There were a few things I knew this social narrative about death needed to accomplish:
It needed to use simple language to explain difficult concepts.
It needed to be custom-created to fit the after-life beliefs of this child and his family.
I needed this precious boy to hear that his mother had not abandoned him and that she still loved him.
Tired of sitting and doing the same articulation activities? Use this fun movement activity for speech therapy to get those wiggles out!
Making a new friend can feel elusive and confusing for grown-ups. Most of us have felt the struggle to connect with new people. If you don’t know the steps involved in making a friend, it is going to be extremely difficult for you to know how to teach a child to make friends.
Really good pragmatic language lesson plans are hard to find. Finding activities that are appropriate for preschoolers students is even more challenging. I can help!
Can you define the 7 main kinds of nonverbal communication? Let’s have a chat about how to teach nonverbal communication using strategy and intention.
Have you been hunting for that perfect book study to use with your older speech therapy students? The book Wonder, by R.J. Palacio may just fit the bill! Reading this book with your students will give you a unique way to discuss nonverbal communication, perspective taking, vocabulary, and of course, kindness.
Pretend you are the parent or teacher of a teenager with Autism or a Social Language Disorder. Your teenager comes up to you one day
My favorite speechie thing to do is pragmatic language evaluations and therapy. I even like to write the reports. *gasp* . Try not to judge
Conversation skills…what are they exactly? How do we teach them? More importantly, how do we help our students learn them?
This blog post explains how to teach friendship making skills to students with Autism or social language disorders.
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