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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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Preview of Open Ended Activities Let's Move Completed Growing Bundle BOOM Speech Language

Open Ended Activities Let's Move Completed Growing Bundle BOOM Speech Language

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. This is a completed growing bundle of seasonal/holiday themed open ended BOOM Card Decks. The following resources are currently included in the bundle: Let’s Move: Back to School, Let’s Move: Fall is Here, Let’s Move: Halloween, Let's Move: Thanksgiving, Le
Preview of Open Ended BOOM Cards Let's Take Turns: Fall Bundle

Open Ended BOOM Cards Let's Take Turns: Fall Bundle

This is a set of 3 BOOM CARD decks, 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. This is a discounted bundle of 3 of my Let's Take Turn Games! This set includes Barnyard Bonanza, Apple Picking Contest, and The Pumpkin Patch. These activities are open ended
Preview of Articulation BOOM Cards Mr. Shark's Feeding Frenzy Early Sounds Bundle

Articulation BOOM Cards Mr. Shark's Feeding Frenzy Early Sounds Bundle

It's a feeding frenzy! This resource offers 12 initial, 12 medial, and 12 final targets for the following sounds /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /m/, /n/, /k/, and /g/. To play, you will need a die. At the time of publication, the toytheater.com website offered a free virtual one. To begin, hit the next buttons to advance to the game page. Player 1 says their targets and rolls the die. If Player 1 rolls a 1, 2, 3, or 4 Player 1 feeds the corresponding number of fish to the shark by dragging and dropping the
Preview of A Pirate's Life for Me Actions Set 1

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
Preview of Open Ended Game BOOM Card Deck Let's Take Turns: Barnyard Bonanza Speech Therapy

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
Preview of Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns Work Zone Area BOOM Card Deck Speech Language

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
Preview of Open Ended Games BOOM Cards Holiday Bundle for Speech Language or OT Therapy

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
Preview of Open Ended Activity No Print Look a Bug Speech Language Therapy

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
Preview of Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns: It's Turkey Time BOOM Cards Speech Language

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
Preview of BOOM Card Decks Halloween Bundle

BOOM Card Decks Halloween Bundle

This is a set of 3 BOOM CARD decks, 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. This is a discounted bundle of 3 of my Halloween themed activities! This set includes Halloween Actions, Let's Take Turns: Trick or Treating, and The Sticker Game: Halloween Ac
Preview of Associations BOOM Card Deck The Loading Zone for Speech Language 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
Preview of Open Ended BOOM Card Deck: The Sticker Game: Actions Set 1

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
Preview of Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns: Christmas Bundle BOOM Card for Speech Language

Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns: Christmas Bundle BOOM Card for Speech Language

This is a set of BOOM CARD decks, 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. This is a discounted bundle of 3 of my Let's Take Turn Games! This set includes Cookies for Santa, Reindeer Games, and The School Toy Drive. These activities are open ended games that can be used by themselves to develop/practice turn taking skills or i
Preview of Open Ended Activities Christmas Bundle BOOM Card Deck for Speech Language

Open Ended Activities Christmas Bundle BOOM Card Deck for Speech Language

This is a discounted 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. This bundled set includes Let's Open Presents and Santa, Santa In Your Sleigh. Let's Open Presents is an open ended activity. It can be used to practice making choices, turn taking skills, imitating gestures, labeling items/actions, formulating s
Preview of Categories BOOM Cards: The Loading Zone What is in the Truck? Language

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
Preview of Multi-Player Game Paws Off My Bones BOOM Cards Speech Language Therapy

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
Preview of Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns: Reindeer Games BOOM Card Deck for Speech

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
Preview of Open Ended Game BOOM Card Let's Take Turns: Apple Picking Contest Speech Therapy

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
Preview of Open Ended Game Let's Take Turns Crab Hunting BOOM Cards Speech Language Therapy

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
Preview of BOOM Cards A Pirate's Life for Me: Language Bundle

BOOM Cards A Pirate's Life for Me: Language Bundle

This is a bundle of a Pirate's Life for Me. This resource offers 4 decks. Each deck contains 10 picture cues that target naming associations, items in a category, functions, and opposites. First Work: Model/elicit your targets. Then Play: Player 1 picks a treasure chest to see if there is a piece of gold under it. If there is, they drag and drop it to the box labeled Player 1 and their turn ends. If there isn’t, it is Player 2’s turn. Player 2 picks a treasure chest to see if there is a piece
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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!