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This product is updated yearly and can either be used as a PDF or as an Editable PowerPoint file.  It includes:

*2 design versions of covers
*SLP/SLPA Covers
*1 blank organizer cover/divider page for customization
*7 dividers for organizing pages and addition of your own pages
*1 blank divider for customization
*July through June calendars with plenty of room for adding meetings, etc. Also spaces for notes to be kept handy.
*Blank Calendar page for customization
*2017-2018 year at a glance calendar
*2018-2019 year at a glance calendar
*3 styles of To-Do List pages
*Meeting Notes Page
*Schedule template with enough room for scheduling 21 sessions/day
*Weekly therapy plan page to note materials needed and activities planned.
*One-Page Yearly Student Attendance Log with weekends marked.
*Parent communication Log
*Progress chart template
*Therapy Notes page
*Caseload record page
*Year at a Glance IEP/Eval Dates page
*IEP at a Glance page for classroom teachers
*IEP Meeting Notes page
*Monthly Evaluation Dates pages for each month
*CEU Course Log
*CEU Notes page
*Blank table page for customization

Here’s a video to help you edit and use this document:

Enjoy!

Easy speech/language decoration activities:

My students LOVE to decorate my room for the seasons.  I have found a very easy way to make this a speech/language activity.  I simply find a line-art image(s) to print out large enough (1/2-full sheet) to be written on and decorated.  For my language groups we encorporate a book or activity into the decorating.  We may write vocab words, answers, etc. onto the graphics.  For articulation we write season-themed words onto the decorations and practice them before decorating.  The decorating is only 3-5 minutes of the session because we use paint daubers to decorate.

When completed, I cut them out an put them up on my cabinet.  They love this activity and will come in to find their decoration in future sessions – I may review the items on the decoration, have them say their words again, etc.  Easy!

Finger Lights:

We all know that card decks get stale very quickly.  We spice them up with these cheap finger lights from the party favor section of Target.  (You can find them elsewhere too)  I give each student one light and they use them to point to things on the card/book, point to their answer, etc.

I have really seen an increase in participation from students during their turn as well as during other students’ turns.  They don’t need another motivator during the session when these beauts are involved.

Spinners and Tallies:

Never underestimate the simplicity of tally points.  I simply printed off this chart for my groups of students and place it into a dry erase sleeve.  After their turn, they get to spin (eliminates the pesky dice roll which takes too long) and add the points to their total.  We often have a 2-minute drill at the end where we have the first person to accurately answer getting a point and go until the session is over.  Who knew that it just takes tallies?

Friendly Competition:

In my therapy room we use several apps and articulation activities in small groups or quick individual sessions.  I selected a few of those to display record-holders on our board.  We utilize Listen Close & Missing Letter apps from Erik X. Raj, Cup Stack Challenge (how many cups they can stack from our Articulation Towers), and a 5-minute challenge.  During the 5-minute challenge a student says their words independently and we count how many correct productions are made in 5 minutes.  They are very motivated to get their names onto the board and keep them there.  And by doing this, they are motivated to say as many accurate productions of their words in short sessions!  Win-Win!

Dauber Sheets:

There are a TON of these sheets available on TpT.  General reinforcers, 100 challenge pages, etc. are great for keeping students focused and motivated.  On articulation sheets I either have them say their words as they dot them or I have them keep track of accuracy with two colors of daubers for correct and incorrect responses.  They love seeing how many they can finish in a session and when they are finished I let them hang them up for a week.

(Pictured activity from Busy Bee Speech found here)

Erasers:

Have you seen those cheap $1 packs of erasers at Target?  Grab a few packs for therapy.  We use them in many ways but one that we use a lot is as a general reinforcer.  Simply have students spin/roll after a turn and collect that many erasers as “points”.  I suggest a small bowl or container to put them in or they will likely be played with by students.  Other uses include coverings for 100 challenges if you don’t want to paint dot them, bingo chips, etc.  These can also be found on sites like Oriental Trading and Amazon.  EASY!

Motivating doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive.  It is not necessary to play games as a reinforcer.  Something simple like the motivators above will be easy to implement and will increase the motivation of your students.

HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE YOUR STUDENTS?

Each round, you can enter to win a product from an SLP Blogger as well as a $50 Gift Card!  Plus, each round’s entry goes toward the Grand Prize drawing for one of three gift cards valued at up to $200 sponsored by YappGuru.  PLUS, if you refer a friend to participate, and they cite your e-mail in their entry, you will get an extra entry to both that round’s drawing as well as the grand prize drawing!  You can earn up to 25 extra referral entries per round – 150 total!  Voting closes at 11:59PM EST on the final day of each round’s games (in the “real” tournament) noted on the graphic below.

Here is the full bracket if you’d like to download/print (See below for updated PDF brackets)! If you’re ready for some fun and hilarity, follow this link to vote (Voting has ended for round 1-5 – vote for round 6 here)!

The 1st round is sponsored by me and voting ends at 11:59 PM EST on 3/18/16!  If your entry is drawn, you will win your choice of product from my TpT Store as well as $50 Gift Card to really get you through this week after DST… your choice of Starbucks/Dunkin Donuts!

Other March SLP Madness Sponsors include: YappGuru, Live Love Speech, Speech Room News, Allison’s Speech Peeps, Busy Bee Speech, Crazy Speech World, & Simply Speech!  Stop by their sites to enter each round!

Have Fun and thanks for stopping by!  Happy St. Patrick’s Day – I hope it’s a lucky day for you!

Round 2 PDF Bracket

Round 3 PDF Bracket

Round 4 PDF Bracket

Round 5 PDF Bracket

Round 6 PDF Bracket

Here are the products that each blogger is offering and links to their store and product:

Sublime Speech: Editable SLP Assessment Templates

Activity Tailor: Articulation and Language Therapy Joke Books: I’m Joking!

Allison’s Speech Peeps: Articulation Context Clue Cards Using Tier 2 Vocabulary

Busy Bee Speech: Interactive Articulation Binder for Speech Therapy

Consonantly Speaking: Playdough Mats for Articulation: S&Z Edition

Crazy Speech World: American Inventors Nonfiction Texts for Comprehension, Grammar & Vocabulary!

The Dabbling Speechie: NO PREP Build a Sentence Activities

Home Sweet Speech Room: Speech Farkle

Kristin Minden: Spring Speech Homework Bundle

Let’s Talk Speech Therapy: AAC and You–Handouts for Classroom Teachers

Let’s Talk with WhitneySLP: Spring-Related Sequences

Live Love Speech: Grab n’ Go Social Skills

Mrs.T SLP: Winning & Losing Games: Social Story Mini Books

Ms.Jocelyn Speech: Social Scripts: Tone of Voice

Peachie Speechie: Shamrock Listening Comprehension Sentences

Rock Chalk Speech Talk: “Woof!” A Dog-Themed Speech and Language Unit

Simply Speech: No Prep St. Patrick’s Day Articulation Homework

Speech Bubble SLP: Language Trifolds

 Speechy Musings: Speech and Language Therapy Centers for Articulation

Speech Time Fun: St. Patrick’s Day Yes No Questions

Speech to the Core: Everything You Need! Spring

Super Power Speech: Spring Up with Language (Level 2)

Queen’s Speech: The Voice Monsters {Voice Therapy Techniques}

Teach Speech 365: Get the Gold Reverse Interactive Book

Word Nerd Speech Teach: No Prep Spring Speech and Language Pack

Good Luck!

(You may enter via the form on this post or HERE)

10. Preschool Quick Probes – Lauren LaCour

These are great for Pre-K or even young Elementary students. Quick probes to see where they are with regards to understanding of functions, categories, basic concepts, associations, and prepositions.

9. Fishy Following Directions – Maureen Wilson

I have never had a caseload without students who needed work on following directions.  This is a great freebie with 1/2/3-step directions included.  Great for early elementary or Pre-K.

8. Informal Speech and Language Assessment Guide – Kim Jarvis

This is a very nice informal screener/assessment packet that can help you see where a student may need further assessment.  You could also use this as a progress monitoring tool.  As with all assessment/screening tools, please make sure to use your OWN clinical judgement in decisions regarding qualification for services, goals, minutes, etc.  

7. Parent & Colleague Handouts for Developmental Norms of Elementary Students /Communication Checklists for Children – Danielle Reed

ASHA has great information regarding developmental norms on their website but I found the format to be less-than-pleasing to the eye.  So I put them in an easy-to-print format for you.  These are great for IEP meetings, those teachers who believe Johnny is delayed, etc.  Again, these are just a reference – use your own clinical judgement!

If you work 0-5 this would be a better reference.

6. Book Lists by Speech Sound Printable Half Sheets – Shannon Lisowe

If you work with articulation, books are a GREAT resource.  Speechy Musings lists recommended books by each speech sound!  Awesome resource for you or teachers/parents!

5. 180 Questions and Prompts to Build Expressive & Receptive Language – Sasha Long

A product like this can be used in so many ways.  Language, articulation carry-over, social skills practice, etc.  There are wh-, categorization, and labeling included.

4. My First Week in Speech – Nicole Allison

A great way to start the year with elementary and even some secondary students.  You can also refer back to this booklet with students throughout the year to see what they perceive their progress to be and can be sent home to parents as well as communication.

3. Speech Violation Cards – Felice Clark

Motivation and behavior management are tough as a new SLP.  This is one of the most creative ways I’ve seen for curtailing those behaviors in a way that is appropriate and leads to more practice!

2. Editable Organization Kit – Shannon Lisowe

Another great organization kit for SLPs.  Editable and includes binder covers/spines, to-do lists, poster, etc.

1. SLP Starter Kit – Danielle Reed

Getting organized and ready for the year can be pretty difficult during your first year(s).  In this freebie you have important documents ready to print like student referral forms, caseload scheduler, session planners, therapy notes, data forms, progress charts, communication logs, and IEP documents.

Freebies are a great way to see if a seller has quality materials and if those materials fit your “style” of therapy.  When you’re ready to make the purchase plunge, make sure to read ratings, download any previews, and refer to catalogs like “The Best of SLPs on TpT – Summer Catalog 2015” or “Road Maps: Free Lesson Plans by Month” for ideas on purchases or stores.

I hope these Top 10, as well as other quality TpT materials, help to make your first year as an SLP a great one!

Here we go!  One of my favorite times of the year… A TpT Sale Party!  “Teachers are Heroes” sale starts this week and we’re linking up with our cart favorites just for you!

I have finally started to feel my product-producing MoJo coming back and have begun to make a new series of products for Articulation.  The first in this series is available now and will be a great price during the sale!  Articulation Strips – /r/ are a totable articulation drill activity for readers! Great the traveling SLP, RtI/push-in services, independent practice, homework, and more!  There are over 180 articulation strips in this pack!  More sounds will be added soon!

I have also Bundled my Animal Puzzles!  These interactive puzzles are perfect for EI/Pre-K Speech therapy, classrooms, and more. Endless targets including requesting, body parts, following directions, describing, animal noises, free play, and more.

Now for my over-flowing cart!  Here are 5 of my picks for the upcoming sale!

Interactive Vocabulary Books: Color Books from Speech Room News

Leveled Grammar Intervention from Allison’s Speech Peeps

Mad Scientists Inferences from Live Love Speech.

Apraxia – Interactive Apraxia Activities Value Bundle From Teaching Talking

No Prep Articulation by The Speech Bubble SLP

Enjoy the sale!  Share below what you will be purchasing!  And check out more posts on the Linky Home for more ideas of great products to purchase!

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Here’s what’s new at Sublime Speech:

My animal puzzles are perfect for EI/Pre-K and AAC!

Looking for quick iPad/Smartboard Artic activities?  This No Print Articulation for /r/, /s/, “sh, ch & j”, and “th” as well as the bundle are great for upper elementary aged kiddos.

My Mason & Mia Mouse series is great for basic skills in Pre-K/Lower Elementary!  Like them all?  Check out the Bundle!

Now, here’s what is in MY cart!

Blooming Preschool Language by Lauren LaCour of Busy Bee Speech looks like a great addition for my new EI/Pre-K caseload.

Like many of you, I have fallen in love with Jenna’s Interactive Vocabulary books for my Pre-K/EI kiddos.  It’ll be winter in Chicago for a bit longer so I’m hoping that these Winter Interactive Vocabulary Books from Speech Room News will help enhance sessions on those cold winter days.

Finally, I have added this new Community Helpers Bundle from The Speech Bubble SLP to my wishlist!  Looks great!

I hope that you enjoy the sale!  Don’t forget, the sale is December 1-2 and you need to use the code “TPTCYBER” during checkout for the full 28% off!  Also, don’t forget to leave feedback for previous purchases to utilize TpT credits during the sale!

Welcome back!  On this marvelous Monday we continue our fun SLP Blogger Snippets posts!  This awesome blogger and SLP, Kristin Sumstad Cummings, joins us!  Get to know a little bit more about Kristin and Simply Speech in the 15 questions below.

Name: Kristin Sumstad Cummings

Blog Name: Simply Speech

Social Media Links:
Website

Facebook

TpT

Pinterest

Instagram

Twitter

When did you begin blogging? August 2011

Why did you want to start an SLP blog? I spent the entire summer of 2011 browsing Pinterest and collecting amazing ideas for the upcoming school year.  Every crafty idea that I fell in love with linked back to a teacher’s blog.  So, I was inspired to create a speech blog in hopes of connecting with other therapists and sharing amazing ideas.  I would have never expected blogging to be where it is today!

What keeps you going as an SLP Blogger? I am motivated by feedback from readers.  When I know that others enjoy my posts or that it has motivated another therapist to get creative in their therapy rooms, I am motivated to do more!

What is the most challenging thing as an SLP Blogger?  Finding time!  Between being a mommy, wife, and full-time therapist, there is never enough time in the day.  But blogging is something that I love and make sure that I do set time aside for it.  It’s my “me” time

Which product are you most proud of and why?  I am most proud of my Auditory Processing Party!  When I created this activity, I was working with a student with a cochlear implant and auditory processing goals.  I was always searching for fun, new therapy activities without much luck.  So, I created my own.  The activity sold really well, but I am even more proud of it because my student loved it!

Which blog post is your all-time favorite?  I really enjoyed writing my “Final Post on Speech Centers” blog post.  Throughout the 2012-2013 school year, I had been posting about running speech centers in my speech room as part of an Inquiry Project I was doing at school.  This post let me share my presentation and findings on how successful the centers were for both my students’ goals and behavior during the year!

What should SLPs and other followers of your blog know about you as a person?  I love my job.  Before I wanted to be an SLP, I wanted to be a teacher.  I have always loved kids and watching them learn.  I am also a huge goofball and love spending as much time with my family as possible.

Bonus Quick-fire Round:

Books or Magazines? Books

Town or City? City

Facebook or Twitter? Facebook

Pancakes or Waffles? Pancakes (I’m eating one as I write this!)

Call or Text? Text

Kristin has also offered to raffle a great product from her store to a lucky reader of this post!  Enter below and good luck!

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Check back soon for another installment!

T.G.I.F. SLP friends!  On this fabulous Friday we are back with another awesome SLP Blogger Snippets post!  This great blogger and SLP, Whitney Smith, joins in on the party!  Get to know a little bit more about Whitney and Let’s Talk! in the 15 questions below.

Name: Whitney Smith

Blog Name: Let’s Talk! with Whitneyslp

Social Media Links:
Website

Facebook

TpT

Pinterest

Instagram

Twitter

When did you begin blogging? June 2012

Why did you want to start an SLP blog? I started blogging because I was looking for a creative outlet and a way to collaborate with and learn from other professionals.  I also wanted to be able to better explain to parents, teachers, other professionals, and even my own family what it is that I actually do!

What keeps you going as an SLP Blogger? Meeting new friends!  I honestly never could have imagined I’d meet such wonderful friends along the way.  Having them to rely on for advice and help and hearing from other people about how they have used something I made makes me so unbelievably happy!  It has truly been a surreal experience.

What is the most challenging thing as an SLP Blogger?  The most challenging thing about blogging is by far finding the time.  Between a full-time job and part-time job, being a wife, raising a q year-old, exercise, and regular day-to-day chores, finding time to blog and create new materials isn’t easy.  We recently relocated from St. Petersburg, FL back to our hometown in South GA.  We both started new jobs, built a house, and the baby started walking.  Needless to say, I got waaaayyy behind on everything over the past 4 months.  And I’ve come to realize that it’s okay.  I do what I can do, and try not to sweat over the rest.  Blogging and creating materials are relaxing and therapeutic to me.  If it ever started feeling like a chore or another job, I’d have to take a step back and re-examine things.  I don’t need another job.  I already have several!

Which product are you most proud of and why?  I think the product that I’m most proud of is my Monthly Book Club Bundles.  There are 4 companions for each month.  Each month includes a Fictional Story, a Non-Fictional Story, a Year-Round Story, and a Seasonal/Holiday Story.  They make planning for the month a breeze, and my students are loving them!

Which blog post is your all-time favorite?  “Personal Story Grammar Marker Ideas” I LOVE SGM, and use it all the time (even now that I’ve transitioned out of the school setting and into the clinical setting). I’ve received so many follow-up questions and comments about this blog post.  I love hearing from readers and learning from them as well!!!

What should SLPs and other followers of your blog know about you as a person?  I love family, kids, reading, and the beach.  I grew up on an Angus cattle farm in South GA, and have been married to my high school sweetheart, Chad, for three years.  We have two miniature schnauzers, Maia Jane (4) and Maggie May (3), and a human baby girl, Halle Jane (13 months).  While I enjoy working with kids of all ages, I have a particular place in my heart for those children with Autism.

Bonus Quick-fire Round:

Water or Soda? Soda – More specifically, Coke (we served Coke in glass bottles at our wedding!)

Pizza or Spaghetti? Pizza

Ferris Wheel or Roller Coaster? Roller Coaster

Boots or Sandals? Hmmm… I don’t wear shoes unless I have to!  So I guess sandals, because they’re easier to kick off!

Pink or Purple? Purple

Whitney has also offered to raffle a great product from her store valued at $5 to a lucky reader of this post!  Enter below and good luck!

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Check back on Monday for another installment!