More than a decade later, picture scenes are still one of my favorite tools for in-person and virtual speech therapy. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) find them versatile and engaging for students of all ages. Whether you're targeting receptive or expressive language skills, working with mixed groups, or looking for low-prep speech therapy activities, picture scenes are a great resource for addressing just about all communication skills.

I00% dog person here, folks. National Dog Day is August 26th, and I've got your speech therapy sessions more than covered for a dog theme! Full disclosure– I probably won't be your go-to for National Cat Day ideas (is that a thing?), but check out these doggone good finds from around the web to engage your students with this great theme at the end of August... or any time! Why use dog-themed activities in speech therapy? A dog-themed speech therapy unit is a fun, engaging wa

Ever find yourself bouncing between activities to try to keep articulation practice both effective and engaging? We (speech-language pathologists everywhere) feel that. Planning for groups (in-person and teletherapy) to ensure students get enough repetitions of their speech sounds is so much easier when you have reliable tools you can reach for again and again. That’s where articulation boom cards come in. These digital activities are a great way to target specific speech sou

School's (almost) out for the summer! Like many SLPs, that means you're busy tying up loose ends in speech therapy. This may include figuring out if and how you're going to send your students on their merry way with some summer homework. But since time is of the essence, 'easy' is the name of the game! You need homework that your students will actually complete, but that won't take you a lot of time, hard work, or mental energy to put together. You have several options for sp

If you’ve ever handed out traditional articulation homework worksheets and been met with instant resistance… you’re not alone. For many middle school and high school students, articulation homework sheets can feel repetitive, irrelevant, and maybe a little babyish. And when students aren’t engaged, home practice often doesn’t happen… which makes carryover of speech sounds even harder and leaves speech-language pathologists wondering how to actually achieve carryover at home.