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Let’s talk about something that trips up even experienced SLPs: figuring out whether you’re dealing with an articulation vs phonological disorder – and then knowing what to do about it. This distinction isn’t just academic. Pick the wrong treatment approach, and you might spend months spinning your wheels with a
Are you looking for fresh ideas to keep your speech therapy sessions engaging this winter? Winter animal activities are the perfect way to keep your kids motivated while targeting those speech and language goals. Why Winter Animals? Animal-themed activities are always a hit with kids. And hibernating winter animals or
7 fun ways to use alliteration in articulation activities for speech therapy
Games are a great alternative when articulation drills get, well… boring. But can articulation games for speech therapy be effective as drill work? Absolutely! You know it’s important to get plenty of repetitions when practicing the r sound in articulation therapy, and sometimes a few minutes of pure drills can
Taking articulation data at the conversational level in speech therapy sessions can be a challenge. Let’s get real… the flow of conversation doesn’t pause after each word or sentence to let you document. Taking data at the word and sentence levels is easy because each attempt is a discrete trial and
Mixed groups can get a bit crazy sometimes in speech therapy No-prep printables perfect for mixed articulation groups in speech therapy. We’ve all had ’em if you are a school-based speech-language pathologist. The challenges are real, especially as groups grow larger. And they are, with so many school settings tossing
The Dynamic Evaluation of Motor Speech Skills (DEMSS) is a tool I’ve been waiting for. The DEMSS is a criterion-referenced dynamic assessment of childhood apraxia of speech. Does this sound familiar? You’re evaluating a young child with a severe speech sound disorder. You note a
I recently received a few questions from a parent of a little boy who has childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). This wonderful mom was feeling a bit nervous about her son starting kindergarten, as many parents are. It can be bittersweet for any parent who is readying their child to
If you’re a pediatric SLP, you’ve undoubtedly spent time in R articulation therapy trying to shape that most stubborn of phonemes. R articulation therapy can be exasperating. That obstinate, ornery R. You know what I am talking about. Do you feel like you’ve exhausted every articulation trick for R
Try this frosty snowman craft this January This easy winter craft provides so many vocabulary and language opportunities. Children love to talk about snow and snowmen, even if they live in the south. Me too, and I’m wishing for a little snow in Texas this winter. This cute snowman craft
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