
5 Steps for AAC Implementation with a FREE Printable
Since transferring to working with older students in the schools, I've spent a ton of time working with students that use AAC systems including iPad apps, dedicated devices, picture symbols, core boards, and PODD books! Year after year, I kept…

Two Truths and a Lie - With a FREE Printable!
I'm always in need of quick, grab and go materials! I made this one for the beginning of the school year for my mixed language and social groups. It worked incredibly well and was SO easy to prep (aka just print it) sooo I thought I'd share…

Top 10 Phrases I Use In Middle School for Behavior Management
A few weeks ago, I recorded a few of my sessions. I noticed that I said many of the same phrases over and over. After more thought, I decided to start writing down some of my most used phrases, especially ones related to behavior management.
They…

Teaching Compare and Contrast Skills in Speech & Language Therapy
I work primarily with students in 5th and 6th grade. By this age, most of my students can compare and contrast when given items like dog/cat or house/apartment. However, most of them still demonstrate functional difficulty using these skills…

Teaching Story Grammar Parts in Narratives
Those of you who've been around here for a while know that I've switched jobs/settings quite a few times, working in an outpatient setting, a preschool, an elementary school, a high school, and now I'm full time in a middle school (and love…

Books for Teaching Story Grammar in Speech Therapy
I've gotten a few emails lately asking for book recommendations for teaching narratives, plot structure, and story grammar parts. I have quite a few favorites that I find myself pulling out over and over so I thought I'd share them with you!
Below…

Tools and Techniques for Eliciting /R/ in Articulation Therapy
One of the things I was most nervous about when starting to work at the middle school level was working on the dreaded /r/ sound. Honestly, before starting this job, I didn't feel comfortable eliciting /r/ at all. In the past couple years, I've…

AAC Core Vocabulary Symbol Dice for Speech Therapy
Wow! Things have been busy around here lately. A new coffee shop opened up a couple blocks away (yay!), my husband and I celebrated our first anniversary, I've been trying to soak up every minute with my dogs this summer, and I've taken a…

Teaching Upper Level Vocabulary Strategies in Speech Therapy
Working in a middle school, many of the students I see demonstrate decreased vocabulary skills when compared to their peers. I've spent the past year coming up with a thorough packet to target these skills in a meaningful, evidence-based, effective…

The Language of Leisure
Students with complex communication needs benefit from direct instruction regarding leisure skills and the language that is embedded throughout these activities. It is often that language and leisure skills are impaired in students with autism…

Best of SLPs on TpT - 2017 Edition
There are so many amazing products on TpT, but it can get overwhelming trying to find the best of the best. I've compiled the best products from a variety of categories and link to all of them below. Hopefully this helps narrow down your cart…

Homework Labels for Speech Therapy
My school district is very purposeful and intentional about their use of homework and I've tried to follow their same policies! This means I don't give homework for the majority of my caseload other than family recommendations or strategies.…