Therapy Ideas Archives - The Speech Meadow

Functional Teletherapy Activities For SLPs

August 30, 2020

Doing functional teletherapy activities can be challenging during these times. However, they can be done; you just need to be more creative. Here are some

Why you should use food in speech therapy

Why Use Food in Speech Therapy?

May 24, 2020

I love using food in speech therapy. Now I do not work on feeding or swallowing. I also don’t directly treat picky eating, but many

Using Plus Plus Blocks in Speech Therapy

February 9, 2020

Plus Plus blocks are a massive hit in the therapy room, especially for those children who like to build. I have the smaller blocks, and

Taking Speech Therapy Outdoors

October 7, 2018

Do you take speech therapy outdoors? Speech and language therapy can happen just about anywhere, and in some cases unfortunately does. We have all either

Using The Apple Pie Tree in Speech Therapy

September 27, 2018

Zoe Hall’s book, The Apple Pie Tree is a story that talks about what happens to and around an apple tree throughout the year and

Tips for New Push-In Preschool SLPs

July 15, 2018

Spring and summer are the times when many Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) start to change jobs. As a result, SLPs are soliciting advice about how to

Using Woven Books in Speech Therapy

June 18, 2018

I wish that I could take credit inventing this little gem, but I can’t. An Educational Assistant/Speech-Language Pathology Assistant showed me how to make these

Using Memory Books in Speech Therapy

June 4, 2018

Photo books or memory books are a great way to work on speech and language skills. SLPs are starting to acknowledge that we can’t

Title of the blog post, "Using plastic cups in speech therapy" with pictures of blue, white, red and yellow plastic cups.

Using Cups in Speech Therapy

February 20, 2018

Cups are a fun tool to incorporate into your speech and language therapy. They are inexpensive, I buy mine at the dollar store, versatile, and

Creating a vocabulary rich preschool environment. A picture of an empty preschool room.

Five Tips for Creating Vocabulary Rich Preschool Classrooms

February 4, 2018

Establishing an environment for vocabulary development is crucial for all children. This is especially true for children who are in special education/at-risk programs. In my experience,