Free Speech Therapy Activities for Conversational Skills
Enhance communication and social skills with these free, engaging speech therapy activities for children. Help them develop conversational skills such as answering and asking questions, initiating conversations, and taking turns. Freebies include wh questions, conversation prompts, a language scene, a barrier game, and more!
Allison Fors
Mini Mouth Model & Activities
These colorful mini-mouth models are a useful addition to your speech therapy materials collection! I primarily use them to teach lateral margin elevation for the R sound. I mark the “tongue bracing spots” with play-doh as a visual! hese mini mouths come with downloadable materials! Read about them below. PALATOGRAM VISUALS PACK: Speech anatomy instruction sheet How to make a play dough tongue to go with your mini model Palatogram visuals Activity sheets SPEECH SOUND FLOWCHARTS: Step-by-step flowcharts for all lingua-palatal consonants Includes regular mouth visuals and palatogram visuals
Pragmatics vs Social Skills - Do You Know the Difference?
What is the difference between social skills and pragmatics? Most people use these terms interchangeably, but they don't hold the exact definition! Pragmatics is one component of social communication skills, alongside social interaction, social cognition, and language processing.
Allison Fors
The Biggest Mistake I Made in Speech Therapy When Correcting a Lisp - The Pedi Speechie
I sat there wondering how to correct a lisp… “Okay, hide your tongue behind your teeth,” I suggested. I was sitting in another speech therapy session with a student, trying to correct a frontal lisp. Unsuccessfully, I might add. “Thhhhhhhh,” was the response. Well, to be fair, my student HAD put his tongue behind his ... Read More about The Biggest Mistake I Made in Speech Therapy When Correcting a Lisp
Everything You Need to Know About AAC in Speech and Language Therapy
If you have speech therapy students who use AAC tools or system, it’s essential that they have access to their AAC tools and systems in ALL settings including speech therapy sessions. These devices help support communication and can help students reach their speech and language therapy goals. But how do you address AAC goals in speech and language therapy? What type of goals are best for students with AAC devices. Here are 14 speech and language goals that incorporate AAC devices and systems.
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