Finding high quality and engaging materials can be a challenge for the pediatric SLP, or any SLP for that matter. These days we have access to so many products and materials, it’s hard to flesh out what will be useful across targets and age ranges. We also want to make sure there is a longContinue reading “FunGames Speech Therapy Card Game : A Review”
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A Little Help with /r/
I have most definitely dropped the ball on my poor blog. I feel a little guilty, but I’ve been told guilt is only productive for about ten minutes. I should be over it by the time I’m finished writing. 🙂 I was working with a student today whose profile is fairly complex. We were workingContinue reading “A Little Help with /r/”
Thoughts from the Back Porch: Summer Wrap-up
I’ve dedicated a couple of posts to our impending “empty nest.” Here we are one week from the day we drop Mack off at school and I’m astounded by how quickly the summer has passed. When I was a teen, adults frequently remarked that time would seem to fly, so hold on to my youthfulContinue reading “Thoughts from the Back Porch: Summer Wrap-up”
Helping Students Who Are Orally Defensive in Speech Therapy
I was working with a group of students last week and I wanted to help them grasp proper tongue placement for /s/. I pulled out the mirrors, tongue depressors, and toothettes when all of a sudden one second grader flipped out. With his hand covering his mouth he pushed himself away from the table andContinue reading “Helping Students Who Are Orally Defensive in Speech Therapy”
Carnac The Magnificent in Speech-Language Therapy
I was working with a student last week, in science class. He was getting very frustrated with me because I was asking him about the group plan and needed to ask for clarification several times. What became very clear was that I didn’t have all the information and he wasn’t giving it to me inContinue reading “Carnac The Magnificent in Speech-Language Therapy”
The Instax Camera in Speech-Language Therapy
While visiting family at the Jersey Shore this summer, my nephew’s wife was taking pictures with the neatest little camera. I was surprised when the film shot out the bottom and developed right before my eyes! It was a blast from the past! Of course many of you will recall Polaroid cameras that provided instantContinue reading “The Instax Camera in Speech-Language Therapy”
A Handy Social Skill Acronym
I’ve noticed a lot of references to “Say it, Think it” activities on social media as well as at workshops, recently. While it’s gone by different names, this is not a new concept. Say it, think it activities are really helpful for helping students with social-pragmatic difficulties become more aware of blurting tendencies as wellContinue reading “A Handy Social Skill Acronym”
Imagination Speech Therapy
It’s March already! Wow! I have been on winter break this past week enjoying balmy temperatures when suddenly the temperature dropped to 5 degree! It’s hard to imagine it will ever be warm, but imagine I will. As I dreamed of flowers and bird song, I started planning therapy for my return to work. IContinue reading “Imagination Speech Therapy”
"Snow" Much Fun
It seems this week the snow was falling across the entire nation. Snow in Tennessee, Oregon, and Louisiana. Everywhere, except right here in New Hampshire. It has been bitter cold, though and we have a lovely base of white to play in. I just love the snow! I love how clean everything looks with aContinue reading “"Snow" Much Fun”
Music and Speech-Language Therapy
When I was a much younger SLP, it seems there was more of an emphasis on developing auditory skills with our students. There was a wealth of materials on auditory discrimination skills and discriminating environmental sounds. We spent time teaching students HOW to listen and follow verbal directions explicitly, encouraging eye contact and subvocalization. MyContinue reading “Music and Speech-Language Therapy”
Doyle Speech Works 