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Celebrate Memorial Day! This NO PREP resource work

Celebrate Memorial Day! This NO PREP resource works for:
🇺🇸 Memorial Day
🇺🇸July 4th
🇺🇸 Election Day
🇺🇸 the Olympic Games
🇺🇸 Veteran’s Day (11/11)

Have your students create some patriotic art while they perfect their speech skills!

You’ll get 27 sound specific pages + 1 open ended page for those pesky mixed groups! Write in your own targets for whatever skill you need to address.

DON’T have paint daubers? That’s A-OK! 👌
You can cover the circles with…
🔴 Pom Poms
⚪️ Magnetic tokens
🔵 Mini objects or erasers
🔴 Just color in the circles or
⚪️ Use a protective sleeve to turn the page into a dough smash mat!

If your school year is wrapping up, these bad boys work great for sending home in HOPES🤞of your students getting some summer practice!

Drop me a ❤️💙🤍 of any color if you’d like to check these out for yourself, or DM me!

#schoolslp #slpeeps #speechies #speechtherapy #speechtherapist #articulation #dotart #mixedgroups #preschoolslp

Need an EASY & low prep activity for the last bit

Need an EASY & low prep activity for the last bit of the school year? I’ve got you! 😉

Use this open ended 🏝️beach themed game to address ANY skill you you need to target 🎯 or take data on ✍🏽. It truly makes mixed groups soooo much easier!

⭐️ Big BONUS - you can use it with up to 6 students at a time!

Students try to be the first to find all 4 of their beach items in order to WIN! 🏆

Just search “BEACH DAY GAME FOR ANY SKILL” on TpT or DM me for the link.

#slpeeps #schoolslp #speechies #preschoolslp #speechtherapy #speechtherapist #cfslp #slpgradstudent #speechlanguagepathology

Just be YOU. Plain ol' you whether that's a mom, a

Just be YOU. Plain ol' you whether that's a mom, a dad, a diva, a party animal, a napper, a reader, a knitter, a gamer, an outdoorsy person, an athlete, a shopper, a surfer, a runner, an artist, a dog momma, a cat person, a nature lover, a grandmother or grandfather, a side hustler, a traveler, a foodie, a crafter, a marathon runner, a clean freak, a moviegoer, ooohhhh how the list could go on!

Take off your SLP hat, and don't put it back on until Monday. Ya heard me!

NOW WHAT DID I MISS ON THE LIST?

You are MORE than your profession. What does plain ol' you consist of? Please share!

#schoolslp #slpsofinstagram #speechtherapylife #slplife #slpeeps #speechtherapist #ashaigers

Happy SLP Day to all of you hardworking, brilliant

Happy SLP Day to all of you hardworking, brilliant, life-changing SLPs!

Our impact is too far-reaching to ever truly measure, but we plant seeds of knowledge and confidence every day that we show up at work, and those seeds grow in our students!

Cheers to you all!

#schoolslp #slpeeps, #slpsofinstagram #speechies #preschoolslp #schoolbasedslps #ashaigers #speechtherapy #speechpathology #speechlanguagepathologist #speechtherapist #nationalslpday

Have you ever gotten reprimanded or scolded for ex

Have you ever gotten reprimanded or scolded for explaining educational rights to parents? I have!

It's #tiptuesday, and I have an unpopular opinion today, but hear me out, please.

1) Yes, parents' rights are in the booklet we give parents regarding their procedural safeguards, but honestly, what parents ACTUALLY read those? I had a child with an IEP and even I didn't read them!

2) Parents (for the most part) trust the IEP team, and notifying them of their educational rights is our duty.

3) You legally CANNOT get in trouble with your employer for explaining rights to a parent. People might be annoyed with you (because they don't want to have to work hard and when parents are fully informed they sometimes ask for stuff) but aren't you often annoyed, too? They'll survive it. 😆

🔸 The most important reason that we need to fully inform parents is that they will immediately trust you and appreciate your honesty and support.

That short, honest discussion will go far in building a bond with the parents, and THAT. WILL SERVE YOU WELL through their child's identification, treatment, and even their dismissal!

#schoolslp #slpeeps #speechies #speechtherapy #schoolbasedslp #speechtherapy #slpsoninstagram #slpsofinstagram

It's HALF OFF SPEECH DAY! Lots of speech-language

It's HALF OFF SPEECH DAY! Lots of speech-language resources are marked 1/2 off including my SUMMER FUN PACK. This is officially the lowest price it's ever been! 🤩😎

This NO PREP, grab-n-go resource with 48 pages of activities will give you a variety of fun speech and language activities to use in your therapy on those hectic days leading up to summer, for ESY, or for using all summer long - if you're brave enough to work extended school year! 😳

It's a super solution for mixed groups so consider your planning DONE ✅ for May and June!!

Get to this DEAL by searching the title on TPT OR DM ME! Find all the 1/2 off deals by searching #may23halfoffspeech on TPT!

#schoolslp #slpeeps #speechies #slpsoninstagram #slpsofinstagram #speechtherapy #speechtherapist #privatepracticeSLP #preschoolslp

I’ll be back here soon with speech-language cont

I’ll be back here soon with speech-language content (and Information some of you requested) as soon as we’re back from vacation.⛱️🍸☀️

#Schoolslps , here is your visual aid to remind you that summer will be here soon! Hang in there! You’ve got this!

#slpeeps #slpsofinstagram #speechtherapy #speechies #speechtherapist #preschoolslp

Have you ever wanted to celebrate Mother’s Day a

Have you ever wanted to celebrate Mother’s Day at school or in therapy but didn’t because…let’s face it…not every child has a mom. 😞

That’s why I created this craft and these inclusive cards.

Many of the cards have a blank to write in anyone’s name who FEELS LIKE A MOM! Aunts, grandmas, foster parents, stepmoms, any significant grown up in a child’s life, or even a dad!

This was a labor of love. I did my very best to make sure all kinds of families are represented because representation matters! ✨

I’ll be boarding a plane shortly, but you can get to these by visiting my pr🅾️file OR seamen Mother’s Day craft and inclusive cards!

#mothersdayideas #slpeeps #schoolslp #spedtribe #speechies #speechtherapist #speechtherapy #specialeducation #spedteacher #slpsontpt

The resources that I get the most requests for are

The resources that I get the most requests for are
1️⃣ dot art
2️⃣ open ended games like this one!

WHY? Because open games are the ✨ BEST✨solution for mixed groups!

This one is easy and reinforcing for ANY skill, and it doesn’t hurt that the butterflies are so stinking cute! 🦋

Print 🖨️ once, and use it forever!

Do you use open ended games for therapy? Drop a 👍 or a 👎!

Want to grab this? Dm me or 👀☝️in my pr🅾️file.

#schoolslp #slpeeps #speechies #slpa #speechtherapy #mixedgroups #slpsofinstagram #slpsontpt #preschoolslp

It's FRIDAY so we should all be on cloud nine, 🌥 but I feel like our jobs bring lots of emotions bubbling up to the surface each week.

It's hard for me to shut off my brain at the end of a work week, sometimes. HOW ABOUT YOU?

Other times. we just keep thinking about that one student we can't seem to stop worrying about.

Sometimes the mood is just complete exhaustion, right?

Regardless of which is it, the weekend is almost here, and that means it's time for YOU to find some FUN or some relaxation.

Ahhhhh. Thank goodness for weekends!

Which number matches YOUR Friday afternoon mood?

#schoolslp #slpeeps #speechies #speechtherapy #fridaymood #speechtherapist #slplife #slpsofinstagram

May the fourth be with you today!! Had to do it.

May the fourth be with you today!!

Had to do it. 🤪

#schoolslp #slpeeps #speechies #speechtherapy

Did any of these selective mutism tidbits and fact

Did any of these selective mutism tidbits and facts surprise you?

As an SLP in schools, I worked with several children with selective mutism. It’s a complex and multidimensional disorder and a heart breaking condition to witness.

Sadly, other disciplines in my district too often kept “hands off” of these students because they thought it was a communication disorder (or I believe they just didn’t know how to address it or didn’t care to).

DSM-5 clearly states it is an anxiety disorder.

Helping students overcome SM involves countless hours of trust building. It’s not easy, but it can be done. Some of my former students are proof! One of the best days in my career was when a student of mine sang in front of the entire middle school student body. She is an overcomer, and I will never forget her or her painful journey with mutism.

That being said, treating SM HAS TO BE A TEAM APPROACH. Do we actually have a role to play? YES! WHY? Because we will have to assess to rule out communication needs. You MUST build a relationship with children who have SM so that you can reliably assess them.

Did you know there are 3 types of mutism?

🗣️ ELECTIVE Mutism is when a person chooses not to speak due to psychological issues.
🗣️SELECTIVE Mutism is when a person wants to speak, but under certain circumstances find they can’t bring themselves to.
🗣️TOTAL Mutism is when a person doesn’t speak under any circumstances.

Want to hear more about Maya Angelou’s experience mutism? See her speak about why she became mute on YouTube HERE:
bit.ly/mayamutism

If you are supporting a child with selective mutism and are struggling (it’s usually inevitable), I have resource I developed to get insight into why my students with SM weren’t speaking. No talking needed, but it brings about great insight!

🗣️ DM me for more info 🙂

#schoolslp #bshm #selectivemutism #selectivemute #slpeeps #speechies #slpsofinstagram #preschoolslp #middleschoolslp #highschoolslp

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