tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24975447572073687872024-02-25T23:02:41.430-08:00SLP Talk with DesireeSLPtalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467357005099070431noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497544757207368787.post-65058157190308293132019-02-16T17:01:00.001-08:002019-02-16T17:04:36.517-08:00USING TOKENS IN SPEECH THERAPY<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You know how you walk down the aisle of a store and think to yourself, 'I could use that in my speech therapy room'? Well, that's how I started using tokens in my therapy room. Nearly two decades ago, I was walking through an SLPs home away from home, a dollar store. I spotted sleeves of plastic poker chips and they somehow jumped into my cart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the time, I was working with a preschool and early intervention caseload. I grabbed some modge podge and my trusty Boardmaker to add visuals. They worked beautifully to keep the kids engaged with a learning tool that they perceived as a toy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many years later, I've updated the graphics and vocabulary that I use but the concept remains the same. I've used poker chips I've found at the thrift store, glass gems from the dollar store, wooden discs from Amazon, and plastic bottle caps. Now, to ease the process, I print my images on full sheet label paper and simply stick them on. Works like a charm.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use tokens in sensory Boxes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hide & Seek</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Incorporate with spatial concepts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use in play based therapy as manipulatives with toys (ex. tokens ride on pirate ship)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Create a game board</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Feed a puppet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stack</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Deposit into piggy bank</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fill token companion letter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use in silly fill-in-the-blank stories</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Place on pictures within a storybook</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use in a speech relay race</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Balance on a spatula and deposit in a bucket across the room</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hot potato (say target sound when passed to you)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use in a lending library for RtI (paired with data sheets)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use printable shrink paper, cut out and place in the oven to create your tokens</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use black & white stickers on crafts</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cut a row of token strips to form into bracelet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Print as smash mats</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Print black & white pages of the labels to use with paint dab markers</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you are interested in introducing Articulation Tokens to your speech therapy sessions, I've done some of the legwork for you. This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Articulation-Tokens-COMPLETE-BUNDLE-4379319?utm_source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slptalkwithdesiree.com%2F2019%2F02%2Fusing-tokens-in-speech-therapy.html&utm_campaign=Articulation%20Tokens%20Blog%20Post" target="_blank">Articulation Tokens Bundle</a> contains token templates, data sheets, storage labels and token companion letters. I hope that they bring as much joy and engagement to your sessions as they have to mine! </span></div>
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<br />SLPtalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467357005099070431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497544757207368787.post-46181838320700649872018-10-15T17:05:00.000-07:002018-10-15T17:05:03.098-07:00CRAZY Hair Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Next time you need a language sample, get one on Crazy Hair Day</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">. It’s a conversation starter, that’s for sure! 🤣 You can address sequencing, problem solving, inferencing... you name it! I’m sure it comes as no shock to you that my concrete thinkers were surprised that it wasn’t real soda. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Thank goodness I had some fabulous helpers to help get this to actually work. There may have been a teacher using a glue gun while the bottle was on my head... just sayin’. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">It was the teacher version of a trust fall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>How to Increase Parent Engagement Using Seesaw</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>I am thrilled with what Seesaw adds to my practice as a speech-language pathologist! </b>If you are new to Seesaw, it is a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">FREE</b> app that allows you to create a
digital portfolio of your students’ work that you can access through an iPad, android tablet or computer. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I have been using Seesaw </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">consistently </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">for about 2 years now.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Let me share with you a few ways that
I have used it and the benefits that I have seen. Did I mention that it is </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">free?!?! </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>{Note: Seesaw also has a paid
version but all of the benefits contained within this post can be accessed
through the free version}</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><i><b>How does Seesaw increase parent involvement?</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">To give you a
little background history, I work in a school that is comprised of students
from a low socioeconomic background. About a third of our students are also
English Language Learners. Historically, this can be difficult for parent
communication with both the language barrier and families who are working <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really </i>hard to get their daily needs
met. <b>Seesaw has been a game changer for me.</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">A few years back, I attended a
session on Cultural Poverty by Celeste Roseberry (Side note: If you ever have
the opportunity to hear her speak, run. Don’t walk. It’s worth it).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the session, one of the take away points
for me was the power of video with families living in poverty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In cultural
poverty, families live for the moment, not what tomorrow may bring. So, though
others may judge a cell phone or smartphone as frivolous spending, families are
really trying to make the best of the current moment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The parents of the
families that I work with often change their phone number as their minutes run
out or their plans change so other applications like Remind weren’t a viable
option for me. With Seesaw however, they can access their child’s account
regardless of their phone number or from the library because it is web based.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><b>How does Seesaw increase communication in the home?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Parents that
do not speak English are able to watch a video of their child in speech
therapy and gain an understanding on what they do while in school. Yes, there
still is the language barrier but it gives our students a frame of reference or
visual support to explain to their parent what they did that day at school.
<b>That is powerful</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Parents love to know that their child is loved, learning and enjoying their time in speech. To see the smile on a parent’s face on conference night after
watching their child in action is PRICELESS. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Seesaw also offers parents insight to topics that they may want to discuss or explore further with
their child. For example, I used Seesaw in sessions with a student targeting social language
goals by showing task cards and having the student record their response. One
such task card involved receiving a text from an unknown person asking for the
student’s location. Initially, the student was quick to reveal their location.
The parent was able to hear us walk through why this is not a safe approach and
what the student should do. The student was highly motivated by the “likes”
that their parent would give their posts and it opened up a conversation at
home that may not have happened otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><i><b>How do you get
parents involved?</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Seesaw provides
an individual QRCode that the parent can scan to access their student’s account
and “follow” their student. They also offer an email option. I sent home the
letter that Seesaw generates explaining Seesaw and the student’s QRCode in the
beginning of the year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I’ll be honest, just sending home a QR Code didn’t yield a ton of parent
participation in my experience but what <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">did</b>
was having students excited about their learning as we added more and more to
their account. Seesaw offers an option that generates a QRCode to a
particular post. If a student was excited about something that they had posted
that day, we would simply print out that post with a QRCode that they would
take home to share with their parent. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">BINGO!</b>
This worked like a charm!! Not to mention that it opened up the dialogue
between parent and child about their day beyond “what did you do at school
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Realistically,
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">It’s simple. Our students
are growing up in a generation intrigued by YouTube sensations and selfies
galore. Putting their work out there (even if you wind up being the only one
who sees it) adds accountability and motivation. Say you have a student working
on descriptive language. The student can describe a topic/picture by either
photographing the object/picture and adding an audio description or can video
themselves describing it. Watch the student shine and proudly show off all of
those awesome language skills they are growing in speech-language! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Students love to revisit their old posts on their Seesaw timeline. Let
students witness their growth and watch them beam with pride. Show their skills
off to their teacher for added reinforcement outside your therapy room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">When using
another app in speech therapy that collects data, I can easily screenshot each
student’s results page and upload it to their Seesaw account. This helps me
streamline their data and reduces the amount of writing that I need to do in my
daily session notes. I don’t know about you, but chances are you are
back-to-back with groups like me and can’t realistically write extended therapy
notes for each student every day. This allows for an accurate detailed
account of data. At the end of the year, I simply print out each student’s
Seesaw profile and attach it to the back of my Session Log sheet for the
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">When planning
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file and save it to specific students. The student could then open the image
and edit it using the text/drawing feature or record audio to capture their
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">With my preschoolers, I find that having them watch a snippet of therapy starring him/herself elicits more language than the activity itself did. Man, those littles sure do love to watch themselves! Capitalize on that and use it to your advantage!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I have mixed
emotions about summer homework. I will usually send home a simple packet or
calendar of sorts but many likely sit in unopened backpacks or find their way
into the recycling bin. Remember when I said earlier that I print out the student
profiles at the end of the year to attach to my session logs? I simply made
an additional copy to send home with the students. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">In theory, the parents can
access this through the app or online but remember, not every parent will do so
regardless of how many times you do cartwheels and stand on your head. The
students then had a yearbook of sorts of what they did in speech-language this
year. Each post prints out a lovely photograph. When students recall what they
worked on and all of the fun that they had, the learning extends far beyond
your therapy walls! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p>Download <a href="http://bit.ly/2PFs8qz" target="_blank">Seesaw here</a>. If you need help setting it up, check out this blogpost on <a href="http://www.slptalkwithdesiree.com/2016/11/using-seesaw-app-in-speech-therapy.html" target="_blank">Seesaw</a> I did a couple years back with picture tutorials. Also do not forget, I am just an email away. Reach out anytime!</o:p></span></div>
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The third mission includes sentences containing words with the target phoneme. Students determine if the statements are TRUE or FALSE to color a grid which will reveal the third lock code. This mission encourages students to practice the target sound at the sentence level. Two different lock codes are provided for this mission for you to choose from.</div>
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⇨ HASP - Allows all three locks to be attached to one toolbox. </div>
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As a school based SLP, I have seen the most growth in my practice as an SLP in the last few years. I attribute a large part of that to insight I have gleamed from teachers that I have "met" online. I know, it sounds crazy. If I were reading this post from another SLP prior to this discovery, I would be skeptical, for sure.<br />
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Humor me as we work this out mathematically (gotta add data after all). For the sake of this example, let's just say you see a student 60 minutes per week. Somewhat typical amount for us, right? Well, that means there are 10,020 minutes that we are NOT seeing them each week. How are they spending that time? The school week has approximately 2,100 minutes (based upon a 7 hour school day). Take out 30 minutes out each day for lunch, 30 minutes for specials such as art, music, gym, etc., and don't forget about our 60 min/week for speech and you are left with 1,740 minutes. 1,740 minutes that they are spending with <i>their teacher. </i>That is <b>29 times</b> the amount of time that they spend with us <i>each week</i>! Now I realize that there may be additional pull out times thrown in there but wow, that is staggering.<br />
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So now what? Well, to best support our students and see the most growth, doesn't it behoove us to take a peek into what those 1,740 minutes may look like? In a perfect world, we would be in and out of classrooms observing, collaborating with teachers from all grade levels and consistently having in depth discussions about every student. In reality though, that would leave us with no time for <i>actual treatment</i>. Please don't misunderstand, you should <i><u>absolutely</u></i> be collaborating and having rich discussions with your teacher colleagues within your workplace; however, those discussions and what you learn from them does not have to stop there.<br />
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Summer of 2015 opened a whole new world for me as I discovered some <i>amazing</i> teachers on social media. I slowly started to follow a few, then a few more as I found that I learned so much from their insight! I was learning more about both <i>what</i> my students were expected to do but also <i>how</i> I could help them reach said expectations. Three years later, I find that I am truly a better SLP having learned (and continuing to learn) from these remarkable educators. Instagram has quickly become my favorite platform for following many educators. I particularly love the Instagram Stories feature. I follow a <b>ton</b> of teachers now, but here is a snapshot of some of my favorite accounts (in no particular order) and what I love about them.<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/justaprimarygirl/?hl=en" target="_blank">Just a Primary Girl</a> - Aly is a first grade teacher and mama to a first grader that receives speech-language services. She adapts many ideas within her classroom to meet the needs of students requiring special education services and offers valuable insight from the other side of the table as a Mom. I love her heart that she wears on her sleeve, her evident passion for education and you will undoubtedly fall in love with her precious son.<br />
<i>Speechie tidbit you may enjoy from Just a Primary Girl: </i><a href="http://www.justaprimarygirl.com/" target="_blank">Centers, Organization and Gift Ideas</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/babblingabby/?hl=en" target="_blank">BabblingAbby</a> - I love following this beautiful teacher's educational and personal journey. Abby also opens her home to you as you get to know her whole family including her daughter who was born premature with medical needs and receives speech therapy. Having met Abby over the summer, I can say that she is just as sweet in "real life".<br />
<i>Speechie tidbit you may enjoy from Babbling Abby</i>: free <a href="http://theinspiredapple.net/2017/11/25-free-literacy-center-activities.html" target="_blank">Literacy Center Posters</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/elementaryshenanigans/?hl=en" target="_blank">Hope King</a>- This girl's room transformations are to die for! Hope and her husband Wade work at the Ron Clark academy and their passion for education is contagious. I love a good room transformation and this girl blows them out of the water!<br />
<i>Speechie Tidbit: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1946444529/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1946444529&linkCode=as2&tag=slptalk-20&linkId=b482d2a0b7b59a918ae91e677be653fc" target="_blank">The Wild Card</a> by Hope and Wade King is a great read for any educator, including SLPs! (affiliate link)</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/primarycornerstone/?hl=en" target="_blank">Primary Cornerstone</a> - Not only is Kay fun and entertaining, she also offers insight into what it is like to be an English Language Learner growing up. Kay's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17882396644170959/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instastories</a> are some of my favorites!<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrdtimes3/?hl=en" target="_blank">MrDtimes3</a> - Okay, he is just simply hilarious and the fact that he has included his school's SLP in an Instastory from time to time just gives him bonus points in my eyes! You may remember him from the spoof spelling test he gave his students that went viral a couple years back.<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/teachingonless/?hl=en" target="_blank">Teaching On Less</a> - Kayse is an educator who radiates positivity. I love that about her. She is collaborative by nature and has a fun sense of humor that I enjoy. Her kind hearted spirit will bring a smile to your face.<br />
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/luckeyfrog/?hl=en" target="_blank">Luckey Frog</a> - As a parent who was luckey (see what I did there?) enough to have my son in her class, I can attest that Jenny is the real deal. Years later, she is still his favorite teacher. Jenny takes time to invest in developing authentic relationships with her students, even authoring a blog of her summer travels to keep her students learning. I drool just looking at the beautiful hand lettered style notes that she takes when she attends professional development courses. They definitely put my chicken scratch to shame!<br />
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While there are SO MANY other educators that I enjoy following, that should get you started. I'd love to hear who you love to follow. Let me know in the comments below!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blowing Bubbles for Autism is one of my all time favorite events of the year. I have organized and participated in Blowing Bubbles for Autism events for well over a decade and let me tell ya- it never disappoints! So what do we do you ask? We blow bubbles. It is as simple and glorious as that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blowing Bubbles for Autism started 15 years ago in NJ with Kyle Mosca and his preschool class. Kyle, like many children both with and without autism, loved bubbles. In fact, as Kyle was learning to verbally communicate, he frequently used bubbles in speech therapy to elicit language. Isabelle Mosca, Kyle's mother and founder of “<a href="http://faces4autism.org/" target="_blank">FACES Autism Support Group</a>”, a Family Support Network for families with children with autism (www.faces4autism.org), had the insightful idea to have Kyle blow bubbles with his preschool class so that they could participate in an enjoyable shared experience. It went over so well that others began to do the same and "Blowing Bubbles 4 Autism" was born. Blowing Bubbles for Autism has grown exponentially every year with tens of thousands of people all over the world now participating! It is held every year in April, Autism Awareness month, fostering acceptance, a sense of community and an awareness for the importance of celebrating diversity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This year, the entire student body at my elementary school (approx. 700 students) went out to the playground at the same time and blew bubbles across the sky as messages of hope, joy and support for families facing Autism; an opportunity for unity as we embrace one another’s special gifts and work together to face our challenges. Imagine 700+ people blowing bubbles at the same time, the sight of thousands of bubbles and sounds of joy and laughter are nothing short of magical.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So how does it work? Each student received their own bubble wand, purchased with money that </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">students had raised from the morning snack cart program. In the past, I also have received bubbles as a donation from major retailers such as Target, Oriental Trading, or Walmart. The students usually use the wedding sized bubbles and staff members use the large bubble wands to mix it up (there are occasional perks to being grownups after all). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The connection between the event and autism is to raise awareness as well as lend support to families and individuals facing autism by sending them a message that we are all there to support one another. I use this opportunity to send out information to teachers about Autism as well as an opportunity to open dialogue with students about Autism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some of the video links that I send that many teachers share with their students. I have found that this not only helps individuals with Autism but also helps students who have family members with Autism by increasing awareness of how their life may be affected. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1943147302/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1943147302&linkCode=as2&tag=slptalk-20&linkId=cb4db8ae84fb071e320e23d47a7846bb" target="_blank">The Girl Who Thought in Pictures</a></u> by Julia Finley Mosca is a story about Dr. Temple Grandlin who is well known in the <span class="il">Autism</span> community. Temple has <span class="il">autism</span> and is a very successful scientist. This one would be good for any grade. It has a picture book format and offers additional bibliographic information in the back with a timeline of events. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">This is pretty self-explanatory but relationships come first, hands down. Let's face it, we work harder for people that we can relate to. You students and families do too. When they think about or talk about you (all positive of course) they are reminded to practice what they are working on.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you know your students, you can find examples that they can personally relate to which makes learning more salient. While you're at it, establish rapport with the general student population too. Eliminate the mystery! Read about one way I did so <a href="http://www.slptalkwithdesiree.com/2017/02/community-greeter-program.html">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">My articulation students could typically tell you what their goals or "their sounds" (as they would say) were because it was more concrete. My students targeting language goals on the other hand? I'd have some that would still say a sound for themselves, even if we had gone over their goals what seemed like 852 times. When I took a step back, I realized that we are great at providing visuals within therapy sessions, so why not offer visuals as to why they are in speech-language in the first place? I started using </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-Therapy-Goal-Tags-Editable-2804868" style="color: #444444;">goal tags</a><span style="color: #444444;"> last year (it only took me 15 years to have that aha moment) and I haven't looked back. You can read more about how/why </span><a href="http://www.slptalkwithdesiree.com/2017/08/got-goals-increasing-student.html" style="color: #444444;">here</a><span style="color: #444444;">.</span></div>
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Many students have limited control over many of the variables in their lives so offering controlled choices helps make them feel like they are part of the process. Empower them. You create mini-SLPs that will come up with ways to practice their goals outside of speech therapy too which facilitates that independence and carryover. Not to mention, students come up with some innovative ideas that you may find yourself incorporating into other groups as well!<br />
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Are you a one of the luck winners with lunch duty? Whether we should have duties is a conversation for another day but if you do have one, why not make the best of it? While you are there, can you incorporate activities for student body that facilitate communication? During lunch duty this year, we started playing the age old "Categories Game" where you name a category and go around until someone can't think of a member of that category. For us, the winner of each round, earned a spot at the "VIP Table" the next day. The VIP Table is simply a table with a VIP signed displayed and a deck of "Would You Rather" cards. Winners get to choose a friend to join them at the VIP table the following day. It is simple and doesn't cost anything but man is it a motivator! We won't tell them that they are learning in the process. Teehee.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Frankie's back with some Valentine treats! We sang our way through Halloween with the #SLPHalloweenHop and jingled our way through the #SLPChristmasHop so it only seemed fair to add some more love to your collection with the #SLPValentineHop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To collect your collaborative freebies, that's right they work together, search <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:%23SLPValentineHop" target="_blank">#SLPValentineHop</a> on Teachers Pay Teachers or click on the links below!</span></div>
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This is where some of my SLP blogging buddies and I step in to help you out with some free speech therapy materials to spread holiday speech therapy cheer through a collaborative freebie hop. Simply download these 7 freebies and you will have one large Christmas themed speech therapy packet to meet many of your students' needs! I love having all of these awesome materials at my fingertips for my mixed groups! </div>
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Oh yeah, did I mention that they are literacy based? SLP swoon. Yup, my friend <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/slpchristmashop-Christmas-Speech-Therapy-Activities-3523447" target="_blank">The Pedi Speechie </a>came up with another innovative Frankie story to the tune of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer as the anchor to the therapy activities. </div>
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I chime in with <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SLPChristmasHop-Christmas-WH-Questions-3523399" target="_blank">WH questions</a> that you can use as is or attach to clothespins for students to attach to answers displayed around the wreath. I love to throw them in a sensory bin along with some plastic frogs.</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/slpchristmashop-Christmas-Speech-Therapy-Activities-3523447" target="_blank">The Pedi Speech</a> starts us off with her Holiday Hop story featuring our favorite frog Frankie</div>
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When we work together with students and families, our impact increases. You can read more about the how and why I have this tree in my classroom <a href="http://www.slptalkwithdesiree.com/2017/10/student-and-family-relationships-come.html" target="_blank">here</a>. In the meantime, let's get to how I made it, shall we?</div>
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Being the <strike>frugal</strike> resourceful SLP that I am, I was determined to make this project happen with minimal cost. Initially I thought I would make it using an artificial tree. Then I spotted the price on them-- yikes!</div>
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The first thing I did was take my boys back to a wooded area behind my house to scope out our "tree". We hunted around until we found the perfect branch. However, our luck didn't end there. We also found an abandoned wooden toolbox. The perfect base for our project!! We checked with our neighbor whose son had abandoned the toolbox he had created in boy scouts and got the green light to use it. Awesome!</div>
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Now, onto the mason jars. My daughter helped me design mason jars that we could adorn the tree with, highlighting my students' strengths from their perspective. We used floral wire to create a hanger for various sized mason jars. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When designing the bulletin board in my classroom, I wanted to use photographs in an inspirational way for my students. My district has an initiative to demonstrate pride for the city that it is in so the two came together perfectly with this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I loved the idea of creating a bulletin board that would <b>inspire my students to think of speech when they are outside of my speech room</b>. Using visuals on my bulletin board helps my students do just that. When they are out and about around the school or community, they <b>make connections</b> between what is in our speech room and the outside world. <b>The more they reference our speech room outside of their speech time, the more they may think about what we actually do in there.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I often get asked where I purchased the wooden bulletin board. It is actually just <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fadeless-Design-Rolls-Weathered-Wood/dp/B0015K1O1S" target="_blank">Fadeless Designs Weathered Wood</a> bulletin board paper that I purchased from Amazon. I have since spotted it at Michaels, Hobby Lobby and Joann's Fabrics as well for less than $10. Remember to bring along your coupons or use a coupon app to save even more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The ruler clip boards were from the Target's Bullseye Playground. I had the burlap ribbon border, twin and clothes pins on hand. I cut out the letters using my Cricut Machine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First, I took some photos of student hands making a heart above a neon green piece of poster board. The poster board served as a green screen. I quickly learned that this was a lesson in following directions and fine motor challenge for a few of my friends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next, I put out an all call for photos around town. I also took a few of my own on our school campus. The power of teamwork never ceases to amaze me. Our night custodian sent me so many gorgeous photos. I also received a couple from a fellow SLP Blogger, <a href="http://www.rockchalkspeechtalk.com/" target="_blank">Rock Chalk Speech Talk</a> from when she had lived locally for graduate school. It was awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Using the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/green-screen-by-do-ink/id730091131?mt=8" target="_blank">Green Screen app by Do Ink</a>, I placed the photos that I had acquired as overlays on the heart photos. The beauty of this is that you can do so right from your iPad or iPhone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To do so, layer the scenic photo on the bottom layer. Then add the hand photo to the middle layer. The image will look as if the hand is in front of the scenic photo. To have the image on the hand, select the rainbow circle on the bottom (this determines which color is washed out depending on the color of your green screen). Typically, I select a bright green. However, this time tap on the hand portion and the photo will appear within the hand. To adjust the opacity, adjust the sensitivity bar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once you have saved the image, you can open the image in a photo editing app and convert it to Black and White. I used the app Color Story; however you can also do so by simply editing the photo with your device's built in editing features. I then printed the photos on card stock using my regular printer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial. What bulletin board inspiration tips do you have? I'd love to know. Let me know in the comments below. </span></div>
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<b>One of my biggest pet peeves is when students do not know why they come to speech therapy. </b>"To play games" just doesn't cut it in my book. Do we ever play games in my room? Absolutely. Not every session, but it does happen. However, that game is a medium to address the specific goals, not the goal itself. Now, I know that you all know that so you're probably thinking I'm preaching to the choir, right? My point is that <b><i>WE</i> know what the purpose of that game or activity is but do our students?</b></div>
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Having students know what they target in speech-language has always been an important factor for me but a couple years ago I had to take a good hard look at <i>HOW</i> I was doing that. As a token of congratulations for being nominated educator of the year, my sweet SLP colleague compiled a book for me with responses from my students about what they love about coming to speech. The responses truly touched my heart (I may have shed a tear or twenty) but responses that referenced the WHY they came to speech were in the minority.<b> I am a big proponent of self-reflection</b> so I had to take a step back and really think about what I could do to make sure that was in the forefront of their thinking about speech. <b>My challenge?</b> It was important to me to address that in a way that would not sacrifice the strong interpersonal relationships with my students that I hold near and dear to my heart. </div>
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Flash forward to the next year... our SLP assignments were changed and I was now tasked to ensure that my self-reflection of increasing goal awareness took place while also establishing authentic relationships with new students. The solution that worked for me was using <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-Therapy-Goal-Tags-Editable-2804868" target="_blank">Speech Therapy Goal Tags</a>. I'll be honest here... <b>they weren't just helpful for my students but for me as well</b>! Not only were my students learning what their speech therapy targets were, but <i>I </i>was learning what their specific targets were. Particularly for my students targeting language skills, this can be a difficult task.</div>
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<b>What I didn't anticipate was how much the students would <i>LOVE</i> the tags.</b> I intentionally made the goal tags in landscape orientation so they would be easy to discern from brag tags that we added. To the students, the tags were regarded as an ID badge. I included a schedule badge to encourage students to come down to therapy independently at their scheduled time. I had to hide my giggles when I would spot a student testing out their badge to see if it would gain them access to the elevator like staff badges do. </div>
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<b>Students were active participants in assembling their goal badges onto their lanyards</b>. This was a great opportunity to talk about what they were working on in speech in a relevant project based manner that held relevance. The badges then traveled with students back and forth from class. They were also a helpful reminder to teachers about what each student was targeting in student friendly "I can" terms. Students took pride in them and would often ask for special permission to take them home and show their parents (ummm... absolutely!). </div>
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I highly recommend trying it out to see how it works for you and your students. You can create your own tags with index cards/cardstock or use the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-Therapy-Goal-Tags-Editable-2804868" target="_blank">Speech Therapy Goal Tags</a> that I made if you want a print and go option. I added a customizable option as well so you can taylor them to meet your specific needs. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I switched out the existing display with white pegboard that I purchased at Home Depot. They cut it to the exact size that I needed. To go along with my rustic style, I used plastic flower pots from Home Depot that I glued twine onto. They were the perfect size for my needs. I attached chalkboard clothespins found at Michaels to label each flowerpot. That certainly wasn't necessary but having them match the style of my speech room just made me happy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://bit.ly/speechsticks" target="_blank">Articulation Sticks</a> are honestly a staple in my speech room. I love having over 1,000 stimulus words at my fingertips to target articulation while also introducing a variety of vocabulary concepts with picture supports. Working with a high risk, low socioeconomic and high ELL population, it is important that I maximize our activities to close that gap. </span></span><br />
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<br />SLPtalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467357005099070431noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497544757207368787.post-54934012723412848572017-06-22T21:25:00.001-07:002017-06-22T21:26:34.644-07:00Help Me Find My Voice: Where to Start with Students Who Are Non-Verbal<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Guest Blog Post by Rosemarie Griffin</span></span></div>
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students with autism or other complex communication disorders can be
overwhelming. With the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders being 1 in 68 children,
we as speech language pathologists are responsible for helping these students
find their voice. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">As
clinicians, we provide the critical guidance that helps students identify,
acquire, and use a functional response form. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">When we have a
student who is non-verbal or limited verbally working on direct instruction of
manding or requesting skills is needed. Sometimes a goal for manding is not
created, as many of the standardized tests that we use in the field do not test
this area of language. Before we discuss strategies for incorporating manding
into your student’s day, we first need to outline what manding is exactly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Manding.</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> A
mand is a request.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>This chart
explains this concept more in depth. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Seeing a book you like<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Saying “read book”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is a detailed explanation of what a structured manding session might look like
for a student using an AAC device. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The teacher is working with a middle school student who
is a very early learner. He has not had access to a robust education program,
so he is working on acquiring a functional response form. He is currently using
a picture exchange system. He is working on using one picture to request wanted
items and actions: he takes the desired picture off of the correct category
page, puts it on the velcro phrase strip on the front part of his book, and
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The manding session takes place at the start of his
time spent working one on one with his teacher. The teacher has in her
possession some of his favorite things: DVD player, chips, Pete the Cat book,
Gatorade, and a slinky. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Puts his picture book onto the table. Puts the
picture of Gatorade on the sentence strip of his picture book and hands it to
the teacher.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Teacher: “Yeah, let’s get you some Gatorade.” Pours a
small amount of Gatorade into a cup and hands it to the student. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Drinks the Gatorade. Hands the sentence strip
with the Gatorade icon on it to the teacher. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Teacher: “Drinking Gatorade.” Pours another small
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Tries to reach for the slinky. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Teacher: “You want the slinky.” Goes to the toy page in
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Grabs the picture, puts it on the phrase strip
and hands it to the teacher.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Teacher: “Here is the slinky.”</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Plays with the slinky for 30 seconds. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Teacher: Presents the student with the Pete the Cat
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Continues to play with the slinky. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Teacher: “Oh, you want to play with the slinky some
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Plays with the slinky for 30 more seconds.
Goes to the food page in his book, selects the chips picture, puts it on the
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Eats the chips. Hands the phrase strip to the
teacher again with the word chips on it. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Teacher: “Eating chips.” Hands the student more chips. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Points to the DVD player. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Teacher: Because this is a new mand for the learner,
shows the student where this is located in the book and points to the correct
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Student: Puts the DVD picture on his phrase strip and
hands it to the teacher</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Teacher: “Let’s watch a movie.” Student and teacher
watch 2 minutes of his favorite movie.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">No matter your student’s age, if they are
limited verbally direct instruction with manding is essential. Helping others
find their voice is such hard and rewarding work. I hope that when you
encounter a student at this language level that you will work directly on
manding. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Rosemarie
Griffin is a speech language pathologist, board certified behavior analyst and
product developer. She is the creator of the Action Builder Cards. To learn
more about this manding or to gather information about using applied behavior
analysis to help students increase their communication skills, check out her
website<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.abaspeech.org/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">www.abaspeech.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> or like her facebook
page here: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/abaspeech/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">ABA SPEECH ON FACEBOOK</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Caution: Real talk ahead.... If you've been around here for a while, you know that I like to keep things positive.That is intentional. Trust me, I am not surrounded by rainbows and butterflies. These speech hills are not always alive with the sound of music. ;)</div>
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There are days that it takes every ounce of restraint that I have not to vent and air frustration. After all, venting feels good in that immediate moment, doesn't it? However, just as positivity creates a ripple effect, so does negativity. Only <b>negativity creates waves that can quickly become toxic</b>.</div>
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<b>Is venting productive?</b> Some would argue <i>no</i> but in reality the answer is <i>yes</i>, sometimes it is. Chances are, you can think of at least one person who no one seems to mess with because they push back the most. So why avoid it then? Vent, complain, sulk your little heart out, right? Nope. Say what? Why?</div>
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The answer is simple.<b> Eager eyes are watching.</b> Those eyes may be your students, parents, colleagues, prospective SLPs, etc. As a speech-language pathologist, YOU are a role model for effective communication. What you put out there for the world creates your ripple. What do you want that ripple to carry?</div>
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<b>This does not mean that you have to blindly agree to whatever comes your way.</b> There will be times when in order to advocate for you, your students, or your family, you may need to respectfully disagree. Here are some tips to do so productively that maintains the greater good.</div>
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<b>WAIT 24 HOURS:</b> It is harder to see the picture when you are inside the frame, right? So before you click send on an email or post on social media, take the time to step back, reflect and let your knee-jerk emotions level out a bit. </div>
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<b>REFRAME YOUR THINKING: </b><i>YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE, YOU REALLY DO. </i>You don't need to take my word for it though. This is a great time to pull out that file, box, notebook, etc. of "feel good" moments. You know the one. The treasured place that houses sweet letters from students, parents, coworkers, awards or recognition you have received, that sweet handcrafted token from a student... what gets us by on the toughest days. If you don't have one yet, start today. Write down some of those sweet memories, moments of success, kid sayings that have you belly laughing. Your future self will thank you.</div>
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<b>KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY: </b>This is perhaps the most difficult one and will differ for each of us. We all have our own unique circumstances and only you will know where to draw the line in the sand. This one is an absolute last resort. Ideally you won't ever need to use this tip but if you do, do so knowing that you have exhausted all other options.</div>
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<b>DANCE IT OUT:</b> Whether you have moves like jagger or are two steps behind (like yours truly), sometimes you just need to dance it out. Throw those feel good songs on. Jam out to on the way to school. Use them to debrief on the way home.</div>
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You'll never feel happy until you try! Listening just puts a spring in your step, doesn't it? ;)</div>
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I love to use this Recollections storage container that I purchased from Michael's Craft Store as a portable sensory bin that has a storage tray inside. The storage tray makes it so convenient to switch out the items in the sensory bin at a moment's notice. My sensory bin may have sand, water beads, rocks, cut straws, or colored rice/pasta within it. </div>
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One way I love to incorporate literacy into my mixed groups is by using <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Literacy-Sensory-Bin-Task-Cards-for-Any-Book-3123366" target="_blank">Open Ended Literacy Task Cards</a> in my Sensory bin. I have several mixed groups so I print each target group on a different color of paper so it is easy for me to differentiate between target goals in my therapy sessions. One less task to juggle during one of those "all hands on deck" mixed groups does wonders to save my sanity.</div>
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You can check out how I created a colorful sensory bin using pasta in this video <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SLPTalk/videos/1872387632998207/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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{For more information on how I make my rice/pasta brightly colored, check out my blog post on <a href="http://www.conversationsfromtheclassroom.com/2017/03/diy-colorful-sensory-bin.html" target="_blank">DIY Sensory Bins</a> over at Conversations from the Classroom. You can watch a step by step tutorial in this video <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SLPTalk/videos/1872387632998207/" target="_blank">here</a>.}</div>
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<br />SLPtalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467357005099070431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497544757207368787.post-59423571982717439132017-04-17T17:59:00.003-07:002017-04-17T17:59:39.140-07:00BSHM Freebie Alert<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just like the end of the school year, Better Speech and Hearing Month is just around the corner (not that I am counting 😉). I have several goodies up my sleeve for you but let's start with this fun, no prep freebie. You can download this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SLP-Fortune-Teller-for-Better-Speech-Hearing-Month-3112314" target="_blank">SLP Fortune Teller here</a> or click on the image below. The directions are built in with visuals to help you along the way. Have fun! </span></div>
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SLPtalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03467357005099070431noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497544757207368787.post-27627623043445069812017-04-05T21:49:00.001-07:002017-07-27T19:22:45.466-07:00Quick DIY Tip & UpdateHappy Spring everyone! I just wanted to pop in to let you know about a quick DIY tip I blogged about over on <a href="http://www.conversationsfromtheclassroom.com/2017/04/quick-diy-to-spruce-up-your-centers.html" target="_blank">Conversations from the Classroom</a> using what you may already have! Hope on over to see what I crafted up using Easter egg dye and clothespins that I picked up from my local dollar store. <br />
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Wow, it has been a while since I have hopped on here. If you have been wondering what I have been up to, here is a quick glimpse into some of the happenings in my therapy room (and beyond). </div>
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We have been trying out these awesome Pop Phones. They are a great companion to the app <a href="http://www.slptalkwithdesiree.com/2016/11/using-seesaw-app-in-speech-therapy.html" target="_blank">Seesaw</a> (a digital learning portfolio that I use with my students).</div>
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While we are on the subject of Target, my home away from home, look at these fun mouth molds I found in the gag gift section! They were perfect to make dough molds of our mouths and compare/contrast target sounds.</div>
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My graduate intern and I got our head in the game with the annual Staff vs. Students basketball game. We made it through the game with no injuries and our pride intact as the staff maintained our undefeated record. Phew!</div>
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Last, but certainly not least, I was privileged to attend a balloon release to celebrate a special little Hall & Oates fan's birthday and educate others on lissencephaly. </div>
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I hope that you have enjoyed a great month too! My students continue to be unstoppable and inspire me each and every day. Leave a comment below or email me to let me know what you have going on in your corner of the speech world. I'd love to hear from you!</div>
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Leaping Leo by <a href="http://www.outloud.fi/in-english.html" target="_blank">Outloud</a> is available for free in iTunes. Leaping Leo is a voice activated application that uses the child's voice to control the avatar/photo to collect coins, navigate through a maze, jump over obstacles or avoid fire. The first 4 levels are offered for free with an in App purchase option for $3.99 to unlock the remaining levels. At the time of this review, there are 18 levels in all.</div>
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Before you play, you will need to calibrate the voice threshold. I chose 40 dB to reflect the noise level in a quite room. You can reference various noise levels on ASHA's website <a href="http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/Noise/" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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You can select which Profile picture will be hopping around through the scenes by choosing an animal, avatar or student photo.</div>
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Next, you will take your character through an adventure, controlling the character with your voice. The character may collect coins, look for treasure or navigate through a map.</div>
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Implications for speech therapy include encouraging students to use an appropriate volume of speech, reinforcing practice of targeted speech/language goals such as articulation targets or formulating sentences with targeted words. You can pair the app with targeted stimuli presented on <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Articulation-Speech-Sticks-Bundle1000-Stimulus-Items-with-PicturesData-Sheets-2686428" target="_blank">Articulation Sticks</a> or task cards. I found it to be a fun, motivating way to incorporate technology into the therapy session in a meaningful, rewarding way while targeting speech-language goals. You can find it <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/leaping-leo/id982243539?mt=8" target="_blank">here</a> in the iTunes store.<br />
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Would you like to see Leaping Leo in action? You can check out my demonstration on Facebook Live <a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1869290323307938&id=1377771422459833" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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One of the best aspects of speech language pathology and education in general is the collaboration that occurs and the opportunities that are born from that collaboration. I truly believe that we are better when we work together. The Community Greeter Program is proof of just that, inspired by a conversation that I had with Patricia Levitt, SLP, during her poster session at an ASHA Schools Conference. I was excited about the idea of having community members welcoming my students and starting their day off on a positive note so I adapted the idea to meet the needs of my specific building. You see, that's the great thing about collaboration and professional development, it sparks ideas that you can use to meet your needs. At the same conference, I listened to Celeste Roseberry speak about poverty and within her session, the use of video or YouTube to reach families stuck out in my mind. I was in a high poverty building and the so the idea of marrying these two ideas to inspire our students, giving them a shared experience that they could then share with their families left a skip in my step. Thankfully, when I eagerly approached my principal she was immediately on board and gave me an enthusiastic thumbs up to give it a try.<br />
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What is a Community Greeter?</h3>
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<li>A member of the community comes in to welcome the students into the building with hand shakes, high fives, hugs and a smile.</li>
<li>Once all of the students have entered the building, the Greeter would then visit and speak with a select group of students. The students/classes that hosted the Greeter would rotate.</li>
<li>An example of some of the Community Greeters we have had:</li>
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<li>Senator</li>
<li>Mayor</li>
<li>Police</li>
<li>Firemen</li>
<li>Army- High School ROTC</li>
<li>Pilot</li>
<li>Superintendent/Asst. Superintendent</li>
<li>Dentist</li>
<li>Local District Principals</li>
<li>Nutrition Specialist</li>
<li>Elderly Community Member</li>
<li>District Employees from other buildings</li>
<li>Librarian</li>
<li>Pharmacist</li>
<li>Many, many more! We had over 50 Greeters last year!</li>
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<li>Provides students with a shared experience </li>
<li>Opens student eyes to a world of career possibilities </li>
<li>Makes Students feel valued and "seen" by the community</li>
<li>Teaches soft social skills in a natural context</li>
<li>Facilitates an environment in which students can ask authentic questions. The question asking abilities of our students grew tenfold. Even our youngest students were learning to ask questions of the greeter (not just tell stories).</li>
<li>Creating an iMovie trailer of the experience engaged students and families, extending school to the home environment in a positive way {Students LOVE seeing themselves on video!}</li>
<li>Created an authentic writing prompt as students could write to the Greeter.</li>
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Unexpected Perks:</h3>
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<li>Decreased discipline referrals on Greeter days</li>
<li>Increased morale as students entered the building</li>
<li>Social skills increased significantly. Students began to independently approach greeters, shake hands, initiate eye contact during appropriate introductions.</li>
<li>Community Greeters began to contact us asking to come. Greeters enjoyed the experience, recommending it to friends/colleagues and returning themselves the following year.</li>
<li>Community Members got to know and love our kids as we do.</li>
<li>As staff transitioned with a new superintendent, principal, etc., the Greeter program offered an opportunity for them to be welcomed by our students in a comfortable format</li>
<li>Increased rapport with student body</li>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt;">“The Greeter Program has opened doors
into our students' lives. They see people doing awesome things and realize it
is possible for them too. Especially when they see/hear from people who are
originally from [our town].” - 5</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt; vertical-align: super;">th</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt;">“My kids LOVE watching these [</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt;">iMovies</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt;">].
Especially when they see themselves and their classmates. They applaud and get
so excited, and yes even the big kids get a thrill out of seeing themselves in
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt;">“With the students focus being on college
and career ready I think it is nice to have visitors from the various
occupations so students are able to see and ask questions. It makes it more
personal and real for them. It makes a connection to our community too.” -2</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt; vertical-align: super;">nd</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 16.0pt;">“The Greeter Program gives our students
an opportunity to meet people in our community that they might not get to meet.
When the students come to school in the morning, there is another smiling face
waiting to say good morning. I feel that having the greeters gives the students
an opportunity to practice their social skills and builds confidence in their
initial meeting of someone new. When the greeter comes to the pod, students
become the interviewers, asking questions that might interest them. Also, introducing
them to careers that might spark interest in their future, therefore embracing
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nice addition [to our school] for our students. I like that our kids get to
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our little ones. They thoroughly enjoyed meeting the firemen and policemen that
came to school. I felt it made the children more comfortable with seeing a
fireman in complete uniform and may prevent them from being frightened.”
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