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The Basic Concepts BUNDLE is available! Wahoo! I have a lot of students working on various goals centered around basic concepts, so I wanted to create engaging resources to target this important skill. These are the concepts that students will be expected to understand all day long at school. "Get in line BEHIND so and so..." "BEFORE we take attendance, we'll do calendar time." "Write your name at the TOP of the page." I could go on, but you get the idea! Your students NEED to understand basic concepts to be successful in the classroom. Why not make learning the concepts fun and interactive? There are activities for every season, so you'll be set throughout the year. Each packet includes: ✔ (1) Basic concepts seasonal flip book, which targets a variety of basic concepts, including next to/ beside, same/ different, over/under, behind/ in front of, first/ second/ third, and first/ middle/ last. ✔(2) “I can… follow directions” worksheets, which ta...

I'm feeling excited to have the opportunity today to link up with the Frenzied SLPs for their super fun spring-themed blog hop! I've enjoyed reading all of the posts so far and have gotten some fresh ideas for therapy! I'm currently on spring break right now, and enjoying every second with my baby boy... but I do know that next week will be here soon! So here's what I have planned for April in my speech therapy room: Spring makes me think of rain, puddles, and bugs. If you're looking for a quick, low ink activity for your preschoolers, you might want to scoop up my bug-themed Preschool Print & Go packet . I'm planning on targeting directives and requesting with my kiddos who use AAC. That frog toy, by the way, is about $5 at Walmart. It's pretty awesome, because it croaks. Seriously. I got it last week, sooo... hop on that deal. Literally. (OH, and p.s. That's my personal iPad, and a communication app I have ON my personal iPad. It's called LAMP...

With any type of therapy, sometimes you just find activities that really work. I was thinking the other day about some of my favorite moments so far in my career as a Speech- Language Pathologist. Specifically, I recalled my favorite therapy sessions involving AAC speech therapy activities . Sometimes, you plan and plan and plan… and the thing that works best is throwing aside all of those pre-cut crafts (which took hours, by the way) and carefully chosen toys (because you knew exactly what vocabulary targets you were going to use with each one) and going with the flow! I think we are experts in being flexible. That is why, yes, I have spent time in the past dancing like a maniac and then freezing in place so my student could give me “on”, “off”, “go” and “stop” directives while we listened to Let It Go. I have attempted to squeeze myself through a children’s crawl tunnel in order to demonstrate the concept of “inside” and “turn” taking. I have spun in circles because my student requ...

I had the opportunity to try out one of SpeechPage 's newest products, Intro to AAC: Expressive Reporting . This is a colorful product that comes pre-laminated and pre-cut, which is a huge timesaver. This product has a unique feature: moveable parts! "Doors" can swing open via the velcro attachments. I felt like this product enabled me to target a variety of language goals, beyond simple requesting. We targeted stating the location of objects using simple prepositions such as "in". (If your student demonstrates confusion with the idea of "in", you might want to start with placing the pictures inside a small container or sensory bin first). We used this packet to work on asking (and answering) simple "where" questions. We also worked on using directives in therapy. For example, the student directed me to "Put it (object) in". Extension Ideas: Here are a list of other ways you might be able to use this packet in therapy: The child...

Alright, it's February, so you can BET we're all about Valentine's Day in my speech and language room. I see nothing wrong with celebrating this chocolate-filled holiday a little early, so let me offer you a glimpse of what we've been up to in my speech room this past week. I stopped at my local library and found this gem of a book, "Valentine's Day Is..." by Gail Gibbons. I'm a huge fan of utilizing the library and books in therapy. Buy this book, borrow it, do whatever you need to do. "Valentine's Day Is..." is seriously cool. It's perfect for my students who have goals to answer comprehension questions about informational text. It doesn't just talk about passing out candy and all that. It goes into the history behind the customs and beliefs. I'm a bit of a history nerd , so I was excited to learn about the connection between ancient Roman traditions and how we celebrate Valentine's Day today. I had a list of comprehens...

I have so many students on my caseload who struggle with understanding figurative language. It's not always easy to find engaging materials to target this skill, and so many of my students are at different levels. Some have goals to match an idiom to the correct meaning, others have goals to state the correct meaning of an idiom. Some benefit from picture supports, while other students on my caseload need more of a challenge. Let's face it- as SLPs, we're used to being flexible! I was so excited when I received my Interactive Illustrated Idioms from SpeechPage in the mail. First of all, they are colorful and fun, but not too "babyish". I used these cards with my 4th and 5th grade students, and trust me, they would have let me know if they thought the illustrations were "too young" for them. Next, these cards are pre-cut and pre-laminated. I don't have to go into great detail about why I find that AWESOME! Third, these cards are super easy to store....