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“Carryover is a client’s ability to take an individual speech skill learned in the therapy room and to apply it broadly in all speaking situations.” – Pam Marshalla What is Speech Carryover? Most people imagine speech therapists working with students at the word level with flash cards or word lists.

Halloween Books As promised in my Halloween Activities blog post, I am sharing some of my favorite Halloween books for speech and language development. You can fill the entire month of October with halloween related books, themes, and activities! Here a some of my favorites! As an Amazon Associate, I

Halloween starts on October 1st! Halloween might be on the last day of the month but you can use Halloween themes to keep your students motivated all month long. Themes like pumpkins, bats, spiders, spooky skeletons, and friendly monsters can be so much fun! This blog post summarizes some of

Autumn is Calling! As fall approaches, the air is crisp and cool. The fall colors are beautiful and the animals are busy preparing for winter. After a long hot summer, it is the perfect time to explore outside while practicing speech and language skills in a natural environment. This blog

The Dreaded Icebreaker Can I tell you a secret? I dread icebreakers. As an introvert, I would much rather sit at the back and not have to talk to anyone. But if I’m being honest with myself, I usually find that they do help me grow closer to my teammates.

“Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning.” Diane Ackerman If you have read any of my blog posts, you will quickly see that I love using guessing games during my speech therapy sessions. When we are playing these games, my students don’t even realize that they are practicing their

Summer is here! “Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink in the wild air.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson. Summer is the perfect time to get outside and create natural opportunities to practice speech and language skills. Summer is full of sensory experiences and many summer activities (sand, water,

Spring has Sprung! Spring has arrived and there are so many opportunities for language all around! You may have seen my winter speech and language activities blog post on Itty Bitty Speech. This post highlights a few of my favorite spring speech and language activities for children. Signs of Spring After