Unlocking Social Potential
How is working on Dolch sight words relevant to an SLP? Some days there’s just not enough time to work on all the needs of my students! I am constantly challenged to work harder and smarter. It’s critical to bring academic content into our language goals but it does take some thought and creativity. I’m excited to… Read More
Updated 8/2022 Preventative vs. Remedial Approaches SLPs have many tools for remediating the r sound in speech therapy. Have your ever thought of what can be done using a preventative approach? I’m excited to share one way I have addressed articulation of the r sound from a preventive (not remedial) standpoint. Have you taken a deeeep breath when you’ve gotten… Read More
Is assessment of pragmatic skills of young children part of your SLP job? In my position as a school-based Speech Pathologist, I perform assessments on children from the age of 30 months and older. In Wisconsin, the eligibility criteria requires that a child score at or below 1.75 standard deviations below the mean on 2 standardized tests as one prong… Read More
Parking lots for speech are great for making speech therapy fun for younger students. My parking lots for speech are my most-used articulation activity with preschool students. The parking lots are easy-peasy and give me so much flexibility in my sessions. Plus, I never hear complaints when I bring out the toy cars! Parking lots for speech allow me to… Read More