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Badger State Speechy

Unlocking Social Potential

Using Scaffolding to Teach Social Communication

How Not to Teach Social Communication What is the opposite of using scaffolding to teach social communication skills during your speech therapy sessions? “Read this story about ____ (insert social communication skill), answer these questions and then show me how you mastered the skill.” Yikes! No structured learning, no vocabulary review, no self-assessment, no practice, […]

HOW TO TEACH SELF ADVOCACY SKILLS

Do you advocate on behalf of your high school students with disabilities? Hopefully, all SLPs firmly answered “yes.” Do you teach your students how to advocate for themselves? This is as important, if not more! RESPECT to the school districts that teach students about their educational rights well before their transition meeting, but knowing your […]

Teaching Social Rules

Are you teaching social rules? updated 1/23 What do we mean by social rules or social norms, aka inferred rules? Are there really rules for social interaction? Yes. They are not absolute like, say school rules or sports rules. As SLPs and special education teachers, we often discuss what skills are important to teach in […]

Make a Visual Schedule like a PRO!!

updated 9/23 This post contains Amazon links. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn a small commission for clicks! Making a visual schedule or visual supports is a common intervention for neurodivergent students.  ​Visual schedules give a sense of what is expected during each activity. They help create connections, increase language skills, and build independence. They provide […]

Neurodiversity Books

If you are interested in building or expanding your library of neurodiversity books, as I am, check out the descriptions below! Looking to help a child celebrate their neurodiversity, be proud of their differences and understand their strengths in your speech therapy sessions? A carefully-chosen neurodiversity storybook is a great place to start! Affiliate links […]

Goal-directed Summer Homework

Do you send goal-directed speech therapy summer homework to your students? Updated 1/23 I’ve never been a fan of sending huge summer speech therapy packets home with students, even when I was in a brick and mortar setting, unless they were requested by a parent. I figured if the parent was asking for work, there’s […]

Informal Pragmatics Assessment of Social Communication

The Evolving Definition of Pragmatics Informal pragmatics assessment of social communication should have both a receptive and an expressive component. Using a video based assessment tool allows the evaluator to efficiently obtain information about what the student understands about the skill as well as how the student uses it. The definition of pragmatics has evolved […]

Boom Cards for Social Skills

Are you using boom cards for social skills? Updated 1/23 Are you looking for online social skills games to use during speech therapy sessions? Are you a teletherapist that teaches social skills in an online format? Maybe you are already using some Boom cards, but you’re wondering “what makes a quality set of Boom cards […]

Lessons on Diversity and Bias

Updated 1/23 Do you incorporate lessons on diversity and bias into your speech therapy sessions? As speech language pathologists and teachers, we can be on the front lines of fighting racism. Have you been hesitant to incorporate lessons on diversity, bias or racism into your speech therapy sessions? Please don’t be-for some students, you might […]