ASHA 2018 Discounts and Sales
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3y ago
The Annual American Speech-Language Hearing Association convention is this coming week in Boston.  For those of you attending, have fun and learn lots!  For those of you not attending, don't worry.  Many companies and app developers have put their products on sale for this week!  Now is the time to purchase those products that you have been holding out on.  Here's a list of the discounts and sales that I have found thus far.  Please let me know if you have found others, and I'll update the list. Little Bee Speech: Apps on sale November 14-16, 2018 -Articulatio ..read more
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New Resources to Add to Your Speech Room for 2018-2019
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3y ago
I believe everyone is back in school now.  This summer, I've been compiling a list of new games and resources that I have added or want to add to my speech room.  Some of these may be new to you; others may be products you already love!  These are listed in no particular order, though they may include affiliate links for your convenience.  Resource Books: 1. Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development by Anne H. Zachry.   This is a great book written by an occupational therapist.  I was excited to receive a copy of this book s ..read more
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Early Intervention SLP Must-Haves
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3y ago
So you just accepted a job as an Early Intervention SLP.  Maybe you're a CF just starting out.  On the other hand, maybe you're a seasoned SLP making a career move.   If you're using this summer to get prepared, here's a list of materials, outfit notes, and other necessities that you will need/want to get started. Materials: Bubbles.  I haven't met a kid that didn't like bubbles! They are super motivating.  Blocks.  Kids love to build towers and knock them over.  There are a lot of language opportunities here.  Cars.  Dolls. There are so ..read more
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Lively Letters {app review}
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3y ago
A few years ago, I heard a presentation at MSHA (Missouri Speech-Language Hearing Association) on Lively Letters.  It started out as a set of cards, and now they have expanded to an app! What is it?  Lively Letters is an innovative program created by an ASHA certified SLP that takes the letters of the alphabet and gives them each a character.  The whole program is based on multi-sensory ways of learning phonemic awareness.  There are images, hand/body cues, kinesthetic cues, mnemonic stories, and songs to go with each character.  Pretty cool, right?  You can f ..read more
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Dew Drop Academy {app review}
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3y ago
Note: A copy of this app was provided in exchange for my review.  No other compensation was received.  All opinions expressed are mine. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience.  A brand new language app was released on Christmas Day called Dew Drop Academy.  It was inspired by the flashcard system an occupational therapist created for a boy with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays.  I was given the opportunity to check it out, and I'm excited to share it with you. This app is designed to help children learn colors, shapes ..read more
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2017 Recap: Abundance
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3y ago
2017 was a big year for me, both personally and professionally.  In January, I randomly selected the word "abundance" as my word of the year.  I had no idea what that was going to mean/look like for me, but I was excited to find out.    January turned out to be one of the hardest months of the year for us.  We found out that I have polycystic ovarian syndrome, which meant we weren't sure how long our journey to parenthood would be.  We also lost two people close to us, both unexpectedly.   Not a great start for a year that was supposed to be about ..read more
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Articulation Hunt {app review}
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3y ago
I have a brand new app for you to check out from Home Speech Home called Articulation Hunt!  For those of you that do a pirate theme in your speech room, this app is perfect for you!   This is a fun app to add into your rotation of apps for your articulation students. Check out this video preview of the app: You can use this app individually or in a group setting, which is perfect for group therapy and school SLPs!  While setting up the game, you can choose the target sound for each child, the position of the sound, and the speed of the game.  I usually cho ..read more
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Inference Pics {app review}
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3y ago
Note: This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience.   Inference Pics is a brand new app from Aptus Speech and Language Therapy.  It is designed to target inferencing skills, a very important life skill.  Many of my clients have goals for inferencing, so this app is great for my caseload.  Check it out below. Here is the description from the app developer: "Inference Pics is designed to elicit verbal expression and target the ability to make inferences. It uses real-life pictures depicting events, conversations, thoughts, feelings, jobs, places and seasons ..read more
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Best Books for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
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3y ago
I absolutely love using books in therapy.  I use them for my language clients all the time.  Recently, I've begun exploring using them more with my articulation clients and my clients with CAS.   I'm not really sure why I never thought about it before, but books are a great resource for CAS because they can be so repetitive and offer a lot of practice on given words.  There is also quite a bit of research behind using books in therapy: -children's books are highly predicable (Luckner, 1990) -books foster speech and language development (Chamberlain & Strode, 2004 ..read more
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Dr. Beaker {product review}
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3y ago
Blue Orange Games always comes out with such fun and engaging games!  Last summer, I wrote about Dr. Eureka and Fast Flip (see post here).  This summer, my clients have been enjoying their newest game called Dr. Beaker. Here is the description of the game from Blue Orange Games: "Stir up excitement in Dr. Beaker's Laboratory! Flip a challenge card and race your opponents to match the formula. Using logic and your stirring rod, move the 6 molecules into the right spots. Think ahead - the special rotating platform at the bottom of your beaker only allows the molecules to ..read more
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