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Visuals That Should be Available at School

August 22, 2022

Visual supports are an essential tool for school staff use to help students when at school. Visuals can also be a pain and time-consuming to

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Targeting Answering Questions in Speech Therapy

October 24, 2021

Speech therapists tend to work on goals addressing answering questions a lot! Generally, people answer questions to share information, for clarification, demonstrate understanding, or to

Introducing AAC in Mainstream Classrooms

September 27, 2021

A fantastic benefit of having diverse children in mainstream classrooms is learning about differences, compassion, and acceptance. When an AAC user is in class, their

Targeting Quantity Concepts in Speech Therapy

September 12, 2021

Quantity concepts are an essential group of words to help children understand many beginning math skills. Here are some fun ideas to target quantity concepts

Using First/Then Visuals at Home and School

September 6, 2021

First/Then visuals are a powerful tool to help children understand what is going to happen in school, in therapy, at home, or any other setting.

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Apples Push-In Therapy Ideas for SLPs

August 24, 2021

There are specific themes that most preschools or kindergartens seem to do every year. One of them is apples. Here are some apples push-in therapy

Introducing Visuals Some Tips and Tricks

May 23, 2021

Visuals are a fantastic tool, but they are not a magic wand. It takes time and patience to teach children and often the adults that

Garden Theme in Speech Therapy

May 9, 2021

Gardens are a great theme to use in preschool and kindergarten speech therapy. There are many books and activities you can use. Here are some

Hints and Hacks for Making Visuals

April 25, 2021

Let’s be realistic; making visuals can be time-consuming. That being said, there are some hints and hacks for making visuals to make your life easier.

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Speech Sound Generalization Activities

April 18, 2021

Last blog post, I talked about generalizing speech sounds using “My Special Five” (go here). In this post, I’ll talk about three other ideas to