Cozy chats about speech, language and learning
I love using literature to teach. It gives me a jumping off point to teach vocabulary and story grammar. It Takes A Village by Jane Cowen-Fletcher Book Companion is a great story that is set in an African village. Yemi is given the responsibility…
Recently a graduate student stated that they wanted to use a time timer but did not have one. Using a time timer is a great thing. It is visual. It clearly indicates the time for the person. HOWEVER, we don’t always have access to a…
As we have been working on our read aloud lesson plans as we go through the semester, what have you learned? If you have begun the lesson with students what has surprised you? What are some of the unique strategies that you have in place…
Baseline: the starting point of therapy The first thing that one does prior to beginning therapy is to take baseline information to determine the most appropriate goals you should develop. I am writing this blog as some clinicians are having difficulty writing these. The American…
This year I wrote a grant for East Greenwich School system that helped support close reading strategies. The grant was from the Rhode Island Department of Education and it allowed staff from Frenchtown and Meadowbrook to be able to attend the Core Reading Institute…
When choosing a book for speech and language therapy you want to make sure that the text matches your student’s reading level. Â There are several tools that you can use that will make this easier. Scholastic has a tool called Book Wizard:Â http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ This will…
Writing goals can be a difficult task. Here are some more examples of good goals. In order to have a goal you need to have baseline information as well as an understanding of language development and the curriculum that is expected at the…
I have been blessed in my life to do something that I am passionate about. Everyday brings new joys and new problems. One could say that there is never a dull moment. My new project will be combining some of the therapy strategies that…