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Spring Speech and Language Activities
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
How I Use Busy Picture Scenes in Speech Therapy Sessions
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words I adored Busytown Richard Scarry books growing up and I was so excited to share them with my own boys when they were younger (About Me). My 3 boys especially loved looking at all of the busy scene pictures with the funny animals
Fun Finds and Therapy Treasures
When my 3 boys were younger, money was tight so I often shopped at thrift stores in Colorado. As a new speech language pathologist (SLP), I was also building my collection of therapy materials to use with my clients so I always made a point to check the toys and
Communicative Temptations
I had the honor and privilege of taking part in an Augmentative and Alternative Communication Grant while I was in graduate school at Purdue University (About me). One of the most valuable strategies that I learned was how to facilitate communicative temptations for young learners (Wetherby & Prizant, 1989). This
Using Puppets for Speech Therapy Sessions
When I worked in a preschool setting years ago (about me), I noticed right away how much the kids loved puppets. Our teachers used puppets to model social skills and the kids were mesmerized! Puppets can be a great tool for encouraging communication in young children. They can provide a
Speech Therapy Essentials
I think every pediatric speech language pathologist has a “bag of tricks”. It is not always a literal “bag” but these are the essential items that we always have close by to keep our students motivated. Just like magic, we can make a simple worksheet or set of cards much