I’m back with some more Amazon finds for speech therapy! Disclaimer: Affiliate links are included for your convenience. If you make a purchase via one of these links, I receive a small percentage.  I’ve done posts like this before, but I’ve found some other things that I think SLPs would love! -Extra large zipper mesh pouches: These are bigger than the standard letter size and can fit more. -Seek a Boo: This is a game with big circles that have pictures of real objects on them. You can use the game as is, or for describing tasks, etc. I’ve been using it with my son. -Learning Resources ..read more

Using animated short films in speech therapy is a great way to work on comprehension, inferencing, retell, summarizing and so much more! I’m linking some of my favorites! Preheated: This one is about a boy whose father is a scientist. It is his father’s birthday and he tries to make him a cake. There is a mishap though that makes for some The Present: This is the story of a boy who spends his time indoors playing video games instead of discovering what’s waiting outside. One day his mom decides to get a little surprise for her son. Snack Attack: This one is about an elderly lady who gets a s ..read more

As an SLP, I’ve worked as both a 1099 and W2. There’s a lot of talk about the difference between the two. I personally prefer to be a W2 mainly because you don’t have to worry about setting aside taxes, but there are more things to consider than just that. I’m going to break it down for you! 1099: -You are referred to as an independent contractor. -You fill out a 1099 form -Taxes are NOT withheld, which means you need to make sure you save part of your income so you’re not surprised when tax time comes around. It depends on your state, but in Virginia, my CPA recommended setting aside 38% of ..read more

Too often, I think we as SLPs get caught up in the data side of speech and forget we have to teach the skills first. I’m definitely guilty of this! A few years ago, I set out to put together a resource that would help me introduce and TEACH the skills to students. The first teaching binder I made was my Intro-Vention Teaching Binder. This one is a little different than the others because I also have accompanying flip books. More on that later. There are 17 skills including: subjective pronouns, possessive pronouns, present progressive verbs, regular past tense verbs, irregular past tense verb ..read more

Hello and welcome to another Clinical Skills Confidence post! To check out other posts in this series, check out more here. Today, I want to chat about whether you’re in the right setting. I can only speak to the two settings I’ve worked in professionally (schools and private practice). I did an internship in the medical setting in graduate school, but since I never actually worked in one myself, I can’t speak to that setting. So let’s chat. Everyone is different, so the right setting for you may not be the right setting for someone else. I’ve moved back and forth from the schools to private ..read more

My son is now 24 months old! I shared my 12-18 month toy recommendations months ago, and I wanted to add to it. Disclaimer: Affiliate links are included for your convenience. If you make a purchase via one of these links, I receive a small percentage.  I have been very intentional about the toys I’ve purchased this time around. We still have some from when my daughter was younger and I have not gone nuts adding toys. I’ve been doing toy rotation with two bins. I will rotate the bins every week or every two weeks (I sometimes forget). This has cut way down on the amount of toys we need. P ..read more

If you’re a new SLP or you’re looking for something that you can use with almost every student on your caseload, check out my Therapy in a Box resources. There are 5 total, each are sold separately and as a money-saving bundle. They all fit in the rainbow storage boxes from Michael’s (click here for a link). Fair warning, they take awhile to prep (except for the two low prep ones), but it’s worth it! Articulation/Phonological Therapy in a Box: Early Developing Sounds: This one includes /p, b, m, n, w, t, d, k, g, f/, final consonant deletion, gliding, stopping, cluster reduction, fronting, an ..read more

This past school year, I ended up being fully virtual and doing teletherapy. Since I didn’t need my physical materials, I had them all boxed up in my basement office space. I also had 4 jobs, as I had to piece together contracts. I recently took a new, in person job with a different private practice. I needed to unbox my materials and organize them so that I’d have easier access to grab what I needed and go. Time to organize! Disclaimer: Affiliate links are included for your convenience. If you make a purchase via one of these links, I receive a small percentage.  I got the black shelf f ..read more

My son is now 19 months old, but I wanted to share our favorite 12-18 month toy recommendations. Let me preface this by saying that this time around, I was extremely careful with the toys I bought him. I don’t love a ton of toys cluttering the house, as I found that both kids don’t play with anything if there’s a ton of them. I started toy rotation with my son and it has been working really well. We have two bins of toys that I rotate each week. Of course, I’ve changed them as he’s grown up. These are some things we got for his birthday and Christmas! Soft Vehicles Montessori 3 in 1 toy: thi ..read more

Spring has sprung! I haven’t done a book round up in a looonng time, so I wanted to share my favorite spring books with you. Disclaimer: Affiliate links are included for your convenience. If you make a purchase via one of these links, I receive a small percentage. Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt Spencer Knows Spring Spring is Here Too Many Carrots Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring The Giant Carrot Jabari Tries Dragons Love Tacos The Turnip Do you use any of these books? The post My Favorite Spring Themed Book for Speech Therapy appeared first on Teach Speech 365 ..read more