Spiffy Speech

PDF + interactive Boom card version both included! Boom cards have fun sound effects when buttons are pressed! This resource can be used to target the basic receptive language skills of pointing and identifying basic nouns. It includes two levels: in the first, one basic noun photo is presented at a time, and in the second, the same basic nouns are presented within a field of two photos. The PDF version of this resource can either be viewed on a computer or tablet or can be printed. The

This FREE 6-page packet includes tips for parents/caregivers for boosting early speech and language skills in babies and toddlers. Contents:2 pages of early speech-language tips, broken down into skill categories:Joint attention & turn-takingPointing and comprehensionProduction of early sounds and wordsA list of sound effects to have babies imitateA list of words that contain the earliest-developing speech sounds 3 pages of interactive games to play with babies/toddlersIf you find this helpful,

Show someone you WOOF them with these printable Valentine's Day cards featuring Puppy and Kitty from my early words board books, Let's Go, Puppy! and Let's Go, Kitty! There are now eight designs choose from. Print, cut, fill out the to/from lines and, if you'd like, add your own message on the back. Follow @storybookconnection or visit storybookconnection.com. Happy Valentine's Day!

Includes 28 Valentine's Day-themed photo cards with visuals that can be paired with the cards for describing and comparing/contrasting. These can be used with any age to address: word retrievalvocabulary/labelingdescribing with adjectives/attributescomparing/contrastingunderstanding/expressing functions/actionsexplaining word relationships (ex: leaf and rake)categorizationpointing to identify nouns/features/verbsanswering questions with yes/no or given two choicesYou can print cards (laminating

FREE FOR 24 HOURS!This winter-themed resource can be used as an icebreaker, peer getting-to-know-you activity, or just a fun way to work on peer conversation skills. Instead of calling out numbers as in a traditional Bingo game, the SLP/educator (or student) asks conversational questions. Each student receives a printout of a Bingo board– there are six boards that have the same questions but in different locations. The call sheet should also be printed and cut into cards so they may be selected

This growing bundle includes 6 fall-themed resources. These resources can be used to address turn-taking, word retrieval skills, articulation skills, social skills, reading comprehension, comparing/contrasting, describing, and more! Click on each individual product listed to see what's included!

Includes 52 winter-themed photo cards (including Christmas and Hanukkah pictures) with visuals that can be paired with the cards for describing and comparing/contrasting. These can be used with any age to address: word retrievalvocabulary/labelingdescribing with adjectives/attributescomparing/contrastingunderstanding/expressing functions/actionsexplaining word relationships (ex: leaf and rake)categorizationpointing to identify nouns/features/verbsanswering questions with yes/no or given two choi

Includes 24 fall-themed photo cards with visuals that can be paired with the cards for describing and comparing/contrasting. These can be used with any age to address: word retrievalvocabulary/labelingdescribing with adjectives/attributescomparing/contrastingunderstanding/expressing functions/actionsexplaining word relationships (ex: leaf and rake)categorizationpointing to identify nouns/features/verbsanswering questions with yes/no or given two choicesYou can print cards (laminating optional) o

This resource can be used to address the skills of making inferences about text, expressing inferences about text, improving listening comprehension / auditory recall, improving reading comprehension/recall, finding evidence in text, and improving tier two vocabulary (ex: frantically, morphed, abruptly). Includes one page of monster clipart visuals which can be used as visual cues or for describing, comparing/contrasting! To target inferencing: First teach the student that inferencing involves

Note: This download includes only a link to add this Boom Card resource to your Boom Learning library.This Boom card deck includes 11 cards that have "What might happen if...?" questions related to Halloween. Since cards have photos as opposed to clipart, these are perfect for students of a wide range of ages including your older students who are working on critical-thinking questions! Make sure to follow me on Instagram (@spiffyspeech) and check out my website for therapy ideas, toy/game recom

Includes 40 summer-themed picture cards-- perfect for use during May, June, and ESY for speech therapists and ESOL teachers. You can use these cards to work on describing or comparing/contrasting with the included visuals. You can also address many other goals including direction-following, categorization, naming from a description, word retrieval, generating summer narratives, coming up with adjectives, understanding/expressing functions, understanding/expressing location concepts, and more! Ca

Growing bundle includes 5 resources for targeting receptive and expressive vocabulary: Complex Sentence Comprehension -- my best-seller!Complex Sentence Comprehension 2 (Basic/Opposite concepts)Artic + Vocab: Grade-Level Word ListsMultiple Meanings Language Task CardsPhoto Cards (Nouns, Parts & Features, Verbs) -- giant card set!Please view each resource for a more complete description and preview. Make sure you are following me on Instagram (@spiffyspeech) for therapy ideas, freebies, new res

This FREE resource includes 22 social scenarios related to St. Patrick's Day and Spring (including a few for Easter and Passover). Students can discuss how they (and others) would feel in each situation as well as what they might do or say. They can also infer what might happen as a result of possible courses of action and weigh pros/cons of each. If you like this resource, check out my other social skills resources and growing bundle! Follow me on instagram (@spiffyspeech) for news about resou

This resource was designed to work on higher-level language skills and language-based academics, including reading comprehension and written expression skills, with 3rd graders up through high school or adult. This resource includes over 130 unique context clue sentences and can be used to address all of the following skills, making it ideal for use with mixed groups: •Understanding that words can have multiple meanings•Determining vocabulary meanings from context clues•Making inferences (ex:

Note: This download includes only a link to add this Boom Card resource to your Boom Learning library.This Boom card deck includes 22 cards that have "What might happen if...?" questions related to spring. Since cards have photos as opposed to clipart, these are perfect for students of a wide range of ages including your older students who are working on critical-thinking questions! Make sure to follow me on Instagram (@spiffyspeech) and check out my website for therapy ideas, toy/game recommen

This resource was designed to make therapy more effective by allowing SLPs to address articulation goals while also building vocabulary and supporting reading comprehension skills . It is ideal for students who have both artic and language goals or for use with mixed speech-language groups (i.e., where one word list or activity can be used to address different types of goals). Within this resource, vocabulary words from the Word Up Project have been pre-sorted by the consonant sound/blends they

This resource can be used to address the skills of describing (within constraints) and naming to description. It contains a set of 30 school-themed word cards (5 pages with 6 cards each). Students describe words without saying any of the forbidden words (or any part of the target word) in the style of Taboo. I primarily use this resource type with older elementary schoolers, middle schoolers, and high schoolers who are readers and who present with language formulation disfluencies (i.e., a high

This resource can be used as a back to school icebreaker, a peer getting-to-know-you activity, or just a fun way to work on peer conversation skills. Instead of calling out numbers as in a traditional Bingo game, the SLP/educator (or student) asks conversational questions. Each student receives a printout of a Bingo board– there are six boards that have the same questions but in different locations. The call sheet should also be printed and cut into cards so they may be selected at random; howev

This freebie was created to use as a getting to know you or icebreaker activity. Pairs of students or a student paired with an educator take turns asking one another questions to learn about one another. Each student or educator who is participating should be given a copy of the interview questions. This page can be printed/copied or participants can view interview questions on an iPad, computer, or other device. Students can jot down or audio record responses during the interviews if desired.

Note: this download includes only a link to add the Boom card game to your Boom Learning library.This spring-themed, open-ended Boom card board game can be used to work on turn-taking, making requests, expanding utterance length, increasing descriptive vocabulary, following directions (if mouse control is given), telling steps in a procedure, describing, comparing/contrasting, and more! Includes sentence strips as visuals for constructing complete sentences. Each player selects a dog to be their