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p. 4-5 Communication cards for male students p. 6-7 Communication cards for female students Both sets contain cards to communicate the following basic wants and needs: -Yes -No -I don’t feel good. -I need help. -I don’t want to talk. -I don’t know. -I need a break -May I go to my locker? -I need more time. -May I use the restroom? -Can you say that again? -Please ask me a yes/no question. **************************************************** IF YOU LIKE THIS PRODUCT, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY P

In this product, you will find information regarding the beginning steps of intervention for Selective Mutism in the school setting. Strategies and explanations regarding what comes first: -Making the school experience positive (practical strategies such as classroom seating arrangements, opportunities for nonverbal participation) -Assessing the child’s comfort level The following tables/logs to use at the start of intervention for a student with Selective Mutism in the school setting: -Speaking

This visually-simplistic resource is perfect for targeting rate of speech in a variety of therapies (e.g., speech sound disorders, stuttering, cluttering). I use the large visual with students in my therapy room. I like to laminate it so we can make use of dry-erase markers! Activity ideas are included! Give copies of the small visuals for use outside of the therapy room to assist in generalization; e.g., classroom use (teachers can adhere them to a student’s desk) or the child’s parent can kee

Use these category cards to elicit abstract vocabulary to help organize your students’ semantic networks. Great for students with word-retrieval difficulties. Also useful when teaching Green Group from the EET! You can: -Time your student(s)—give them one minute to name as many items in the category as they can think of! -Quantify how many items they need to think of for each category.

Use these category cards to elicit concrete vocabulary to help organize your students’ semantic networks. Great for students with word-retrieval difficulties. You can: -Time your student(s)—give them one minute to name as many items in the category as they can think of! -Quantify how many items they need to think of for each category.

Use these pictured objects to elicit assocations, categorization, compare/contrast, etc. Play like dominoes! Have students pair-up different items and explain their rationale for the pairing.

In working with my middle school students, I find that I am frequently returning to the same concepts: parts of speech, using conjunctions to form complex and compound sentences, and critical thinking skills. So, I designed these reference cards to use with my students. Now, we have a constant reminder (inside and outside of the therapy room) of the kinds of things we're trying to accomplish in speech & language! The idea is that you can jump between different linguistic levels as necessary: l

Being able to reason with verbal information is an integral part of how we communicate, problem solve, make decisions, and achieve success in relationships with others. Improve your students’ ability to reason flexibly and to expand her ability to identify, analyze, and modify information. Having a large repertoire of verbal reasoning abilities will help your students determine the effectiveness of her own responses plus analyze what is being said or presented to her. Have students list at le

This fast-paced and rewarding game will have your students motivated to spontaneously produce their target /s/ sound in all word positions! Inspired by the popular game “Spot It,” Seek & Speak is a card game consisting of 31 cards, each containing 6 illustrations. There are a total of 31 illustrations in all. One—and only one—matching illustration exists between any two cards. In this product, the illustrations are randomized to elicit /s/ in all word positions. Illustrations by word position

THESE CARDS WERE FEATURED IN THE MAY 2020 ISSUE OF THE ASHA LEADER!You can incorporate these cards into any game. Before taking a turn, students have to generate a grammatical sentence using a selected or random conjunction based on a prompt of your choice: story, conversation, or picture/video, etc. If in a small group session, add a competition element-- when students produce a grammatically correct sentence, they earn the card. Whoever collects the most cards at the end of the session wins!

This is a visually-simplistic resource great for targeting speech clarity strategies in a variety of therapies (e.g., speech sound disorders, stuttering, cluttering). Print and laminate as needed or use in split-screen view during teletherapy sessions! Strategies included: KNOW YOUR WHY Reduce rateIncrease intensityPause & phrase

This simple, easy-to-learn, fast-paced, and rewarding matching game will have your students motivated to spontaneously produce their target /l/ sound! Inspired by the popular game “Spot It,” Seek & Speak is a card game consisting of 31 cards, each containing 6 illustrations. There are a total of 31 illustrations in all. One—and only one— matching illustration exists between any two cards. In this product, the illustrations are randomized to elicit /l/ in all word positions. • 12 word-initial /

This freebie includes ideas for contextualized, multisensory activities to elicit speech and language skills and practice mindfulness outdoors! This freebie includes: Ideas for 3 different mindful in nature activitiesLanguage visuals and scaffolds for eliciting a mindful reflection: syntax for retell and a 5 senses adjective word bank.Five Senses Nature Scavenger Hunt ChecklistGuidance to create a Mindful Nature Mandala

Inspired by the popular game “Spot It,” Seek & Speak is a card game consisting of 31 cards, each containing 6 illustrations. There are a total of 31 illustrations in all. One—and only one—matching illustration exists between any two cards. In this product, the illustrations are randomized to elicit mindfulness vocabulary. Use this resource to supplement your mindfulness lessons. This drill-type, motivating game is perfect to help prime your students for and reinforce new vocabulary associate

You can use this matching game to help familiarize students with these targeted subordinating conjunctions! After each match that’s made, you can ask students to generate a sentence using the conjunction they identified as a match. Super-motivating competition element! Inspired by the popular game “Spot It,” Seek & Speak is a card game consisting of 13 cards, each containing 4 illustrations. There are a total of 13 illustrations in all. One—and only one—matching illustration exists between an

WOO HOO! YOU'VE FOUND IT! YOUR NEW GO-TO FOR quick articulation therapy for students who present with PALATAL FRONTING or LATERALIZATION OF /SH/! This simple, fun, easy-to-learn, fast-paced, and rewarding matching game will have your students motivated to spontaneously produce their target /sh/ sound in all word positions! Inspired by the popular game “Spot It,” Seek & Speak is a card game consisting of 31 cards, each containing 6 illustrations. There are a total of 31 illustrations in all. On

I've found that my students love to roll dice, so I created this activity for my middle school students who are working on conversation skills. I will tell students they have to elaborate on the question--i.e., NO yes/no responses accepted--these questions are good for going beyond yes/no.

Middle schoolers are explorers; in the beginning stages of developing a sense-of-self. In my anecdotal experience, the mind of a middle schooler is super impressionable and yearning for identity and structure. Sometimes they clam up with the adults in their lives as they desire more independence. Whether in an IEP meeting, on a phone call, at back to school night, etc., countless parents have expressed difficulty getting their child(ren) to give them more than a one-word answer and engage in a r

This simple, easy-to-learn, fast-paced, and rewarding matching game will have your students motivated to spontaneously produce their target /r/ sound! Inspired by the popular game “Spot It,” Seek & Speak is a card game consisting of 31 cards, each containing 6 illustrations. There are a total of 31 illustrations in all. One—and only one— matching illustration exists between any two cards. In this product, the illustrations are randomized to elicit /r/ in all word positions. • 11 word-initial p

Cultivate gratitude vibes, and not just during Thanksgiving season! Gratitude is for all year 'round: "Practicing gratitude invites joy into our lives" - Brene Brown In this product, you'll find: the evidence-based benefits of a tangible gratitude practice and why it's the perfect companion for your speech and language sessions!why the whole world (including your speech room) needs gratitude!instructions (more like guidelines) for making your own simple Joy Jar (includes example of finished pr