tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88811753162796453612024-02-19T10:57:27.286-05:00Figuratively Speeching SLPCreating engaging materials and sharing ideas.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714439191575052504noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881175316279645361.post-58908964279979826232016-05-02T22:45:00.001-04:002016-05-02T22:45:17.742-04:00TPT Appreciation Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! I am so excited for this big sale! The Frenzied SLPs are linking up to show you two of our resources, plus two resources from other SLPs that you all might enjoy!<br />
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First, I have so many students who have difficulty with fgurative language skills. My students love this Spring Idioms game. The cards are interactive and self-checking, so it works as a center or a group activity. There is a large flower board game as well that my kids love to play. I hope your students will enjoy it as much as mine do!<br />
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Second, for summer, for those of you who are working, I love this set of games! They are motivating to kids of all age levels, and I've got you covered for several summer themes!</div>
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1. One of my favorite sellers, Mia from Putting Words in your Mouth has a wonderful interactive book for WH questions bundle. I can't wait to use it! <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Books-for-WH-Questions-BUNDLE-2480156" target="_blank"> https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Books-for-WH-Questions-BUNDLE-2480156</a></div>
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2. LyndaSLP123 has a Color and Say artic bundle that I will need to send home for students for the summer. I'm so excited to ahve found these! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-Say-the-BUNDLE-pack-articulation-practice-1966212<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-Say-the-BUNDLE-pack-articulation-practice-1966212" target="_blank">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-Say-the-BUNDLE-pack-articulation-practice-1966212</a></div>
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I'm linking up with my frenzied SLP friends to share with you a story about one of my first challenging students. I was employed in a special education school that consisted mostly of preschoolers, but had one class of students that had students up to age 14. After 7 years of working with preschoolers, I was assigned to this class. The last therapist who worked in the room had resigned after working with one student who bit and kicked her. I hate to admit it, but I was terrified to even step foot into that room.<br />
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My first day was spent observing the class, seeing how it was run, the types of activities I could help the teachers modify, and seeing the children communicate and how they functioned. The second day I began working with the students. One student, I'll call him Ben, was nonverbal, and had a tendency to be violent. I took a deep breath, sat down, and placed a coloring sheet and crayons on the desk in front of him. The crayons and worksheet went flying across the room before I had a chance to say hello. As I stood to retrieve the items, the desk was turned over, and Ben began to screech. Loudly. Nonstop. For the next half hour. Nothing I did, nothing the teacher or assistant in the room did seemed to help. After that half hour, I ran out and locked myself in the staff bathroom and cried. I couldn't deal with that all year!</div>
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One of my friends and colleagues in the school was a wonderful Occupational Therapist. She worked with Ben for several years, and when I came out of the bathroom and heard Ben still screaming, she was waiting for me. We sat and talked about Ben, and she told me several things I could do when I worked with him that could potentially assist me in keeping him calm. She came in and sat with me for the rest of the week, and there were no further incidents. The following week, my sessions were not perfect, but Ben and I were starting to bond. He slowly began to trust me and we were able to work together well. Believe me, not every session went well, but he never ever tried to bite me, and when he became physical, it was never directed toward me. Without the advice of my colleague, I never would have known to keep a hand on him at all times, give sensory breaks, and just remain calm. After that year, I wound up pursuing another job, but I still remember Ben. I found out a couple of years later that he passed away. I think of him often: he taught me patience, and that building a bond with each student is so important. He is my little angel sitting on my shoulder, especially when I am in challenging situations. And my OT friend, she taught me that collaboration is key, especially in these situations.<br />
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Today I would like to share with you a post about the main reason why SLPs don't get what we want, and some strategies on how to change that from guest blogger Dr, Karen Dudek-Brannan, Ed.D, CCC-SLP:</div>
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The #1 reason you don’t get what you want, and what you can do to get it.
Raise your hand if you’ve experienced any of the following:
<em>Your groups of students start late because you have to spend an extra ten minutes rounding them up. </em>
<em>Your coworkers forget to inform you when your students are going to miss speech sessions due to special events.</em>
<em>You have a tiny cramped space for therapy, despite the fact that there are other rooms available for other professionals who spend less time in the building than you.</em>
<em>No one bothers to invite you to collaboration sessions for students you are seeing, even when you are the case manager. </em>
<em>You don’t get invited out to lunch with the grade level or department staff because you are your own little department and no one knows what to do with you. </em>
<em>You bend over backwards to accommodate everyone else’s schedules and constantly switch things around to make people happy. </em>
<em>You end up doing case manager duties for other teachers because they don’t know how to do it, so they just expect you’ll pick up the slack.</em>
Seriously, is the world out to get us?<br>
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It’s easy complain about the fact that we as SLPs are underutilized, unappreciated, and overworked. Sometimes you just want people to throw you a bone, remember to send their kids to speech, ask for your input while still pulling their own weight…and just think about including you in things!
You may believe that the people you work with are just trying to make your life miserable, but there may be another reason.
<strong>It may be because you simply haven’t asked for what you want. </strong>
In their book, <em>The Aladdin Factor</em>, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen wrote about why we fail to do this without even realizing.
We have become so out of touch with how we’re feeling we don’t know what we want. Or if we do, we don’t know how to ask. We’ve witnessed so many passive-aggressive behaviors we’ve learned to beat around the bush instead of coming out and asking for things.
Sometimes we’re afraid that we will be rejected, so we don’t even bother putting ourselves out there. In our minds it’s better to avoid being vulnerable, even though it guarantees that our situation won’t change.
There are other times when we’re just too proud to admit we need help or that we’re struggling. We chose this field because we like to take care of people. We like to feel needed and want to show everyone that we can tough it out. So much, in fact, that we take extra work on to help others, when instead we should be asking them to help or at least do their fair share.<a href="http://drkarenspeech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/magic-lamp-1310551.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-448">
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It’s time to change this. So rub the magic lamp, summon the genie, start asking for what you want…and maybe…just maybe…you will get it.
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Let’s clear some common stumbling blocks and find some techniques to overcome them. Here’s what you can do:<br>
<strong>1. Ask yourself what you really want.</strong> If you aren’t sure what you want, you won’t know what to ask, so get clear about this.
Do you want the teachers to remember to tell your students to come to speech without you having to walk down to get them?
Do you want the students to remember?
Do you want your administrators to let other staff know they need to include you in collaborative discussions for academic concerns, or would you rather have teachers email you to see if you are needed?
Do you just want people to invite you to social gatherings so you can feel like a part of the community?
Knowing the answer to some of these questions will help you to determine who to ask, and what you will ask them.<br>
<strong>2. Stop assuming people can read your mind.</strong> Chances are, few people realize that you are still fuming about being left off that last email. Nor do they realize how cramped your sessions are, or how difficult it is to run your schedule. They are too busy worrying about what they need to do.
Think about it this way-how many times has someone close to you (e.g., spouse, sibling, parent, child, friend) done something that bothered you without realizing it. Or how many times have you been the perpetrator? So is it really fair to assume your coworkers, who aren’t as close to you, know exactly what bothers you?
Chances are, people will be willing to help you if you just ask. Sure, there are some teachers who will forget about their students’ speech sessions no matter how many times you remind them, or others who don’t value what you do, but not as many as you think.
There are others that would be happy to oblige, but just don’t realize it’s what you want (because they’re used to you just coming to get your students). Just having a couple teachers help you out may make your life a lot easier.<br>
<strong>3. Determine the best and worst possible outcome of asking. </strong>Sometimes we don’t ask because we are afraid of what will happen if we do. It’s time to start challenging our assumptions about the possible outcomes and realize they aren’t so scary.
One year, I was in the K-3 building all day five days a week in a cramped office. The occupational therapist was there one day a week for a couple hours, and she had an office twice the size. It was an oversite that had been overlooked, yet I would get angry every time I walked past that huge office not being used.
At the end of the year, I just came out and asked my building administrator if I could move. The worst possible thing she could’ve said would’ve been, “No”, and nothing would have changed, which I could have handled because I was already dealing with it. The best case scenario would have been a “Yes”, and a bigger office.
If the worst case scenario was the current situation, and the best possible outcome was an improvement, what did I have to lose? Especially when not asking almost guaranteed that nothing would change.
Oh, by the way, I got the new office.<br>
<strong>4. Ask the right person. </strong>This one seems obvious, yet we fail to do it. Like when you blame person at baggage claim for your missing luggage and demand they find it ASAP (when it’s in another state).
This past year, I’ve had a student with a communication device on my caseload. After several sessions in a row, I noticed that his device was nowhere to be found. I asked one of the teaching assistants about it, and she said she had no idea where it was and hadn’t seen it all week. I resisted the urge to explode, but gave her a mini-lecture about why he needed to have with him <em>all the time</em>. Her response was, “They don’t tell me anything, I just do what I’m asked!”
I should have been going to the case manager, so I planned a meeting for the teacher and all of the assistants so that I could train the right people and be specific about what they need to do (just telling the staff “He needs to use the device,” and shoving it at them wasn’t cutting it).
Doing one training won’t guarantee a change overnight. It takes work and persistence. Even when we ask the right people, we still have to accept that they may not have the ability or willingness to do what we ask. But we can increase our odds by being mindful of who we ask for what.<br>
<strong>5. Be specific.</strong> Failing to articulate your desired outcome is a recipe for disaster.
You know how we tell teachers to stop using negative language with our students? We tell them to say, “Walk quietly in the halls,” instead of “Stop running!” Or when we tell our students that they are not using specific language to explain what they want? We need to practice what we preach!
Ever had someone give you a laundry list of complaints, but no potential solutions? Or had someone mumble and groan, leaving you to guess why they’re upset? It’s really annoying, right?
Don’t expect people to fill in the blanks.
<em>Do you want the IEP team to fill out their paperwork by a certain date so you aren’t scrambling at the last minute? </em>Then don’t say, “Um, I think we need to start getting our paperwork done for that meeting…have you looked at it yet?”
Instead say, “I would like to print those forms by Tuesday afternoon. Thank you in advance for completing your sections by then.”
<em>Want the IEP case manager to stop dumping their responsibilities on you?</em> Don’t just pick up the slack and leave them subtle hints hoping they’ll catch on (I’ve tried nonchalantly printing out the IEP conference notice for them and putting it in their mailbox, and it doesn’t work).
Instead, say “I see Billy’s IEP meeting is due in a few weeks. Here are some times I’m available, can you let me know when you’ve scheduled it?” And then stop doing their job for them. If needed, talk to your administrator about training case managers (see #4 “Ask the right person.”).
Do you still feel uneasy about this? Are you still worried that you won’t know what to say, or think you aren’t confident enough to tackle some of your issues head-on?
Don’t worry. Confidence is a skill. Asking is a skill. Communication is a skill.
Because they are all skills, that means they can get better. And believe me, you already have what you need to succeed at this.
Even if you’ve never been good at confrontation, now is the time to change that.
<em>Always remember, “Ask and it shall be given.”</em><br>
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She currently works in the school systems and runs <a href="http://www.drkarenspeech.com/">Dr. Karen Speech and Language</a>, a website with innovative resources for treating language disorders with an emphasis on metacognition.
Find out more about how you can improve treatment outcomes by writing goals with a metalinguistic focus and get a free goal writing cheat sheet <a href="http://drkarenspeech.com/writing-goals-with-a-metalinguistic-focus-the-where-the-what-and-the-how/">here</a>.
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insecure, and part of that is seen by how infrequently I post here. </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: HelloFun; font-size: 13.5pt;">That little voice inside my head always asks if people really want
to read what I am thinking about, prepping for my speech students, a new
therapy technique I've tried and loved, new materials I think are amazing....
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<span style="font-family: HelloFun; font-size: 13.5pt;">I'm not confident. </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: HelloFun; font-size: 13.5pt;">It reflects in the way I walk around my school, how I interact
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been thinking about for a while and today, while driving to work, the DJs on
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lot, but in the mornings, I like to listen to Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. Their fun show makes
me start each day with a smile. </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: HelloFun; font-size: 13.5pt;">Today, Elvis and his
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</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: HelloFun; font-size: 13.5pt;">All of the negative self-talk needs to stop. </span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: HelloFun; font-size: 13.5pt;">I want people to perceive me as confident, knowledgeable, sincere,
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Being busy means work, work, work! But the plus side of it is that I have some absolutely amazing children I get to see each week. I'm so thankful for them, they make all of the paperwork, evaluations, meetings, and more paperwork worth it! I'm not driving around as much this year, which I am definitely happy about. I now work in four schools and have two home care students. Last year I had 10 home care students and three schools.</span></div>
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I have been working on this product for months! It's still unfinished, but I'm posting one phoneme for you today!<br />
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So many of my students can't sit still for drill work. I have recently picked up a whole bunch of preschoolers, and they always love play dough. I wanted to make activities for them that would be fun and functional, incorprating their speech sounds, as well as language skills.<br />
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A. True.... I still have no idea why it was not considered inappropriate to cast hookers in a play, but I did play one of a pair in Guys and Dolls. And my parents let us... Lol!<br />
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B. True.... I still remember the name of the child I turned blue when dyeing Easter eggs. Luckily, his mom had a great sense of humor!</div>
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C. False.... I did not babysit for Alexa Ray, Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley's daughter. My college roommate did though! She lived on the main road in the town next to theirs, and one day she met them while she was looking after her younger siblings. They liked her, and asked her to watch their daughter throughout her senior year of high school! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to the Two Facts and a Fib a Blog Hop. I'm thrilled to be joining my fabulous SLP blogger friends in this fun blog hop, where you will have the opportunity to win a $50 Amazon gift card! Can you spot my lie?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A. I played a hooker in my school's 8th grade production of Guys and Dolls. The drama teacher decided he wanted twin hookers walking the "street" in several of the numbers. The teacher told me I looked fine, but that my twin sister would need to be "stuffed."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">B. I once turned a student into a Smurf while coloring Easter eggs, and forgot to call the parents to let them know what he would look like when he got off the bus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">C. I babysat for Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley's daughter, Alexa Ray. As some of you know, I hail from Long Island, and Billy Joel lives here too. When I was younger, and before they divorced, I was asked to watch his daughter. So cool!!! Hmmm, for those of you not from this area, do you know Christie Brinkley better than Billy Joel?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take your best guess, then hop to the next blogger, <a href="http://www.communicationstationspeech.com/two-facts-and-a-fib-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Maria from Communication Station</a>, to see if you can guess her fib!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My New Year's resolution this year is to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Between my kids and my various jobs, I'm finding it hard to keep organized and clutter-free. My kids are also learning about recycling and reusing, so I decided they could pitch in and help.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We went away in December, so I had to clean out my car, a massive undertaking, since I am seeing 9 students in their homes over the course of a week. I had several different bags and tons of games in the back of my car, in addition to whatever my kids brought in that never seemed to find it's way back into the house. I debated showing you a picture of the corner of my living room, but I figured I would spare you the horror!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I was sorting through my materials, I found my boxes of broken crayons and empty glue sticks. Instead of throwing them away, I decided to reuse them and make new crayons. It's actually pretty easy, I have made them before using silicone molds which I couldn't find (organizational tips anyone ;-) ), so I used mini muffin cups and empty glue stick containers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">NOTE: I used the microwave because I could not find my silicone muffin pans. You can find directions on how to melt crayons in the oven <a href="http://pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.ca/2010/06/recycled-crayon-questions-answered.html#.VKyuWivF_ws" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I added a microwaveable measuring cup with 2 cups of water to the microwave, along with the cup of crayons. You need to stir the crayons every couple of minutes, they are similar to chocolate chips, where they retain their shape (mostly) until you stir them. The picture on the left shows the orange melted crayon about to be poured into the empty glue stick. The second picture shows more being poured into muffin cups. You need to work quickly, as they harden very quickly.</span><br />
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Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714439191575052504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881175316279645361.post-16251680319574501762014-04-13T22:49:00.001-04:002014-04-13T22:49:34.193-04:00Product review: Speech Language Assessment Checklist for Adolescents 12-18 Years of Age<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you work with adolescents? If so, you definitely need to check out this wonderful product from the brilliant Tatyana Elleseff of Smart Speech Therapy! I am so excited to review this product with you, as Tatyana continually provides terrific information regarding the assessment and treatment of a huge variety of speech and language disorders. This product is no exception, and well, checklists just make me happy (yes, I am such a geek, lol!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This 6 page checklist (overall product is 10 pages) is chock full of the information you need to make an informed decision regarding assessment. Here is a sample of what you will find in this product:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This comprehensive checklist is well organized. Here is a list of many of the areas included:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Receptive, Expressive, and Pragmatic language</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Executive functioning</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Memory, Attention, and Cognition</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vocabulary</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discourse</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speech</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Voice</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prosody</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Resonance</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each area contains a well thought out list of characteristics and difficulties associated to assist in the determination of a need for evaluation. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The checklist also includes an area to describe the student's most significant areas of difficulty, as well as any additional information necessary when making a decision on assessment. Tatyana suggests giving this checklist out to several individuals to assist in the decision-making process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This product will be very useful for me in the Middle and High Schools in my disrict, as I am constantly being asked to screen students. This checklist will allow the teachers and parents to express their concerns, and give me the valuable, timesaving information I need to make an informed decision about wat areas of speech and language I need to assess.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, where can you pick up this awesome product? Well, you can head on over to her online store to purchase it now <a href="http://www.smartspeechtherapy.com/shop/speech-language-assessment-checklist-for-adolescents/">HERE</a> for $10.99. Tatyana has also generously allowed me to provide one of my readers with a copy of it. Enter via the rafflecopter below!</span></div>
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Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714439191575052504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881175316279645361.post-50508405163052970912014-01-30T08:00:00.000-05:002014-02-03T16:21:54.480-05:00Product review: Speech Language Pirates Superhero Syntax<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I saw Denise post about her latest product, Superhero Syntax, I knew my preschoolers would love this! This product is not only for preschoolers though; those of you with elementary students will be able to use this, as there are higher level complex sentences included. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Take a look at the contents:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pronouns: Subjective– Slides 1-8 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nouns: Slides 17-24 Verbs: tenses – Slides 25-32 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Basic Concepts: Location – Slides 33- 40 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Basic Concepts: Size (comparatives/superlatives) - Slides 41-48 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Compound/Complex Sentences: Slides 49-56 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Passive Voice: Slides 57-64 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Data Collection Sheet: page 75 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Prompts for use as a reading comprehension task: pages 76-84 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After printing, I folded, rather than cut, each page, so the pictures and writing faced each other. I punched holes along the folded part, and then put all of the pages into a binder. I actually had to buy one larger than the one I had at home, because of the amount of pages included. A 1 and 1/2 inch binder works well for this. Once the pages were in the binder, I was ready to go! Please note, the directions say to cut the pages in half, but due to <strike>laziness</strike> my eagerness to use this, I kept the pages folded. It works for me for now, and when I have more time, I will be cutting the pages then gluing the backs of them together, to make it easier to turn to the next set of pictures and prompts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This can also be used as flashcards, and Denise includes the prompts for each picture separately, just for this purpose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This product is very comprehensive. It includes three pictures per student side, with prompts on the opposite side for therapists to use. I love the data sheet as well, it makes it so simple to track progress!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My students loved this. I was able to include receptive and expressive tasks, by having students first point to the pictures representing the sentence prompt. After this task, we flipped back, and I had them formulate their own sentences. My only (minor) issue with this was that I did not know every superhero included (shame on me!) and one of my students with apraxia had a meltdown when I could not understand the name he was telling me. Oops! A quick text to my husband, and the problem was solved!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is definitely a product worth investing in. It can be used in multiple ways, with a varied age group and incorporates many goals. And superheroes, really, what's not to love? This binder will be traveling with me on a daily basis! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To purchase Superhero Syntax, visit Speech Language Pirates at <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Superhero-Syntax-1075297">Teachers Pay Teachers</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You can follow her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SpeechLanguagePirates">facebook page</a> and <a href="http://speechlanguagepirates.wordpress.com/">blog</a> as well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, to kick off my one year blog birthday celebration, Denise has kindly offered to give a copy to one of you fabulous readers! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So excited to be part of the SLP Frenzy! Click on the map above to get started!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am so excited about this sale! This sale last year was the first time I made a purchase on TPT and it started me thinking that I could make some products of my own! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But first, here are some products from my store that are new:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This series by Lucille Colandro is one of my favorites. I love the repetitive format, and the kids love the old lady swallowing everything in sight! You can find this companion at my store here:</span><br />
<a href="http://book-companion-for-there-was-an-old-lady-who-swallowed-a-bell-1004794/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Book Companion for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I also have a homework packet for articulation. This bundle is loaded with printable worksheets to send home for homework, or they can be used in therapy, for fast drill activities. I am currently working on more sounds as well. There are several different activities on one page which I love, as well as a parent letter. Here's the link:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have not decided about what to choose from Mia McDaniel and from Speech2U. I have a lot of their things already, but they are definitely on my list. Here are the links to their stores:</span><br />
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When teaching about topics, I first try to teach about the audience. Students need to understand that the topics they introduce will be different, depending on if they are speaking with a familiar or unfamiliar adult, peer, or family member. One of my students rushes to greet me daily, saying, “’Sup dude? How’s it goin? I’ma ask out one a these fine ladies, which one you like?” While this might be appropriate with friends, it is certainly not appropriate to speak this way to an adult.</span><div>
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It was pretty generic, and my students needed further breakdown to understand what topics were appropriate to discuss with different people. This is what I used for my next lesson:</div>
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<br />Second, I teach students to discuss a variety of age-appropriate universal topics. We discuss weather, pets, sports teams, current events, movies and television shows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, it is important to help a student determine when to introduce a new topic, and how to make the transition smoothly. Some lead-ins for topic initiation include the following questions: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Children need to learn that there is give and take in conversation. I have many students who only speak about themselves and what they like, but never ask me or their friends any questions. This makes for a very one-sided conversation, with the conversation partner feeling very left out. Again, I teach perspective-taking in this situation, typically after a weekend or a vacation, when I speak about everything I did, but don't leave students the opportunity to tell about their vacation or weekend. The students catch on quickly, and then we learn about reciprocity. I teach them to ask questions like: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I remember when I felt...."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I know what that's like because...."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we know, many children with ASD do this in excess. In this situation, we need to teach that it is appropriate to state what you know, but we also need to teach those nonverbal signals that reveal interest and boredom from a listener. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is just one example of how I teach conversational skills. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some posts by other bloggers about conversational skills: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Miss Thrifty SLP blogs about conversational breakdowns <a href="http://thethriftyslp.blogspot.com/2013/11/conversation-breakdown.html">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Speech Universe discusses having conversations in <a href="http://speechuniverse.blogspot.com/2013/02/lets-have-conversation.html">this post</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was thrilled when I was contacted to try out Hamaguchi apps latest app. Fun with Verbs and Sentences. Perfect for early intervention therapists, as well as parents of young children, this app helps kids learn to formulate basic sentences, comprehend verb tenses, pronouns, and more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love the customization features in the Settings. You can choose the sentence type(s) to address, and if you would like pronouns or nouns. You can decide when to give rewards, levels of cueing, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For pre and post testing, you can choose the "Watch and Say" activity in the settings. Here, you see an animation, there is a cue, "What is happening?," then a child records his/her sentence. There are three dots below the animation to help cue the parts of the sentence if needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next activity is "Build a Sentence." In this activity, a child can choose the subject, verb, and preposition or object of the sentence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> My kids had so much fun building the sentences and watching the animations. The animations are engaging and are a reward in and of themselves, with or without the additional bubble game included. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I highly recommend this app because it address sentence formulation goals, pronouns and verb tenses, while being highly engaging and motivating for kids ages 2-5 (or for lower functioing early elementary students). It is currently on sale for $9.99 (through October 31), but is regularly priced at $15.99. Here is a link to check it out! <a href="http://www.appymall.com/apps/fun-with-verbs-sentences-hd">http://www.appymall.com/apps/fun-with-verbs-sentences-hd</a></span><br />
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<br />Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714439191575052504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881175316279645361.post-90185100840359405002013-10-12T22:19:00.003-04:002013-10-12T22:19:59.917-04:00Spooktacular Speechie SaleCheck out the Speech stores participating in the Spooktacular Sale! Remember to use code FB100K through the end of midnight October 13th. <!-- start LinkyTools script -->
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Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714439191575052504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881175316279645361.post-30046819618244137702013-09-04T20:48:00.001-04:002013-09-04T23:03:14.419-04:00Cute articulation normsI could not find my copy of the norms with numbers, so I made one of my own. Here it is in color.<br />
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You can downlaod the color and the black and white norms for free <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Articulation-norms-freebie-861123">HERE</a>.<br />
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Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714439191575052504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881175316279645361.post-15332976835407388822013-08-26T23:49:00.001-04:002013-08-27T19:07:19.968-04:00When the going gets tough....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love my job... Most of the time. Many of us feel the same way, but what do you do when you are overwhelmed, especially with a new job, and you can't even stomach the thought of going in to work the next morning?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are some tips I have tried for when the going got tough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Fake it. Plaster a smile on your face. At some point, that fake smile will turn into a real smile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Take some time for yourself. Please schedule time for prep and lunch, most districts have it in your contract - take advantage of it. Close the door, put on your favorite relaxing music, take a chocolate break, whatever you need to get yourself through the next part of your day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Focus on what you want out of your job, not how much you need to escape it. We all are in this field because we care about people, and want to help them live their lives to the best of their abilities. If administrators are driving you crazy or teachers feel they know more about your job than you, focus on why you are there and what you are doing. What was your goal in taking the position? Remember the positives, the smiles from your students, their successes, progress you see, no matter how small.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Learn more. If you think you are unqualified to treat some of your students, find a continuing education class in the area(s) in which you lack knowledge. Speechpathology.com is $99 a year and offers a plethora of courses to assist in developing your skills. Meet with colleagues or other SLPs in your district or community who can give you some insight into working with a particular disability or area in which you are inexperienced, such as AAC, apraxia, etc.... Seasoned therapists can be great resources.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. Something I had to learn two years ago-wear your protective armor when you enter your workplace. Some people, administrators, coworkers, and parents thrive in seeng others' insecurities. This all goes back to number 1, fake it til you make it, smile even though you may want to cry. I wear my heart on my sleeve and when I had an issue at work that blew up, I spent a year learning relaxation techniques, and other ways to just get through each day. I thrived that year, and exceeded even my expectations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are not perfect, we don't know everything about our complex, but rewarding, profession. Ask for help, vent in appropriate places, and go in every day knowing that you make a difference in the lives of your students!</span>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714439191575052504noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881175316279645361.post-74585600887958083072013-08-18T22:27:00.001-04:002013-08-18T22:27:53.253-04:00TPT Back To School Sale: What did I purchase?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of all, thank you so much for everyone who has made purchases, and all of the kind feedback that has been submitted. I am so thankful to all of you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now for the good part! I made some wonderful purchases, it was so hard to choose, and I may go back again tomorrow for more!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So far, I have: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Milk, Mice and Cookies Book Companion for If You Give a Mouse a Cookie From Karen Parden (the Speech Umbrella). I love that there are so many activities crammed into this pack, and she uses graphics different from the other companions from this book. Great job Karen!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Milk-Mice-and-Cookies-Book-Companion-for-If-You-Give-A-Mouse-A-Cookie-812616">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Milk-Mice-and-Cookies-Book-Companion-for-If-You-Give-A-Mouse-A-Cookie-812616</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Brown Bear, Brown Bear Book Companion by Mia McDaniel: I love this book, and her activities incorporate so much that I just could not pass it up! Love it Mia!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brown-Bear-Brown-Bear-Speech-Language-Literacy-Companion-819597"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brown-Bear-Brown-Bear-Speech-Language-Literacy-Companion-819597</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Practical Problem Solving by Carly Fowler: I just can't pass up materials for older students, especially ones so functional. Nice job Carly!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Practical-Problem-Solving-835281"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Practical-Problem-Solving-835281</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Restaurant-themed Language and Auditory Processing by Speech Snacks (Cooking Up Good Speech): Again, functional materials for me with my life skills caseload. I had such a hard time deciding wich of her products to purchase! Thanks Rose!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Restaurant-themed-Language-and-Auditory-Processing-696400"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Restaurant-themed-Language-and-Auditory-Processing-696400</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. Evidence-Based Practice Quick Reference: Speech Language Pathology by Carissa TenHoeve: I don't need to explain my reasons here, do I? Just go get it, it's AMAZING! Terrific job Carissa!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Evidence-Based-Practice-Quick-Reference-Speech-Language-Pathology-806606"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Evidence-Based-Practice-Quick-Reference-Speech-Language-Pathology-806606</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6. Social Problem Solving Scenarios for Adolescents Jeopardy Style by Splashy Speech Stuff: Again, wonderful for my life skills kiddos! And who doesn't like Jeopardy?</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Problem-Solving-Scenarios-for-Adolescents-Jeopardy-Style-679662"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Problem-Solving-Scenarios-for-Adolescents-Jeopardy-Style-679662</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7. Appropriate Conversation Topics, Appropriate Conversation Partners by Consonantly Speaking: I am so excited! I use the Circles program at school, and this will go quite nicely with it. Thanks Jessica!</span><br />
<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Appropriate-Conversation-Topics-Appropriate-Conversation-Partners-615951"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Appropriate-Conversation-Topics-Appropriate-Conversation-Partners-615951</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, of course I had to purchase some clip art, but I'm not going to reveal what I got here, you'll just have to wait and see! :-)</span><br />
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<br />Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714439191575052504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881175316279645361.post-54720840444676249652013-08-15T23:54:00.001-04:002013-08-16T10:07:02.226-04:00Back to School SaleAugust 18-19 I will be participating in the big TPT Back to School sale with many of my blogger friends! take 28% off all items at my store using the code BTS13 at checkout. You can find stores on sale with this linky party. Thanks Rachel from Queen's Speech!
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