Teaching vocabulary is a vital part of our jobs as SLPs. But how can we possibly go about teaching all the vocabulary a student needs to improve their communication abilities? The simple answer? We can’t, so we need to teach…
Welcome to Part 2! I’m starting this post with a statistic that I found rather astounding. Duff (2019) reported via the National Assessment of Educational Progress that “only 37% of students in the United States are considered proficient in reading…
Vocabulary. It’s a HUGE area and one that can be overwhelming to think about in terms of using evidenced based therapy strategies. At least for me! Recently, ASHA put out an email with a ton of research articles centered around…
If you missed my earlier posts in this series, be sure to check them out: describing, main idea, synonyms/antonyms, WH Questions, listening comprehension, and story retell. Today, we’re talking about context clues. This can be a hard skill to teach for many…
Hello, friends! I only have a few more weeks of school left; however, I’ve been looking for new ways to teach context clues to my students. A lot of my students have reading deficits in addition to language weaknesses, so…
It’s time for another freebie! This one targets homophones and is no prep because let’s be real. This time of year, that’s what SLPs need. There are 3 different worksheets, all with a hand theme. For the first, the student…
Today I’m bringing you a guest post from Aersta Acerson who blogs at Speaking Freely SLP! Hello! My name is Aersta Acerson, and I’m so excited and honored for the opportunity to be guest blogging today with Teach Speech 365!…
I love this time of year! It’s quite possibly my favorite time of year. So I’m gifting you with this gem of a freebie this month. Similar to my Ten for October, this gives you ten worksheets for December. Here’s…
This month, I decided not to bring you a seasonal activity. Rather, this is one you can use year round. I have some friends working on functional vocabulary and I wanted a systematic way to teach the words, so I…