Cozy chats about speech, language and learning
What is Executive Functioning? Johnny races into the room and you can nearly feel the wind as he passes you by. His desk is a mess and homework papers if returned, look like they were run over by a truck. If you inform the parent…
In honor of Autism Acceptance month, I am sharing a fun lesson I do with my students AND giving you a chance to enter a raffle for a ten dollar TPT card ( April 2017). I love using themes in my lessons. It helps students…
SOAP Notes: SOAP notes are a way to quickly communicate about what went on in a therapy session. The initials stand for: S: SUBJECTIVE O: OBJECTIVE A: ASSESSMENT P: PLAN You are writing them in the clinic it is because this is often what is…
When we are writing social skills goals for IEPs although we are looking at the big picture we need to narrow down our topic so that it is achievable in the time that we to work with the student. If we have a child who…
Are you always on time with your paperwork? Do you get 100% on every test? Are you always right? You are probably saying of course not. You need to think about this when writing your goals for your students. They are having therapy because they…
There are some great commercial games that will assist students in learning not just pragmatics but problem-solving and inferencing. You just need to make sure that you are giving them the supports they need to play. Guess Who Here is one support: it is…
 The internet has allowed us as clinicians to have research-based resources at our fingertips but sometimes finding these resources can take a treasure map. Here are some great resources: Reading Comprehension: Readworks The nonprofit ReadWorks provides K-12 teachers with what to teach and how…
School for some children can be hard. Children that learn differently may need more time to understand the curriculum, they may need more repetition or different presentation than their peers. Something that can assist in spark a child’s interest is using a character that they…
Learning vocabulary is a more complex skill than just remembering the definition of a word, you need to have an understanding of the concept being taught. Â One way to teach concepts then is to give examples and non-examples of the words. When one gives an…
I was about to graduate from high school and unfortunately economics in the country at that time were bleak. I was fortunate that I lived in New York City and at that time City College system was tuition free . I was working as a…