Making Apraxia and Articulation Speech Therapy Fun & Functional I always look for unique toys and activities to make apraxia and articulation speech therapy fun and functional. I love the dollar store, Walmart, and Target for creative therapy ideas. Don’t...
You know you’re a speech therapist when… You can give at least ten examples of a sound in all positions of words on the fly. covering your ears at the playground or a birthday party is a necessity. You can’t help but notice the visiting...
Teaching “Done” So I will admit there are certain things that really “drive me up the wall.” One is when a student/client hollers DONE when completing an activity. I have taught, modeled, and lectured on NOT shouting DONE. Yes, I admit I might...
Apraxia and Length of Utterance: Articles I am currently working with a student with moderate to severe Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). As a component of building utterances, I teach the article “a” and “the” as part of a hierarchical...
Stepping Out of MY Box It can be scary to step out of your box. I will admit that there have been times that it has stopped me from saying or doing things that I wanted to do. One of my goals this year is to step out of my protective box. To share my knowledge,...
Speech Force Game works on synonyms, antonyms, multiple-meaning words, and categories. So I am a Star Wars fan. The first movie I remember seeing was Star Wars; I was five years old. I remember we were late (my Mom tended to be late to stuff), so we came in during...
Effective Articulation Group Activities It can be challenging to meet the needs of larger articulation groups effectively. A few years ago, when I had a large group of ‘r’ students, I started using articulation-themed coloring sheets. What I found was...
Articulation Therapy Ideas with Barbecue’n Speech This past Christmas, I received some new games for therapy. When I sent my Amazon wish list to my family, my brother thought I had sent the wrong list, as mine had games and an electric razor scooter. I...
“Just Add” is one of my super quick and easy Speech Therapy Activities. Sometimes the day gets crazy, and we need something simple to keep our students engaged. Yesterday, I had an articulation group after one of my more challenging pragmatic language...
