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 | 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...
by sashabro89 | Feb 3, 2020 | Expressive Language, Grammar, Receptive Language, Uncategorized, writing
Because I work at a fairly diverse district, I hear a lot of different dialects being spoken by my students. I do not write goals around it because obviously students are entitled to their culture and speaking style; however, I do like to at least teach students that...
by sashabro89 | Feb 2, 2020 | Literacy, Receptive Language, Uncategorized, writing
One of the major issues I encounter with secondary school students is they both don’t know how to and are generally unwilling to take notes on what they read. Recently, this got me thinking about a sketching/pictograph technique I used all the way in my student...
by sashabro89 | Nov 24, 2019 | Grammar, Literacy, syntax, Uncategorized, writing
Boy, do my middle and high school students hate to write! It’s definitely a challenge to get them working on grammar and sentence structure during speech & language therapy sessions and especially so if I want them to target writing skills. Yet, it’s...
