Years ago I was working my with a 4 year old diagnosed with ASD. It was the first therapy day of the school year and I was working in a new school, so this was my first time meeting this little cutie. With the early childhood teacher’s cue, he walked over to me (looking every […]
Chevron boarder: http://coffeekidsandcompulsivelists.blogspot.com.au/ As April is Autism Awareness Month, I thought over the next four weeks, I would take time to write about one of things I LOVE about being an SLP, working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)! I know many of you SLPs reading this out there are familiar with many of […]
A few weeks ago a brilliant follower on my FB page (you know who you are) commented on a story about my son and she gave me a great idea! Why not make a transportation themed book that imitates a much loved children’s book that is repetitive and rhythmic in nature? At that moment, Blue Car, […]
Last week I talked about the steps I use to teach PK kiddos how to understand analogies by focusing on understanding relationships between objects. Today I’d like to just write the several ideas I have done with PK kiddos that have worked to teach them how to understand categories of objects! If you have other […]
Oh, How Pintearesting! is having an SLP link up and I just love how you get to see some insights into what the SLP bloggers are up to right now! Check out the rules by clicking the link above. State of Mind: Right now I am feeling Joyfully Blessed with all the time I am […]
I made this simple activity to practice some articulation sounds in a fun way using the “idea” of going on a Easter egg hunt. This packet has practice sheets for:initial and final /K, G, S/ as well as /S, L, R/ blends. What do you do? Cut and laminate the eggs and place on top […]
Badge courtesy of: http://coffeekidsandcompulsivelists.blogspot.com.au/ I don’t often provide product reviews however, when I come across materials or educational information that I truly believe EVERY SLP can benefit from, I MUST share it! As an SLP in the schools I have been certified year after year in CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) and have been part of […]
Boarder: From the Pond @ http://frompond.blogspot.com When I first started working with preschoolers I thought it was bit crazy to think of teaching analogies to 4 year olds. But after thinking about it, I realized that analogies are just about understanding relationships between two objects. So here are my tried and true steps to teaching […]
It’s FREEBIE Friday again and it’s time we get ready to celebrate Easter in my therapy sessions. My clients had so much fun with my Heart Word Association Puzzles a few weeks ago, that I decided to make some Easter Egg ones as well. You will notice that some of these associations are quite obvious […]
I participated in a free webinar held via Advance for Speech Language Pathologists on 2/28/13. The topic: How SLPs Can Connect Their Services to Common Core Standards. The speaker: Perry Flynn, MEd, CCC-SLP. I’m going to attempt to recap the things I felt were important from this webinar. (If you want to listen to this […]
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