I made several category sorting games for my language delayed kiddos and my kiddos who have been struggling with semantic mapping and word retrieval. I thought I’d share this one with you today. I know this packet isn’t fancy but it was quick and easy to make and it gets the job done. So […]
This post is about my personal preferences as a speech-language pathologist when counseling parents. It has nothing to do with research or evidence-based practice. It has EVERYTHING to do with my professional experience with counseling parents over the years. So feel free to read with an open mind and reach your own conclusions. Nonverbal vs. Prelinguistic […]
Just for a little fun I made this simple President’s day Tic-Tac-Toe packet. There are 3 versions the the Tic-Tac-Toe sheets included. You can play a simple game of Tic-Tac-Toe or use this packet as a simple bingo sheet and play a cover-all type game. I’m sure you can think of many different ways to […]
A pitot randomized controlled trial of DIR/Floortime parenting training intervention for pre-school children with autistic spectrum disorders Citation: Pajareya, K., & Nopmaneejumruslers, K. (2011). A pilot randomized controlled trial of DIR/Floortime™ parent training intervention for pre-school children with autistic spectrum disorders. Autism, 15 (5), 563-577. doi: DOI: 10.1177/1362361310386502 Purpose: Purpose of this study was to compare DIR/Floortime parent […]
Since Valentine’s day is quickly approaching I thought I’d share a quick fun way to celebrate the day!!! I made these simple token strips as a fun quick reinforcement game for any speech and language goals. There are so many ways you can use these strips. I’ve included three of my favorite ways on the […]
Introducing, my latest product, Practical Strategies to Meet Sensory Need of Students in the Speech Therapy Room! It is generally recognized and agreed upon that many children on the autism spectrum also process sensory information differently than NT children. Therefore, their sensory needs will also be different. In my product, Sensory Needs and ASD: What Every SLP […]
I was thinking of my family and friends freezing on the east coast and I thought, how great would it be if that groundhog does NOT see his shadow? Early spring sounds like it’s just what we need to thaw everyone out! So I made a quick fun simple little game board! Here’s hoping for […]
Last week we talked about what play routines are and how I choose the activities/toys to create a play routine (you can find that post here). This week we will discuss what a play routine looks like and how I implement play routines. Firstly let’s begin with an example of what a play routine looks […]
Today’s FREEBIE Friday is part of an AWESOME SLP FB FRENZY that begins TODAY and lasts through 1/27. You can download 20+ freebies just by starting on my FB page, clicking on the FRENZY tab at the top of my page that looks like this…. …and follow the directions to download and move on to […]
The use of routines is one of the simplest ways an adult (parent/caregiver/therapist/educator, etc.) can facilitate language growth in young children. This is especially true for children between 1-3 years of age (or children functioning between this developmental age range). When speaking about routines, most often we think of “steps” to completing an act (e.g. […]
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