Summer Interactive book!

  

School's out for summer....

OK, I'm not a singer but I like the song!

I made these summer interactive books that are great for kids with severe language delays or are minimally verbal.

They can show their knowledge without needing to verbally produce answers, they can just match them while you say the word. Repeat it and hopefully after many repirtitions they will eventually poduce the word.  For kids just learning to express themselves in single words or simple phrases, pictures support that level of speech. If students are communicating in sentences, they can make up their own language to describe the concept/word/picture.

There are 3 books and they target camping vocabulary, concepts, prepositions and opposites.
Interactive books give the busy little hands something to do. They also have an obvious ending. The kids can see if they get the pictures done they are finished with this activity. I can work on many additional goals (prepostions, concepts, vocabulary and opposites, etc.) while targeting this activity.

Camping Book!

Camper, Camper is an excellent book for a camping theme. You can use it in therapy or a classroom.


I made Camper, Camper book, & it was one of my first products! I recently revamped it and added a black and white book that can be sent home with kids. I like this book because it targets vocabulary, phonological awareness and printing practice. 

And today it's only $1.60!

Speech & Language Push-In Centers

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When you work in schools with high caseloads and an extremely high number of students with severe language delays you need to be inventive. And because of the high workloads,  small pull-out groups are appropriate in many situations, but I like to keep students in their classrooms. Often, the "push" from administrators has been to "push-in" our services to general education, and provide services in the school. 

Creating Communicators will be providing therapy in more ways than just a traditional one on one and small group pull out therapy- although we will still continue with these models. 

Centers for Tier 1:  In many classrooms, teachers have daily or weekly center time. To build on this center time, I have made some push in centers that teachers can use in the classroom to work on language skills. First, the SLP can come in and model the activity or spend some time with the teacher, co-teaching the activity and then the teacher has resources ready to go. Everyone wins!

 Here are just some of the activitiyes in my new Speech & Language Push- In center! It is only $3~ It targets pronouns, begining sounds and vocabulary skills. Enough for a month!

 

Brain Building Concepts

Brain Building Concepts

 

I recently purchased my the Brain Building Concepts Binder. Included in it are a variety of concepts that all children need to know for school. I like it for some of my special ed caseloads. You can print it off and let the students work on it in the classroom or for homework, as a center, the ideas are endless.  

AAC Information for Parents!

 


Hey Guys, and Gals! 

This is the first year that I have worked extensively with clients who are using AAC's. I had to jump right in, didn't know much! Now I have one child at every one of my 5 schools and a couple of private clients. 
I found some really great handouts for parents and teachers from Let's Talk Speech Therapy. She also has some freebies. If you have any kids who use AAC's on your caseload, I suggest you take a look. 
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Executive Functioning

What is executive functioning?


The executive functions are a set of processes that all have to do with managing oneself and one's resources in order to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for the neurologically-based skills involving mental control and self-regulation.




How does it affect us in speech?




I have teachers who come to me with a kid that is having difficulty but they just can't put their finger on the problem. He doesn't pay attention, he has difficulty following directions, etc. Well Exec. Fun could be the answer.


I am no expert but I did go and find a few resources to help on TPT
If you do have some concerns with a kids- go see your OT for a little help!