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…

Listening Comprehension skills versus Reading Comprehension Skills I know that it may be confusing when you are writing goals but if you are the person that is reading the story to a child what we are measuring is listening. If the child is the only…

Story Retell: Story Retell is one way to measure listening or reading comprehension. This is usually done using a rubric as there are so many elements that need to be measured as well as the support that you may be giving to the student. Reading…

  Behavior Incentives: Everyone has a different opinion on behavioral strategies. When I am working with a full class I use the Whole Brain Scorecard which has the happy face and the sad face on a T-Chart. It is described more fully here. hoard&Itemid=145 If…

When I was studying to be a speech and language pathologist back in the dark ages there was a topic of discussion ” Is it art or is it science?”  This discussion is definitely applicable to determining treatment time. You do need to look at…

Some of you are doing an excellent job with your lesson plans. I am putting some of the sections here so that you can see some great examples. Grace constructed this for part of her lesson for a young girl with an articulation disorder. Notice:…

Here are some examples of some great goals this semester. Sometimes looking at other goals help to formulate your own. Apraxia Casey wrote:  Goal: By the end of the semester, CHILD will improve intelligibility as evidenced by the accurate production of final /g/ at the…

Speech Sound Therapy: ( articulation or phonological approach) My philosophy and methodology for articulation have changed over time as new research and my own experiences began to shape how I provided treatment. Below is a list of some of the treatment approaches for articulation. In…

Old MacDonald is a favorite song of the students that I work with.  This simple song has  choice making and  a sentence request board.  This particular song is great for language learning. It is an easy melody for children to learn The repeating chorus helps…

I love my job!  Today I was working through the kindergarten speech and language screening and having such a fabulous time talking to these 5-year-olds. Part of the test is having the students repeat words after me.  I say “Bib”, the child says, “Bib”.  One…