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Harnessing the Melody of Learning: The Impact of File Folder Songs on Early and Special Education

Harnessing the Melody of Learning: The Impact of File Folder Songs on Early and Special Education

In the world of early education and special needs teaching, engaging learners requires creativity, innovation, and a deep understanding of how young minds develop. Among the myriad tools educators use to capture attention and foster learning, file folder songs stand out as a beacon of…

Circle Time Song Choice Board

Circle Time Song Choice Board

Circle Time Song Choice Boards is my go-to for new students. As I prepare for back to school I begin to organize my supplies and things that I will need to begin therapy. The first thing I always pull out is my Circle Time Song…

Songs Are An Important Language Development Tool and Free Download

Songs Are An Important Language Development Tool and Free Download

Songs are an important language development learning tool. One of my favorite speech and language therapy techniques is using singing to develop language. Using songs for preschoolers for language learning is fun and effective. Preschoolers can learn so much through songs. Why use songs in…

How to Use a Favorite Child’s Song in Speech Therapy

How to Use a Favorite Child’s Song in Speech Therapy

Wheels on the Bus Interactive Perhaps there are no other songs that children like more than the ‘Wheels on the Bus’.  Many young children love to watch big vehicles.  School buses with their bright yellow color, flashing lights, and laughing children draw children into watching…

How to Work with Mixed Groups in Speech and Language Therapy

How to Work with Mixed Groups in Speech and Language Therapy

How do you work with mixed groups in speech and language therapy? Working in groups in speech and language therapy can be challenging. Often the students will not all be on the same level. You may need to work with a classroom group in which…

Inexpensive Speech Therapy or Classroom Material to Promote Active Participation

Sometimes the best materials are ones that are inexpensive, readily available and easy to use. I am someone who is never without her cup filled with water and a straw.  I have straws stored at home, in the car and at school so I always have…

Hickory Dickory Dock an Elephant Climbs up a Clock!

Hickory Dickory Dock an Elephant Climbs up a Clock!

My students love stories with a twist!.  This has twelve verses that have my students giggling especially when the Elephant tries to climb the clock! Hickory Dickory Dock is a nursery rhyme that is great to also teach some story grammar features while using a…

Why use nursery rhymes in the classroom?

Why use nursery rhymes in the classroom?

  Hey Diddle Diddle Mother Goose Rhymes introduce students to literature that has been passed down for generations. The rhymes assist the students in learning vocabulary and practice phonemic awareness. Learning these poems by heart assist in developing auditory memory skills.   In creating this…

5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!  Using the poem in therapy

5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed! Using the poem in therapy

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed This is a fun poem about five monkeys jumping on the bed! The first part is appropriate for those children that are readers or to can be read to the child. The second part has a pictures and…