It is Autism Acceptance month! Before becoming an SLP, I had very little knowledge or awareness of Autism. I am hopeful that the acceptance of autism continues to increase and that we continue to celebrate what makes each of us the unique humans that we are. To start off the month, I would like to […]
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Walking & Talking: Don’t Miss Therapy Opportunities During Transition Time
I’m an SLP and I enjoy long walks… down the hallway? Most SLPs have a packed schedule. Trying to organize therapy minutes for 60+ students across multiple grade levels and goals into about 30-35 hours per week is extremely difficult. I’m not sure about you, but I end up with sessions back-to-back nearly all day. […]
Top 10 Summer Language & Speech Activities
Summer is full of sun and fun… and language opportunities. Whether you are looking for language-rich activities to recommend to the parents of children that you work with or for your own children, the following list will help you seek out the perfect activity for those sunny (or rainy) summer days. Farmers Market: Farmers Markets […]
New School Year, New Apps: Social Detective!
The 2015-2016 school year is just around the corner for many of you! A new year brings so many great things including new school supplies and shoes. SLPs also love new therapy apps for their tablets! Today we kick of a series of reviews about some of the newest therapy apps on the market that may […]
Everyday Speech Social Skills Videos {Review and Promo Code}
When working with students in the area of Pragmatic Language/Social Skills, video modeling can be a great tool. However, most video modeling provided is either highly outdated or not created by a Speech-Language Pathologist… or both! It’s difficult to find appropriate videos that are current and well-scripted and from recent years to make sure students […]
What’s in your Cart? Hero Sale Edition {Linky Party}
It’s my wishlist, and I’ll buy if I want to, buy if I want to, buy if I want to… you would buy too if a full cart happened to you! 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 […]
Appy New Year – Yapp Guru Expert Linky!
As 2014 comes to an end, Yapp Guru is looking at which apps are the Top Ten apps that the App Experts loved in 2014. My iPad has had such a crazy 2014! I went from working in 2 elementary schools with K-5 and children with severe Autism (including many nonverbal students) to working within the […]
Appy Friday: Social Norms by VSC
Today we take a look at Social Norms by Virtual Speech Center. You can learn detailed information about the app by watching the video tutorial below. The navigation from the first page is simple and easy to get started. I like that you can easily adjust these two important settings: Text and Audio. This helps […]
Take the TPT Plunge Linky Party!
TpT and I have been great friends for a very long time. Back when I began this blog and was creating materials and hosting them through Google, etc. I thought that there had to be a better way to host the materials. When I ran across an article about the now-famous Deanna Jump and looked […]
Question TherAppy and Conversation TherAppy from Tactus {Appy Friday Review}
Tactus Therapy has a reputation for quality apps for adult rehab. When I met a few of their representatives at ASHA this year, I had no idea that they made apps that could also be used with a student population. Recently I was invited to try out a few for this review! I was able to […]