I sat there wondering how to correct a lisp… “Okay, hide your tongue behind your teeth,” I suggested. I was sitting in another speech therapy session with a student, trying to correct a frontal lisp. Unsuccessfully, I might add. “Thhhhhhhh,” was the response. Well, to be fair, my student HAD put his tongue behind his…
grammar and syntax speech therapy ideas
Are you an SLP trying to learn the basics of Google Classroom? At the time that I’m writing this post, there is a global pandemic. Schools are closed, and many of us are providing speech therapy services through some form of distance learning. A few years ago, I received my Google Level One Certification. And…
I literally CAN’T WAIT!!! Wednesday is Talk Like a Pirate Day buuuuuuut one day isn’t really enough to celebrate the awesomeness of pirates so we’ll be talking about them all week. Tell me in the comments if you’re planning on using the pirate theme in therapy this week! Share what activities you’ll be doing so…
Speech therapy is a rewarding job. I have to admit it, though: speech-language pathology can be super, super stressful at times. I remember a few years back, during a particularly difficult time in my career. I was working in an outpatient setting at the time. I have always been a lifelong learner, and I sometimes…
I love all things Fall and Halloween. I’m sitting here, typing out this blog post, just wishing I was sipping on some pumpkin-flavored coffee. I’ve got my costume all ready to go this year- I’m being Dana Scully from the XFiles. I have a wig and her “FBI badge”. Since my husband got to “couples…
If you’re like me, you love using themes in your speech therapy sessions! Despite the fact that I’m on summer break, I can’t resist getting materials ready for next school year. Not to mention… here in Ohio, it’s kind of rainy and overcast right now. Boo. Since you can’t find this preggo lady floating in…
The holidays are quickly approaching, and I can’t stop thinking to myself: “Where has the school year gone?!” It’s seriously FLYING by. A group of my blogging friends and I got together and decided we wanted to help our fellow SLPs celebrate Thanksgiving the best way we know how: by saying THANK YOU with a…