Unlocking Social Potential
A part of our speech and language therapy might include some type of game playing and alluding to good sportsmanship. Games are fun! If we don’t make learning fun, we risk losing the attention of our students. Our students also play games in their classrooms and out at recess and exhibiting good sportsmanship is an important skills. Playing games… Read More
I’m excited to join the Frenzied SLPs to share ideas about progress monitoring using rubrics. updated 1/23 I find it so much easier to progress monitor the IEP goals of my articulation and phonology students. There is less grey area with articulation, it’s either correct or incorrect and this makes it easier for gathering quantitative data! Progress monitoring the language… Read More
Do you struggle with diagnostic labels related to social communication disorder? There is a new diagnostic label that has been added to the DSM-5! “Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder”, (SCD) was recently added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5). SCD describes people with significant difficulties using verbal and nonverbal communication for social purposes, leading to… Read More
updated 1/2023 I love working with preschool children on their social communication. Here are some approaches and activities I have used over the years. If you are looking for a rationale for working on social skills in the preschool classroom, School Readiness: more than Academics. Tap into the preschool classroom curriculum Does the child’s preschool or 4K program teach… Read More