tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11442985283874369922024-03-13T05:02:48.828-05:00The Speech OwlMaking Speech and Language a HootThe Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-87020835963268975722021-08-24T20:18:00.005-05:002021-08-25T18:38:30.077-05:00Easy DIY Props for Play Based Speech TherapyDo you use themes and play based therapy in your speech therapy sessions? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thespeechowl.com/2021/08/easy-diy-props-for-play-based-speech.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJItjUfZri9NqXI9Fua6blK97nQyT1FHpIotKlpIdqzO7TzdZPJwhQbH__R3a3pzskz-EMF8_Q1vsl7kJT7eNbXQA5egMoHw5TxG_8oQ8KzYQRPjbLLK2R6lCM7vViEto47WM-y1-rb5R/w320-h320/6DA54C9D-BC04-4579-BD62-65035DE3FBF2.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Research shows that </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;">play based therapy IS effective when</span> learning and working on language and social skills<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, which is why I try to center my speech therapy sessions, especially for younger students, around play.</span><br /><div><div><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are an SLP working with children, whether it be in private practice, outpatient, or a school setting, then these easy DIY props for play based speech therapy will work for you! In this post I'll explain how to create your own props to enhance your speech therapy sessions for FREE (or at least very cheap).</span></span></div><div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #3c576e; color: white; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is Play Based Therapy, and Why Does it Matter?</span></h2><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Play based therapy is an approach used by SLPs to target speech and language skills through the context of play. Play based therapy allows the child to be more engaged in therapy sessions since the play is based on their interests and is child lead (as much as possible). </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">When you introduce skills through play, you are teaching, modeling, and practicing the target skills within a natural environment. This will enable the child to build on their skills as well as practice the skills in a wide variety of environments (therapy room, classroom, playground, home, babysitters house, etc.). Play also produces developmentally appropriate environments and activities for the child while working on a variety of skills. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">While play is fun and engaging, it is also purposeful. As an SLP you should carefully choose the language and skills to be addressed with the toys being used. This will ensure the target skills and language are present throughout the activity. Another added benefit to play based therapy is the ability to help develop social and emotional skills. </span></p><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Avenir, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #3c576e;"><span style="color: white;">How to Make Your Props for Play Based Speech Therapy in Less Than 10 Minutes </span></span> </span></h2><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span br="" face="Avenir, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Sometimes as SLPs we get wrapped up in the newest toy that "everyone has to have" and forget that often the simpler the better. Watch this video to see how we quickly made simple toys out of a box and</span> paper. </span></span></p><span br="" face="Avenir, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSpoUVaHWrW/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13" style="background-color: white; background: #FFF; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-radius: 3px; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 400; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; width: calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSpoUVaHWrW/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSpoUVaHWrW/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Elizabeth (@thespeechowl)</a></p></div></blockquote><span style="background-color: red; font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Did you see how easy it was to create play props for working on speech and language skills within our theme? </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="background-color: #759bbb;">Here's how we made our props:</b></span></h4><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">1) Find a good, sturdy box. Since I just bought class snacks we used the goldfish box. A sturdy box will allow you to recover the box multiple times throughout the year based on your themes. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">2) Cut a large rectangle or square of paper in your desired color to cover the box. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">3) Cover the box with the paper. There are several different ways to cover a box with an open side. (seriously...just google it to see what works best for you)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">4) Add elements to the props. I drew the elements myself on the props in the video for privacy reasons, but this is a great way to get your students involved. Talk about the elements (ex. A school has windows. People look out the window. Do you see a window in the room? Where should we put the window on the school? What shape is the window?) and let the students take turns drawing the elements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">5) Play!!!!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Remember that the props don't have to look "perfect". </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This month we are working on our back to school theme including rules, routines, and vocabulary. Since I also try to incorporate literacy into my themes we read a variety of back to school themed books. Two of our favorite books were "The Pigeon Has to Go To School" by Mo Willems and "Turkey Goes to School" by Wendi Silvano (<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Turkey-Goes-To-School-Book-Companion-for-Language-and-Articulation-7095783?utm_source=www.thespeechowl.com&utm_campaign=Turkey%20Goes%20To%20School%20DIY%20props%20blog%20post%20link" target="_blank">book companion available here</a>). After reading our books, the school and bus boxes were used to practice taking our fiends to school. We practiced following the rules and routines with our "friends" once the bus drop them off at school. We practiced the words "in", "go", "hurry", "drive", "get in", "get out", "out", etc. with the bus. We practiced our speech sounds with words related to the activity. We put our friends and the bus "in front" of the school, "behind" the school, "near" the school, "beside" the school. We practiced driving "far away" from the school. These are just some of the skills we practiced with our play. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you need help with your themes, click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-and-Language-Therapy-Back-To-School-Thematic-Unit-Everything-You-Need-7091594?utm_source=www.thespeechowl.com&utm_campaign=Back%20to%20school%20thematic%20unit%20DIY%20props%20blog%20post%20link" target="_blank">here</a> to check out themed units in my TPT store. I used elements</span> from the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-and-Language-Therapy-Back-To-School-Thematic-Unit-Everything-You-Need-7091594?utm_source=www.thespeechowl.com&utm_campaign=Back%20to%20school%20thematic%20unit%20DIY%20props%20blog%20post%20link" target="_blank">Back To School Thematic Unit</a> in addition to our play. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #3c576e; color: white; font-size: 16pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 Tips and Reminders for Implementing Props In Play Based Speech Therapy </span></h2><div><span face="Avenir, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Make sure the play is purposeful. Think carefully about how to incorporate your target skills and what important vocabulary can be used over and over, naturally through play. </span></div><div><span face="Avenir, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Make sure the child is engaged and havi</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">ng fun! This will help with attention as well as retention and carryover of the skills. Follow the child's lead!</span></div><div><span face="Avenir, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Make sure the props you create and the toys you use are able to address a wide variety of skills!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Using props and play based therapy with your themes is pretty well guaranteed to bring joy and laughter to your therapy sessions! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #c95a76;"><span style="color: white;">Comment below or DM @thespeechowl on IG and tell me....</span></span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">What props have you created for your play based therapy and thematic units?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">What goals will you be targeting with DIY props?</span></div><h3><span style="font-size: 21.33333396911621px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 21.33333396911621px; font-weight: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy creating! </span></h3></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Another school year is quickly approaching. While I am excited to see what this new year holds, I am also a big ball of nerves and anxiety! Here’s the thing, last was a rough one! I mean really rough! At one point I questioned if wanted to keep working in the schools. I even questioned if I wanted to continue working as an SLP. I know I’m not the only one that had a rough year, so if your year was a tough one too know that you are not alone! Over spring break I found myself lying on a yoga mat in my living room floor. I had this overwhelming sense of “this is what calm and relaxed feels like.” I had completely forgotten what it felt like. I had been stressed out and anxious for so long that it was a foreign feeling. As I was lying there I realized I had to change things. No one else was going to change things...this was on me! I really thought about the things I could change. Don’t get me wrong, I still struggled at times for the rest of the year, but things were so much better when I started making changes. I didn’t dread my job anymore. I quit listening to negativity. When I look back at last year, I am trying to focus on all of the positive things that happened, the successes we found in my therapy room, the parent that came running over when she saw me to show me how far her preschooler had come with his communication, the way our students and staff came together when tragedy struck, and the strengthened relationships with my students and </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">my co-workers.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">As I started to prepare for this upcoming year, I spent a lot of time thinking of ways to be proactive. To make this year much more successful than last year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"> Form relationships with your students and co-workers. I don’t mean you need to be BFF with the teacher in the room next door (if you are BFFs that’s great) and please don’t become BFFs with your students. Talk to your students, know your students, respect your students. This will build a trusted relationships with them. BONUS...when students know you care about them they work harder for you and they show you more respect. When it comes to the co-workers talk to them, form a relationship with them, and respect them. When you respect them they will (hopefully) respect you. HINT...If you haven’t been told before, your school secretaries and custodians can be your lifesaver. Form a professional <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>relationship with them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">In this day of social media (yes I know Pinterest is technically a search engine and not social media) we all see the staged, beautiful, perfect version of therapy sessions and therapy rooms. Some people may have these perfect lives (I doubt it! Social media is the highlight reel!), but that doesn’t mean you have to wear yourself out trying to keep up with Pinterest pins, Instagram photos, or Facebook posts. If I had to guess 90% or more of my therapy isn’t “Pinterest Perfect” and my rooms sure aren’t decked out in decor. It doesn’t make my kids like me any less and it doesn’t decrease their progress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"> Don’t lose yourself in work. Provide the best services you can for your students, complete your work by or before the deadline, etc., but take care of yourself too. When you get home do something you enjoy! Go for a walk! Go for a massage! Go spend time with friends! If you don’t take time for yourself you will burn out...I PROMISE! </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I hope these tips help make this school year a little more successful than last year. We can do this! Remember why you choose this career in the first place! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">What words come to your mind when you think of the 4th of July? Anyone who knows me well, knows that I </span><span style="color: #e32400; letter-spacing: 0px;">LOVE</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> fireworks! Of course I love all those other things too, and I can’t wait to spend time with friends and family; but there is something about </span><span style="color: #0056d6; letter-spacing: 0px;">FIREWORKS</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> that makes me happy! I have been lucky enough for the past 10 years to live in cities where there are </span><span style="color: #e32400; letter-spacing: 0px;">AMAZING</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> firework shows. Here in Nashville, there are fireworks near my house on the 3rd AND a huge firework show on the 4th! I seriously can’t wait! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The 4th of July opens up the opportunity for some great SLP therapy themes...freedom, fireworks, american symbols, and more! Whether you are still in school (I hope you aren’t!), working summer school, working in private practice, or doing something else you can’t miss out on the chance to teach your students about these things! In order to help you out I’m linking to a </span><span style="color: #0056d6; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">FREE</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> product in my store to assist you in teaching about The Statue of Liberty! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The Speech Attic has a great Freebie for you too! This 4th of July lap book is perfect for learning why we celebrate the 4th of July, as well as, related fun facts and tier 2 vocabulary!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">To make your 4th of July even better, The Speech Attic and myself are having a giveaway on Instagram! Make sure you visit us (<span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thespeechowl/" target="_blank">@thespeechowl</a></span> and <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thespeechattic/" target="_blank">@thespeechattic</a></span>) on Instagram and enter to win a $10 TeachersPayTeachers gift card! Giveaway ends at 7:00 pm CST on July 4, 2017. Another <span style="color: #cc0000;">BONUS</span>...we will both be placing our stores on sale July 3rd and 4th!</span></div>
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<br />The Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-59110374578048987232016-10-16T11:39:00.004-05:002016-10-16T11:40:42.525-05:00Ghost Talk Blog Hop<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fall is finally here! The leaves are changing colors, football is on the t.v., and pumpkin everything is easy to be found! That also means that it’s almost Halloween! Myself and some other fantastic SLP bloggers/TPT sellers have created a fun Halloween themed “Ghost Hop Blog Hop” just for you! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can start here, at my blog, or you can start at the <a href="http://pedispeechie.blogspot.com/2016/10/ghost-talk-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">The Pedi Speechie</a>. After you download the freebie (the link will be found in the blog post), you will come back to the blog and click on the link to the next blog. Continue downloading and linking to the next blog until you are back where you started. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">By the end of the hop you will have a great Halloween themed story as well as SIX different companion activities that will be perfect for your Halloween therapy sessions! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can grab my freebie by clicking <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREEBIE-The-Ghost-That-Wasnt-Spooky-Describing-and-CompareContrast-2832841" target="_blank">here </a>or on the image below!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "kg first time in forever"; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Using non-fiction passages to address speech and language skills has been my saving grace lately! Non-fiction passages are perfect for my mixed groups with older elementary, middle school, and high school students. I’m joining The Frenzied SLPs to bring you some products and tips from a few of your favorite SLPs. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">As some of you know, I mostly see middle school and high school students in the school system (I have a few younger kids at school and I see some younger kids in a private practice). It can be very difficult to engage these older students and keep them interested in activities and tasks you are working on in therapy! Last year I wrote a few nonfiction passages and brought them in for therapy...all of a sudden my 8th grade boys, who complained all the time about having speech and language services, wouldn’t leave my room. They (along with some of my high school boys) started begging me to bring more nonfiction passages. We would read the passages, learn important vocabulary, answer comprehension questions, talk about main ideas, and research related events and people. Their favorite nonfiction passages were about U.S. presidents. Another topic my kids are interested in are animals. This summer I worked hard to create a huge product (over 150 pages) for endangered animals. I added even more to this product than I had the others. Once it was close to ready, I took it with me to see some private clients...it was again a HUGE hit! Let me show you all the ways we use these fun nonfiction passages!!! Here is a little secret....I can use the same themes and often the same passages across all of my caseload with just a little tweaking (many of my students have a reading disability). </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since my students are currently loving the endangered animal passages, I thought I would show you how we use them. Make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom to find links to some of my favorite nonfiction resources!</span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We use a Venn Diagram (included in the packet) to </span><span style="font-size: large;">compare and contrast</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the animals we have studied. We use the information we obtain throughout the lesson to complete the diagram. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We use a K-W-L Chart to help anchor the information. We use this chart to determine what the students already know about each animal, what they want to know (so we can do further research), and to sum up the information they learned. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also love reading the "Did You Know? Fun Fact" sheet. We read over this sheet and the students determine what information they will share with their family when they get home. We love learning fun facts about each animal! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We read the comprehension questions, then we read the passages and highlight the important information. For my students with more severe language and reading difficulties (or my younger students) we use the level 1 passage and questions. This passage is shorter than the level 2 passage and uses less complex language. (Having two levels of passages is perfect if you see students across a range of grades and/or ability levels.) </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">For my students with less severe language and reading difficulties (or my older students) we do the same thing with the Level 2 Passage. This passage is longer and more complex than the Level 1 passage and there is an additional page with comprehension questions related to the passage. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We preview the vocabulary before we read, but we focus on the vocabulary more in-depth after we answer the comprehension questions. My students who need more direct vocabulary instruction we use the Level 1 vocabulary sheet. Level 1 includes definitions and a word bank for the students to write the correct word in the blank with supports. My students who are practicing context clues use the Level 2 vocabulary sheets. Level 2 includes words listed in context sentences. We underline or highlight the context clues and then write our best definition of the word. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">If we have time, we complete a flip book for each animal. This helps my students to sum up the information they learned as well as research new/additional information. When we finish they can take the flip book home to share with their families. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">BONUS TIP: We also use these passages to work on articulation. We go through the passages/information and highlight or underline words that contain target sounds. My articulation students help me out by reading portions of the information aloud focusing on producing their speech sounds accurately. This makes having mixed groups a little easier on all of us and no one is jealous that "he/she gets to do that instead".</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">See...it’s fun, it’s engaging, and there is enough material to cover weeks of therapy sessions! Click the following link to grab these endangered animal passage. <a href="http://bit.ly/2uZxowi" target="_blank">Non-Fiction Endangered Animal Passages</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are several nonfiction passages you may want to check out: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nonfiction-Passages-for-American-Symbols-Comprehension-Vocabulary-and-More-1998528?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=TSO%20NF%20American%20Symbols%20Nonfiction%20Text%20in%20Therapy%20Blog%20Post" target="_blank">Non-Fiction American Symbol Passages</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nonfiction-Passages-for-Inventors-Comprehension-Vocabulary-and-More-2179872?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=TSO%20NF%20Inventors%20on%20Nonfiction%20Texts%20in%20Therapy%20Blog%20Post" target="_blank">Non-Fiction Inventor Passages</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nonfiction-Passages-for-Black-History-Comprehension-Vocabulary-and-More-1998544?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=TSO%20NF%20Black%20History%20Nonfiction%20Text%20in%20Therapy%20Blog%20Post" target="_blank">Non-Fiction Black History Passages</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nonfiction-Passage-BUNDLE-Black-History-American-Symbols-Inventors-Presidents-1711136?utm_source=Blog%20Post&utm_campaign=TSO%20NF%20Bundle%20on%20Nonfiction%20Text%20in%20therapy%20blog%20post" target="_blank">Non-Fiction Bundle</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Frenzied SLPs are bringing you a fantastic scavenger hunt style “Thankful and Grateful Blog Hop” and we want you to be a part of it!!! Three lucky winners will be chosen to win a $10 TPT gift card and a $10 Starbucks gift card. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now let’s get down to what I am Thankful and Grateful for! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">1) I am thankful for my friends and family, who support me, love me, and call me out when I need a reality check! I don’t know what I would do without each and everyone of these people! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">2) I am thankful to be a member of the Frenzied SLPs! (Thank you Laura!) I am also thankful for the amazing friendships and collaborative community that I have found through Facebook, my TPT store, and blog. Each of you are included in this community! I have learned new things about myself and our profession through the amazing amounts of constant collaboration! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">3) I am beyond thankful for my new job and the amazing people I have the opportunity to work with! Over the past few months they have shown me that they will be there to support me, teach me, learn from me, pray for me, and talk about life with me. I hope they each know they can expect the same from me! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Oh middle school...working with middle school students is unlike working with any other age range. How do you find materials for the kids? How do you keep the kids motivated? How do you keep the kids from suddenly being too embarrassed to come to speech/language therapy? Those are some tough questions! Luckily, the Frenzied SLPs have you covered with this fun “Middle School Materials and Motivators” linky party! I'm linking up over at <a href="http://twinspeechlanguageandliteracy.com/middle-school-materials-and-motivators-linky-party/" target="_blank">Twin Speech's blog</a>! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Let me give you a peek into my MIDDLE SCHOOL therapy and how I’ve combated some of these issues.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">The first thing I want to show you is my newest MIDDLE SCHOOL product! I am so excited to share this with you! I spent well over 40 hours working on this to help my kiddos and we are loving it! Over my years in this field and after talking to tons of teachers about how my students are performing in the classroom, I have become a firm believer that vocabulary is a huge factor in their classroom and comprehension difficulties. Here’s the problem though...I can’t teach my kids every vocabulary word they will ever need to know! Neither can you! But...I can teach them strategies to help them figure out what unknown words mean. One of the main strategies I teach kids is to USE CONTEXT CLUES!!!!! Here’s how we’re working on context clues...</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This packet contains important Tier 2 Vocabulary Words for 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade and 8th grade!!! There are almost 200 total Tier 2 Vocabulary words included!!! WOW!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">We start by using our context clues to define made up words! I want to know that they really understand how to use the clues and that they aren’t correctly defining the word because they happen to know what it means already. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Since I have large groups of kids, I make them each a packet based on their needs. If they need multiple choice answers to assist with defining the Tier 2 word, I give them Level 1 cards. If they don’t need the multiple choice answers and will be able to determine the meaning without extra support they receive Level 2A. I read the sentences to the group and the students are responsible for highlighting the important clues. If we need to use a graphic organizer we pull those out too. After they highlight the clues they either circle the letter they believe to be the correct answer or they write the answer on the card. We go around and talk about whether the answers are correct and or incorrect and discuss the clues used to determine the the meaning. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If I need to address skills with one student, I let the others work on a “Context Clue Center”. They have a mini dictionary (pages with each word and definition) that they can use to check each others answers while they are completing their packets. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">When we are ready to practice our vocabulary in other contexts, we use the Level 2B cards. The words are the same but the sentences are different. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Once my kiddos understand how to use context clues, I start to see more progress in the classroom. They start trying to figure out what the unknown words mean which leads to better comprehension of the material being presented to them. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">This year my theme with for the middle schoolers is employment!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: KG Miss Speechy IPA;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We started the year with a conversation. During the conversation we discussed responsibility and taking responsibility for your actions. I told them for the rest of the year speech was their job. They would be responsibility for showing up to “work” on time. They would be responsible for completing all of their work in a timely manner. They would be responsible for completing and returning all paperwork or homework. They would be responsible for their actions on the way to and from speech. They would be responsible for their actions in the speech/language sessions. Finally, they would be responsible for learning, doing their best and making progress. We also discussed that I will be responsible for making sure they are provided the information </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> strategies they need. I will be </span>responsible<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> for planning our work tasks. Since this is now their job they will earn a daily “wage”. Their wage will be dependent on their ability to fulfill their responsibilities. Their “wage” is in actuality me making tally marks. I don’t do the whole treasure box after each session thing, however, they will be allowed to cash in their wages at various times to earn some type of reward. The reward may be school supplies, it may be a special activity, or anything else decide I make up!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">That all sounds crazy right?!?! Do you know every single kid shows up to speech on their own every single session!!!! Do you know every single kid works hard and completes all of the tasks I give to them!!! Do you know every single kid returns their paperwork and homework!!! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">To make sure the </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: line-through;">kiddos</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> (they’re too old to be kiddos right) students didn’t forget when their “appointment” was, I made them “appointment cards” that were discreet but able to be used as a reminder! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I made a list for all of the teachers telling them the students who receive speech/language services, the day of services and the time of the services. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I hope this has helped you out in your journey into middle school! Now head back over to the linky party <a href="http://twinspeechlanguageandliteracy.com/middle-school-materials-and-motivators-linky-party/" target="_blank">(click here)</a> and grab some other great tips, materials, and motivators from some other amazing SLPs! </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ahoy, matey! Did you know September 19th is “Talk Like A Pirate Day”? Many SLPs will be using pirate themed therapy materials all week in preparation for this oh so special day!!! My sweet friend Tracy, from <a href="http://goldcountryslp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Gold Country SLP</a>, is throwing a pirate themed linky party to make sure you are set with all the best pirate themed products from TPT!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Speechy IPA;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">If you know me at all, you know I love incorporating a good book into therapy! And this “holiday” is just one more reason for me to buy children’s books! I absolutely love the book “How I Became A Pirate” by Melinda Long and David Shannon!!!! Check out this book companion I created to use as a supplemental material with this book! (You will need to purchase the book separately!) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Speechy IPA;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">***Note: When you purchase this book companion you </span>receive<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span>both<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> a color version and a black/white version!!!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Look at all of the skills addressed in this book companion! There’s something for just about everyone on your caseload and you can easily adapt many of the skills based on age and ability levels!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book is full of both tier 1 and tier 2 vocabulary! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Working on object functions? There are 2 different levels included. This book companion also includes cards to assist with “wh” comprehension and yes/no questions. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Working on prepositions? No problem...let’s see where those pirates are hanging out! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Talk about these simple pictures to address pronouns in sentences. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Working on plural nouns or past tense verbs? No problem! Do your older kids need vocabulary practice? How about some synonyms and antonyms related to the story?</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">How many of our kids need work on describing? Taking those descriptions and using that information to compare and contrast is tough for our kiddos!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Speechy IPA;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Have an artic kid instead of a language kid? No worries! I have included target cards (including images) </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">for /r/ in all positions and blends, with a game board for reinforcement. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Smartly, me lass...run, don’t walk to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Speech-Owl" target="_blank">The Speech Owl’s TPT store</a> and grab this Book Companion!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some other pirate materials you might want to check out!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">1)This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sheep-on-a-Ship-Speech-and-Language-Book-Companion-1406142" target="_blank">Sheep on a Ship Book Companion</a> from Speech Sanity looks so cute! I don't know this book, but love learning about new books for therapy!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2) This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pig-Kahuna-Pirates-Speech-Language-Companion-2075320" target="_blank">Pig Kahuna Pirates Book Companion</a> from Old School Speech look fantastic also!!! Another book I don't know, but can't wait to check out!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Have you started back to school yet? I’ve been back for over a week! How did summer go by so quickly?!?! Oh, well! I am super excited to get to know some fantastic new kiddos and see what kind of progress we can make! If you know me well, or at all, then you know I love using books for therapy! I think literacy is super important for all students, but especially for our speech and language students!!! Since I love books in therapy so much I am joining Scarlett over at <a href="http://speechissweet.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Speech Is Sweet </a>for her weekly “Wild About Books Wednesday” linky party. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In honor of the start of another school year, I want to talk about a book you probably already know! Do you love the Laura Numeroff books too? Lets talk about “If You Take A Mouse To School.” I’m going to tell you a little about this book, show you how I use it in therapy, and give you a link to grab my book companion. (Scroll to the bottom for the link.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In “If You Take A Mouse To School” by Laura Numeroff, this sweet little mouse is headed to school with his human friend. Of course they have to get ready, catch the bus, put their belongings away, go to class, learn new things, have lunch, get into some type of trouble, play and go back home to rest before the next day. This precious mouse is busy as a bee. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Head over to </span><a href="http://speechissweet.blogspot.com/" style="letter-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Speech Is Sweet</span></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> to see some other great books!</span></div>
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<br />The Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-45633087625405588962015-08-01T18:59:00.002-05:002015-08-01T19:02:15.144-05:00We've been under CONSTRUCTION! (updates from The Speech Owl)<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I don’t know if you guys noticed but, The Speech Owl blog received a major facelift this summer! That was only one of the many things under construction over here! As we’re all starting to think about the start of another school year, I wanted to make sure you are up to date! If you own products by The Speech Owl there may be some updates. Below I am giving you a quick peek into NEWLY CONSTRUCTED and REMODELED products made by The Speech Owl!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Non-Fiction-Trip-Around-the-United-States-1998528" target="_blank">A Non-Fiction Trip Around The United States</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">2) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Story-Starters-1983779" target="_blank">FREEBIE: Back To School Story Starters</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">3) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREEBIE-A-Nonfiction-Trip-To-The-Statue-Of-Liberty-1998633" target="_blank">FREEBIE: A Nonfiction Trip To The Statue Of Liberty</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">4) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/If-You-Take-A-Mouse-To-School-A-Book-Companion-For-Language-1967167" target="_blank">If You Take A Mouse To School: A Book Companion For Language</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">5) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Print-Back-To-School-Receptive-and-Expressive-Language-1983027" target="_blank">No Print Back To School: Receptive and Expressive Language</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">6) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nonfiction-Passages-A-Growing-Bundle-1711136" target="_blank">Nonfiction Passages: A Growing Bundle</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">7) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-Language-Pathology-Organization-Packet-2015-2016-1946722" target="_blank">Speech Language Pathology Organization Packet 2015-2016</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">1) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREEBIE-No-Print-Pronouns-1399357" target="_blank">Freebie: No Print Pronouns</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guess-Whos-hiding-Inferencing-1326414" target="_blank">Freebie: Guess Who’s Hiding: Inferencing</a></span><br />
3) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREEBIE-Where-do-I-live-Category-Sorting-1257251" target="_blank">FREEBIE: Where Do I Live?: Category Sorting</a></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">4) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-I-Became-A-Pirate-A-Book-Companion-For-Language-1448677" target="_blank">How I Became A Pirate: A Book Companion For Language</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">5) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Monster-Antonyms-1262672" target="_blank">Monster Antonyms</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">6) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mrs-McNosh-Hangs-Up-Her-Wash-A-Book-Companion-for-Speech-and-Language-1423284" target="_blank">Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash: A Book Companion For Speech/Language</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">7) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Picnic-Time-Language-1258368" target="_blank">Picnic Time Language!</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">8) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preppy-Pronouns-fun-with-pronouns-and-prepositions-1257717" target="_blank">Preppy Pronouns: Fun With Pronouns and Prepositions</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">9) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-Lovin-Synonyms-1262286" target="_blank">Summer Lovin’ Synonyms</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">10) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sweet-Sweet-Syllables-Multisyllabic-Word-Practice-1257551" target="_blank">Sweet, Sweet Syllables: Multisyllabic Word Practice</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">11) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Synonyms-Antonym-Homophone-Syllables-Bundle-1342298" target="_blank">Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones, Syllables Bundle</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">12) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Kissing-Hand-Book-Companion-1341413" target="_blank">The Kissing Hand: Book Companion</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">13) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/There-Was-An-Old-Lady-Who-Swallowed-Some-Books-Language-Companion-1369583" target="_blank">There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books: Language Companion</a></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">14) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/There-Was-An-Old-Lady-Who-Swallowed-Some-Leaves-Book-Companion-1352928" target="_blank">There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves: Book Companion</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">It’s almost time for us to return to our schools, to our students, and to our therapy! That’s why I decide now is the time for this post. As we all know, kids have behaviors! Some behaviors are positive, some behaviors are negative, some are for avoidance, some are for attention, and some are for escape. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let me start by saying, this post is NOT about how to deal with behavior! This post is NOT about types of behavior! I thought long and hard about how I wanted to address this! I didn’t want to offend anyone or step on toes but, I decided I needed to say this! You don’t have to agree with me but, please respect my opinion!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over many years in the schools, I’ve heard it over and over again! I’ve heard it from SLPs. I’ve heard it from graduate students. I’ve heard it from teachers. I’ve heard it from administrators. I’ve heard it from parents. I’ve even said it myself when I was at my wits end. What have I heard, you ask? I’ve heard....speech, language, and other educational skills being used as a negative consequence! Have you heard it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">‘If you don’t stop ____ you are going to your desk and doing worksheets!”</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">What do all of those sentences have in common? Do you see it? Every sentence uses a positive thing (practicing speech sounds, practicing language skills, practicing classroom skills, etc.) as a negative consequence to behavior! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We want our kids to practice these skills! We want our kids to make progress on these skills! We want our kids to enjoy working on these skills! A natural positive consequence of practicing is making progress! If we are using these skills as a negative consequence to behavior aren’t we contradicting ourselves? </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Am I saying there shouldn’t be consequences to behavior? Absolutely not! There are consequences to everything we do! What I am saying is that we need to become acutely aware of the way we are wording consequences. What is the real consequence?! The consequence may be “You will lose a turn.” If the child loses a turn it doesn’t necessarily mean he gets out of his skills practice, it just means he lost his turn! Instead of “If you cheat, you will not get to do anything but say your speech words.” couldn’t we say “If you cheat, you will lose your turn.” It’s the same thing...but, the negative consequence is actually a negative consequence instead of something that should be viewed as a positive. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have you heard it before? Have you been guilty of saying it yourself? It’s ok...but, from now on...think about the consequences! Make sure the negative consequences are truly negative consequences. Make sure the kids know that practicing and making progress is POSITIVE!</span></span></div>
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<br />The Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-50926791939503477392015-07-01T06:00:00.000-05:002015-07-01T17:56:43.505-05:00Big Bug Surprise for Wild About Books Wednesday (Freebie)<div style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA';">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s Wednesday...time for another “Wild About Books Wednesday” with Scarlett from <a href="http://speechissweet.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Speech is Sweet</a>! I love this linky party because I get to learn about so many new books! I hope that you enjoy learning about some books you have never heard of before, or at least getting some new therapy ideas for some great, old books. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Today’s book is a favorite of the kids because it’s all about BUGS! Have you read </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;">Big Bug Surprise</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> by Julia Gran? Prunella (the main character) tends to be a bit of a know it all...you know the person...the one who pesters and pesters with all of the knowledge. Well...Prunella drives everyone a little nuts but...she also saves the day! Join Prunella and Ms. Mantis for a day of show and tell. See what bug Prunella takes for show and tell...See how everyone reacts to Prunella...See what happens in the classroom...And, see how Prunella saves the day! </span></span></div>
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<li style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Comprehension: There are tons of questions that can be asked! Answer basic “wh” questions and you can even have the kids research the facts presented in the book. Can a dragonfly really fly 60 mph? Do queen bees really never fly alone?</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pragmatic Skills: Talk about peoples reactions when you talk about one topic all the time. Talk about ways to make sure people don’t get annoyed with all your wonderful knowledge on a particular topic. Talk about patience. Talk about doing things to help others. </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Prediction: Have the students guess what bug Prunella will take to school. </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Articulation: Great /pr/ practice...her name is Prunella after all. </span></span></li>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you enjoy this book as much my little ones do! Head back over to Speech is Sweet to see who else linked up! </span></span></div>
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<br />The Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-29523849526442659252015-06-17T06:00:00.000-05:002018-07-23T01:23:54.278-05:00The True Story of The Three Little Pigs (Wild About Books Wednesday)<div style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA';">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s that time again! Time to join the lovely Scarlett from <a href="http://speechissweet.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Speech is Sweet</a> for the “Wild About Books Wednesday” linky party. Last week I told you a little secret...I love spin off books! I decided to keep the “3 Little Pigs” theme going this week with another therapy room favorite. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">This funny story tells how the wolf saw things go down. Maybe he’s not quite so big and so bad...just maybe! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you haven’t found this book yet...you need it! Trust me! If you have found it let me give you a few of my therapy ideas!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">-Of course as with any book we can work on vocabulary, sequencing and story retell. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "kg miss speechy ipa"; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">-I love </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "kg wake me up";">COMPARING</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">/</span><span style="font-family: "kg wake me up";">CONTRASTING</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "kg miss speechy ipa"; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">the spin off stories. Talk about how “The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf” and “The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs” are similar and how they are different. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">-Talk about</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "kg wake me up"; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">PERSPECTIVE TAKING</span></span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">! How were the perspectives of the Pigs and the Wolf different? How can 2 people see the same event in different ways? </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "kg miss speechy ipa"; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">-Talk about </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "kg wake me up";">Appropriate </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">/</span><span style="font-family: "kg wake me up";">inappropriate</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "kg miss speechy ipa"; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> behaviors! If you needed sugar what would you do? The wolf eats the pig when he finds him. Would that be appropriate or inappropriate? You get the idea! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">-Let the kids </span><span style="font-family: "kg wake me up"; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">EXPLORE</span></span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">! Bring in some straw, sticks and blocks (bricks). Let the kids try to build with each material. What works? What doesn’t work? Why does it work or why does it not work? Then they can even </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "kg wake me up"; letter-spacing: 0px;">DESCRIBE</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">the straw, sticks and blocks or bricks!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope you enjoy this book as much as we do! Now, run over to <a href="http://speechissweet.blogspot.com/2015/06/how-to-make-apple-pie-and-see-world.html" target="_blank">Speech Is Sweet</a> to find some more fantastic books and ideas!</span></span></div>
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<br />The Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-24104604407033627252015-06-13T21:14:00.000-05:002015-06-14T22:35:39.093-05:00#Nashteacherbash: A Blogger Meet Up<div style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA';">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last weekend I attended the #Nashteacherbash in Nashville! </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Did you see all of the pictures on IG?! </span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">It was a wonderful meet up, mostly attended by amazing teacher bloggers...there were a few librarians...and there was me, the SLP. I was so worried that I would feel out of place...I did not know a single person going into the weekend. But guess what, this introvert was welcomed with open arms!!! I absolutely loved talking to and learning from these top notch educators, and I met some great new friends too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">The first night, Friday, we met up for a fun filled night of baseball and fireworks! Emily, from A Neighborhood Kindergarten, was looking for a ride so I picked her up and off we went. (Turns out Emily knows some of my cousins.) We spent the evening hanging out without everyone, watching the Sounds pull off a win, and then watching a fantastic fireworks show.</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The beginning of the game was sunny, thankfully, <a href="https://www.gonoodle.com/" target="_blank">Go Noodle</a> sent us some sweet sunglasses! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Emily (<a href="http://aneighborhoodkindergarten.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Neighborhood Kindergarten</a>) and I at the game.</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, we met at <a href="http://atmalogy.com/" target="_blank">Atmalogy</a> for some more conversation, lunch (from <a href="http://www.jimnnicks.com/" target="_blank">Jim N’ Nicks</a>...thanks for paying <a href="http://www.gonoodle.com/" target="_blank">Go Noodle</a>), and giveaways! There were $14,000 worth of stuff donated (WOW!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I won a $50 gift card from <a href="http://www.educents.com/" target="_blank">Educents</a>! Thanks a bunch!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I got to hang out with the 2/3 of the AMAZING women from <a href="http://www.allyallneed.com/" target="_blank">All Y’all Need</a>! I absolutely adore Amy and Lisa (we missed you Laura)!</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Look how many people were there! I met a ton of other women, I just don’t have pictures.</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">When lunch was finished, we all went our separate ways before meeting back up for dinner and shopping. I may be biased but, I think we had the best dinner table! I spent the evening getting to chat with and getting to know some more people you should probably checkout: Jodi and Jamie from <a href="http://kinderglittergirls.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Glitter Girls</a>, Megan from <a href="http://mrswheelerfirst.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mrs. Wheelers First Grade</a>, Stacy from<a href="http://simpsonsuperstars.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Simpson’s Superstars</a> and of course Amy and Lisa from <a href="http://www.allyallneed.com/" target="_blank">All Y’all Need</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday Morning, we all met up for one finally meal and hang out at <a href="http://monellstn.com/" target="_blank">Monell’s</a>. There was soooooooo much food! After breakfast we all headed to the stairs for a group picture, before everyone started their treks home. Luckily, I live in Nashville so I didn’t have to go far but, we had bloggers from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina, Texas, Mississippi and Florida. I can’t wait to see everyone again soon! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for hosting Greg (<a href="http://www.thekindergartensmorgasboard.com/" target="_blank">Kindergarten Smorgasbord</a>), Latoya (<a href="http://flyingintofirst.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Flying Into First</a>), Dana (<a href="http://www.commontothecore.com/" target="_blank">Common to the Core</a>), Cindy (<a href="http://exploringiselementary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Exploring is Elementary</a>), Alexandria (<a href="http://classroomactionwithmsjackson.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Classroom Action With Ms. Jackson</a>) and Lawren (<a href="http://teachingisaroyaladventure.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teaching is A Royal Adventure</a>)! I truly appreciate all of the time and effort you spent making this a fabulous weekend! </span></span></div>
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<br />The Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-82689878498658692312015-06-10T07:00:00.000-05:002015-06-10T07:10:55.234-05:00The Three Little Fish and The Big Bad Shark (Plus a Freebie)<span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Eeeeek....I’m so glad you decided to join me today! It’s Wednesday, which means the always sweet and precious Scarlett over <a href="http://speechissweet.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Speech is Sweet</a> is hosting her weekly “Wild About Books Wednesday” linky party! If you are like me and </span><span style="font-family: 'KG Wake Me Up'; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0px;">LOVE</span><span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> using books in your therapy sessions you don’t want to miss this party! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">This week I am sharing one of my all time favorite books with you! Here’s a fact you don’t know about me...I </span><span style="font-family: 'KG Wake Me Up'; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0px;">LOVE</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> spin off books!!!!!!! You can use them across ages, abilities and goals with simple activity adaptations! With out further ado, I present to you...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">In this amazing book, the Big Bad Shark tries to eat those three little fish... Swim little fish, swim! Where can they hide? What can they do? Can they build a house strong enough to keep the shark out? You and your kids are guaranteed to have a </span><span style="font-family: 'KG Wake Me Up'; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0px;">HOOT</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> following along as the fish build houses and try to outsmart that mean ol’ shark!</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you don’t know or own this book you can grab it by clicking<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Little-Fish-Big-Shark/dp/0439719623/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433888054&sr=8-1&keywords=the+three+little+fish+and+the+big+bad+shark" target="_blank"> here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: KG Adipose Unicase;">1. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Interactive reading...Have the kids help you read the repetitive lines, “...I’ll munch and I’ll crunch and I’ll smash your house in.” Interactive reading makes books much more fun for little ones!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">2. Sequencing...Put the houses in order! So easy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">3. </span><span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Retell...Yup, no need to explain! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">4. Vocabulary...Talk about different things you can find in the ocean (seahorse, shark, fish, seaweed, turtle, coral, ships, etc). You could even throw objects in a sand sensory box and let the kids dig through the sand to find and label the ocean animals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">5. Following Directions and Positional Concepts...Let the kiddos cut, color and glue to make an ocean theme by following positional directions (put a jellyfish over the seaweed...you get the idea).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">6. Following Directions...Let the kids follow directions to help make cloud dough (</span><a href="http://happyhooligans.ca/cloud-dough/" style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; letter-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank">grab the recipe here</a><span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">). When it’s ready, throw some plastic shovels and pails in to make sand castles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">7. Attributes...Describe sharks, fish, ships, etc using simple graphic organizers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'KG Miss Speechy IPA'; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">8. Compare and Contrast...Talk about similarities and differences between “The Three Little Fish and The Big Bad Shark” and “The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf”. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">You can grab an </span><span style="font-family: 'KG Wake Me Up'; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0px;">EXCLUSIVE</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">, blog only, </span><span style="font-family: 'KG Wake Me Up'; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0px;">FREEBIE</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> to help you and your kiddos out. Click <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/qw1bs9xknwtrlbf/3%20Little%20Fish%20and%20the%20Big%20Bad%20Shark%20Exclusive%20Freebie%20PDF.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">HERE</a> or on the image at the top of this post!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I hope you and your kiddos have a </span><span style="font-family: 'KG Wake Me Up'; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0px;">SMASHING</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> time reading this book! Now head over to the linky party (by clicking on the image below) to check out some other fantastic books! </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.soundslikefunslp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sounds Like Fun SLP</a> had the brilliant idea to set up a speech trading post among some of the SLPs who create products for TPT. She randomly paired each of us up with another great seller and we had the chance to search through their store for a product that was perfect for our caseload. Once we decided what product we wanted (that was the hard part) we swapped and prepared to use it in our therapy sessions. Now, is the fun part...we get to tell you all about it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I was lucky and got paired up with Kelly from Speech2u! After searching her store for the perfect product, I finally decided on “Articulation Pies” for early developing phonemes. I always love new ideas for articulation! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">I love how creative she as with this! Look at all of her ideas for ways to use these pies in therapy!</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The initial /k/ pie was the most used pie in our speech room this week! We practiced serious sentences (I eat a carrot.) and we practiced silly sentences (I eat a car.). Of course, the kids thought it was hilarious! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Look, she even provided us with a chart to keep track of data! I laminated it and used dry erase markers to mark all of our productions. Then, all I had to do was quickly transfer the percentages over to my data sheets!</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Trust me when I tell you that you want to bake some of these phoneme pies with your kiddos! You can head over to Speech2u’s TPT store and grab it by clicking <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Articulation-Pies-P-B-M-T-D-N-K-G-velars-bilabials-1597700" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don’t forget to head over to her blog (<a href="http://speech2u.com/" target="_blank">click HERE</a>) and find out what she had to say about the product she choose from me! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Valentine’s Day</span> is next week! I know you’ve seen a ton of posts about <span style="color: #cc0000;">Valentine’s Day</span> and <span style="color: #cc0000;">Valentine’s Day</span> materials lately. So...here is my last post about <span style="color: #cc0000;">Valentine’s Day</span>...trust me you don’t want to miss this one! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I am so excited that I was able to swap a <span style="color: #cc0000;">Valentine’s Day</span> product with <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lindsey-Karol">Lindsey from Word Nerd Speech Teach</a>.</span></span> Lindsey allowed me to browse through her store and pick the “perfect” product for my kids! I decided I <span style="color: #0b5394;">NEEDED</span> this one...and so do you!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">* "What will happen next” (24 cards)</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">* "Read my emotions” inferencing (12 cards)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: HelloHappyDays;">My kids love earning chips and the magnet wand so for every correct answer they received a chip! Whoever had the most chips at the end won! (Please forgive my picture taking skills!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Like many of your caseloads, I’m sure, my kiddos need to work on answering “wh” questions. As you know, answering general “wh” question and comprehension type “wh” questions are two very different skills based off of the same skill. My kids often struggle understanding that “who” is a person, “what” is a thing.... This was perfect for helping the kids understand “who” means a person. There was a nice variety of levels included. Some of the questions were difficult for some of my kids and some questions were easy for other kids. I am totally ok with that! Prompts were used when needed, and if it was an easier questions... great! It just reinforced their positive self-image and earned them a chip! The kids loved it, which means they worked extra hard!!!! Wahoo!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Guess what we worked on next?!?! Sequencing</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This one was a toughie for many of my language kids. I used this for some of my higher language kids and my fluency kids. (I tend to have a gap in the skill levels of my language kiddos.) This skill set was great because it made the kids think! (Thinking and fun=win, win for the SLP!) Answers ranged from baking cookies to running the ball in for a touchdown. Again...the kids loved it! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0px;">First, we worked on understanding how they would feel in certain scenarios and what the physical signs of different emotions look like. Then, we played some emotion charades! I wish I could have videoed this and shared it with you! We were doubled over laughing for this one!!! Try it in your therapy...I promise you won’t regret it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: HelloHappyDays;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">There are sooooo many ways to use the </span>skills in this packet! We didn't even get to the last two skills: "What am I missing?" and "How do you know?" (We are using those decks this week!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: HelloHappyDays;">You want to know what else is great?! While this packet is Valentine's themed (it's not overly Valentine's themed), it can be used any time! I guarantee we will be using this year round!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: HelloHappyDays;">Make sure you head over to Lindsey's TPT store by clicking <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lindsey-Karol">HERE</a> and grab this product! While you're there don't forget to follow her store so you know every time she posts new products! (I have several of her products...they are all fantastic!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: HelloHappyDays; font-size: x-large;">Here are some other ways to keep up with her (Click on the links below to be re-directed):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: HelloHappyDays; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://instagram.com/wordnerdspeechteach">Instagram</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lindsey reviewed <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Night-Before-Valentines-Day-A-Book-Companion-for-Language-SLPMustHave-1667788">“The Night Before Valentine’s Day: A Book Companion for Language”</a>! Click <a href="http://wordnerdspeechteach.blogspot.com/2015/02/product-review-night-before-valentines.html">HERE</a> to see what she had to say about it!</span></div>
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The Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-58373810996594978452014-12-09T21:09:00.000-06:002015-06-16T21:04:02.954-05:00Wild About Books Wednesday...Mooseltoe<div style="font-family: 'KG Shake it Off';">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I am linking up with Scarlett from <a href="http://speechissweet.blogspot.com/">Speech Is Sweet</a> for your weekly installment of the “Wild About Books Wednesday” linky party! I’ve been absent for the past few weeks but I am so glad to be back today, talking about one of my favorite books to use before Christmas! This book is always a crowd pleaser in my therapy sessions...Do you know what book it is?</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s ..... Mooseltoe by Margie Palatini!!!!!! If you haven’t read this book before, you are missing out! I love it and so do ALL of my kids! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">In this story Moose is all about the holiday spirit! He shops, he bakes, he decorates...but...boy, oh boy does he make a mistake! You will have to read this book with your student’s to find out Moose’s mistake and the hilarious solution he comes up with! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: KG Shake it Off;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Guess what?!?! Yes...I have a book companion in my TPT store to help you out! It even comes in both color and black </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> white!!! </span></span><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Mooseltoe-A-Book-Companion-for-Language-1551828" style="font-family: 'KG Shake it Off'; letter-spacing: 0px;">Click here to check it out</a><span style="font-family: KG Shake it Off;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few ways I use this book in my therapy sessions:</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Sequencing- We read the story then we use the story retell mat found in my book companion to correctly sequence and retell this silly story! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Comprehension Questions- Some of my kiddos can expressively answer the questions about the story but some of them need visual choices in order to answer comprehension questions. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Following Directions with Prepositions- So many of my kiddos need to work on both following directions and prepositions...let’s combine the skills together!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">What else can we work on?</span></span></div>
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The Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-14079075928000908622014-11-25T06:30:00.000-06:002014-11-25T06:38:01.696-06:005-Star Ideas for SLP's: Snowmen All Year book companion by Speech Made Simple<div style="font-family: 'KG Miss Kindergarten';">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today is the last day of school before Thanksgiving break here in Tennessee! Some of you are off all this week while others of us work part of the week. What are your Thanksgiving plans? I have some big plans...I’m prepping everything I need for therapy from now until Christmas/Winter Break! This time of year gets so crazy, I’m trying to decrease a little of the stress and anxiety! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">To help you with planning, some of my favorite SLPs decided to do a little product swap. Check out all 10 of our 5 star product reviews (links at the end of the post) to see what you MUST have for your therapy sessions! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindergarten;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I am so excited that I get to review a great Book Companion (Snowmen All Year) from the super talented Brittany at </span></span><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Speech-Made-Simple" style="font-family: 'KG Miss Kindergarten'; letter-spacing: 0px;">Speech Made Simple</a><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindergarten;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">! If you haven’t checked out her TPT store you need to (</span></span><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Speech-Made-Simple" style="font-family: 'KG Miss Kindergarten'; letter-spacing: 0px;">click here</a><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindergarten;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">)! Don't forget to click the star next to her </span>picture to<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> follow her while you're there. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowmen-All-Year-Book-Companion-1554397">“Snowmen All Year book companion”</a> was created to be used with the book “Snowmen All Year” by Caralyn Buehner. In this adorable book, a little boy wants his snowman to last all year long so he can play with him, teach him new things and take him new places. Brittany did a great job making the book companion compliment the book!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love all of the different skills addressed in this book companion! It makes it so much easier when I can address the many different needs of my students with a single product! Look at all the skills we can work on...</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because I was short on prep time this week I didn’t even cut the cards apart for most of these tasks. (Cut out the cards for each task and throw in her “lose a turn” cards and you have an instant SLP game!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some pictures to show you some of the things we did....</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We answered the comprehension questions (I wrote initials on each card) and placed a blue smiley face on the card for a correct answer and a green smiley face on the card if a prompt was required. I love the variety of questions she included! The best part...the kids loved it! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*We worked on categories with these fun worksheets! (Again...we didn’t have time to color.) There are several category worksheets...we only had time for one. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*We talked about how a snowman and a snowball are similar and different! The kids were amazing on this one! (I wasn’t sure how we would do since we don’t get a lot of snow here.) Brittany included 2 more graphic organizers for mittens vs. hats and winter vs. summer as well! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*We even used this fun game board to reinforce our articulation practice!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We seriously had so much fun reading this book and using this book companion in our therapy sessions this week! This one is definitely going into the therapy plans! Make sure you grab a copy by <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowmen-All-Year-Book-Companion-1554397">clicking here</a>!!!!! You don’t want to miss this one!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Want to see what my friend Lyndsey had to say about my book companion for Mooseltoe?! <a href="http://speechtothecore.blogspot.com/">Click here</a>! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I am so excited to share one of my </span><span style="color: #791a3e; letter-spacing: 0px;">FAVORITE</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> books!!!! Since today is Wednesday, I am linking up with Scarlett over at <a href="http://speechissweet.blogspot.com/">Speech is Sweet</a> for “Wild About Books Wednesday” and I’m linking up (a day late...as usual) with <a href="http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Jump’s Class</a> for “Book Talk Tuesday”!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Since </span><span style="color: #d58400; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Halloween</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> is in a few days...I’m moving on to planning for </span><span style="color: #791a3e; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Thanksgiving</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“One is a Feast For Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale” by Judy Cox is one of my all time favorite Thanksgiving books! In this absolutely adorable book our sweet mouse friend sneaks out of his hidey-hole to find some yummy food. As Mouse scampers over to the table he sees a luscious green pea. He decides a pea will be enough for him and starts to head back home. As Mouse is walking across the table he starts to notice more and more food scraps. Mouse gets greedy and all kinds of craziness ensues! Go grab the book to see what happens next!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I am so excited to use my new book companion, <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/One-Is-A-Feast-For-Mouse-A-Book-Companion-For-Language-1524497">“One is A Feast For Mouse: A Book Companion for Language” (click here)</a> to introduce my kiddos to this book! Here is how I am going to use this book in therapy...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">***Sequencing- We are going to use the retelling map and booklet to sequence and retell the story. A few years ago, I made large drawings of Mouse and all of the food, so we are also going to use the felt board while we read! I’ll post pictures later on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpeechOwl">facebook (click here)</a> and instagram (@thespeechowl). Make sure you are following me on both!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0.0px;">***Plural Nouns- We are going to work on plural nouns using the Tier 1 vocabulary from the book!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why I love using books in therapy...</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Literacy is perhaps the most important factor contributing to academic and economic success, and also plays an important role in social interactions.” (Spracher, 2000)</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">“It seems increasingly clear that the literacy achievement gap that is already present for many students when they enter kindergarten must be effectively closed in the early years of school.” (Foster and Miller, 2007)</span></span></div>
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<li style="font-family: 'Pea Carolyn'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can address comprehension skills! This one is obvious! My students often perform significantly better on comprehension tasks when the story is read aloud to them, rather than requiring them to read the story themselves. We work on both receptive and expressive comprehension skills. We use often use the text and picture cues to help when needed. We work hard on using context clues as a strategy to increase comprehension.</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Pea Carolyn'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can address sequencing! Sequencing is a prerequisite skill for my students writing summaries of the books they have read. My fourth graders are required to write a summary of the books they have read before they take an AR test. </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Pea Carolyn'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can address high frequency sight words! When we come across a sight word, I will often stop and allow my students to read.</span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Pea Carolyn'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can address main ideas and details! This helps with those difficult summaries and improves writing skills. </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Pea Carolyn'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can address pragmatic skills! We can determine the problems in a story and brainstorm the best, most socially acceptable solutions. </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Pea Carolyn'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can address speech sounds! I will often have my students read the words containing the speech sound we are targeting. </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Pea Carolyn'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can address rhyming, blending, segmenting, and print awareness! All of these skills are imperative for increased literacy awareness! </span></span></li>
<li style="font-family: 'Pea Carolyn'; margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can address descriptive qualities, as well as, compare and contrast! For the younger students we might discuss categories, same/different, what does not belong, etc. and for the old students we can compare and contrast items in the books, styles of books, authors, etc. </span></span></li>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">These are only a few of the ways I can use books to support speech and language goals! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love that I can use both fiction and non-fiction to keep my students engaged while addressing almost all of our language skills/goals. I will do everything I can to keep my kids interested in books and reading! </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why do you love to use books in your therapy sessions!? What are your favorite books to use?!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you missed my post about tests and success with my fourth grade students <a href="http://thespeechowl.blogspot.com/2014/09/tests-and-success.html">click here</a> to read. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Spracher, M.M. (2000, April 25). Learning About Literacy: SLPs Play A Key Role In Reading, Writing. <i>The ASHA Leader.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Foster, W. A and Miller, M. (2007). Development Of The Literacy Achievement Gap: A Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Through Third Grade. <i>Language, Speech and Hearing Services In Schools. 38</i> 173-181.</span></div>The Speech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742499799586393884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144298528387436992.post-2673228745640520102014-09-25T19:17:00.001-05:002014-09-25T19:17:28.760-05:00Tests and Success! <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Tests, tests, tests!!!!!</span> Everything is so test driven these days! I get it...but...is this really what’s best for our students with language impairments or academic delays?!?!?! Some people may not like my answer to that question, but I say NO! NO, it is not what is best for some of our students! This year, I have seen more of my children break down crying because they feel like they are drowning and they feel like everyone thinks they are “stupid”. Not kidding...one of my kids told me he thinks all the kids in his class think that he is stupid! That absolutely <span style="color: #cc0000;">BROKE my heart!</span> Don’t get me wrong, our teachers and special education teachers are amazing! They are doing everything they can to make sure all of our kids are as successful as possible. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This got me thinking...What can I do to make sure even if my students are struggling, they feel like they are accomplishing something? </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of my students are required to take AR tests on books they have read. Before they are allowed to take the AR test they have to write a summary of the book. My first thought was, AR points may make them feel more successful. If they are able to keep up with the amount of points others are getting maybe they will feel like they are on a level playing field. I have one student who figured this out on his own. He reads short, simple books, takes a lot of tests and has the most AR points in his class every week. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is where my journey has begun...</span></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even though we spend tons of time working on main ideas and important details, my kids can’t write summaries (at least not very well). </span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My kids have extreme difficulty taking notes from a book.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The questions aren’t always the same “type” of comprehension questions we ask in therapy sessions. </span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One test had a questions that wasn’t even in the book! Good thing my kid guessed correctly because my guess was wrong!</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of my kids are trying to read books that are too high for them so they “look” like their peers. Unfortunately, this is also why they have no to few AR points...they can’t pass the tests. (I think we’ve solved this problem.)</span></span></li>
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<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I talked to all of the teachers and we came up with a plan...When I see the students I will work on one specific book for 2 weeks (every kid hears the book at least 2-4 times, unless they are absent). During these sessions we work on comprehension and inferential questions, as well as other skills related to their goals. All the goals are somehow related to the book we are reading...I make sure of it. If they are working on defining words, the words come from the book. If they are working on synonyms and antonyms the words all come from the book.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the end of the second week we sit down as a group and discuss the sequence of events and important information from the book. The students all contribute sentences to write a summary. I write the summary and then they copy the summary in their notebooks. For my higher group, they write the summary on their own and I check to make sure it includes the appropriate information.</span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While students are writing the summary we start a group rotation. One student will come to me and take the AR test. I read the AR test aloud to all of the students in a one on one situation. When that student finishes the test they return to continue writing the summary and send the next student over. </span></span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the student has finished the AR test and finished writing the summary there is another skill center set up. </span></span></li>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Somehow, we have managed to fit all of it neatly into our 30 minute session and I can get data every single day! And guess what....All but one kid made a 100% on the test and earned 0.5 AR points. One student made an 80%, but still...up to that point the student had 0.0 AR points. <span style="color: #b45f06;">They were ALL so proud of themselves!!! </span>One of the kids has even started to take his own “real” notes on his nonfiction texts! If the kids catch me before the day starts or at the end of the day before they leave (if I’ve finished seeing kids) we will sit down with a new book, read it, write our summary then take another test. My kids beg me to take AR tests now! </span></span><br />
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