Welcome to the land of Pokémon. Speech Pokémon! (Yes, you read that right.) Take advantage of new trends by incorporating lessons to keep students interested and engaged. Let’s take a look at some tips on how to do this below.
May is here, and all of the April showers have brought many beautiful flowers. Take time to appreciate the beauty of flowers and their power to engage kids. Mix up May flowers into speech and language sessions. Incorporate different goals and skills that need focus and add some colorful flowers for kids to take home […]
Providing support and instruction for students on the autism spectrum is not always easy. It takes patience, intelligence, empathy, and innovation. This Autism Awareness Month, we are featuring personal stories and connections to Autism from our colleagues and clinicians. One of our wonderful special education teachers – Apryl Levy – wanted to share a method […]
Many classrooms take time during the spring and summer to allow children to watch caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies. This is one way to see the wonders of nature up close while incorporating science into their learning. Watching these fuzzy creatures form chrysalis and go through metamorphosis gives everyone a lot of vocabulary and a lot […]
Children like to celebrate important people in their lives. Father’s Day is another time where we can focus on the special men in each student’s world. It is extremely important to remember the children that you work with to make sure that that not everyone has a father living with them, so remember to include […]
Mother’s Day is a major celebration in the United States. As we head into the month of May, it’s a nice time to do something in speech sessions that will focus on mothers. It is always nice to be able to encourage children to talk about parts of their life. This allows them to be […]
Concentrating on speech and language goals in the winter can be tough. Between the holidays, vacations, and other disruptions, focus can be hard to maintain. No matter what is happening, you must get items accomplished during sessions with students. Assessments are done throughout the year, so mix up some word games to practice sounds, phrases, […]
While the weather is still nice, take advantage of an outdoor activity that will inspire additional tie-ins for speech and language goals. Bring in a kite to share with students. Remember that many may be unfamiliar with kites and how to fly them.
During the spring and summers months, birds of all kinds can be seen flying across the sky. Children love to learn about these winged creatures. An extra bonus is that birds offer a wonderful starting point for speech and language activities.
Are you a monolingual speech-language pathologist with a bilingual population? Then you’ll want to attend the Bilingual Symposium. The premier event for monolingual and bilingual speech-language pathologists is coming to New Orleans on July 18-20! In a two-day event set in the heart of NOLA, learn about… How to identify bilingual children with language disorders […]
