Therapy Activities
Collection by Pat Mervine/Speaking of Speech.com
Lesson plans, games, and activities for speech/language therapy
5-Minute Therapy for /r/
If I was asked to list my top three challenges as a school-based SLP, correcting /r/ would top the list in terms of difficulty and high incidence. (The other two challenges are laterals and dysflu…
Listen up!
In my career, I’ve known all kinds of listeners: some who take in all of the message, some who only get part of it, and others who need multimodality support to attend and process. Personal…
What does that mean??
Some years back, my son moved to Brazil to marry a lovely Brazil college professor. During his time there, my son became fluent in Portuguese, and this became my grandson’s first language. …
Rapid Speech Therapy on the High Seas
A new feature on this blog is periodic interviews with SLPs that you really need to know about. In September, the spotlight was on Char Boshart, SLP extraordinaire. Now I want to introduce you to…
A Plethora of Resources from One Dynamic SLP
The most memorable moment of graduate school, way back when at Trenton State College, was when the 8 or so students from our program exited the hall after taking the ASHA exam. We gathered in the …
Summer Freebies!
I’m sure that, for the first few weeks of summer vacation at least, school will be the last thing on your mind. But did you ever consider that summer could provide a treasure-trove of free therapy …
Your Moment of Zen: Becoming One with /r/
In my last post, I wrote about how various technology – from free and cheap apps to expensive high-tech equipment – can be used to help students improve their articulation of vocalic /r/. But that’…
Toy Box Communication
Two things I’ve noticed when working in Multiple Disabilities classrooms: (1) the students don’t know how to play with a variety of toys, and (2) there is little peer-to-peer interacti…
That Darn R! 10 TPT Speech Therapy Materials to Treat R - thedabblingspeechie
speech therapy activities for treating r. Once you get an /r/ established, there are some great activities on TPT.
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My Best Tips and Techniques to Use When Working With a Lateral Lisp
Most of you seasoned therapists know and use the techniques that I am going to share, so I apologize if you are disappointed that there’s n...
Best Articulation Tricks to Try for Those Super Stubborn R’s!
If you are a pediatric SLP, you have undoubtedly spent time trying to shape articulation of “R”- that most stubborn of phonemes. The obstinate, ornery R. You know what I am talking abo…
My Best Tips and Techniques to Use When Working With a Lateral Lisp
Most of you seasoned therapists know and use the techniques that I am going to share, so I apologize if you are disappointed that there’s n...
It's Spring ~ Fresh Ideas for Speech Therapy
It's Spring ~ check out my favorite springtime games for speech and language therapy!