Shannon Archer

Plurals teach and practice

Teaching Plurals My first year as an SLP, I came up against my greatest weakness, GRAMMAR! Yep, not my forte. I didn't really learn to write well until graduate school and still, it is laborious … [Read more...]

Expanding utterances

Childhood Apraxia of Speech and expanding utterances! My first year as an SLP (during my clinical fellowship year), I worked with a student with severe Childhood Apraxia of Speech. This started me … [Read more...]

Apraxia and Articulation Therapy Creative and Flexible with Target dollar spot

I am always looking for unique toys and activities to make speech therapy fun and functional. I love dollar store, Walmart, and Target for creative therapy ideas. Don't forget about garage … [Read more...]

Articulation Targets

You know you are a speech therapist when... You can give at least 10 examples of a sound in all positions of words on the fly. You have to cover your ears at the playground or a birthday … [Read more...]

Done

So I will admit there are certain things that really "drive me up the wall". One of them is when a student/client hollers DONE when they complete an activity. I have taught, modeled, and lectured … [Read more...]

Multiple Meaning Words activities: What do you mean?

What do you mean? Multiple Meaning Words Multiple meaning words are words that have similar spellings but have different meanings. Multiple meaning words, or homonyms, are important for … [Read more...]