Speech Therapy Ideas

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Here are Some Great Tricks for Eliciting the 'SH' Sound in Speech Therapy

As a veteran speech therapist, treating some speech sounds can still be tricky. Try these hacks for /sh/!

Feb 224 min read

The Matthew Effect in Reading and Its Impact on Vocabulary

Discover how the Matthew effect in Reading impacts vocabulary growth in children, especially those with dyslexia and DLD. Free downloads.

Feb 24 min read

Why And How I Do Writing Intervention in Speech-Language Therapy

I love these writing tasks so much. I can practically see my students' brains creating new grammatical insights, links, and frameworks as th

Jan 184 min read

One of My Favorite Speech Therapy Games? Go Fish!

This simple game can be a powerful tool in speech therapy *free downloads below* Years ago, I had a student who was substituting /th/ for...

Dec 30, 20243 min read

Here's a Great Grammar Goal for Speech and Language Therapy: Using Complex Sentences

Here's a helpful tool to increase your students' complex sentence production in speech-language therapy

Nov 16, 20243 min read

Here's a Goal for Increasing Morphological Awareness, Plus Free Activities and Resources

Need a morphological awareness goal and activities to reach it? Read on. *free downloads and links below* I was listening to one of my...

Sep 30, 20246 min read

How I Support my Students with DLD in Speech and Language Therapy

These are some of the tools I use in speech therapy with my students with developmental language disorder

Sep 6, 20244 min read

Need Grammar Goals for Speech and Language Therapy? Get to Know the Power of Subordinate Clauses!

Discover the power of subordinate clauses for speech therapy! Learn how to set grammar goals and unlock your students' language potential!

Jul 18, 20242 min read

Morphological Awareness: Here's Another Free Game and Some Spelling Rules for Affixes

Enhance spelling skills with a free morphological awareness game! Dive into the world of affixes and spelling rules with this fun activity.

Jul 13, 20243 min read

Morphological Awareness in Speech and Language Therapy: What are Opaque and Transparent Words?

Learn about transparent and opaque words in morphological awareness. Dive into the impact on word learning, reading, and spelling.

Jun 3, 20245 min read

Need Speech Therapy Goals for Expressive Language? Consider Narrative Intervention

Looking for speech therapy goals for expressive language? Dive into narrative intervention with research-based guidance.

May 20, 20244 min read

How I Work on Vocabulary Goals for Speech and Language Therapy

Discover research-based vocabulary goals for speech therapy. Learn about tiered vocabulary, DLD, dyslexia impact, and free downloads for fun

May 4, 20243 min read

How I Work on Receptive Language Goals in Speech and Language Therapy

Elevate your speech therapy with StoryWhys book companions to develop critical thinking and higher-level language for receptive language

Apr 19, 20243 min read

Here's a Fun, Free Game for Morphological Awareness

Enhance your students' vocabulary, reading, and spelling skills with a fun and free game that boosts morphological awareness. Try it out and

Mar 22, 20244 min read

How I Work on Phonological Awareness Goals in Speech Therapy

Discover effective methods for phonological awareness goals in speech therapy. Learn about free resources and evidence-based techniques.

Feb 25, 20242 min read

Books for Speech and Language Therapy: How I Choose Them

There is a real skill to choosing great books for speech and language therapy *free download below* I have spent a ridiculous amount of...

Jan 7, 20244 min read

Here's a Great Way to Work on Morphological Awareness in Speech and Language Therapy

Resources, information, and activities, plus a free download, to help you teach morphological awareness in speech therapy

Dec 31, 20233 min read

Here's a Fun, Low-Prep Way to Address Tons of Language Goals for Speech Therapy

After nearly 20 years of being a school-based SLP, I finally found a tool that makes it easy to stay on top of my students' language...

Dec 18, 20233 min read

Here's a Great Problem Solving Game for Speech Therapy

This game is a great way to address problem solving goals in speech therapy

Nov 26, 20233 min read

Here's a Fun Way to Elicit the /r/ Sound in Speech Therapy

Sometimes, all we need is a new (and yummy!) trick to elicit that tricky /r/ sound in speech therapy As speech-language pathologists,...