HelpUTalk
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Rockford, Illinois, United States
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I am a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist with experience supporting children across school, early intervention, home, daycare, and community settings. I currently work in the school setting, where I support early learners with a variety of speech, language, communication, and AAC needs.
Prior to returning to the public school setting in December 2016, I worked in Early Intervention as a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist. I provided services in children’s natural environments, including homes, daycare centers, and Head Start programs, while coaching families, caregivers, and teachers on how to build communication during everyday routines. I have experience working with students from Early Childhood through 5th grade in the school setting.
My resources are designed to be practical, parent-friendly, and classroom-ready. I love creating materials that help busy SLPs, teachers, paras, and families support early communication, functional language, AAC use, and meaningful carryover throughout the day.
I hold my Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA and am licensed in the state of Illinois.
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Yesterday I...Regular Past Tense Verbs
This set of cards is perfect for any students working on regular past tense verbs. There are 66 different regular verbs in the set. Each says, "Today I/we (present tense regular verb). Yesterday I/we _______." You can prompt students to read the card and then either write in or say the correct verb to finish the clause. Each card has a picture on it to provide a visual cue to students who may need it.
Now included in this download is one set of 66 cards with colorful background, one set of car
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Grammar
"Up, Down, and Around" Book Companion | Early Language & AAC Activities
Make shared reading more interactive and meaningful with this early language book companion created to pair with " Up, Down, and Around "by Katherine Ayres. This resource includes simple visual supports and hands-on activities designed for preschool, early childhood special education, speech therapy, AAC users, and early language learners. Students can practice garden vocabulary, basic concepts, following directions, requesting, commenting, shared reading participation, and AAC/core word use thr
PreK - 1st
Literature, Reading, Vocabulary
CVCV Pictures
This bundle has been updated with new graphics, flashcards, as well as two simple books to share with little ones! These CVCV pictures are perfect for working with little ones just learning language or working on expanding their vocabulary. The main grid is perfect for leaving with families to encourage carryover outside of visits. They can be cut apart and used in a variety of therapy activities. Flashcards provide large colorful representations that can be printed twice for a fun matching game
PreK - 1st
Other (ELA), Vocabulary
5-6 Step Sequencing
Updated 1/27/17! This updated download now contains 6 different 5-step sequences and 5 different 6-step sequences. Now with easy to cut and same-size strips, these sequences provide an array of support for students/clients. Some sequences only have text, while others have an option for real photographs and/or clipart. This makes this product perfect for all ages and abilities, from elderly clients who have had a stroke to students learning how to sequence longer sets of information for the first
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Speech Scattergories!
This fun activity is a children's version of a popular game many teachers, SLPs, and students may already know. It contains 12 lists of categories that are used in the game as well as three different answer sheets. There is also a blank document so that you can create your own list of categories for the game, either with or without your students.
This game can be printed off and played in the speech therapy room, regular education classroom, or special education classroom. It helps target cate
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Other (ELA), Vocabulary
Regular Past Tense Verbs | Speech Therapy Grammar Activities & Mini Books
Help students practice regular past tense verbs with this engaging speech therapy grammar resource! This activity gives students repeated practice changing present tense verbs into past tense verbs using a simple and predictable “Today I…” / “Yesterday I…” sentence format. This resource includes picture cue cards, text-only cards, answer keys, a regular past tense verb teaching page, and completed/fill-in mini-books for extra practice and carryover. It is perfect for speech therapy, gram
K - 3rd
Grammar, Reading, Writing
Early Intervention Summer Play The Speech Way
Summer is a perfect time to get little ones outside and encourage speech and language skills! These fun handouts help guide parents to carry over speech and language therapy targets into their fun summer activities. Each handout includes a new sign, with picture and written directions, to target within the summer activity as well as two suggestions to incorporate language. 11 different summer activities are included within this packet including: 4th of July, Beach, Ice Cream, Pool, and Zoo day!
PreK - K
Speech Sounds, Categories, Multiple Syllables, and Aphasia Book
This download has many different lists and helpful tools for any SLP! There are lists of articulation words for all consonants and most vowels in the English language. They are written in large font to aid clients and do NOT include a picture. Additional lists include 2 and 3 syllable words, compound words, and even categories such as fruits, sports, and colors. There are pages with visual options including manners, answers, daily objects, and wants and needs. For clients with aphasia there are
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Initial B-M Articulation Cards
Great for use in the Cranium Cariboo game or by itself in a variety of speech and language activities! This set includes 17 pages full of colorful cards to cut apart and use. Each page contains 20 cards with a full-color graphic paired with the text label. For each consonant sound B-M there is one page with single-syllable words and one page with multisyllabic target words. The letters C/K were combined on the same pages, as they are the same phoneme, and there is only 1 page with initial /H/ wo
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Phonics & Phonological Awareness
WHERE Do I Live?
In this fun activity/book students can work on WHERE questions, categories, and animal vocabulary. Students cut out many animal pictures and then sort them by where they live. As students pick an animal you can ask them, "Where does the ______ live?" You can print a copy for each child and/or print and laminate a copy to use over and over again as an interactive book! There are 5 different homes/environments that animals live in (ocean, home/pets, farm, zoo, bugs in a jar) and a total of 43 ani
PreK - 1st
Other (ELA)
'Still A Gorilla' Book Supplement
This book bundle is a great supplement to the book Still A Gorilla by: Kim Norman. Within this bundle are visual supports to go along with all of the animals that silly Willy the Gorilla tries to be. They can be used to help children sequence and remember all of Willy's friends in the book. Also included are action cards to help children match the animal to their action. A make-your-own book is included in this bundle to help children target a variety of speech goals with one activity. Children
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Literature
'Where is the Green Sheep?' Hunt
This book companion has two activities that can be used along with 'Where is the Green Sheep?' by Men Fox (no affiliation with the book). The first set of cards can be printed double sided for a colorful hallway hunt addressing /sh/ in all positions of words. There are 10 targeted words for initial, medial, and final /sh/ with colorful representations and small printed text. The second set of cards can also be printed double sided for another hallway hunt! They address prepositions and/or 'where
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Literature
Holidays Sort
This is a fun way to work with students on learning 'holiday' categories and their members! Places in this set include: NEW YEAR'S EVE/NEW YEAR'S DAY, VALENTINE'S DAY, ST. PATRICK'S DAY, EASTER, 4TH OF JULY, HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS. *There may be some images or holidays that may not be appropriate to use with all students (i.e. Easter Bunny, Santa, etc.), as not all students celebrate all holidays. Care should be taken to ensure that holidays presented to students are done in a respec
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Also included in: Categories Sort Bundle
Yesterday I...Regular Past Tense -ed-->ID
These cards can help students who are working on regular past tense verbs. In this set, all verbs sound like /ID/ at the end (i.e. started, heated, painted). There are 30 targeted verbs and two sets of cards for differentiated instruction of past tense verbs. One set contains only text, "Today I (verb). Yesterday I _____." Students can verbally complete the pair or can write right on the card for take-home practice later. You could also laminate them so they can be used with dry erase markers an
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English Language Arts, Grammar
Also included in: Yesterday I: Three Regular Past Tense Rules Bundle
Initial Phoneme Identification
These fun activity sheets are perfect for students working on initial phoneme/sound identification! They are also a great addition for any speech language pathologist's articulation toolkit. Each page gives the child an opportunity to name 8 given pictures and listen for their target initial sound. When they hear their target sound, students can glue those pictures in the big boxes on their worksheet. The finished product is a complete worksheet that the student can take home and review with fam
PreK - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Animals Sort
This is a fun animal sort that can be used to target a variety of student needs. There are animals from 5 different groups/habitats including underwater, zoo animals, bugs, pets, and farm. Pages can be laminated and set up so that students need to sort the cards into each group's members. Small cards could also be put in a sensory bin or other activity to help teach seasonal vocabulary terms. Easy to assemble and use with students in general education or special education! Keywords: category, so
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Vocabulary
Also included in: Categories Sort Bundle
Early Intervention Fall Play The Speech Way
Fall is a perfect time to get little ones outside and encourage speech and language skills before the weather gets too cold! These fun handouts help guide parents to carry over speech and language therapy targets into their fun fall activities. Each handout includes a new sign, with picture and written directions, to target within the fall activity as well as two-three suggestions to incorporate language. **NEW this fall...this packet contains many visual aids that can be used with children of
PreK - K
American Sign Language
Yesterday I...Irregular Past Tense Verbs
These cards can help students who are working on irregular past tense verbs. There are 30 cards in the set. Each on says, "Today I/we (present tense verb). Yesterday I/we _______." The student can be prompted to read the card and fill in the blank with the correct verb. Each card also has a picture on it to help younger students figure out what the verb is. You can print the project and have students fill in the blanks, or the cards could be printed, cut out, and laminated for repeated use. If y
K - 3rd
Grammar
PECS Phase 1: Finding the Perfect Reinforcers
This tool is perfect for the SLP, teacher, or parent getting ready to start with PECS! It provides prompts to help discover what the student's strongest reinforcements may be, while also helping prepare you for future phases of PECS when you need to know strong dislikes. There are pages with prompts of favorites/least favorites of things such as textures, foods, and drinks. Other pages probe to find out how you can tell if student is upset or happy, what types of input they may like (pressure, m
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Yesterday I...Regular Past Tense -ed-->D
These cards can help students who are working on regular past tense verbs. In this set, all verbs sound like /D/ at the end (i.e. started, heated, painted). There are 30 targeted verbs and two sets of cards for differentiated instruction of past tense verbs. One set contains only text, "Today I (verb). Yesterday I _____." Students can verbally complete the pair or can write right on the card for take-home practice later. You could also laminate them so they can be used with dry erase markers and
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English Language Arts, Grammar
Also included in: Yesterday I: Three Regular Past Tense Rules Bundle
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About the store
Experience
I am a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist with experience supporting children across school, early intervention, home, daycare, and community settings. I currently work in the school setting, where I support early learners with a variety of speech, language, communication, and AAC needs.
Prior to returning to the public school setting in December 2016, I worked in Early Intervention as a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist. I provided services in children’s natural environments, including homes, daycare centers, and Head Start programs, while coaching families, caregivers, and teachers on how to build communication during everyday routines. I have experience working with students from Early Childhood through 5th grade in the school setting.
My resources are designed to be practical, parent-friendly, and classroom-ready. I love creating materials that help busy SLPs, teachers, paras, and families support early communication, functional language, AAC use, and meaningful carryover throughout the day.
I hold my Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA and am licensed in the state of Illinois.
Teaching style
My therapy style is practical, family-centered, and rooted in everyday routines. With my background in Early Intervention, I believe communication growth happens best when the important adults in a child’s life feel confident supporting them throughout the day.
In therapy, I work to make sessions personal, playful, and meaningful while giving families, teachers, and caregivers simple tools they can continue using outside of speech sessions. In the school setting, this means collaboration and communication are key. I work closely with teachers, staff, and families to help students build functional communication skills that carry over into the classroom, home, and community.
My goal is always to support the whole child by helping their grown-ups feel equipped, encouraged, and ready to help little communicators grow.
Awards & shining teacher moments
One of my favorite moments as an SLP is watching a child realize that their communication has power. Whether it is hearing a first word, seeing a child use AAC to request something they want, watching them finally master a tricky speech sound, or seeing them connect with another person in a new way - those moments never get old.
There is nothing quite like the confidence and joy on a child’s face when they know they were understood. Those little moments are often huge milestones, and they are the reason I love this work so much.
My own education history
I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology, with a minor in Psychology, from Marquette University in 2011. I then continued my graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, where I earned my Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology in 2013 with an emphasis in Early Childhood Special Education.
After completing my Clinical Fellowship in the school setting, I earned my Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Additional biographical information
Hi, I’m Samantha, the SLP behind HelpUTalk! I create practical speech, language, AAC, and visual support resources for early communicators and the adults who support them. My resources are designed with real classrooms, therapy sessions, and home routines in mind, so they are simple to understand, easy to use, and meaningful for students.
I especially love creating materials that support functional communication, AAC modeling, parent carryover, early language, and visual routines. My goal is to help busy SLPs, teachers, paras, and families feel more confident supporting little communicators throughout the day.
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