As a SLP, I work PRN providing speech therapy for a company that contracts into nursing homes/SNFs. Our patient caseload is heavily weighted for cognitive therapy specifically memory, problem solving, sequencing, and attention. These qualities are ALL necessary for a…
It’s the last week of speech before Christmas break and today was the day to just have a ball (ornament pun)… So we got out the iPad once again and got busy talking about Santa’s Hair with this language companion…
Counting down! Four more days to Christmas Break… Today I decided to get technologically coooool. After all, kids LOVE technology. I just rarely find time to really get it into my therapy sessions. After downloading this Christmas Attributes Freebie by Kim…
I am fortunate enough to have a classroom right next to the bathrooms. This placement potential is huge I tell ya! The teachers I work with are so dedicated to their instruction time that they use any transition time as…
We all have our favorite, go-to items whether at home or at work. These things are familiar and usually are something you have used a lot. Something that is reliable and flexible. I have some therapy materials that are that…
My wonderful principal ordered a new and unique toy for our campus… “The Canoe”. Amazon has a GREAT price on it right now (affiliate link): Lucky for me, it made it’s debut in The Speech Room! The Pea…
HOW do I teach WHAT questions? When working with my Head Start and PreK students, I have found that it is easier to use photos, pictures, gestures, objects, basically anything that may get their attention and help them remember the…
Today I wanted to share how I used ONE book to work on MANY things over the course of a month of speech therapy sessions…January! We used the book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. (affiliate link) Session #1: Read the…
The kids loved last week’s unit on There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. It was slightly morbid but…hey! it got their attention. This week I decided to resurrect The old Lady and read There Was An Old…
Lisa Marie got to go to church today. She was asked to be an actor in the skit for Kids Town. We are continuing our “survivor” theme and discussion on Fear and trusting in God. Today, Jane was “afraid” of…
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