Speech and language

  We have been spending a great deal of time understanding oral language.  Why is this important for written language?  What is the correlation? Here is a great PowerPoint from the Department of Education: Oral and written language2 Some have found the paragraph’s graphs confusing…

In class we have been reviewing the three tiers of vocabulary which basically are: Tier 1: Everyday words ( Car, oatmeal, school, lunch) Tier 2: Vocabulary used by mature language users across several content areas. Because of their lack of redundancy in oral language, Tier…

Understanding the culture of the student and having a general understanding of the differences between English and their native language is important especially when we are determining if the student has a disability and needs special education support. Read the following document CAPELL_SPED_resource_guide and answer the following…

Entrance and Exit Criteria: Who is eligible for speech and language services in the schools? When do you exit? These are important questions that are understood not just by speech and language pathologists but also by teachers, administrators and families. Why does one child get…

  Here is a resource from American Speech and Hearing Association that further defines what a speech and language pathologist is in the schools. slprole In my school, I do a combination of service delivery: I teach whole class, below are some of the theme…

    Most people when they think of a speech and language pathologist typically think of articulation or stuttering treatment, but these are just a very small part of our job. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication,…

A common therapy goal is for a child to increase comprehension skills as measured by their ability to answer questions. It is important, however, to consider the type of question that is being asked. There is a difference between ” Who broke the chair in…

The procedural section of the lesson plan is the heart or body of the lesson plan. It is here that you will share information about the methods that you are using to help a student reach their goal. It is important to discuss the research-based…

Sometimes our therapy can seem like we are just ‘ playing’  with our students, however, the reality is that we are employing therapeutic skills that assist in the development of language skills. In play we: Balance turn taking:  Give the students some opportunity to be the…

Mindwing’s Story Grammar Marker is a great tool to teach story grammar.  You use Braidy for the younger student.   The older children use a story braid   However, there are times that students have difficulty with some of the concepts presented in the program.…