by sashabro89 | Sep 5, 2021 | AAC, Autism, Expressive Language, Uncategorized
Today’s post is all about AAC apps and how parents/families can easily obtain and set up their child’s communication device. While I highly encourage families to meet with a speech-language therapist that specializes in augmentative & alternative...
by sashabro89 | Jul 16, 2021 | Articulation, Childhood Apraxia, Expressive Language, Uncategorized
I’ve recently been refreshing my knowledge of childhood apraxia of speech. It is amazing how so much free information is available on apraxia-kids.org and childapraxiatreatment.org. I also love how you can watch an entire DTTC training by Edith Stand on...
by sashabro89 | Feb 19, 2021 | Expressive Language, syntax, Uncategorized, writing
Resource shows that sentence combing is a really effective way to expand and improve syntax or sentence structure for our adolescent students with Specific Language Impairment; however, *finding* free or low-cost and easily accessible activities that target this skill...
by sashabro89 | Feb 1, 2021 | Expressive Language, Literacy, Receptive Language, Uncategorized, Vocabulary
Secondary school students with language impairments are often quite behind their peers in vocabulary, and it can be difficult to know where to start with them; moreover, we want to find a way to target their vocabulary deficit and use middle/high school class and...
by sashabro89 | Jan 5, 2021 | Context Clues, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, syntax, Uncategorized, Vocabulary
I don’t know about you but when I first started working in middle school, I was tough to transition from elementary to secondary level speech & language goals. Students in middle and high school are spending less time reading narrative or stories and more...
by sashabro89 | Mar 19, 2020 | Expressive Language, Grammar, Receptive Language, syntax, Uncategorized, writing
Grammar and sentence structure goals are pretty common for our middle and high school speech and language students, yet it can be difficult to come up with ways to target them that keep our students engaged. I find my students get sick of answering questions about...
