School-based SLP ... developer of iPad apps Clue Catcher: Strategies for Using Context Clues, Clue Catcher: All Grades Edition and Clue Catcher: Idioms & Expressions ... author of The Big White Hen.
This Bundle combines two great resources which are designed to help your students build their vocabulary, understand word relationships, learn to describe, strengthen word retrieval skills and expand their expressive language skills. Both Name That Category and Name Items in a Category offer 60 (sixty each!) opportunities to practice skills for describing and categorizing. There are a variety of ways a teacher can differentiate lessons to reach students’ individual needs. Name That CategoryNam
Name That Category is a no-prep resource designed to help your students build their vocabulary, understand word relationships, learn to describe, strengthen word retrieval skills and expand their expressive language skills. There are 60 (sixty) categorizing opportunities presented via task cards which are perfect for centers - but also in worksheets, which are great for your older students! You get both! Task Cards are perfect for centers! Laminate and re-use! Worksheets are great for olde
Name Items in a Category is a no-prep resource designed to help students build their vocabulary, understand word relationships, learn to describe, strengthen word retrieval skills and expand their expressive language skills. There are 60 (sixty!) opportunities to name items in a category presented via task cards which are perfect for centers - but also in worksheets, which are great for your older students! You get both! Task Cards are perfect for centers! Laminate and re-use! Worksheets ar
These fun Bingo boards can be used to address strategies to describe plus a variety of goals like listening comprehension, inferencing, big and small, describing, comparing and contrasting, understanding attributes and features, turn-taking et al. Two ( 2) Attribute Bingo: Big and Small Plus Another Attribute is comprised of real photos and labels. Each picture can be described as big or small and requires the incorporation of another attribute to discern the correct answer (these can be tri
This 40+ page resource is a companion to the book, The Big White Hen by Teri Blumenthal (I’m also the author). Embedded within the story are vocabulary words for teaching how to derive meaning from context. This companion guide also offers simple and more complex activities to build language and address related service goals. It includes: - Following directions - Big & Small (concepts) - Comprehension - with and without answer choices - Sequencing (3, 5 and 7 step) - Large Color photos for
This fun no-prep Bingo game is a great way to teach and reinforce the understanding of the different parts of the body ! Your large classes and small groups will have a ton of fun answering the question prompts! This NO-PREP resource is perfect for teachers, speech language pathologists and other educators! You get two different types of calling cards! The Picture Based Calling Cards are great for teaching and assessing identification of vocabulary. The Text Based Calling Cards can be use
What is it made of? is designed to build students' vocabulary and understanding of word relationships. They will learn to describe which will aide to strengthen word retrieval skills! Designed to expand children's expressive language skills. This includes: ✔️ 20 pictures with multiple choice responses ✔️ 20 pictures designed for open ended responses ✔️ Answer Key Guide - but be open to student suggestions. Challenge them to explain their response ✔️ countless opportunities to discuss var
School-based SLP ... developer of iPad apps Clue Catcher: Strategies for Using Context Clues, Clue Catcher: All Grades Edition and Clue Catcher: Idioms & Expressions ... author of The Big White Hen.
Teaching style
I am a speech language pathologist who works in a high school. All the goals I write and lessons I make are aimed at keeping things real-life and functional. I always have an eye on academics, but I this level ... I am also looking to provide usable ... actionable .. functional language for post-secondary experiences.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My own education history
B.S. Management and Communications, Adelphi University
M.A. Speech Language Pathology, Long Island University/CW Post
Teacher of Students with Speech Language Disabilities (NYS)
Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA)
Additional biographical information
I am the creator of several IOS apps: Clue Catcher: Strategies for Using Context Clues (its sister app which has no in-app purchases Clue Catcher: All Grades Edition) and the author of The Big White Hen: A Clue Catcher Book, available on Amazon.
I am a clinical educator and adjunct professor for an accredited Speech / Language graduate program and hold a 2nd degree Black Belt in traditional Okinawa martial arts (Ryukyu Kempo).
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