This book provides a rich overview of how to use poetry to support learners with disabilities, including individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Major sections include: Introduction (why poetry is so powerful), the components of I-DARE: Immersion, Demonstration, Autonomous poetry production, Response, and Evaluation. Each section includes evidence based research, how-to ideas, and multiple examples of implementation in schools, clinics, and homes. This book offers concrete examples, links to more information, and many resources. Learn to love and use poetry to support ALL learners!

Voice trainers at Vocal Process have created this ‘Build your own tilting larynx’ template. Such a brilliant idea for teaching the understanding of how the vocal cords wor…

Not all errors in speech are due to articulation. Sound errors can follow a pattern called a phonological process - a simplification of adult speech. Learn more about these speech sound errors, and when they are expected to "go away" as a child's communication develops!

Veterinary receptionists schedule client visits and supervise the vet clinic front office. Learn about veterinary receptionists' education, salary, and more.

Idioms are a type of figurative language that SLPs work on because they are essential to communicate effectively and for academic success.

This Speech Sound Development Chart was updated October 2020 based on Crowe and Mcleod’s Children’s English Consonant Acquisition in the US: A Review as found in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

A healthcare team needs to have a framework of communication between each member. Here are the SBAR templates that you can download and use.

Considering taking the leap into private practice? If you are a counselor, social worker, marriage and family therapist, or psychologist, in this blog post, I’ll share some of the things you need in place, questions to consider before renting an office, if online therapy is for you, which EMR to use

If you liked my aspiration worksheets, you will like this Prevocalic Voicing Worksheet. It takes the “aspiration trick” and combines it with a hand cue. I use this combination of tech…

I have so so many R kids on my caseload right now. In that past, that statement would be followed with a mournful sigh, or possibly with me throwing my head back and shaking my fists in the air cursing, “why me!?” Let me tell you… I used to struggle with how to teach the R […]

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Here is a simple farm animal guessing game I made for language delayed kiddos. It is great for working on categories, attributes, inferen...

There are tons of essay writing materials available online. From brainstorming to writing paragraphs and full essays. What good does it do, however, if students can´t put a simple or complex sentence together? This worksheet is aimed at students who need complex sentence writing practice. It explains, give examples and then engages students to write their own sentences based on either a picture or from scratch. - ESL worksheets

Free genogram templates and family tree templates are presented here along with a comprehensive guide on genogram symbols, lines and shapes.

This is a sheet that I use with all of my students on the first session of our therapy. It provides me with information that is based on their own interests. I use the information on these sheets to customize their therapy sessions at later dates. ...

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I share these stories because I suspect you have also had moments you’re not proud of, stories you’ve never told anyone; I want you to know you’re not alone.

Last week we looked at the different sensory sensitive approaches to lighting design for autism. We saw how contradictory recommendations have...

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At Thriveworks, we often receive requests from counseling providers who are looking for private practice forms (informed consent, intakes, PHI releases, etc

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“Tan I have a tup?”, “I want some tandy?”, “Tome here.” Sound familiar??? This is called “velar fronting”. These errors occur when a child substitut…

Running school counseling small groups? Check out these tips for successful and effective small group counseling.

Give me an /r/ any day. Gimme me any old artic error. It's only the lateral productions that make me shake in my boots! I'll admit it, I'm a big ole chicken when it comes to lateral

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