I’m a big fan of teaching core words using a Core Vocabulary approach. I use core vocabulary with my preschool students who have limited language or who require AAC to communicate. In my mind, there are THREE essential ingredients for students to be successful using core vocabulary. All three, in my experience, need to be used
When providing push-in speech therapy, use circle time to build vocabulary skills by reading picture books in a fun and interactive way.
How to Provide Push-in Speech Therapy Efficiently PUSH-IN SPEECH THERAPY is my favorite way to provide speech/language services to preschool students. However, time flies and it can be difficult to serve every student before your time is up! Here are the 3 excellent ways to use your time more efficiently while providing Push-in Speech Therapy. By
What does it mean to individualize speech therapy goals on an IEP? Can the same goal be used for more than one student? Today, I look at ways to personalize long-term IEP goals to make them truly “individualized,” but at the same time, appropriate for more than one student.
Part Two: Low Tech Options for AAC Users Core Vocabulary is a great approach for building communication skills in children with limited or no language. In this post, I cover the basics of using a core vocabulary approach for AAC. I also discuss the pros and cons of using it to increase language skills. In addition,
Part One This is Part One of my series on Low Tech Options for AAC. Today, I’ll take a look at the pros and cons of PECS. I’ll review Core Vocabulary in my next post. PECS: Picture Exchange Communication System The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a functional communication system. Andy Body, Ph.D., and Lori
Writing Effective Push-in Speech Therapy goals can be tricky. Here are practical ways to make it easier. #1. REMEMBER THE “K.I.S.S.” PRINCIPLE WHEN WRITING PUSH-IN SPEECH THERAPY GOALS When I first started writing Push-in Speech Therapy Goals, I thought the more goals the better. So, being very sure of myself (aka “overconfident”), I wrote 3-4
