PLEASE DON’T IGNORE VOWELS! I’m sharing on my PLEASE DON’T IGNORE VOWELS!

I’m sharing on my stories how I saw two kids this week who could only say their sounds correctly using high, front vowels.

It took my half the session to figure out this pattern, but NO JOKE, I grabbed this poster (it’s a freebie, and also available in General North American English) and figured it out!

The accuracy in our practice trials significantly increased once I stuck to words with those high front vowels 👏

Have you ever come across this?

#adventuresinspeechpathology #slpeeps #slp #speechdelay #speechdevelopment #slpsofinstagram #slpsontpt #slpfreebies #speechpathology #speechpathologist
I wanted to share this video to show you how you c I wanted to share this video to show you how you can break up minimal pairs therapy with a meaningful and fun activity!

We are working on /s/ cluster reduction, and took a break from “the cards” to work on nap vs. snap using an iPad game (we also practiced no vs. snow).

We pretended our hands were the machine and said “snap” and then the reinforcer is to tap the screen and pick up (or “snap”) the snow.

I find that kids really respond to these meaningful tasks as it emphasises how our words have meaning, and you can get a lot of organic practice trials in 💪🏻

BTW... I just ❤️ my kids!!!

#speechtherapy #speechpathology #slp #slpeeps #minimalpairs #speechdevelopment #privatepracticeslp #preschoolslp
I am just LOVING this prosody cues deck! I’ve g I am just LOVING this prosody cues deck!

I’ve got three on my caseload at the moment who respond so well to the emotion visuals, and it’s so lovely to hear some change in their voice vs. a monotone, robot-like voice!!

CARDS: @bjoremspeech @iowaspeechie @bjoremspeechpublications

#apraxiaofspeech #slpeeps #childhoodapraxiaofspeech #speechtherapy
Binding. It’s a simple little joy that makes my Binding.

It’s a simple little joy that makes my SLP life easier.

And no, I don’t have a binding machine... I take it to my local office shop and it costs me around $5 to do!!!

Any other binding fans out there???

#binding #slpsofinstagram #slplife #slpeeps #slpsontpt #speechies #slporganization
Just because you are contrasting /t/ vs. /k/ words Just because you are contrasting /t/ vs. /k/ words using minimal pairs, DOESN’T mean that you are forbidden from using any other cues!

Many times, my kids need some additional types of cues, whether it be gestures (point to the throat), a mirror (to see the tongue go back), metaphors (front vs. back sounds), or placement cues (move your tongue back) to help them be accurate so that they aren’t frustrated.

Many times those cues get dropped pretty quickly... but I still use a pragmatic cue where I question what the child means (did you mean tea or key?).

And yes, I used fronting as my example because GOSH IT’S A STUBBORN PATTERN sometimes. And I need aaaaaalllll the cues 🤣 do you agree??

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechpathology #slpsofinstagram #slpeeps #slp #speechtherapy #speechdelay #preschoolslp
Have you ever felt like you don’t know what you Have you ever felt like you don’t know what you NEED to know when implementing a new therapy approach?

I made this Minimal Pairs Therapy plan to help make sure you have thought of, and planned, the elements to implement the approach.

This means choosing the approach, picking the patterns and sounds that will make the most impact, completing generalization probes, and REALLY thinking about your treatment intensity.

So many times I have people say the child isn’t generalizing, and I wonder if they have planned for all of these elements?

Is it really the child, or has the SLP not planned the therapy correctly????

TAKEN FROM: the Minimal Pairs Handbook

#Adventuresinspeechpathology #minimalpairshandbook #phonology #slp2b #slpgradstudent #speechdelay #slpeeps #preschoolslp #ebpslp #speechtherapy #speechpathologist
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You don’t need fancy toys to do minimal pair tasks!

I upload minimal pair resources to my iPad so I can bring them up when I’m on my school visits.

We literally put animal figurines in the sections, and then after we “earned” them all, we picked them up and tried to throw them back in the container.

Also.... love how this little one correctly said “go” after we had that communication breakdown. The POWER of minimal pairs therapy 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

#minimalpairs #speechdelay #speechpathology #speechtherapy #preschoolslp #schoolslp #privatepracticeslp #adventuresinspeechpathology
I pulled out this shopping game (again) today for I pulled out this shopping game (again) today for minimal pairs!

We practice our pairs, then flip a picture over to see what the item is, and who’s list it belongs to.

Simple, but very motivating for Miss 4 today!!!

#minimalpairs #speechtherapy #slp #speechdelay #speechpathologist #Adventuresinspeechpathology #preschoolslp
Here are some truths: 1. I always wanted to be a p Here are some truths:
1. I always wanted to be a psychologist
2. I never wanted to work with kids

Then I changed degrees and
3. I thought I’d be a medical SLP

Then I realised I didn’t like dysphagia and brain stuff as much as I thought so
4. I thought I’d enjoy working with complex communication needs

Then I really found a love for:
5. Social communication ❤️ I still enjoy everything I learned, and gosh did I do a lot of PD. But I felt like my kids never moved off my caseload.

Then I realised
6. I get A LOT of joy assessing and figuring out speech patterns and seeing kids make fast progress week-to-week targeting their speech sounds.

So here I am!

It’s definitely NOT the place I thought I’d be, but sometimes you have to try different things to know what’s right for you!

#adventuresinspeechpathology #slplife #slpsofinstagram
Nothing gets me up at 5:45am on a Saturday morning Nothing gets me up at 5:45am on a Saturday morning like the excitement of a new resource.

Seriously.

I’m a morning bird and do my best work when the whole house is asleep.

I don’t even have a coffee 😲😲😲

Sooooo..... I’m still taking requests for my next set of minimal pair toolkit resources. Drop them below 👇🏻

#adventuresinspeechpathology #minimalpairs #speechtherapy #slpeeps #slpsontpt #slpsofinstagram #preschoolslp
PLEASE DON’T IGNORE VOWELS! I’m sharing on my PLEASE DON’T IGNORE VOWELS!

I’m sharing on my stories how I saw two kids this week who could only say their sounds correctly using high, front vowels.

It took my half the session to figure out this pattern, but NO JOKE, I grabbed this poster (it’s a freebie, and also available in General North American English) and figured it out!

The accuracy in our practice trials significantly increased once I stuck to words with those high front vowels 👏

Have you ever come across this?

#adventuresinspeechpathology #slpeeps #slp #speechdelay #speechdevelopment #slpsofinstagram #slpsontpt #slpfreebies #speechpathology #speechpathologist
I wanted to share this video to show you how you c I wanted to share this video to show you how you can break up minimal pairs therapy with a meaningful and fun activity!

We are working on /s/ cluster reduction, and took a break from “the cards” to work on nap vs. snap using an iPad game (we also practiced no vs. snow).

We pretended our hands were the machine and said “snap” and then the reinforcer is to tap the screen and pick up (or “snap”) the snow.

I find that kids really respond to these meaningful tasks as it emphasises how our words have meaning, and you can get a lot of organic practice trials in 💪🏻

BTW... I just ❤️ my kids!!!

#speechtherapy #speechpathology #slp #slpeeps #minimalpairs #speechdevelopment #privatepracticeslp #preschoolslp
I am just LOVING this prosody cues deck! I’ve g I am just LOVING this prosody cues deck!

I’ve got three on my caseload at the moment who respond so well to the emotion visuals, and it’s so lovely to hear some change in their voice vs. a monotone, robot-like voice!!

CARDS: @bjoremspeech @iowaspeechie @bjoremspeechpublications

#apraxiaofspeech #slpeeps #childhoodapraxiaofspeech #speechtherapy
Binding. It’s a simple little joy that makes my Binding.

It’s a simple little joy that makes my SLP life easier.

And no, I don’t have a binding machine... I take it to my local office shop and it costs me around $5 to do!!!

Any other binding fans out there???

#binding #slpsofinstagram #slplife #slpeeps #slpsontpt #speechies #slporganization
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Uncategorized · July 11, 2012

Parts of Speech Worksheet *Freebie*

Most children with specific language impairment (SLI) have difficulties learning and using vocabulary. If you have ever picked up one of your child’s reading books from school then you will see that they are constantly introducing new language… Which is where my latest resource on parts of speech comes in.

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Free Download from my TPT store

Todays sheet in my ‘Be Curriculum Focused’ series are on the different parts of speech. The child is instructed to go on a ‘speech hunt’ using their reading books and identify 5 adjectives, 5 nouns and 5 verbs. They are then required to write (or speak and you scribe) four sentences using one of each of these parts of speech to demonstrate that they have an understanding of the words.

MAKE IT CURRICULUM BASED

  1. Use the child’s curriculum (reading) books – that way you can tackle definitions if the child is unsure of the meaning and it will give them a rounded view of vocabulary.
  2. Most school curriculums contain a list of core vocabulary for each book – why not classify these words into adjectives, nouns and verbs?

COMMON CORE STANDARDS

This worksheet links to the following Common Core Standards:

L.1.1. – L5.1 Each grade expands upon the following skills:

  • Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future.
  • Use frequently occurring adjectives.
  • Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.

L.1.2. – L.4.2 Each grade expands upon the following skills:

  • Capitalize dates and names of people

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  1. Cathleen says

    July 11, 2012 at 9:57 am

    Great Idea….so practical, making it real.

    Reply
    • Rebecca Visintin says

      July 11, 2012 at 11:43 am

      Thanks Cathleen!
      I’m on a huge ‘curriculum’ momentum at the moment, so will be trying to make and put more things up on this theme in the future.

      Reply

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