Listen Up! Take A Ticket!
I’m constantly trying to find fresh ways to target listening comprehension, since most of my students need practice with this skill. It can be one of the “less fun” areas for kids to work on. I found some cute ticket…
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Compare & Contrast Castles
The ability to compare and contrast items verbally and in writing is an important skill for all students. I find myself working on this skill a lot, so I tried to come up with a slightly different (and fun) way…
Splat Balls and Light Up Balls
If you have any kids with phonological disorders who are doing the Cycles approach, you know that sometimes saying the same 5 words over and over can become less than exciting. I have some really young students that lose interest…
Red Rover, Red Rover: Carry My Artic Over!
Who remembers playing the game “Red Rover, Red Rover” as a kid? Well, we all know how difficult it can be to find new and motivating ways to work on carryover skills for articulation when a student has mastered words, phrases, and…
Chipper Chat & WH Questions = Better Attention?
One of the first (and favorite) TPT items that I’ve created is the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN questions with visuals. I was using these cards the other day in a therapy session with a student whose attention span sometimes impacts his…
Can I Take Your Order?
I have several young students working on following directions and receptive language. With this age group, we also do A LOT of pretend play. I decided to create a restaurant/food themed receptive language activity that I dubbed “Can I Take…
Chain Letter Link-Up ROUND-UP
In early December, I decided to see if any speech bloggers would be willing to participate in a “chain letter” in which I interviewed 4 bloggers. They then were asked to interview 2 other bloggers to continue the chain. I…
Conversation Comics
As SLPs, we work on social skills A LOT! I’m always trying to come up with new and exciting ideas to accomplish these goals. Hopefully, some of you will benefit from my latest idea: Conversation Comics!! First,…
Auditory Memory Tips
One of my favorite areas to work on is auditory processing skills. I find that a lot of kids (and adults) have difficulty with auditory memory. I often start by focusing on memory for numbers, words and sentences before moving…