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
I have been hearing this phrase OVER and OVER agai I have been hearing this phrase OVER and OVER again lately!!

Many of you have been trying minimal pairs therapy either for the 1st time, or you’re implementing it differently...

... and the amount of times that I read a DM or feedback on TpT saying that things literally just “clicked” in a session was high enough that it warrants its own IG post 😂

See, THIS is why I love treating SSD, and I love the minimal pairs approach. Your child can make HUGE LEAPS within one session.

It’s amazing! It’s encouraging. And gosh it makes your job satisfaction high!

Do you know what I’m taking about? Have you ever seen things “click” with a child?
Tell me how 👇🏻

#speechtherapy #speechdelay #slpeeps #slp #slp2b #speechpathology #slpsofinstagram #phonology #ebpslp #schoolslp #privatepracticeslp
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
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Feel confident treating speech sound disorders

Uncategorized · January 13, 2017

How to use one special book for ALL language therapy

You know those heated arguments you have when you know with 100% certainty that you are right, but the person you’re arguing with is equally adamant and 100% certain that they are right? Well, when I worked in Samoa I had an argument as such. A “Where’s Wally™?” vs. “Where’s Waldo™?” argument with a U.S Peace Corp. While only 6 years ago, it was a time when Nokia phones reigned in that country and we could not settle it by asking Siri. Turns out we were both right and this red-and-white stripey guy pretty much has a different name in every country.

So when I moved to America to work as an SLP, I could only pack a few small resources and my Where’s Wally?™ book tagged along because I could use it for pretty much every single client with language goals in their IEP and it is FANTASTIC for language groups. Here is a short and by no means complete list:

  1. IS/ARE + PLURALS: Targeting noun-verb agreement has never been easier with sentences such as “The man is skiing” and  “The girls are skating”. I challenge my students to find groups of people doing the same thing in these book to get a great range of ‘is’ and ‘are’ sentences. Because these books are themed, going on a plural hunt is also really motivating, especially when you set goals. My students like to go around in a circle and we count upwards (1 cat, 2 dogs, 3 mummies, 4 pyramids, 5 ladders etc.) until you can’t find something with that number.
  2. PRONOUNS: To target this goal, you might have to have a few pages earmarked as some books have a lot of (or all) men in the pictures. I am always referencing a pronoun list as I like to target pronouns based on their group (e.g. subjective, objective etc.). Subjective pronouns are really easy – we point out and say what he/she is doing. To focus on objective pronouns we might look for some funny or unexpected such as ‘his shirt is ripped’ or ‘her bag has a hole in it’.
  3. SYNTAX: This is my #1 motivating way to practice a range of sentence types (think SVO, SVA, SVOA) because the sentences that you can use can often be totally, hilariously bizarre! I have a fantastic set of sentence scaffolds that I typically place on the table and then ask the student to tell me a Who-What Action-Where sentence for example.

    Using a scaffold to develop different sentence structures.
  4. VERBS: If I want to expand verb vocabulary, we go on a verb hunt. Let’s find 20 different actions people are doing. It’s simple, but it gives a lot of insight into a child’s vocabulary and can be a nice way to informally look at expressive language.
  5. VERB TENSES: Let’s face it, verb tenses can be pretty boring for kids… so this has been the biggest hit in my room. First we choose pages and think if the picture scene shows something that happened in the past/a long time ago, could be happening now, or in the future. Once we have chosen the right ‘time’ we practice their past, present or future tenses. I found that teaching it in this way really helped to consolidate the idea of verb tenses.
  6. CONJUNCTIONS: I have a really keen eye and love to find things and ask my kids to tell me what is happening and why, to encourage conjunctions and complex sentences. If this is difficult, I’ll pull out my conjunction sentence scaffolds so that instead of starting their sentence with ‘because…’, they answer with a complete sentence and use the conjunction in the middle to expand their answer.
  7. ADJECTIVES: Another fun(ny) way to increase vocabulary. I use my so that my kids have a structure for the different types of adjectives I’m looking for (size, shape, colour, textures etc.) and we try to hit targets: 20 in 5 minutes.

TIPS FROM A WHERE’S WALLY?™ EXPERT:

  • Know where Wally is on every page. In one book I already have him circled otherwise you can see your student’s little eyes trying to find him and not focusing on their language targets.
  • Because scenes can be quite overwhelming, make a window so that you can place a piece of paper with a square cut out in the middle and block out the rest of the images on the page.
  • If your students reach their goal target (10 sentences/page), have a find Wally hunt, but set a timer (unless you know where he is, tip #1 and can prompt with… I think he’s down the bottom somewhere…) otherwise it could take a while.

 

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  1. The SLT Scrapbook says

    July 5, 2017 at 6:42 am

    I have two Where’s Wally books and was wanting to use them with older kids, these are GREAT ideas! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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