Not enough time? Thematic speech therapy units and print and go activities are about FINDING SLP’s time! Have you ever said, “there is not enough time in the day?” I know I have and a lot. In my CFY year, I turned 35 and had a 5 and 9-year-old. I...
Using Candy Land as a Speech Therapy Tool I love board games because they can target so many different goals. I typically like simple board games so that the games don’t take over the goals. Speech therapy games can be general reinforcing games or can be goal...
Create a Scene Boom Cards are one of my favorite tools to design because they target multiple skills within one Boom Cards™ Deck! I found my inspiration from the magnet and felt storyboards. In each Create a Scene or Build a Scene Boom Card Deck, digital...
Back to School I am The start of the school year is hectic for the speech therapists and educators in a typical year. For the last few years have been anything but typical. We are providing speech therapy for a wide range of goals, ages, and ability levels. Then we...
Using my computer, I can display the deck on a screen.I have always loved using apps and digital activities for speech therapy. With the jump to teletherapy during COVID, I add speech therapy Boom Cards™ to my toolbox. As we have moved between in-person and...
Class Pet Fails A few years ago, I wanted to get a new class pet. First, we had crawfish from a 3rd-grade project, and then we had a hermit crab. They didn’t last too long. Honestly, I wanted to get a hamster or a gerbil for our class. I had therapy plans and...
Last year was, different… This last year SLP’s around the globe… pretty much every field…has had shifts to online services. As an SLP, I went from 100% in-person therapy to 100% telepractice; this was entirely new for me. 2020 pushed many of us...
Therapy ideas for Life Skills, Autism, Functional Academics, Mod/Severe Settings, and more! When I started as an SLP, a good percentage of my students were in a self-contained reverse inclusion class for students with moderate to severe Autism. I had multiple...
Working on Past Tense Verbs In my CFY year, I remember sitting with a group and working on past tense verbs. We were drilling away using a fun game and video clips. I got some necessary data but noticed some of my students were struggling. I asked myself, “do...
