Let's Grow Language
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Willard, Utah, United States
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I am a speech language pathologist in my clinical fellowship year. I work in the public school setting supporting children of all ages, disabilities, and skill levels. My strength in language acquisition and sentence generation provides me with insights others may not see.
Prior to being an SLP, I previously taught secondary education with endorsements in English Language Arts, German as a Foreign Language, and English as a Second Language. I taught literature, writing, grammar, and cultural lessons for nearly 10 years before discovering my "home" in speech language pathology.
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"The Camping Trip" Retell Map
This is an extension activity for "The Camping Trip," by Jennifer K. Mann. This fun narrative offers wonderful language targets for children in speech therapy, language arts, and fun homeschool lessons. The creative art style and beautiful scenery lends itself to great conversations about personal connections and personal narratives. This story retell map offers a visual support for the story elements and a visual reminder of sequencing words to support complex sentence generation. See my othe
PreK - 5th
Grammar, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
Pack for camping: activity sort
This activity was designed as an extension for the book, "The Camping Trip," by Jennifer K. Mann, but it could be used for other units instead. This activity requires students to decide what items they should pack for a camping trip, and what items they need to leave at home. This file includes an instruction page, a duffle icon to place items, and a house icon to place other items.
K - 5th
Literature
CCSS
CCRA.R.2
Camping Verb cards
This resource contains 24 photographs of activities that people do while they are out camping. These cards were designed to work as an extension- or frontloading activity in conjunction with "The Camping Trip" by Jennifer K. Mann, but could be used with any other camping or outdoor themed unit. Combine this free resource with the foldable tent craft from my store to expand language even further. Children with language disorders need more repeated, specific practice with language, especially
PreK - 5th
Reading, Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
CCSS
SL.2.1
"The Camping Trip" narrative intervention activity: irregular past tense
This resource is a narrative intervention extension activity to follow "The Camping Trip," by Jennifer K. Mann. These cards, designed to be printed double sided, allow children to consider the irregular past tense word prior to seeing the answer, thereby providing think time to allow students to generate their own response--an essential aspect of language practice. Pictures provide clues about how this word was used in the story and facilitate retell. To support retell, download this free ret
PreK - 5th
Grammar, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.SL.6
Millie Fluer's Poison Garden: Growth Mindset Extension Activity
"Millie Fluer's Poison Garden" by Christy Mandin is a great springtime read for teachers, speech therapists, and even homeschoolers. This file a narrative intervention activity that extends this story to children's personal lives by providing them an opportunity to reframe thoughts with a growth mindset. The character in the story, Millie Fluer, uses her own growth mindset to educate the members of community, instead of playing a victim. This narrative combined with a guiding mini-lesson could
1st - 6th
Literature, Reading, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
CCRA.R.3
, LA.5.1.A
, LA.2.1.E
+6
Also included in: Millie Fleur's Poison Garden Narrative Unit
Bear narratives: Winter dress up extension
Bear is a common character in children's books, especially in the winter time. This resource is an extension activity targeting winter clothing vocabulary. Children can help Bear get dressed when he going out as Santa Bruce (by Ryan T. Higgins), or when he is going into the storm in Got to Get to Bear's (by Brian Lies). A winter coat will keep in warm when sledding in the Red Sled (by Lita Judge) or if he needs to leave the cave after Bear Snores On (by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman). There are
PreK - 6th
Literature, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS, TEKS
RL.K.3
, RL.1.3
, RL.2.1
+4
"Spring Stinks!" Narrative intervention and Extension Activities
This is a bundle of activities used with "Spring Stink!" A Little Bruce the Bear book by Ryan T. Higgins. This bundle includes: A smell sort activity promoting expressive comments and opinions A Wet Moose! activity created to build complex sentences Multiple Meaning words related to the story and spring theme. 2 social Language Extensions: politely saying "no" and letting others choose. Why do I use narrative interventions?Narrative intervention activities are efficient and versatile means o
PreK - 8th
Literature, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.4
, CCRA.L.6
Bruce the Bear: "Spring Stinks!" Multiple Meaning Words
This is an intervention/ narrative therapy activity to use with the book "Spring Stinks!" A Little Bruce The Bear book by Ryan T. Higgins. The first page of the resources explains the value this activity has in language intervention and therapy, and offers ideas how to make this practice engaging. I find, though, that children simply talking about a silly book when they are provided with resources to support them. This resource contains 12 words with multiple means that relate to the story or s
K - 8th
Literature, Reading, Vocabulary
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
CCRA.L.4
, LA.3.2.B.ii
, R.3.4.a
Also included in: "Spring Stinks!" Narrative intervention and Extension Activities
"Red Sled" Narrative Unit and Extension Activities
This is a language and narrative intervention unit that extends the book "Red Sled" by Lita Judge. This unit includes the follow language targets and activities: Present Progressive verb practice cardsRegular past tense verb practice cardsIrregular past tense verb practice cardsStory Sequencing with picturesSeasons visualCompare and Contrast PracticeOnce you print these pages-- I always laminate them, too-- it becomes a great winter-time a grab-and-go literary unit. The detailed instructions f
PreK - 3rd
Grammar, Literature, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
, LA.K.1.B
+4
Adopt a Pet: The Best Relative Clause Game
This game was designed to support children with developmental language disorders by targeting relative clauses, clauses that used frequently to express valuable information about a noun. The instructions and game play make this complex sentence structure easy to use and understand. Watch a Youtube short showing a quick example of game play and relative clause examples. This game was created to be an extension activity for narratives with pets. However, it is a great stand-alone game to make a
3rd - 12th
Grammar, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.4
, CCRA.L.5
+1
"Strictly No Elephants" social language extension
In the book "Strictly No Elephants" By Lisa Mantchev, a young boy is excluded by the other children because they don't like his pet elephant. Instead of getting angry and being mean in response, the young boy starts his own club that is completely inclusive. This activity provides practice for students to turn angry responses that the boy could have used, into calm, respectful responses. This book and extension activity help students practice empathy and inclusivity. Transforming potential nega
1st - 6th
Literature, Reading, Social Emotional Learning
Pig The Monster Extension Activities
This bundle includes 3 extension activities used with the book "Pig the Monster" by Aaron Blabey. This Halloween themed bundle offers activities targeting: complex sentences, irregular past tense verbs, and a natural language generating activity while dressing up Pig the Pug in Halloween costumes. It is a great collection of grab-and-go activities for a speech therapist who loves literary connections. Print, laminate, and store them for next year. Purchase as a bundle to save money, or just sel
1st - 10th
Grammar, Reading, Speaking & Listening
CCSS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.4
+1
Monster Cards! Generating complex sentences
This set of cards provides a fun and interactive way to help individuals practice constructing complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions. Each card features a unique monster along with its weakness, prompting participants to create sentences that describe the relationship between the two. Target conjunctions are designed to be displayed, connecting the verbal target with the written word, leading to generalization in reading. By using these cards, children enhance their understanding
4th - 9th
Grammar, Reading, Speaking & Listening
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.L.1
+3
Also included in: Pig The Monster Extension Activities
Pig the Monster: Irregular verbs extension activity
This activity is a narrative intervention extension activity for “Pig the Monster,” from the Pig the Pug series by Aaron Blabey. This activity targets 12 irregular past tense verbs. The cards can be used to supplement the narrative retell or simply used for sentence generation in the context of Pig's adventures. As with all narrative intervention extension activities, this is best used after reading the story at least once. That provides the content for the sentences. If the child can't remem
PreK - 6th
Grammar, Literature, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.W.3
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.SL.1
+2
Also included in: Pig The Monster Extension Activities
Thanks for Nothing! Extension Bundle
This is a bundle of 3 extension activities to target language along side the narrative: "Thanks for Nothing! A Little Bruce Book," the mini books that follow Bruce the Bear. These resources can be purchased individually in my store, or buy them all at a discount here. Each resource includes an explanation page, and extension activity designed to be printed, laminated, and used over and over with the book. Why do I use narrative interventions?Narrative intervention activities are efficient and
PreK - 6th
Grammar, Literature, Reading
Thanks for Nothing! Compare and Contrast extension
This is an extension activity to use with Bruce The Bear, Little Bruce Book, "Thanks for Nothing!" After reading the narrative with the child, this activity pushes a child to analyze two characters in the story by comparing and contrasting their features. This resource includes an initial page with instructions, two following pages with tips/tricks and explanation, and two different levels of prompts to use with the Venn diagram. Why do I use narrative interventions?Narrative intervention act
PreK - 7th
Literature, Reading
CCSS, VA SOL
CCRA.R.3
, CCRA.R.7
, CCRA.L.6
+1
Also included in: Thanks for Nothing! Extension Bundle
Thanks for Nothing! Extension for a Complex Sentence
This is an extension activity to use with Bruce the Bear, Little Bruce Book "Thanks for Nothing!" After reading the narrative with the child, this activity stretches language to formulate a complex sentence using a subordinating conjunction and adverbial phrase. The use of the pictures and sentence ideas reduces cognitive load off the child and brings abstract concepts into a more concrete realm, thereby helping a child who uses only simple sentences to stretch their language in a comfortable
PreK - 5th
Grammar, Literature, Reading
CCSS, TEKS
CCRA.L.1
, CCRA.L.3
, CCRA.L.4
+4
Also included in: Thanks for Nothing! Extension Bundle
Main Idea Hand *Manipulatable*
What is this?I created a hand that I use with my students when discussing the main idea. I have seen many worksheets, but I wanted something concrete, without taking a sharpie the tiny fingers. This hand serves as a great introduction and reminder tool when finding the main idea. After students use The Main Idea Hand a couple of times, they find that they can rely on their own fingers as a visual reminder instead, thereby generalizing the skill and helping themselves. This file also contains a
K - 9th
English Language Arts
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, LA.6.5.F
+4
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About the store
Experience
I am a speech language pathologist in my clinical fellowship year. I work in the public school setting supporting children of all ages, disabilities, and skill levels. My strength in language acquisition and sentence generation provides me with insights others may not see.
Prior to being an SLP, I previously taught secondary education with endorsements in English Language Arts, German as a Foreign Language, and English as a Second Language. I taught literature, writing, grammar, and cultural lessons for nearly 10 years before discovering my "home" in speech language pathology.
Teaching style
As a speech pathologist, I incorporate my experiences as a teacher to create worthwhile extensions to narratives. I use evidence based practices in my speech therapy sessions and specifically employ narrative intervention methods to target academic and social language needs. Narrative unit extensions also allow for natural lessons and practice opportunities specific to different contexts.
As a teacher, I stood by the idea that project based learning is the best method. We incorporate all of the different content areas in each unit and make connections.
I like a classroom with lots of little routines. Tongue Twister Tuesday, Math Facts Monday, weekly book talks, Fluency practice on Fridays, and even Reading for Fun every Wednesday.
My own education history
*Bachelor's of Arts in German as a Foreign Language Teaching from Weber State University*
*Bachelor's of Arts in Language Arts Teaching from Weber State University*
*Endorsement for English as a Second Language in Utah fulfilled by Southern Utah University*
*Bachelor's of Science in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education from Utah State University*
*Master's of Arts in Speech Language Pathology at Utah State University*
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