convenience.September has snuck up on me, how about you? I know most of us are back to work by now, so I thought I would share the books I’m planning to use this month! My choices are based on what’s going on in September: Labor Day, Talk […]
Spring Weather Activities – Plus Freebies!
Spring Weather activities are a great theme for speech therapy and you will find several helpful ideas in this post, along with 2 free downloads. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links There are few things I love more than the spring….that might be only true during the spring, but I sure do love it. Probably […]
Dr. Seuss Speech Activities
Amazon Affiliate links are included in this blog post. Happy Dr. Seuss Day! This time of year is always a lot of fun, I love pulling out all of my Seuss books and activities. This year I wanted to try some new things, and I found a couple of winners that I wanted to share […]
Bear Book Activities, Crafts, & a Freebie for Speech Therapy
This post includes Amazon affiliate links. Y’all. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks and I have been dying to get back here to write this post and it’s taken FOR. EV. ER. Shame. But, nevertheless, here I am! WOOHOO! I’m a HUGE fan of the Bear book series by Karma Wilson and Jane […]
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