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Here’s a picture to make you smile (as if the we

Here’s a picture to make you smile (as if the weekend coming isn’t reason enough). If you’re new here, I am a retired school SLP turned private clinician providing therapy with my unofficial therapy cats in my home. All of my clients are now coverted to “cat people.”

Off topic, but I was stoked to get these learning resources acorns and pair them with the Sneaky Snacky squirrel game. I love everythibg they make, but I didn’t realize the acorns didn’t come stuffed with minis inside. Only a few have something inside, and they’re pretty hard for my little ones to open. I’ll just have to order more minis from @speechtreeco 😊

I did end up stuffing them with my own minis and ARTIC cards and hid them for kids to “hunt and find.” It’s great activity to get busy kids moving while still practicing their goal targets!

Do you do that, too? How else do you use these acorns?

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🔥 We all know you have the ability to, but car

🔥 We all know you have the ability to, but careful not to burn the building down.

That wouldn't go over well. 😉

May your meetings be short, and your greatness be noticed!

Image by the great @veronicadearly

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YEP, it's true! We often say a child "only" has ar

YEP, it's true! We often say a child "only" has articulation errors, but that's often NOT the case, and it's important that we stay alert for the discreet signs of phonological awareness and processing problems.

Think about it, typically developing kids NOTICE that the words they're saying don't sound quite like others' productions. Then, they experiment with their mouth and try to make it match the way they hear it in others.

In my experience, kids with significant articulation problems (and, of course, phonology problems) ARE NOT auditory learners. You've probably noticed that it's like they don't even listen to their very own speech!

That's because they really don't often times!

Ever have a students argue with you that they "said it right" when they, in fact, definitely did quite the opposite? 🙃 (Btw, auditory feedback devices may help with that).

Did you know that phonological awareness is more closely related to success in reading than intelligence? (Torgesen, 1997)

Did you now that deletion tasks conducted in K can predict eighth grade reading skills? (Adlof et al, 2010). 🤯...

...or that phonological awareness skills in kindergarten children have been proven to be one of the best predictors of reading achievement between kindergarten and second grade (Snow, Burns & Griffin, 1998; National Reading Panel, 2000; Whitehurst & Logan, 2002; Catts et al., 2015).😳

We always want to keep open lines of communication with our students' teachers, but I was sometimes guilty of talking to the teachers of my students with language difficulties more often than the teachers of my artic students.

☝️Don't forget to check in with the teachers of your articulation students - not to only ask about their speech skills, but ALSO to check on their phonological processing, phonological awareness, and phonemic awareness skills!

IT'S A BIG DEAL and could impact their literacy for years and years.

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#preschoolslp #cfslp
#slp2be #slpgradstudent #speechtherapy #iteachtoo #speechtherapist #literacy #phonemicawareness #speechtherapist

Wondering what to do with your toddlers and presch

Wondering what to do with your toddlers and preschoolers this week (and for the rest of your career)?? 🤪

You’ll get soooo many ideas that you can use RIGHT AWAY when you attended these practical PD sessions!!Isn’t that the ✨BEST✨ kind!? And it’s all FREE! ⬅️

It all starts tomorrow at 5pm EST with Kim from @activitytailor teaching about how to boost engagement with books! 📚

On Tuesday, I’ll be sharing all about how to “move it move it” 💃🏻in your tx sessions while still being effective!

We know how busy you are. Just attend as many as you’d like !

Did I mention you’ll earn CMHs for attending? Yes, you will!
Sessions vary from 30 minutes to an hour!

To register, DM me or 👀 up in my Pr🅾️-📁!

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This week we did lots or up-and-moving activities

This week we did lots or up-and-moving activities and this is one of them!

I got this big mouth toss game years ago at @orientaltrading (come on, y’all stick it again please)!

It comes with gooey foods (a pickle slice, some cheese, a strawberry, and some chocolate (at least I THINK that’s what it is) to throw at the mouth!

My competitive students like to keep score, and the little just weird out on how the foods “wiggle” and “fall” and “roll down to the lip.” Either way, I’m happy I get to work on articulation while the kids burn some of that childhood energy I wish I had!

It also makes for a pretty cool speech machine activity!

Do you get up and moving in therapy? Check yes or no 😉

If just the thought of that makes you uncomfortable, join me for a FREE webinar all about how ti make it work without feeling like you’ve lost control!

✅ my pr0🗄 and join us for 5 days of learning ‘bout how to boost engagement through movement, books, sensory bins, cooking, and nursery rhymes and songs!

@activitytailor @speechsprouts @live.love.speech @thedabblingspeechie

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Do you work with children ages 2 through 5? Someti

Do you work with children ages 2 through 5? Sometimes they can be tough cookies to engage! 😳

With my little ones, I plan multiple activities each session just in case they boycott 1 or 2 of them. 😂 I bet you know what I’m talking about!

Well, some of my pediatric SLPs and I have a 5 day ✨FREE ✨webinar series for helping YOU BOOST ENGAGEMENT with this age group!

❌ No more sessions that just fall flat!

❌ No more wondering how you’ll engage a little one regardless of how long the sessions are.

❌ No more feeling like you’re coaxing the entire session instead of being effective and productive!

⭐️ Join us Sept. 25th through 29th to learn how to BOOST ENGAGEMENT through:
🏃🏻‍♂️MOVEMENT (with me)

🍳COOKING (with @live.love.speech )

🍁SENSORY BINS (with @thedabblingspeechie )

📚BOOKS (with @activitytailor)

🎶NURSERY RHYMES & SONGS (with @speechsprouts)

Even better, join LIVE to earn CMHs and get your questions answered! (Sessions vary from 30 to 60 minutes). ALL FREE!

See my bi🔘to register or DM me anytime!
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HALF OFF TODAY, 9/21! These open ended Boom Card g

HALF OFF TODAY, 9/21! These open ended Boom Card games are my students’ favorite!

I love to use these as a follow up activity after reading an animal themed book! There are so many critters to choose from…

…and theyre a dream for mixed groups! So easy to reinforce accuracy or effort for ANY skill.

Just be warned 🚨your students WILL ask for these because apparently they’re addictive!

Hey these 1/2 off by going to my Pr🅾️📂 and find ALL the digital deals by searching hashtag #sep2022slpsgodigital on tpt

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Join us for this FREE BOOST ENGAGEMENT webinar ser

Join us for this FREE BOOST ENGAGEMENT webinar series September 25th through 29th! SLPs who attend live can even earn clinical maintenance hours. 👏👏👏

Not sure where to start with little ones?

Wonder how to keep them engaged an entire session while being productive and therapeutic? We’ve got you!

Kim @activitytailor will show you how to BOOST engagement with BOOKS! 📚

I’ll be dishing about how to BOOST engagement with MOVEMENT! 🏃🏼you CAN get kids moving while still doing effective therapy!

Felice @thedabblingspeechie will show us how to BOOST engagement with sensory bins!

Lisette @speechsprouts will show us the art of BOOSTING engagement with nursery rhymes and songs!

Kristine @live.love.speech will make you a PRO at BOOSTING engagement while cooking with kids!

SIGN UP to build your engagement toolbox! Head to my BI🅾️ or DM ME!

#schoolslp #slpeeps #speechtherapy #speechtherapyideas #speechies #instaslp #slp #preschoolslp #earlyinterventionspeech #eislp #slpsofinstagram #slpsoninstagram #cfslp #languageskills #speechtherapist #preschoolactivities #speechlanguagepathology

I saw these @fisherprice oldies (but goodies) whil

I saw these @fisherprice oldies (but goodies) while antiquing yesterday, and now I have regrets that I didn’t buy them.

Just for fun…Tell me something you regret not buying for therapy (because I mean, we all know we have too much but also really want more)😆 GO!!
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Get the link to this fun and versatile FREEBIE in

Get the link to this fun and versatile FREEBIE in your email inbox (9/19) tomorrow!

Address and reinforce just about ANY skill - for your mixed groups! You can even write in your students’ specific targets on the page!

Get on my list before 12pm CST to snag it. How? Go to my Pr0📂file or DM me!

#slpeeps #schoolslp #slpfreebies #speechtherapy #speechtherapyideas #slpsofinstagram #instaslp #speechtherapist #slp #instaslp #slpsoninstagram #articulationtherapy #slp2be

Who could use 1,309 articulation cards for just $1

Who could use 1,309 articulation cards for just $10? 🤯 it’s happening TODAY, but only today! See my pr0📂!

If you already own it this set, I added over 100 more cards to it last night so go re-download!

If you don’t, you should 😉
👉 put the decks on rings for grab and go use
👉 hide them inside your critter clinic, all around your therapy space, or hide in eggs or those cue @learningresources gift boxes, barns, acorns or picnic baskets!
👉 KNOW WHAT? All 1,309 cards fit in your Cariboo game doors! 👏👏👏👏
👉 use them with wind up toys (whichever card it lands on, students have to practice)
👉 print 2 copies for memory matching games for every single phoneme in every single position!

I promise you’ll use these forever and ever! 🤩🤩

Find all the half off speech deals by searching #sept2022halfoffspeech on tpt!

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A glimpse into my home based private practice! Tod

A glimpse into my home based private practice! Today I’m trying out an open ended Pop-it game! It’s a freebie that’ll be going out to my email list on Monday. See my pro📂 to get on the list!

Nothing gets the cats more more curious than me setting up for a therapy session!

Our foster kitten, Linus, is feeling like he’s ready to join Scout as a therapy cat but obviously doesn’t realize the toys are for the kids- not him!😼

Meanwhile, foster Leo and Scout decided to take a nap. (insert jealousy here)

My clients love having the cats in our sessions, and sometimes as an added bonus, we have pool days!

Have you ever thought of treating kids in your home? It makes for a special connection. This morning a little one dug in the pantry. 😆

#privatepracticeslp #instaslp #speechtherapyideas #popit #slpeeps #speechies #schoolslp #ashaigers #speechtherapy #speechtherapist #preschoolslp

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