Most pediatric speech-language pathologists working in the school system and private practice enjoy using themes in speech language therapy sessions. August and September are great months to use Back to School themed books with young children to build communication, language, and literacy skills. Here are a few of my favorite recommendations: Amelia Bedelia’s First Day …
Summer is a great time to introduce new books into speech-language therapy sessions, read aloud time at home, or extended school year classes for children with special needs. I enjoy using a variety of seasonal books during early intervention evaluations and speech-language therapy sessions. There are several authors that are my favorite to use to …
There are many spring themed books and toys that may be used as therapeutic tools in speech-language therapy sessions with children. Speech-language pathologists may select the suggested resources recommended below in weekly therapy sessions. I prefer to have a variety of fiction books, toys, and activities ready to use. I often provide children a …
It is common practice for speech-language pathologists to use books in therapy to build articulation, language comprehension, and oral language skills. It is important to select engaging books that will maintain a child’s interest. It is even more important that SLPs facilitate an interactive read aloud in speech-language therapy. This is different that just simply …
The majority of children and adolescents with language disorders struggle immensely with critical thinking skills that are essential to make effective decisions. They do not have the linguistic skills necessary for analytical thinking or adequate expressive language skills that are crucial for higher order language tasks. This requires comprehension of vocabulary, an ability to process …
What is critical for children’s and adolescents’ communication, language, and literacy success? There are so many contributing factors, but vocabulary development is most definitely critical. Speech-language pathologists need to focus on building vocabulary skills of children and adolescents when providing speech-language therapy each week to those with communication and language disorders. Children’s exposure to vocabulary varies based on …
Vocabulary knowledge and expression is critical for children and adolescents’ success in communicating their ideas and summarizing curriculum information. But what about those with communication disorders, language disorders, and learning disabilities? They often have a limited vocabulary that hinders their ability to comprehend information and clearly express their thoughts. They need direct instruction from speech …
Speech-language pathologists and educators know how important effective listening comprehension is for school and life success. Many children who have difficulty learning academic concepts and underlying language concepts struggle with listening comprehension. Active listening is an essential skill for children at school, home, and during everyday activities in their community. Often times, teachers notice when …
Enhancing the Delivery of Quality Speech & Language Services and Children’s Progress in Therapy Lately I’ve been thinking about ways that speech-language pathologists can continue to grow professionally. In our field it is critical to stay current with best practices in assessment and therapy services. It’s important that we know how best to remediate articulation, …
Keys to Successful Group Speech-Language Therapy Sessions Speech-language pathologists who work in the schools have the responsibility of delivering effective group speech language sessions. Each child has various IEP goals and needs while the SLP’s job is to use therapy approaches that will contribute to each student’s progress. That lead me to think about how …
