the FUNctional speechie
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Prospect, Kentucky, United States
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Hi, my name is Amy Dow, and I am a school-based, ASHA certified, private, speech language pathologist. I have over 25 years of experience in the field of speech and language pathology. Working as a contract speech and language pathologist, I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings with amazing students and professionals.
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A Pirate's Life for Me Actions Set 1
This activity is part of my First Work then Play Series. Do you have students that struggle with alternating their attention between work and play? If so, this resource is for you! In this series, children practice their targets first and then play a game. This resource is pirate themed and includes 10 picture cues that target the understanding and use of common actions. This resource also lends itself well to modeling/eliciting the pronouns he/she, auxiliary is, and third person /s/. Students
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Also included in:Â A Pirate's Life for Me: Actions Bundle
Open Ended Game BOOM Card Deck Let's Take Turns: Barnyard Bonanza Speech Therapy
Hurry!!!!! The farmer needs your help! Someone left the barn door open and all the animals escaped! Take turns looking behind a barn to see if you can be the player who saves the most farm animals! This activity is an open ended game that can be used by itself to develop/practice turn taking skills or in conjunction with your own resources as a simple reinforcement activity. This resource offers 4 variations of the layout enabling students to play multiple times with varied outcomes. Students o
PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Â Open Ended BOOM Cards Let's Take Turns: Fall Bundle
Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns Work Zone Area BOOM Card Deck Speech Language
The Work Zone Area is an open ended game that can be used by itself to develop/practice turn taking skills or in conjunction with your own resources as a simple reinforcement activity. See my video preview for a quick peek! This resource offers 8 variations of the layout enabling students to play multiple times with varied outcomes. Students of ALL ages love the surprise element of this game yet it is SIMPLE enough to use with your early learners. Player 1 says their speech targets and picks a
PreK - 2nd
Open Ended Games BOOM Cards Holiday Bundle for Speech Language or OT Therapy
This is a discounted bundle of 7 of my Let's Take Turn resources offering 28 game boards in total! This set includes Will You Be My Valentine?, Pot of Gold, Egg Hunt, Let Freedom Ring, Trick or Treat, It's Turkey Time, and Cookies for Santa. These activities are open ended games that can be used by themselves to develop/practice turn taking skills or in conjunction with your own resources as simple reinforcement activities. Each resource offers 4 variations of the layout enabling students to pl
PreK - 2nd
Open Ended Activity No Print Look a Bug Speech Language Therapy
Do your students like thematic units? This is a no print, interactive PDF that can be used on tablets, computers, and smart boards. This resource is perfect for teletherapy or distance learning. Open the PDF with a PDF reader such as Books or Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. This resource offers simple page layouts designed to limit visual and textual distractions. It lends itself well to labeling items in a category, modeling/eliciting core vocabulary, practicing carrier phrases, sorting pictures, an
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Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns: It's Turkey Time BOOM Cards Speech Language
It's turkey time and the farmer needs your help! The turkeys are afraid of being eaten and are hiding in the bales of hay! This activity is an open ended game that can be used by itself to develop/practice turn taking skills or in conjunction with your own resources as a simple reinforcement activity. This resource offers 8 variations of the layout enabling students to play multiple times with varied outcomes. Students of ALL ages love the surprise element of this game yet it is SIMPLE enough to
PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Â Open Ended Games BOOM Cards Holiday Bundle for Speech Language or OT Therapy
Associations BOOM Card Deck The Loading Zone for Speech Language Therapy
This self-checking activity is sure to be "loads" of fun! This resource offers 12 interactive slides with a total of 48 picture cues that target identifying associations of seasonal items. Students load/drag items to the corresponding trucks. Once all items have been loaded onto the truck, students hit the next button. If the items are loaded on the right truck, the activity will advance to the the next slide. If the items are not loaded on the right truck, your students will be given the opport
PreK - 2nd
Open Ended BOOM Card Deck: The Sticker Game: Actions Set 1
The Sticker Game is a digital version of one of my students' favorite games. It is two for the price of one given the reinforcement activity is built in! This resource offers 8 variations of the layout enabling students to play multiple times with varied outcomes. Students of ALL ages love the surprise element of this game yet it is SIMPLE enough to use with your early learners. Player 1 picks a card and says their speech target. They move the card to see if there is a sticker under it. If ther
PreK - 2nd
Categories BOOM Cards: The Loading Zone What is in the Truck? Language
This activity is sure to be "loads" of fun! This resource offers 16 interactive slides that target identifying the correct category of a group of items. The following categories are included: toys, animals, clothes, sports, furniture, vehicles, jobs, and food. Teacher models/elicits the what question. Student moves/drags the truck OFF the right side of the screen to see what is inside the truck. Child selects the box with the correct category label of the items in the truck. If the child select
PreK - 2nd
Multi-Player Game Paws Off My Bones BOOM Cards Speech Language Therapy
This is a multiplayer game that targets the understanding and/or use of actions, associations, functions, and categories. Students of ALL ages love this game yet it is SIMPLE enough to use with your early learners. Select the desired activity page. Grab a die or a spinner. At the time of publication, digital dice and spinners were available at the following web address https://toytheater.com/category/teacher-tools/ Player 1 rolls a die or spins a spinner. Player 1 looks for the the column with
PreK - 3rd
Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns: Reindeer Games BOOM Card Deck for Speech
It’s Christmas Eve! Santa needs to leave but his reindeer are too busy playing games! This activity is an open ended game that can be used by itself to develop/practice turn taking skills or in conjunction with your own resources as a simple reinforcement activity. This resource offers 8 variations of the layout enabling students to play multiple times with varied outcomes. Students of ALL ages love the surprise element of this game yet it is SIMPLE enough to use with your early learners. Take
PreK - 2nd
Open Ended Game BOOM Card Let's Take Turns: Apple Picking Contest Speech Therapy
We are having an apple picking contest. Take turns picking a basket full of apples and see if you can be the player who finds the most apples without worms! This activity is an open ended game that can be used by itself to develop/practice turn taking skills or in conjunction with your own resources as a simple reinforcement activity. This resource offers 4 variations of the layout enabling students to play multiple times with varied outcomes. Students of ALL ages love the surprise element of t
PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Â Open Ended BOOM Cards Let's Take Turns: Fall Bundle
Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns Crab Hunting BOOM Cards Speech Language Therapy
Grab a bucket! It's time to go crab hunting! Take turns moving a bucket and see if there is a crab under it! The person who finds the most crabs wins! This activity is an open ended game that can be used by itself to develop/practice turn taking skills or in conjunction with your own resources as a simple reinforcement activity. This resource offers 4 variations of the layout enabling students to play multiple times with varied outcomes. Students of ALL ages love the surprise element of this ga
PreK - 2nd
Spring Vocabulary BOOM Cards: The Loading Zone What is in the Truck? Language
This activity is sure to be "loads" of fun! This resource offers 16 interactive slides that target identifying Spring themed vocabulary. Teacher models/elicits the what question. Student moves/drags the truck OFF the right side of the screen to see what is inside the truck. Child selects the box with the correct item in the truck. If the child selects the correct box an auditory/visual reinforcer will occur, and the slide will automatically advance to the next question. If the child selects th
PreK - 2nd
Categories BOOM Card Deck: The Loading Zone Speech Language Therapy
This self-checking activity is sure to be "loads" of fun! This resource offers 12 interactive slides with a total of 48 picture cues that target identifying items in a category. Check out my video preview for a quick peek! The following categories are represented: food/toys, animals/clothes, furniture/vehicles, and jobs/sports. Students load/drag items to the corresponding trucks. Once all items have been loaded onto the truck, students hit the next button. If the items are loaded on the right t
PreK - 2nd
Language BOOM Card Deck: Shooting Hoops Functions
It's time to shoot some hoops! Your students will love talking about items' functions with this engaging activity! This resource offers 12 picture cues targeting the function of an object. Student picks a ball and shoots/drags it through the hoop. Balls can be discarded by swiping them off the left side of the page. Model/elicit the target's function. Play continues until all the balls are gone. As always, happy learning! This is a set of BOOM CARDS, a cloud based digital resource used through
PreK - 3rd
Also included in:Â Language BOOM Card Deck: Shooting Hoops Language Bundle
Multi-Player Game Pirate Booty for Speech Language Therapy
This is a printable PDF. Pirate Booty is a multiplayer game that targets the understanding and/or use of actions, categories, functions, and prepositions. Students of ALL ages love this game yet it is SIMPLE enough to use with your early learners. Player 1 rolls the die or spins the spinner. Player 1 looks for the the column with the corresponding number, picks a picture, and states the targeted answer. Player 1 receives the number of pirate booty on the die or spinner and puts them in their tr
PreK - 3rd
Open Ended Game BOOM Deck Let's Take Turns: The Pumpkin Patch Speech Language
Hurry!!!!! The farmer needs your help! The field mice are eating all his pumpkins! Take turns picking a pumpkin and see if you can be the player who catches the most mice! This activity is an open ended game that can be used by itself to develop/practice turn taking skills or in conjunction with your own resources as a simple reinforcement activity. This resource offers 4 variations of the layout enabling students to play multiple times with varied outcomes. Students of ALL ages love the surpri
PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Â Open Ended BOOM Cards Let's Take Turns: Fall Bundle
Open Ended BOOM Card Deck: Let's Decorate Some Cookies Christmas
This is a set of BOOM CARDS, a cloud based digital resource used through the Boom Learning website. It is GREAT for teletherapy. BOOM CARDS can be used with most computers, iPads, tablets, phones, and Smartboards with an internet connection. The use of this resource requires at least a FREE Boom Learning Account. Merry Christmas! Let's decorate some cookies!! This is an open ended resource. It can be used to practice following directions or as a simple reinforcement activity. Student chooses th
PreK - 2nd
Also included in:Â Seasonal Barrier Games Bundle
Multi-Player Game Swipe It Super Kids: Actions BOOM Card Speech Language Therapy
Who doesn't love super heroes? This is a multiplayer game that targets the understanding and/or use of actions. This resource also lends itself well to subjective pronouns, auxiliary verbs, and third person /s/. Players of ALL ages love this game yet it is SIMPLE enough to use with your early learners. Take turns moving an action card and see if there is a super kid swipe card under it! The person who finds the most swipe cards wins! Player 1 says their speech target and moves the top action ca
PreK - 2nd
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About the store
Experience
Hi, my name is Amy Dow, and I am a school-based, ASHA certified, private, speech language pathologist. I have over 25 years of experience in the field of speech and language pathology. Working as a contract speech and language pathologist, I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings with amazing students and professionals.
Teaching style
I love my job, and I would say that most people would say, it shows! I think my brand says it all! I strive to be fun, but I need what I do to be functional; therefore, the FUNctional speechie seemed fitting. My weekly lesson plans usually consist of 3-4 different activities that I can adapt to meet my diverse caseload's needs. Speaking of diverse, I work with students with severe to profound complex needs as well as students with mild impairments. For that, I am blessed, AND for that, I need resources to fit a multitude of needs! Many of my resources offer simple page layouts designed to limit visual and textual distractions. I hope you enjoy using them as much as I enjoy making them! As always, happy learning!
Awards & shining teacher moments
Yet to be determined. :)
My own education history
I graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a BS in Speech and Language Disorders. If you are looking for a Big 10 school, I highly recommend it! I received my Masters of the Arts in Communication Disorders at Northern Illinois University. At Northern, I had the honor and privilege of working on a grant called Family Based Therapy. The importance and utilization of functional interventions were at the root of our therapy, and the experience definitely helped shape me into the therapist I am today.
Additional biographical information
I have an amazing husband, 2 wonderful daughters, and a son-in-law that I am very proud of. I love creating materials to use with my students, and I love buying them too! When I am not working, I love binge watching TV, working out, and laying on the beach!
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