I did not know what a boom card was until about a week ago! I had heard the term used but didn’t really explore to find out more. Well that all changed recently! I have been gearing up to provide distance learning to my students and have heard many seasoned SLPs talking about Boom Cards…

In Ohio you just never know what the weather is going to be!! When I wake up it is winter and then when I come out of work, it feels like Spring. 😄 Wherever you are located, discussing the weather is always a functional lesson! Download my freebie adapted weather book. This book contains real…

Are you working with students with delays in receptive and expressive language skills? Students who struggle with the generalization of language skills? Then this will be a great freebie to use with your students. The action builder card freebie includes 6 cards. It includes 6 examples of washing. Boy washing hands, girl washing hands, boy…

If you are in search of materials that are functional for your students who are working on increasing their social skills, this is the packet for you! The information included is appropriate for learners in grades pre-k to 5th grade. The packet includes step by step directions on how to engage in turn taking activities…

Social skill instruction can be challenging! We want to make sure that we provide meaningful instruction that will help our students in their journey to more robust social skills. Analyzing pictured potential social situations can be a good first step. Discussing emotions depicted and having students relate this to their own life is an essential…

Working with students who have trouble with comprehension questions can be frustrating. It can be difficult to know where to start!! A great first step is to try some fill in the blank phrases. Fill in the blank phrases can be used for familiar and functional phrases that we may say throughout the day. Those…

Working with students who use AAC devices can be overwhelming at first. Knowing what vocabulary and skills to address can be daunting. Understanding how to program and use the device, let alone teach the student and team can be a challenge! Amanda Marks 2018 stated in her article about collaborative services and AAC that “the…

Understanding how words are related is a very important part of helping our students increase their expressive language skills. I love to embed activities for naming items that belong to a category for students who are working on increasing this skill! The category activity shared below can be great to use during individual or small…

Snag this freebie vocational unit! A perfect fit for any middle school or high school student learning about vocational opportunities. This unit includes real life vocabulary building pictures, a reading passage and comprehension activity. A great unit to use for an individual session or to use with a small group!

I love group speech therapy! Helping students strengthen their communication skills in a small group and along with peers can be a challenge, but also very rewarding. Below I will share a basic framework I use when working with students in a small group. I will also share lesson plans for winter themed group therapy…