It’s my SLP SUMMIT DAY 🥳🥳🥳 I’m not a It’s my SLP SUMMIT DAY 🥳🥳🥳

I’m not a flash sale person, but then again, it’s not every day that you get to share your passion and present to thousands of SLPs all over world 🌎 

Enjoy 20% off ALL minimal pair resources in my store for today only!!!

#speechtherapy #speechpathology #slp #slpsofinstagram #slpsontpt #slp #speech #minimalpairs #phonology #preschoolslp #schoolslp
Whether it’s your Thursday afternoon (Northern H Whether it’s your Thursday afternoon (Northern Hemisphere) or Friday morning (Southern Hemisphere), don’t miss my SLP Summit talk on the Minimal Pairs Approach!!

Who has signed up????

#ebpslp #adventuresinspeechpathology #slpsummit #slp
I don’t want to be REMEMBERED for my games!!! I I don’t want to be REMEMBERED for my games!!!

I want to be remembered as that lady WHO HELPED ME say my sounds correctly!!!

The older I get, the less games I play, and the more I keep my keep my kids engaged doing novel things like earning LEGO bricks 🧱 to build something while I’m chatting to Dad at the end of my session.

Are you with me?? 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

#speechtherapy #speechpathology #slp #slplife #slpsofinstagram #slp2b #speech #speechpathology #adventuresinspeechpathology
Did you know that these are the two most FREQUENTL Did you know that these are the two most FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS I get asked about minimal pairs?

So if you’ve thought these, you’re not alone!

Answer to the first question: well, there are options!!!! Which is great, right?! Options mean that you can individualize therapy for your child. I usually choose about 5, but have gone higher and less as well!

Answer to the second question: the minimal pairs stay the same! So I pick my treatment set carefully. The only reason why I might change my set is if the child isn’t generalizing and that system-wide change isn’t occurring (then I’ll add more to the treatment set).

For those who have read these pages in the Minimal Pairs Handbook, I’d love to know if the information makes sense 👇🏻

#speechtherapy #speechpathology #minimalpairshandbook #phonology #ebpslp #privatepracticeslp #preschoolslp #speechdelay #speech #speechdelaykids
I’ve decided to be a folder girl this year!!! I I’ve decided to be a folder girl this year!!!

I’ve got so many handouts, visuals, posters, and factsheets (pictured 😍), that I’m just going to get my act together and have everything in one place!

Let me know if you want me to do a video of what I come up with.

Pictured: Speech Development Fact Sheets by Age

#speechlanguagetherapy #ebpslp #speechtherapy #slp #slpsofinstagram #slporganization #speechdelay #speechdevelopment #speech
One of the questions I get asked is: what activiti One of the questions I get asked is: what activities do you use for minimal pairs?

A: the same that I use for all my other kids! The only difference is my TEACHING and FEEDBACK!!

I generally pick 3-5 simple SIMPLE activities or reinforcer style games and just aim to keep my kids motivated and engaged enough to get a lot of practice in.

So please don’t think that you have to sit at a table and have kids point to cards. That’s an example, that’s not how you do it every session 🙅🏻‍♀️

For those who have looked through the activity ideas in the Minimal Pairs Handbook, I would love to know what you think of this section about activity ideas 👇🏻

#speechdelay #phonology #slpa #slpgradstudent #speechtherapy #speechpathology #slp #slp2b #minimalpairshandbook #speechdelaykids #speechactivities
In case you missed it.... the Minimal Pairs Handbo In case you missed it.... the Minimal Pairs Handbook has been released 🎉

If you don’t know the journey, this has been six months of researching, reading, collaborating, and creating!

I want new grads, CFY, and early career SLPs to learn this approach CORRECTLY from the start of their career...

...and more experience SLPs to tweak their practice to be even more effective 👏

The 30% sale price ends in less than 24 hours, so go to the link in my profile and start the year treating speech confidently 💪🏻

#ebpslp #speechtherapy #slp2b #slp #speech #speechpathologist #privatepracticeslp #preschoolslp #schoolslp #speechdelay
This is why the minimal pairs approach is a GREAT This is why the minimal pairs approach is a GREAT option ☝🏼.

Because even if your child ISN’T stimulable for the sound, you can still follow the principles of minimal pairs therapy!

The Minimal Pairs Handbook will be breaking down the differences between these two options, and helping you problem solve everything else 👏

Can’t wait for its release this week!!

#minimalpairshandbook #phonology #slp #slp2b #speechtherapy #schoolslp #ebpslp #speechpathology #preschoolslp
Children need to make words SOUND DIFFERENT becaus Children need to make words SOUND DIFFERENT because they have different meanings!!

At the start of minimal pairs intervention I usually find myself using those sentences, such as:

“Green means..... (go)”
“We play with.... (dough)”

The reason WHY I do this is because if the child answers that green means DOUGH, well I’m going to act totally confused and confront my little one with the communication breakdown, because I’ve added some context and meaning to it.

I do fade this out pretty quickly. And FYI - I don’t think you’ll find this in a journal article, it’s just something that MY clinical practice and experience has lead me to do!

Ask me a question 🙋🏻‍♀️ if you have one!

(and only a few more days til the Minimal Pairs Handbook is released 🤗)

#minimalpairs #speechtherapist #speechpathology #digitalslp #ebpslp #slp2b #speechdelay #phonology #speech
That’s okay!!! I learn best from watching other That’s okay!!!

I learn best from watching other people too.

But if you feel like minimal pairs was glossed over in your studies, or you’ve never really seen it be implemented PLEASE DON’T LET THAT STOP YOU FROM LEARNING THIS APPROACH!!!

The Minimal Pairs Handbook is being released this week 🤗 and it contains three video tutorials AND a 25 minute therapy session using the minimal pairs approach from Step 1-3.

Make this YOUR year to make progress with your speech kids ❤️

🤗🤗🤗🤗 WHO’s EXCITED????

👉🏻 Sign up for the waitlist and get notified when this is released! The link is in my profile.

#speechlanguagetherapy #speechtherapy #phonology #speechsounddisorders #slp #slp2b #minimalpairshandbook #speechdelay #slpgradstudent #slpgradschool #preschoolslp #schoolslp
It’s my SLP SUMMIT DAY 🥳🥳🥳 I’m not a It’s my SLP SUMMIT DAY 🥳🥳🥳

I’m not a flash sale person, but then again, it’s not every day that you get to share your passion and present to thousands of SLPs all over world 🌎 

Enjoy 20% off ALL minimal pair resources in my store for today only!!!

#speechtherapy #speechpathology #slp #slpsofinstagram #slpsontpt #slp #speech #minimalpairs #phonology #preschoolslp #schoolslp
Whether it’s your Thursday afternoon (Northern H Whether it’s your Thursday afternoon (Northern Hemisphere) or Friday morning (Southern Hemisphere), don’t miss my SLP Summit talk on the Minimal Pairs Approach!!

Who has signed up????

#ebpslp #adventuresinspeechpathology #slpsummit #slp
I don’t want to be REMEMBERED for my games!!! I I don’t want to be REMEMBERED for my games!!!

I want to be remembered as that lady WHO HELPED ME say my sounds correctly!!!

The older I get, the less games I play, and the more I keep my keep my kids engaged doing novel things like earning LEGO bricks 🧱 to build something while I’m chatting to Dad at the end of my session.

Are you with me?? 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

#speechtherapy #speechpathology #slp #slplife #slpsofinstagram #slp2b #speech #speechpathology #adventuresinspeechpathology
Did you know that these are the two most FREQUENTL Did you know that these are the two most FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS I get asked about minimal pairs?

So if you’ve thought these, you’re not alone!

Answer to the first question: well, there are options!!!! Which is great, right?! Options mean that you can individualize therapy for your child. I usually choose about 5, but have gone higher and less as well!

Answer to the second question: the minimal pairs stay the same! So I pick my treatment set carefully. The only reason why I might change my set is if the child isn’t generalizing and that system-wide change isn’t occurring (then I’ll add more to the treatment set).

For those who have read these pages in the Minimal Pairs Handbook, I’d love to know if the information makes sense 👇🏻

#speechtherapy #speechpathology #minimalpairshandbook #phonology #ebpslp #privatepracticeslp #preschoolslp #speechdelay #speech #speechdelaykids
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Feel confident treating speech sound disorders

For SLPs · August 14, 2020

How to store and organize your minimal pair cards

Have you ever had that moment where enough is enough, you are going to store your speech therapy materials in an organized place once and for all? I’ve finally decided on a storage situation for my minimal pair cards and want to share!

Why would you store your minimal pair cards?

  1. They are so flexible for therapy. I pair a lot of games with my minimal pair cards, so having them easily accessible saves me time looking for them set I need.
  2. When stored in a box you can quickly take them on school or home visit. Have you ever had loose minimal pair cards in your bag? It’s not fun.
  3. You can use the boxes themselves for sorting and discrimination tasks.

I decided to go with colored storage boxes because rainbows make this SLP happy! I regularly use metaphors and visual cues to help teach the pattern that we are working on. By sticking the cues on the front of the box, I can easily identify the pattern.

Another fun idea is to use the boxes themselves as part of your therapy. You can sort the minimal pair contrasts into two piles to reinforce that they are different.

Another organizational hack that I’m loving is storage drawers. Because my caseload is speech sound disorders, I’ve decided to dedicate a whole drawer to each pattern that I typically work on. I’m often using a range of different cues, stories, and real objects when I work on minimal pairs, so having a dedicated drawer keeps everything in one easy spot.

For example, my Final Consonant Deletion drawer contains cards, a story on using your ‘tail sound’, little figurines of animals with tails and tail sounds (mouse, sheep, calf, duck, pig, etc.), and puzzle cards. Many times, I’m not sure WHAT teaching cue a child might need, so these drawers help me be more prepared.

Where can I find these cues and cards?

My Teach Phonology series contain minimal pair cards that fit inside these boxes. The resource also comes with visual cues in a variety of sizes. I simply stuck Velcro on the box and the back of the small cue cards.

FYI: These storage boxes were found at Spotlight and Kmart (for Australian SLPs). You can also find them at Michaels if you are a US-based SLP.

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