5 Reasons You Should Use Graphic Organizers In Your Speech Therapy Sessions
When do you use graphic organizers? Do you use them to pre-teach concepts, or during brainstorming activities? Do you use them during lessons to target specific skills such as comparing and contrasting with a Venn Diagram? Do you use them at the end of a thematic unit to assess comprehension? I hope the answer is all of the above. Graphic organizers use symbolic language to communicate and connect visual information in the brain. Once I understood that graphic organizers use visual language to represent concepts, I knew they needed to be incorporated into my lessons regularly.
In this post, I will give you 5 reasons why you should be using graphic organizers in your speech therapy sessions, PLUS I am offering my Graphic Organizer FREEBIE through this blog post.
5 Highly Effective Strategies for Managing Behavior
(Part 3: Structure for Success)
This is the third part of a 6 part series for managing difficult behaviors in language impaired children. I encourage you to read both the introductory post and Part 2: Create Routines for some background information in this series on managing difficult behavior in your speech therapy room.
In this post, I am going to outline 3 ways you can structure your speech room for success.
Organize Your Speech Room With Command Hooks
One thing I really try to do for myself is stay as organized as possible. For me, I am a more effective therapist when I am organized. In our profession, we have resources for multiple ages and grade levels, various levels of disabilities, specialized curriculum, and tools and toys for just about every holiday.
I think if there was one organizational MUST HAVE for your speech room, I would suggest you invest in Command Hooks. You can find Command Hooks HERE on Amazon, or other stores such as Michaels, Wal-Mart, and Target.
In this post, I want to share three different ways you can organize your speech room with Command Hooks.
How Do you Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week?
There is one week out of the school year that being called the "Speech Teacher" has it's perks. Teacher Appreciation Week has always been something to look forward to in my district. In the past we have had fun things like an extra planning time; free appetizer and drink coupons in our mailboxes; snacks and dessert bars; lunch provided and jean passes. It's usually something everyday from Monday through Friday. Teachers are the pillars of the community. Everyday I trust educators to take care of my own children. I trust them to keep them safe, to love on them, teach them and mentor them. As a speech-language pathologist, I have worked in many different settings. Education is where my HEART is!
TPT and it's Sellers Appreciates You!
5 Highly Effective Strategies for Managing Behavior
(Part 2: Create Routines)
This is the second part of a 6 part series for managing difficult behaviors in language impaired children. You can link here to read the introductory post.
How is your day structured? Do you have a morning routine that involves drinking coffee or hot tea? It is widely known that students thrive on routines. If we consider our busy lifestyles, we can admit that we all feel more successful when we work with a routine. For students with communication impairments time concepts are often very difficult to understand. Knowing what is coming next may decrease anxiety and increases focus and endurance for longer periods of work time.
