What do I do when Traditional Language Therapy isn’t working? Language Intervention utilizing Verbal Operants
When traditional language therapy isn't working or I feel the individual could be acquiring skills in a more timely manner, I return to my roots and utilize a behavior approach...
Valentine Freebies for Speech Therapy: Digital & Print
5 Little Sweethearts - Repetitive Rhyme Fun repetitive, rhyming tale of Valentine hearts losing a Valentine in different places. Sequence the places the lost Valentine was left on the last...
Nursery Rhymes Old Fashioned? Not A Chance – Systematic Interventions for Teaching KEY Phonological Awareness Skills in SPED
Nursery rhyme experiences and knowledge are considered important precursors and determinants of later literacy abilities (Sadlier-Oxford, 2000; Zuralski, 2005) and are often used to facilitate young children’s phonological and language-related...
Strategies & Resources for Teaching Inferencing Skill Sets in SPED
Teaching inferencing skill sets in special education is often tedious and overwhelming if you don't have a systematic approach and understand where you should start with each student! I always...
Instructional Control: 5 Reminders When Working with Challenging Students
What is instructional control? There is a fundamental step for teaching any child new skills while preventing problematic behavior. It is establishing what is called instructional control. In its simplest...