Free digital materials for speech, language and social skills? Yes please! updated 1/23 I am planning for my teletherapy sessions and researching free digital speech and language materials for speech therapy, and I want to share them with you! There are some great digital, no print materials out there that can help you build […]
Picture Books Speech Therapy Selective Mutism
Picture books are engaging tools for speech therapy with children with selective mutism. updated 1/23 When we encounter a child with selective mutism, we can be tempted to use treatment approaches during speech therapy that view selective mutism as a knowledge deficit. This would mean we treat the child like they don’t know they have […]
Boom™ Cards
Icebreakers: Middle & High School Students
Why icebreakers for middle and high school students? Back to school is already a reality for many teachers. We need icebreakers to help us form relationships with our students and get off to a good start with them. Icebreakers also help our students get to know each other! Icebreakers for high school students? An effective […]
Vocabulary of Social Skills Instruction
updated 1/23 Do you teach the vocabulary of social skills in your speech therapy or social communication lessons? There has been focus on emotional literacy and social skills groups (check out this post on Social Skills Activities with Vocabulary Components!) SLPs and teachers are teaching the language of emotions. Just as we teach the vocabulary […]
Social Communication Therapy in Pretend Play Centers!
updated 1/2023 I stumbled upon working with my students with social communication delays in pretend play centers with a former 4K student. I had been pulling this student for small-group social skills instruction and practice. I was feeling stuck. He performed wonderfully in this structured, small group setting but his teacher reported social […]
Interactive Notebooks: Preschoolers with Language Delays!
updated 1/2023 Do you use interactive notebooks with preschoolers with language delays? Your early intervention families will love this strategy! I use it with students with language delays in the home setting by incorporating an interactive notebook with my version of the “plan-do-review” approach. Parents and SLPs write target vocabulary words and images in […]
Teaching Students about Detecting Sarcasm!
A critical skill: detecting sarcasm in tone of voice. Can your students do it? updated 1/2023 Are the following statements examples of sarcasm or sincerity? Yeah,….right. Wow. Well, duh! The correct answer? You don’t know. Why? Sarcasm is typically identified by tone or voice and facial expressions, neither of which you have access to when […]
Flying on an Airplane with Child with Autism
Flying in an airplane with a child with autism can be a huge challenge for parents. Since I love to travel, it makes my heart hurt to think that some parents will not attempt airplane travel with their child with autism. Yet, it can be done! Success can depend upon thorough planning, preparation and anticipating […]
Non-verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD): Social Skills Challenges
What is NVLD? updated 1/2023 Children with Non-verbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) struggle with social and spatial disabilities. There is currently no diagnosis of NVLD in the DSM (diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders). Poor spatial skills combined with good verbal skills is the essential feature required for a diagnosis of NVLD. These children […]
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