Communication is possibly the most important functional skill. If you are unable to communicate your needs and wants throughout the day, it would be really difficult for you and everyone around you. Sometimes we get caught up in the specific speech and language goals for our students but SLPs should focus on functional skills, too. Functional Skills in the Classroom What are functional ... Read More about Why SLPs Should Focus on Functional Skills, Too!
Puzzles for Speech Therapy: 10 Ways to Play Wooden Dress-Up Puzzle
{This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. It does not mean that you pay any more for the item, it simply means that I receive a small commission if you purchase from the link for researching it for you. Thanks so much for supporting my little blog!} Using puzzles for speech therapy sessions with students is one of my favorite ways to incorporate play-based therapy. Puzzles are inexpensive, do ... Read More about Puzzles for Speech Therapy: 10 Ways to Play Wooden Dress-Up Puzzle
5 Ways to Promote Speech & Language Development During Clean-Up
Clinicians and parents can sometimes get stuck in a stand-off with a young child who really doesn’t want to participate. One of my favorite ways to get a student moving and on to the next activity is to engage them to help me clean up that undesired therapy activity that they didn’t want to do! It is one of the sneaky ways that I can promote language development during our session! (Shh!) It ... Read More about 5 Ways to Promote Speech & Language Development During Clean-Up
