School based speech therapy

Hi speechies! Is it just me or is January kind of an awkward month for therapy in schools? October-December is packed with holiday themed activities that are fun and engaging for our students. Then we go away for winter break and return in January to cold weather and are expected to jump right back into it. We only got 1.5 weeks for break this year so I wanted to make sure that the first activity that I came back to school with was engaging, motivating, and exciting for the kiddos. I give…

Why do some students qualify for clinical speech therapy but not for in school therapy? Let's look at clinics vs school speech and all their differences.

Effective strategies and activities for using book companions in speech therapy with preschool and elementary students.

At the beginning of every school year, I like to take mass baselines for all of my students so that I have a good clean idea on where they are toward meeting the goals set for them on their IEPs. Maybe they had a summer miracle or maybe they’ve regressed a little. Today I’m going […]

If you are looking for some ideas for back to school speech therapy, make sure to keep reading! The first few weeks back to school can be exhausting and overwhelming (for you and your students!). If you’re anything like me, I like to keep things very simple the first few weeks so that I can really focus on building relationships with my students (and not spending too much time planning and prepping).I’m going to list some no-prep speech therapy activities and some play based speech therapy…

Taking baseline data is important at the beginning of the school year. Here are 5 common mistakes SLPs make when doing speech therapy data collection.

Over the past five and a half years I have learned a lot while working as a school-based speech-language pathologist. When I first started I created a set of homework tasks cards called Toddler Toys and felt that it was time for an update. Through the years I have realized that many of my school-age children benefit greatly from play-based speech therapy and that these cards are not just for toddlers. So, I have updated the file and compiled 15 of my favorite, most used play-based speech…

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Needing some first week of speech therapy ideas for your elementary caseload? This blog post has LOTS of ideas.

Christmas themed printable and digital activities and freebies for speech and language therapy or special education classrooms! You'll love these fun adn engaging Christmas themed freebies!