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Aug 14, 20234 min read

Here Are 5 Great Books to Help You Teach Perspective Taking in Speech and Language Therapy

After over 20 years as an SLP, I've found some great books to help teach perspective taking in speech therapy

Aug 11, 20236 min read

How to Teach Morphology in Speech-Language Therapy

Here's how to teach morphological awareness in speech therapy

Jul 27, 20235 min read

Speech Sound Disorders and Spelling Skills: Combining Articulation Therapy and Literacy Development

Targeting articulation disorders and spelling together can be a powerful combination in speech therapy! As elementary school-based SLPs,...

Jul 9, 20235 min read

Here's an App to Help with Speech Perception Skills Before Articulation in Speech Therapy

The SAILS app is a great tool to assess and improve our students' ability to perceive target phonemes in speech therapy.

Jul 2, 20234 min read

Here's a Cool Way to Use AI When Creating Your Speech Therapy Activities

Here's a way to use generative AI to help create speech therapy materials that are tailored to individual students

Jun 20, 20234 min read

Here's a Fun Way to Work on Figurative Language in Speech Therapy

Here's how to use a Joke of the Week to target figurative language in speech therapy

Jun 2, 20234 min read

Here's an Easy-to-Implement Idea to Help Our Speech Therapy Rooms Feel Like a Safer Space

This is an easy way to help create a safe space for kids in speech therapy.

May 17, 20236 min read

Minimal, Maximal, and Multiple Oppositions - Contrastive Intervention Approaches for Speech Therapy

Descriptions of contrastive articulation therapy approaches including minimal, maximal, and multiple oppositions and how to implement them

May 7, 20233 min read

Here's a Cool Addition to Your List of Phonemic Awareness Activities: Word Chaining

This fun activity is great for supporting phonemic awareness

Apr 23, 20236 min read

An Unbiased Review of the SpeakSuite App for Speech Therapy

A review of the TikTalk speech therapy app

Apr 7, 20233 min read

2 Good Websites with Free, Ready-To-Go Lesson Plans for Literacy-Based Speech Therapy

These websites will make your language and literacy session planning easier.

Mar 24, 20235 min read

10 Best Books for Preschoolers in Speech Therapy (PART 2)

These books are my favorites to read with my preschoolers

Mar 11, 20236 min read

10 Best Books for Preschoolers in Speech Therapy (PART 1)

These books are my favorites to read with my preschoolers

Nov 27, 20224 min read

Here’s a Great Activity to Help Generalize the /r/ Sound in Speech Therapy

Here's a fun activity to move a student beyond structured articulation tasks towards producing their sound more consistently

Oct 27, 20224 min read

My Top 5 Collaborative Board Games for Speech Therapy

Using collaborative board games in speech language therapy can support pragmatic language and executive functioning skills.

Sep 8, 20223 min read

A Trick for Eliciting the 'S' Sound in Speech Therapy

As a veteran speech therapist, treating some speech sounds can still be tricky. Try this hack for a lateralized /s/!

Sep 5, 20224 min read

How to Use Barrier Games in Speech Therapy

Barrier games appeal to a wide variety of ages and are an effective speech language therapy tool for kids with language goals.

Jul 7, 20224 min read

Ice Cream in a Bag - A Fun Phonemic Awareness Activity for Speech Therapy

You can work on phonological awareness and decoding/encoding CVC words while making ice cream in a bag during speech therapy. Yum!