What is a polite lie? A “polite lie” is also know as being a “social fake” or telling a “white lie.” We consider telling a polite lie when the unfiltered truth would unintentionally hurt someone or cause an unintended conflict. So, we filter what we want to say to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. When I […]
Teaching Tone of Voice
Teaching tone of voice to middle and high school students can be a challenge! Updated 1/23: Why? It’s a type of nonverbal communication that most tweens and teens are not thinking about at this time in their life! Add onto that, a student with a developmental challenge, such as autism and you’ve got your […]
Halloween Youtube Videos for Language Therapy
Halloween is a perfect time to use youtube videos! I love incorporating youtube videos into my therapy sessions! Although trick or treat and dressing in costumes is no longer allowed in my school (sad face), I still find ways to incorporate Halloween into my speech therapy sessions. My preschool students love them! Here is a […]
Ready for NO Print Icebreakers for Teletherapy?
updated 1/23 I love a good no print icebreaker for my middle and high school students. The perfect icebreaker to use in speech therapy is one that helps me learn about my students but doesn’t make them uncomfortable. Brick and mortar SLP or teacher? Check out this prior post on printable icebreaker activities for your […]
Using Purchase Orders: TPT and BOOM Learning
Using School Purchase Orders Are you looking to have your school or place of employment purchase products on TPT and/or BOOM Learning? I’ve got all the information for you here! Teachers Pay Teachers You can find the instructions for purchasing items on TPT with a purchase order by clicking on the image below. BOOM Learning […]
Perspective-taking activities middle & high school!
Perspective-taking helps us avoid rash judgements! Many of our speech therapy students on the spectrum, or those with ADHD or mental health challenges, are impulsive in their first impressions of people and situations. The October lesson plan for social skills is devoted to perspective-taking. This post is about perspective-taking activities for middle and high school […]
Parent education: preschool stuttering
Do you have cases of preschool stuttering on your caseload? Next to social skills, fluency is my favorite SLP area! I have both personal and professional experiences to draw upon as my father was a stutterer and one of my now adult daughters had a long period of disfluencies (8 months-felt like years) during her […]
Nonverbal Communication and Tone of Voice
Are you planning lessons to teach students about nonverbal communication and tone of voice? This blog post is for you if you are teaching nonverbal communication skills to students with autism or social communication challenges. For example: recognizing facial expressions and identifying and using tone of voice. Help your students understand and recognize the common […]
Teaching Sarcasm: Understanding and Use!
Updated 1/23 Are you teaching sarcasm to your students and clients during speech therapy or counseling? It’s a nuanced topic and people have strong opinions about the its place in the world as a communication tool. Some SLPs and parents wonder if detecting sarcasm is a skill we should (or shouldn’t) be teaching students with […]
Social Skills: Conversation
Social Skills Conversation Skills – Responses that form Connections. updated 1/23 Do you focus on how to have meaningful conversations in your social skills or speech therapy sessions? How can we teach our students to have meaningful conversation skills? You know, conversations that don’t just bounce around on the surface but actually help them form […]
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