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Breaking Down the Common Core Standards for Working on Written Narratives The common core standards are the set of curriculum guidelines that the department of education has set forth as a method of making sure that all students are taught the skills needed to be successful in college or in the job force. Whether The post Ultimate Guide to Teaching Written Narratives by Grade Level appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

Dyslexia and Speech Therapy I used to think that dyslexia was just when people reversed letters in words when they were reading. I’m not sure how this misconception got so popular but it’s important to know that dyslexia is much more than that and that letter reversal is not even the most The post Dyslexia and Speech Therapy appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

Download the Cheat Sheet! You can download my free cheat sheet that will remind you how to treat each of these different types of echolalia. Click the button below to download. Click Here For Your Free Echolalia Cheat Sheet! What is Echolalia? Echolalia is the term used to describe when The post Echolalia: When Children Repeat What You Say appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

What is Selective Mutism? Selective mutism is a diagnosis that describes a child who does not speak in certain situations where speech is expected (such as at school or in public) but is able to speak normally in at least one other setting (such as at home). According to the Diagnostic And Statistical The post Selective Mutism Treatment: A Guide For Speech Therapists appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

More Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists: Looking for more therapy ideas and resources to help you provide the BEST services to your clients?  Join us in The SLP Solution, our membership program for speech-language professionals!  Inside the membership, you'll find: Step-By-Step Guides for teaching a variety of speech/language/communication skills Pre-Made Worksheets and Therapy Activities for hundreds The post Early Childhood Podcast Episode appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

Today we are joined by Karli Koning from http://www.behaviorpc.com/ to talk about challenging behavior problems in children. Karli explains how to figure out the function of a child’s behavior and use that information to help correct it.Listen to the interview here or keep scrolling to view the notes: Show Notes: ABC Model The post How to Deal with Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom and Speech Therapy Room appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

Are you having trouble helping your students or child with making inferences? Children with language delays often struggle with non-literal language so reading in between the lines to make inferences can be very difficult. That’s why I’ve compiled this simple process for you to follow when you’re teaching a child how to make The post Making Inferences For Speech Therapy appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

What is Video Modeling? Video modeling is a fun instructional technique where the child watches a video of himself or herself doing a desired behavior or skill. For example, let’s say Johnny always throws a fit on the way from the bus to his classroom at the beginning of each day. You could use The post Using Video Modeling For Kids With Autism appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

Have you been bending over backwards trying to teach your students idioms?  Are they left high and dry when idioms are used in their classrooms?  Well I’m going to take the bull by the horns and knock your socks off with some fabulous activities for working on figurative language in speech therapy! Click the The post Figurative Language and Idiom Activities for Speech Therapy appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

“You’re kid sounds funny” “He’s so weird” “What’s wrong with that kid?” “Why is he doing that?” “Is she dumb or something?” Sticks and stones may break bones but words can be just as painful if you are the parent of a child with special needs.  Those insults may come from other kids, other The post Your Kid Sounds Funny (and other insults you should totally respond to) appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

Imagine that you show up to an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting, whether you are a parent or a professional, and you see a goal like this: "Bonnie will learn the letters of the alphabet." What would you think? I hope you would think, "What does that even mean??".  What exactly is she The post How to Write IEP Goals: A Guide for Parents and Professionals appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

If your “soup” is turning into “thoop” and your “zippers” are “thippers”, you may have a frontal lisp. My article on fixing lateral lisps has received a lot of traffic and I’ve had many requests for a similar article on frontal lisps, so here goes! Listen to this content here or scroll down to The post Speech Therapy for a Frontal Lisp appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

Click Here to Download 3 Free Final Consonant Deletion Worksheets Have you ever heard a child talk who drops off every consonant that occurs at the end of a word?  I’m guessing you have or you wouldn’t be reading this article.  But seriously, it makes it so difficult to understand that child! “dog” The post Final Consonant Deletion appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

The inspiration for this post came to me while I was laying in my 10-month-old’s crib with him.  Yeah, I’m that mom.  But let me explain! My sweet baby boy was an excellent sleeper until he hit the 6-month mark.  Then, suddenly we went from one night waking to like 7…or more.  I tried The post The Magic Formula to Teach a Child Any New Skill (By Fading Supports) appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

In episode 26 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, Carrie Clark interviews speech-language pathologist Lara Wakefield, PhD, CCC-SLP about the parent rights in the IEP process.  Lara discusses what rights you have as a parent of a child with a special need or disability. Who is Lara Wakefield? Lara Wakefield is a The post Parent Rights in the IEP Process with Lara Wakefield appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

In episode 25 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark discusses how to increase self-awareness and carry-over skills for children who do not pay attention to if they are saying things correctly or not. What is Self-Awareness? Self-awareness refers to a child's ability to monitor himself to determine if The post How to Increase Self-Awareness and Carry-Over appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

In episode 24 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, Carrie Clark interviews speech-language pathologist Christine Ristuccia, founder of "Say it Right" about how to teach that tricky /r/ sound.  This is great information for parents or SLPs! Who Is Christine Ristuccia? Christine Ristuccia, M.S., C.C.C.-S.L.P. is an experienced school-based speech-language pathologist. Christine The post How to Teach the /r/ Sound with Christine Ristuccia appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

In this episode of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, I will teach you about phonological processes and phonological disorders. What Are Phonological Processes? When a child is young, he hears the speech sounds of the language used around him, but he can't yet produce all of them.  Children don't sound like adults The post Phonological Processes: What are They? appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

In this episode of the Speech and Language Kids podcast, Carrie Clark interviews speech-language pathologist Nancy Kaufman about Childhood Apraxia of Speech Treatment.   Links Mentioned: Carrie's Apraxia Page: http://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/childhood-apraxia-speech-resource-page/ Carrie's Apraxia Book: http://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/products/ (Check the books at the top of the page) Nancy Kaufman's Speech Praxis Materials: http://www.northernspeech.com/search/author/Nancy_Kaufman/ Childhood Apraxia of Speech The post Speech Therapy for Apraxia with Nancy Kaufman appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

What is Initial Consonant Deletion? This episode of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast is a short Speech Spotlight on Initial Consonant Deletion (ICD).  ICD is when a child consistently leaves off consonants from the beginning of words.  For example, "stick" becomes "ick" and "tree" becomes "ee".  While young children often leave consonants off The post Initial Consonant Deletion: How to Fix It appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.