Themed Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy Theme Review: Community Helpers Part 2

We started our week in speech therapy with firefighters and ended with police officers. My articulation clients were able to get in LOTS of repetitions with our activities. I heard lots of spontenous language from my preschool clients and great topic maintenance/elaboration from my school age kids. Overall, last week was a win in speech… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme Review: Community Helpers Part 2

Themed Speech Therapy

Community Helpers in Speech Therapy: Firefighters

Community helpers is a great theme for speech therapy.  You could easily turn it into a month long theme full of activities, games and books!  I usually stretch it over 2 weeks if I can.  Since I do so much during this theme, I turned this post into a 4 part series. We started our theme with… Continue reading Community Helpers in Speech Therapy: Firefighters

Themed Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy Theme Review: Community Helpers Part 1

Community helpers is a great theme for speech therapy.  You could easily turn it into a month long theme full of activities, games and books!  I usually stretch it over 2 weeks if I can.  Since I do so much during this theme, I turned this post into a 4 part series. We started our theme with… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme Review: Community Helpers Part 1

Language, Parent Tips

Easy Fridge Fun for Language Skills

If you have kids at home, chances are good they are constantly in the fridge!  Why not turn the fridge into a "language hub?"  We have a set of alphabet magnets on our fridge.  Both of my kids (15 and 10) love to create new phrases with the letters.  They have to get creative with… Continue reading Easy Fridge Fun for Language Skills

Themed Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy Theme Review: Basketball

It's January but it's also known as basketball season at my house.  So I thought it would be fun to have basketball theme in my speech therapy sessions!  You could easily use this theme anytime from November to May!  The best part is you don't have to know anything about basketball to use this theme.… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme Review: Basketball

Parent Tips

Winter Fun To Promote Language

Winter is cold.  It's dreary.  In the south, it takes way too long to get to spring!  (Can you tell I don't care for winter?)  But the good thing is winter does lend itself to some pretty fun sensory activities that promote language!  There's just something about playing a bin of snow (fake or real),… Continue reading Winter Fun To Promote Language

Crafts in Speech Therapy, Speech Therapy Themes

Penguin Crafts for Speech Therapy

I like to spend our last session of the week in speech therapy crafting.  We've read our book, completed drill work and now it's time for fun!  I came up with cute penguin crafts to finish up the week.  One of these was inspired by the "Little Penguins" book we read earlier in the week! Articulation Penguin This… Continue reading Penguin Crafts for Speech Therapy

Themed Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy Theme: Penguins

We are waddling through speech therapy this week with penguins!  We can do all sorts of things with penguins.  ADDED BONUS?  The kids love penguins! Books Penguin Problems by Jory John is  great book for your school age kiddos.  The penguin in the book only looks at the negatives surrounding him.  He only starts to… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme: Penguins

Themed Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy Theme Review: Penguins

We are waddling through speech therapy this week with penguins!  We can do all sorts of things with penguins.  ADDED BONUS?  The kids love penguins! Books Penguin Problems by Jory John is  great book for your school age kiddos.  The penguin in the book only looks at the negatives surrounding him.  He only starts to… Continue reading Speech Therapy Theme Review: Penguins