Does this sound familiar? This WAS a lot of you a Does this sound familiar?

This WAS a lot of you at the start of the year...

Your kids were not making fast enough progress with Cycles, or you were really focused on following the traditional articulation hierarchy.

If this sounds like you, and you still only have two approaches under your belt, or you kinda know about minimal pairs but have a zillion questions, the Minimal Pairs Handbook will support you from planning, implementing, to generalizing!

Why do a therapy approach incorrectly, when you can do it the right way from the start??

#minimalpairshandbook #slpsontpt #speechpathologist #minimalpairstherapy #speechtherapy #ebpslp #preschoolslp #schoolslp #slp2b
I remember the days when I used to spend 20 minute I remember the days when I used to spend 20 minutes planning one session 😳

Gosh, while it taught me discipline and a good structure, these days my planning time is honestly 0-5 minutes.

I KNOW my goals, and I’m really focused on what I want to get out of the session... but otherwise I’m not too hung up on the actual activity.

I have come up with some of the most engaging and motivating activities when I didn’t have time to sit and plan, but let therapy happen.

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechtherapist #slpeeps #privatepracticeslp #slp2b #slpbloggers #slpsofinstagram
Telehealth tip for minimal pairs: Within my sessi Telehealth tip for minimal pairs:

Within my sessions, I love choosing ONE PAIR and having the activity be meaningful!

So I’m playing the shark game (the one that always makes me scream!), but we have to STICK the fish in to play the game.

SPIN is another great word that works well, because there are a lot of games that have a spinner!

Hope this brings some fun, meaningful activity ideas into your session!

#minimalpairs #speechtherapy #slpeeps #slp #slpsofinstagram #speechpathologist #speechies #adventuresinspeechpathology
There’s a reason I’ve been MIA 🌞 Today was There’s a reason I’ve been MIA 🌞

Today was our last day of summer, and I can’t remember ever having a summer that was so mild and wet, but that sun was glorious!

Also... how MAGICAL is this new swimming spot I found today? A secret little sliver protected by rocks.

#cavesbeach #aussiesummer #slplife #adventuresinspeechpathology
This crocodile ONLY EATS fish when he hears those This crocodile ONLY EATS fish when he hears those back ‘k’ sounds 🐊 

Feeding games + minimal pairs therapy are always a hit with the preschoolers.

#adventuresinspeechpathology #slplife #preschoolslp #speechtherapy #slpsontpt #slpsofinstagram #speechdelay
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
Does this sound familiar? This WAS a lot of you a Does this sound familiar?

This WAS a lot of you at the start of the year...

Your kids were not making fast enough progress with Cycles, or you were really focused on following the traditional articulation hierarchy.

If this sounds like you, and you still only have two approaches under your belt, or you kinda know about minimal pairs but have a zillion questions, the Minimal Pairs Handbook will support you from planning, implementing, to generalizing!

Why do a therapy approach incorrectly, when you can do it the right way from the start??

#minimalpairshandbook #slpsontpt #speechpathologist #minimalpairstherapy #speechtherapy #ebpslp #preschoolslp #schoolslp #slp2b
I remember the days when I used to spend 20 minute I remember the days when I used to spend 20 minutes planning one session 😳

Gosh, while it taught me discipline and a good structure, these days my planning time is honestly 0-5 minutes.

I KNOW my goals, and I’m really focused on what I want to get out of the session... but otherwise I’m not too hung up on the actual activity.

I have come up with some of the most engaging and motivating activities when I didn’t have time to sit and plan, but let therapy happen.

#adventuresinspeechpathology #speechtherapist #slpeeps #privatepracticeslp #slp2b #slpbloggers #slpsofinstagram
Telehealth tip for minimal pairs: Within my sessi Telehealth tip for minimal pairs:

Within my sessions, I love choosing ONE PAIR and having the activity be meaningful!

So I’m playing the shark game (the one that always makes me scream!), but we have to STICK the fish in to play the game.

SPIN is another great word that works well, because there are a lot of games that have a spinner!

Hope this brings some fun, meaningful activity ideas into your session!

#minimalpairs #speechtherapy #slpeeps #slp #slpsofinstagram #speechpathologist #speechies #adventuresinspeechpathology
There’s a reason I’ve been MIA 🌞 Today was There’s a reason I’ve been MIA 🌞

Today was our last day of summer, and I can’t remember ever having a summer that was so mild and wet, but that sun was glorious!

Also... how MAGICAL is this new swimming spot I found today? A secret little sliver protected by rocks.

#cavesbeach #aussiesummer #slplife #adventuresinspeechpathology
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Feel confident treating speech sound disorders

For SLPs · April 17, 2020

How to get high speech practice trials in teletherapy

Do you know what I used to pride myself on? Keeping my students engaged while practicing a whole lot of their tricky speech sounds. Because that meant progress.

And then teletherapy happened and some of my favourite tricks went out the window. I’ll admit it. I lost my stride at the start and found it challenging to get high speech practice trials in my teletherapy session. Luckily I’ve come across one amazing website (https://toytheater.com/) for you to familiarise yourself with that has been both fun and motivating for my kids!

Swap physical toys for digital ones

Using an abacus to count speech trials is one of my favourite, simple ways to get a lot of speech practice in. So, swap the real thing for this digital abacus. All you have to do is share your screen so that your students can see the abacus (and if you’re feeling brave, let them have mouse control so that THEY can drag each bead across).

GET MORE TRIALS: Set colour challenges such as “let’s see if we can do the yellow row” and do chunks of ten speech practices at a time.

Another motivator that I LOVE is putting pom-poms in a jar. It’s amazing how simple this works, but kids get a real kick out of seeing a jar fill up. It’s great visual feedback. I found this easy marble jar that does the same job. And it’s quietly mesmerizing to drop and drag the marbles and watch them bounce in the jar as the child practices their target sounds.

TOP TIP: if you are working on carrying over speech sounds to conversation, put a marble in the jar for every correct production while you’re chatting through Zoom. This way, you can keep the conversation going, but your child has visual feedback that they said a correct production.

I know that 100 Speech Trials or 50 Speech Trials reigned in the therapy room (back in the day, lol). It’s a tried and tested way to know that your student got their practice in. Opening the resource in your teletherapy platform and annotating (drawing on) the PDF is a really simple way to use these sheets. Combine it with the digital dice idea (see below) and you can be hitting those 100 trials in NO TIME. Get two different sets of FREE 100 TRIALS (paper version) when you sign up for my newsletter and another set of five FREE sheets at my TpT store.

If you’re looking for something a little more digital and interactive, then try this Boom Cards version. They’re filled with fun pictures, and there is something satisfying about dragging a star to cover up a picture.

If blocks or LEGO was your go-to therapy activity, you still can ask parents to supply the blocks for the child to build during your session. You might practice 10 words, then the child receives three blocks. Or, the parents can put blocks to the side for every correct sound, and when they are finished they can build you a little something.

Alternatively, I’ve found this fun Graph Square that if you use your imagination, allows you to create pictures made out of squares. Lots of fun, and lots of trials!

SLPs have been making their students roll dice for years. And the funny thing is that kids love when they roll a high number (which hehe, jokes on them, they have to say their speech targets more times). I’ve found an online dice set that you can use which is the perfect addition to a game board or point-scoring system. Just hold up your speech cards, or have your word list on hand, then roll that dice!

GET MORE TRIALS: The online version allows you to choose multiple dice to roll, and dice that have more than 6 sides (so you might just a roll a 12!).

Get more ideas

Read my blog post, Favorite Ways to Get 100 Trials in Speech for even more ideas that you might be able to adapt for teletherapy sessions.

Visit my store for another free set of 100 charts for speech!

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  1. Colleen A. Kato says

    April 24, 2020 at 10:51 am

    Thank you thank you thank you. I love the digital counting with the marbles, dice, spinners, virtual legos. I am just four weeks into teletherapy with the “stay at home” order and this will help some of my boys with making online therapy more fun.

    Reply
    • Rebecca Reinking says

      April 24, 2020 at 6:37 pm

      Have fun Colleen! I found that keeping it simple really was much easier 🙂

      Reply
  2. Alexandra Karlson says

    May 14, 2020 at 9:43 pm

    Agreed. This is so helpful. Can’t thank you enough!

    Reply
  3. Anne says

    October 6, 2020 at 3:00 am

    What teletherapy platform are you using right now?
    Thanks ahead!

    Reply
    • Rebecca Reinking says

      October 21, 2020 at 10:40 am

      I’m using Zoom

      Reply

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