In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
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I am a Speech Pathologist who works in the public schools. I love to find creative ways to make therapy interesting for my students.
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
10M ago
It is finally summer break. Those last few weeks are always such a whirlwind trying to get everything completed. It is hard to think of plans for some of out students who receive summer services. This was a popular post a number of years ago so I decided to bring it back up to the ..read more
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
1y ago
Spring is for the birds. This was a “following directions activity” as well as introducing idioms for the older students. I posted this quite a few years back. Originally, I put the birds up on a bulletin board I had in the hallway. Students from all grades would pass by and comment on it. I ..read more
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
1y ago
A Tangram Puzzle is an old Chinese tile game that consists of seven geometric shapes called tans. The tans usually consist of a square, 5 triangles and a parallelogram. The shapes can be used to form various shapes and designs. I used the original square but also developed a Shamrock puzzle for a lesson that ..read more
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
1y ago
Will you be observing Valentine’s Day with your classroom students? The Trial and Error Pass Activity is a good way to celebrate and also work on social and problem solving skills at the same time. It is presently on my Teachers Pay Teachers store and I made it a FREE download until the end of ..read more
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
1y ago
As we come back from holiday breaks , it’s time to bring out the winter theme items. There are a lot of wintery cold places across the United States weather map. Some places have been buried in deep snow drifts and are having difficulty digging out. Some students are experiencing snow storms for the first ..read more
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
1y ago
I am bringing “Angry Turkeys” to the top once again. It is a game that can be adjusted for the needs of different groups of speech students. For my younger students it was a great way to review prepositions. For my older students it was just a good reinforcement activity with a November theme. This ..read more
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
1y ago
I used this cute owl back in 2011 with my speech therapy students. I had searched for something that I could use for speech therapy and looked appealing for a Fall bulletin board. Here it is Fall 2022 and I decided to bring the post back to the top for those of you looking ..read more
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
1y ago
The new school year often starts by trying to get acquainted with our students. There are the new incoming students you know nothing about except for a check mark indicating special education services on the registration records. Often the record hasn’t been updated for a year and isn’t that accurate. If you hit the jackpot ..read more
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
1y ago
It’s time to talk about strategies for teaching vocabulary again. Vocabulary is the cornerstone for most of what is taught in our schools and is important at every level. Studies have shown that a good vocabulary is a good indicator of success in the classroom. Students acquire vocabulary best if they are taught through activities ..read more
In Spontaneous Speech - Cindy Montalbano
2y ago
As you probably know, I like using task cards and have many on this site. EASEL on Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) opens up new possibilities for how task cards can be presented to students. I recently took a course on TPT on using the new features on EASEL. I have been updating some of ..read more