There are so many great winter books available for teaching social emotional skills in speech therapy! Sometimes it’s challenging to find books that target important social skills, like perspective-taking and theory of mind, and also fit into a seasonal theme so I can use them in mixed groups! I’m often looking for winter-themed books that […]
Giving and receiving gifts: Inferences in speech therapy
updated 12/24 Keep your making inferences activities and perspective taking scenarios relevant by working on how to receive a present and choose the right gift! Do your students celebrate Christmas, Kwaanza, or another holiday where gift-giving is part of the custom? If this answer is “yes,” this post is for you. Most of our students […]
Fun SLP Holiday Gifts!
Help your SLP or SLP friend stay merry and bright this holiday season with these ideas for SLP gifts! updated 11/2024 Has someone in the field of speech therapy touched your life? These gifts celebrate the SLP for all the great things they do all year-long. Check out my top picks for SLP holiday gifts. […]
Attitude of Gratitude: teaching thankfulness
Do your students need to develop an attitude of gratitude? Are you looking for Thanksgiving speech therapy ideas? updated 11/2024 November, or any month, is a great month for fostering an attitude of gratitude and thankfulness with gratitude activities for middle and high school students. Keep social skills and social communication interventions relevant and help […]
Coping with Waiting!
Coping with waiting is a skill we can all use! Waiting is one of those unavoidable hassles that bring out the worst in us. Add on autism, adhd, emotional dysregulation, and it can be a big challenge! If waiting is a challenge for your middle and high school students with autism or adhd, you can […]
Grey Area Flexible Thinking
Flexible thinking is a common goal for students with autism, adhd and mental health challenges. Using this grey area thinking approach is a strategy for reducing rigid thinking. Let’s discuss what grey area thinking is not. In the counseling world, rigid thinking is sometimes referred to as dichotomous, or black and white thinking. Black and […]
Growth Mindset in Speech Therapy
How can we use growth mindset in speech therapy? updated 8/2024 Growth mindset and speech therapy. The work of Carol Dweck and colleagues have taught us that some students rebound while others are devastated by setbacks. Dr. Dwek studied the behavior of thousands of children and generated the terms “fixed mindset” and “growth mindset” […]
Teaching Personal Space: Middle High School
Updated 7/24 Do you teach personal space concepts to middle and high school students with autism during your in-person or online speech therapy or special education sessions? This blog post is on personal space activities with older students. If you are looking for personal space ideas for preschool or elementary students, this blog post may […]
Teaching Personal Space Preschool & Elementary
Are you faced with teaching personal space to preschool and elementary school children? At its core, personal space is about recognizing and interpreting nonverbal communication. Preschool and kindergarten children are often wrapped up in themselves and their own emotions and recognizing subtle emotions on others might not be where their heads are at! Piaget proposed […]
Clarifying Questions: Social and Academic Understanding
Benefits of Teaching Them! Asking questions is considered an important academic and listening skill. We teach students to ask them to seek clarity and understanding of academic content. In speech therapy, we also teach them as a way of compensating for difficulties with auditory processing. Asking clarifying questions also helps in social situations, when we […]
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