tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6195050133076352642024-02-19T07:03:22.162-08:00Busy Bee SpeechWelcome to My Speech & Language Spot! Come on in and share your ideas!Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-52835732800583668912015-03-07T09:44:00.000-08:002015-03-07T09:44:10.460-08:00Yipp Yapp Yay Apps!If you use a lot of apps in therapy, you've GOT to check out <a href="http://yappguru.com/home">Yapp Guru</a> if you haven't already. <br />
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I use my iPad regularly in therapy, so I'm always on the lookout for quality and engaging apps to use for my students. Back in November at ASHA Convention, I was able to connect with so many amazing people and companies. After meeting with the folks over at Yapp, I was so excited to come on board as an expert reviewer. :)<br />
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<li>Yapp Guru has a large database of speech therapy apps that have been reviewed and voted on. </li>
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It should really be a go-to place for you before you spend your hard on $$ purchasing any app.</div>
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I'm happy to say that I'm now an App Guru Expert! You can check out my reviews <a href="http://yappguru.com/experts/profile/1513">HERE</a>. </div>
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We're even having a little fun of our own and challenging each other to create and link up lots of fabulous reviews for you! Let's see who can write the most reviews during the month of March! :)</div>
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I love a good contest! What do you think? Are you a Yapp fan? What apps would you like to see reviews on? :)</div>
Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-45353893583717179132015-03-02T19:33:00.002-08:002015-03-02T19:39:43.506-08:00Story in a Can!Many of my poor language disordered students have such difficulty telling stories. I'm sure that's no surprise to you. Narrative skills are not usually the strong suit of someone with language learning problems. They often lack structure, vocabulary, and understanding of overall language. Needless to say, we work a lot with stories and books in our speech room. <br />
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My newest product targets just that - narratives. It's a fun way to get kids excited about telling stories. In fact, my little ones actually <i>ask</i> for the story cans! (I love it when they don't realize they're learning something while playing).<br />
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Now, this product involves a little bit of craftiness on your part to set everything up. Don't worry, it's nothing complicated. You can make it as cutesy or as easy as you'd like. <br />
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You'll need about 6 small cans or containers, modge podge or glue, and scrapbook paper.<br />
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You can just print the labels and affix them onto any small container if you don't have time to mess with making it cutesy. OR you can decorate the cans with scrapbook paper, stickers, or even have the students help you! I used scrapbook paper and printed the labels onto full sheet sticker/label paper. This made it easy to attach. </div>
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This download also contains sheets to make your own story chips to place inside the cans. I print these on full sheet label paper as well, so that I don't have to bother with sticky glue. </div>
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It also includes story maps, graphic organizers, and illustrating/writing worksheets to use with the cans and chips. </div>
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We use Braidy the StoryBraid in our speech room. I LOVE Story Grammar Marker. Find out more about it <a href="http://mindwingconcepts.com/">here</a>. Some of the worksheets and maps contain SGM terminology as options, since that's what we use. There are blank versions as well for those of you who don't. </div>
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There are lots of ways you could use these story cans. I'd encourage you to get creative and find what works best for your kids! There are several ideas for use in the download as well.<br />
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Today I'm linking up with <a href="http://thespeechroomnews.com/2015/02/whats-in-you-cart-linky-party-hero-sale.html">SRN</a> to tell you a few things that are in my cart as well as some recommendations I have from my own store! Click on the image below to check out what everyone is stocking up on. :)</div>
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1. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Fluency-Binder-for-Speech-Therapy-1622099">Interactive Fluency Binder</a>! This huge packet is everything you need to get your fluency therapy up and running. </div>
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2. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-in-a-Can-A-DIY-for-Narratives-1709106">Story in a Can: A DIY for Narratives</a> - My kids have been having a blast with this creating their own fun stories and working on language at the same time. </div>
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3. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Jump-Frog-Jump-Speech-Language-Book-Companion-1663025">Jump Frog Jump Book Companion</a> for your littles - This pack is jammed with speech and language activities for your preschool and kinders. </div>
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1. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Articulation-Strips-r-1701813">Articulation Strips for /r/</a> by Sublime Speech - I have SO many kids working on /r/ this year. Can't wait to give these a try.</div>
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2. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Old-Lady-Story-Sequencing-Necklaces-1678454">Old Lady Story Sequencing Necklaces</a> by [simply speech]. - We love the old lady in my speech room. These will be a great addition to my books and companion packs!</div>
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3. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/March-Book-Club-Bundle-1132408">March Book Club</a> by WhitneySLP - I've been really wanting to try Whitney's book clubs, since grabbing a couple other of her book companions. They go great with Story Grammar Marker, so I'm excited to try it.</div>
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4. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Grammar-Organizers-910289">Interactive Grammar Organizers</a> by Gay Miller - I came across this the other day and it seems amazing and a great price!</div>
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5. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Listening-Skills-Resource-Pack-for-Speech-Therapy-Classrooms-1717581">Listening Skills Resource Pack</a> by Jenn Alcorn - I mean what language disordered kid doesn't need help with listening? In bag. </div>
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A few others that I already own but would highly recommend include:</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leveled-Grammar-Intervention-1721678">Leveled Grammar Intervention</a> by Nicole Allison</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Springtime-Themed-No-Prep-Speech-and-Language-Activities-1128785">Spring Print N Go</a> by The Dabbling Speechie</div>
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/No-Prep-Articulation-1724193">No Prep Articulation</a> by The Speech Bubble SLP</div>
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Happy shopping!!</div>
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So I'm trying to incorporate a little of these skills into my daily therapy. We call them sticky words. They help link or glue our different thoughts together. I want my students to be able to speak and write cohesively. I'm hoping that utilizing these will be a step in that direction. This is why I made a sticky words board.<br />
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When we are creating sentences, retelling stories, writing, reading, etc., we talk about these words on the board and use them! I love it when my kids find one while we are reading. I have them pull it off the board and we talk about it and create sentences with it. <br />
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To make them I printed the words on bright orange paper and laminated. Then I cut squares of magnet from this tape and affixed it to the back of the word. <br />
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Want some sticky words of your own? Download them <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/92b403v3s58xlqy/StickyWordsFreebie.pdf?dl=0">HERE</a>!!<br />
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I've been going a little magnet crazy, lol. I did the same thing with testing and classroom vocabulary. I added visuals to give them something concrete to see, since these can be very difficult words. We made it into a game, where different words are worth different amounts of skittles/m&ms/stickers. We try to talk about them and define them. <br />
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Unfortunately, I can't share those with you because I don't have the rights to a lot of the images. I just wanted to give you an idea of something you can do in your speech rooms! Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-57497329250897305212015-02-16T18:40:00.003-08:002015-02-16T18:40:51.364-08:00Junganew: A Herd of Sounds ~ App Review! I've got a new and very unique app to share with you today! Let's check out Junganew's A Herd of Sounds app for /s/. Disclaimer: Though this app was provided to me, the thoughts and opinions are my own.<br />
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This game is different from other articulation apps in that it has a story format. You follow the adventures of Theo the tree frog and help him work on his /s/ sound. It's great for auditory bombardment and discrimination as well as practice for all positions of words. Below you'll find the home screen.<br />
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The Play button starts the story from the beginning. Starting there sets the stage for the story and gives you some great auditory bombardment. <br />
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Mirror models are a great feature for students to learn to critique themselves and see what they can do. Follow along with Ms. Snake and she'll help you practice. It allows students to see themselves like a mirror and even records them saying the sound.<br />
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The Map allows you to go immediately to any of the 5 places that Theo travels to in the story.<br />
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The For Adults tab gives you information about the app and directions for each section of the game.<br />
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Now for the game. The story takes you to different places that allow you to practice /s/ in different positions. <br />
Sand Central Station: You start by doing some auditory discrimination/isolation tasks. It actually can be a little tricky distinguishing between /th/ and /s/.<br />
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There are 4 icons in the corners. The leaves let you go to the next and previous pages. The house brings you back home and the compass brings you to the map.<br />
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Here you also work on initial /s/ with a hide-and-seek game. Sal A Mander gives you clues to where he is hiding - all places that begin with /s/.<br />
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For medial /s/, you play an associations game with the butterfly. Find the item that goes with her outfit.<br />
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The other medial /s/ game is fun and hands-on. Trace the different shapes with both hands at the same time! The shape reveals a medial /s/ word.<br />
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Next, you travel to the fun house where you work on final /s/. The final /s/ games are cute carnival ones. The first is Balloon Pops. Find the balloon that rhymes with the word given. Great for practicing rhyming skills as well!<br />
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The other is Guess the Goose. You have to pick the correct goose based on Theo's clues.<br />
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There's also a voicing game where you practice turning your /s/ into /z/. Tap on the characters to hear them say their /z/ sounds.<br />
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Moving on to the last adventure: s-blends. Just add consonants to the blender and make some s-blend cookies for Theo.<br />
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Practice s-blends/plurals at the ends of words by putting toppings on the cupcakes.<br />
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At the end of the game, the characters have a little party to celebrate Theo learning to say his /s/ for show and tell. <br />
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Grab this app from iTunes for only $4.99! <br />
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What I love about this app:<br />
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<li>The mirror model activity is prompted after each game, allowing for lots of self-check.</li>
<li>The price is very reasonable at only $4.99.</li>
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<li>The game is not super straightforward. It took me a little while to figure it all out.</li>
<li>You can't take data in the app. Some activities are drill-oriented but not all. You just have to tell your students when they need to repeat words. </li>
<li>Young students would not be able to use this on their own. They would need specific instructions from you on when they need to speak at the different activities.</li>
<li>It provides targets at the word level. However, you could easily adapt some activities for sentences.</li>
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I'd love to see more stories for the different sounds, since this one only targets /s/, /z/, and s-blends. Overall, I think it's super cute and motivating for lots of the kids on my caseload! What do you think?</div>
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A few years ago, our growing school split and a new school was opened. I was placed at the new school. It was my first time to be full time at one place, and I was a little nervous. Being itinerant has a way of letting you fly under the radar a little...maybe get away with not taking many of the tough cases or not having much focus on you. I was about to get a lot more students with complicated situations and difficulties.</div>
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One of the students I inherited was a sweet, beautiful little boy that we'll call JJ. He was autistic and nonverbal at six years old. He loved swings and electronics and laughing at everything. JJ's teachers and parents really wanted him to speak. I just wanted him to communicate...to be motivated to communicate. </div>
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At first I tried everything I could to get him to produce words. I tried ABA techniques, whole language techniques, building his receptive language, and everything else I researched. It wasn't happening. He didn't want it. JJ just wanted to stare at youtube videos and google images. Yes, this kid was a computer genius. That's when I decided to use his computer skills to my advantage. </div>
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Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-18164251979242292912015-01-28T18:57:00.001-08:002015-01-28T19:35:47.930-08:00Therapy Fun Find: Simon's CatI'm one of those people who hates digging for things. I'd rather go into a small boutique and glance around instead of digging through the clearance racks at TJMAX (though I do make myself do it to get good deals from time to time). I'll admit that I get mildly annoyed when I have to google something and scour through website after website when I can't find what I'm looking for. It's less of an impatience issue and more of a I-have-a-million-other-things-to-do-right-now issue. Or maybe that's the same thing. Lol. <br />
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I came across a super cute series on youtube called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/simonscat?blend=1&ob=4">Simon's Cat</a>. Maybe you've heard of it before, since it seems to have been around a while (like a few years!). It was new to me, so I thought I'd share just in case you wanted to check it out.<br />
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The videos are short 2-3 minute episodes of stories from the perspective of Simon the cat. Two things I love about them: they are short and WORDLESS...perfect for facilitating language and narrative discourse. I use the <a href="http://mindwingconcepts.com/index.htm">Story Grammar Marker</a> tools with them, since most of the videos make a "complete episode" for narratives in SGM language. </div>
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They are also great for working on social language skills, such as emotions, facial expressions, problem solving, unexpected behaviors, and more. The possibilities with wordless books and videos really are endless.</div>
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There are like over 30 videos, so head on over and use away in therapy. Be sure and subscribe to the youtube channel, so you can stay updated when they post new episodes. </div>
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Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-88269127374648805152015-01-13T18:45:00.004-08:002015-01-13T18:45:43.983-08:00Kindergarten Language Benchmark Assessment {Product Review}Back in November at the ASHA conference, I was able to meet so many sweet people and talented vendors. One of these talented ladies gave me a copy of a brand new assessment to review. It's called the <a href="http://www.sl3lab.com/#/kindergarten-language-benchmarking-assessment-klba/">Kindergarten Language Benchmark Assessment (KLBA)</a>. After reading up on it and trying it out, I am SO excited to tell you about this one.<br />
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The KLBA was created by Naomi R Konikoff, MS CCC-SLP and Jennifer Preschern, MA CCC-SLP. It is "a universal screening and progress monitoring tool for early language skills." It consists of three assessments for students enrolled in kindergarten and geared for fall, winter, and spring. For me, this is perfect for the Response to Intervention (RtI) process especially since I have to include specific RtI data in every evaluation (state requirement).<br />
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One thing that I love about it is that each assessment only takes about 3-4 minutes to administer or maybe a little longer at first. This works out great if you're on a tight schedule like me (and probably every other school-based SLP out there). <br />
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The skill areas included are: auditory comprehension, following directions, categories receptive, categories expressive, and narrative language. The test gives you a raw score for each skill as well as a total score.<br />
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To administer the KLBA you use the picture prompts and record form booklet. The instructions are straightforward and the pictures are colorful and easy to identify. A couple of the pictures could have a little better quality; however, they were still clear enough for the students to easily understand.<br />
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I like that the verbal prompts are included inside the picture book to allow for quick delivery. Most of the subtests include a training item and specific directions on what to say if the answer that's given is correct or incorrect.<br />
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Inside the test manual are specific scoring guides for each skill area as well as an answer key and scoring practice items.<br />
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There isn't any standardized data included, but you can still measure progress made throughout the year using the 3 assessments. I will probably use 2 of the assessments as a pre- and post- measure for my RtI kindergarten students. Check out <a href="http://www.sl3lab.com/#/rti-for-language-process-using-the-klba/">this post</a> on how you can use the KLBA more specifically in the RtI process. <br />
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The manual does give you the data from a recent pilot study, which allows you to compare your students' scores to the averages of the participants given in a table form. You can find more info on the research involved in the KLBA <a href="http://www.sl3lab.com/klba-research">here</a>. And <a href="http://www.sl3lab.com/new-blog/languagelearnerorlanguagedisorder">this post</a> explains how you can even use this test to differentiate SLI from ELL difficulties.<br />
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Overall, I thought this was a great tool to gather lots of language rich data from kindergarteners. It can definitely be a go-to for progress monitoring, IEP goals, interventions, ELL concerns, and more. <br />
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What do you think? Is this something that you could use in your speech room?Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-37162335985670732632015-01-01T15:24:00.003-08:002015-01-01T15:24:33.265-08:00Appy New Year Part 1! {InTense Pro}Happy New Year! It's "Appy" New Year on the blog today. I've got a brand new app to tell you about and a giveaway too! It's called <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/intense-pro-verb-practise/id687336824?mt=8">InTense Pro</a>, and it's designed by speech-language professionals as well as video game developers. What makes it fun for the kiddos is that it combines learning verb tenses with a cute carnival game.<br />
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This app starts off by letting you create a profile for students. Just tap + new profile to get started.<br />
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On each student profile, you can select the question types, tenses to practice, progress charts, and total stats.<br />
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Select up to 5 players in a group to get started and tap the let's play button.<br />
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There are several types of questions that are presented. Tap the speaker button to have the question read aloud. Some questions even have speakers for the question and answers with no text.<br />
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Tap the back button in the corner to return to grammar questions. After playing tap on the settings icon next to the student's name to access their profile. From their you can view their scores and email the results. The dropdown menu at the top of the screen lets you decide exactly what scores you'd like to view.<br />
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Grab this app in the iTunes store for $18.99 <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/intense-pro-verb-practise/id687336824?mt=8">HERE</a>.<br />
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Things I loved about this app:<br />
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<li>The graphics are super cute and kid-friendly.</li>
<li>The game aspect of it is very motivating for kids. The games are fun and engaging and challenging enough for my older students.</li>
<li>It's easily adaptable to fit your specific needs. You can tailor it to target exactly what the student is working on in therapy.</li>
<li>You can even choose the types of questions that work best for your student. If you want all multiple choice with visual text, then you have the option to choose that.</li>
<li>I like that you can have several students playing at a time, and that they answer a few questions before passing. This works great in group. You could have them all working on something while waiting their turn, since it's not going to be right away. (I'm a multi-tasker ;))</li>
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I always like to start off December with a gingerbread unit. The kids love it, and it never seems to get old. A few of my favorite gingerbread books are:<br />
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<li>The Gingerbread Man (always a classic)</li>
<li>Gingerbread Pirates - I found a cute unit to go along with this one on TPT <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gingerbread-Pirates-Literacy-Companion-Pack-445597">here</a>. </li>
<li>The Gingerbread Cowboy</li>
<li>Gingerbread Baby - There are some great TPT resources for this one too! Check out <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gingerbread-Baby-Speech-and-Language-Mini-Book-Companion-FREEBIE-978556">this free one</a> from Mindy Stenger and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gingerbread-Baby-SpeechLanguage-Activities-408838">this one</a> from Super Power Speech.</li>
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We also decorated gingerbread men, did <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Worksheet-Homework-Pack-for-Speech-Therapy-987371">worksheets</a> and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100-Dot-Articulation-Print-Go-Worksheets-for-the-Year-1590302">100-dot sheets</a>, and played <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gingerbread-Speech-FREEBIE-1010853">Gingerbread Speech</a>!<br />
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After we finished our gingerbread unit, we went all out Christmas! A couple Christmas books I frequently use are:<br />
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<li>Biscuit's Christmas Eve (with a freebie <a href="http://busybeespeech.blogspot.com/2012/12/biscuits-christmas-eve.html">here</a>!)</li>
<li>There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell - I use <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/There-Was-An-Old-Lady-Who-Swallowed-a-Bell-Language-Unit-430994">Jenn's companion pack</a> with this one</li>
<li>Little People Christmas flap book - My littles absolutely love it.</li>
<li> I Spy Christmas </li>
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Along with these books, we described reindeer with the EET! <br />
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We played <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Bingo-Artic-Fluency-Combo-Pack-415819">Bingo</a> and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cariboo-Year-Round-Vocabulary-Cards-1369628">Cariboo</a> and looked through <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Toy-Catalog-Companion-for-Speech-Language-405915">toy catalogs</a>.<br />
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We also made Christmas tree sentences and used lots of <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Worksheet-Homework-Pack-for-Speech-Therapy-987371">worksheets</a>.<br />
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Whew! It's been crazy but fun.<br />
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Lastly, I decided to give out little treat bags to some of my students. Aren't they cute?<br />
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I made adorable speechy Christmas labels with funny little sayings on them to tie onto the bags.<br />
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A few of my students and co-workers usually give me gifts at Christmas time, so I made simple thank you cards to hand out. There are fancy chalkboard ones for my co-workers and more cutesy-type ones for my students. I tried to leave enough space for you to sign your name.<br />
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You can grab these labels and thank you cards for free <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/bb90gywlnhtsinx/ChristmasLabelsCards.pdf?dl=0">HERE</a>!<br />
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Enjoy! Here's to your last few days before break! Merry Christmas!<br />
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<br />Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-92210046141666719222014-11-30T17:29:00.000-08:002014-12-01T16:20:51.983-08:00What's In My Cart Linky!It's Cyber Monday! That means it's time to empty those wish lists and carts you've been holding online. Teachers Pay Teachers is having their big up to 28% off sale on Dec 1-2. Get excited! <br />
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I'm linking up with Jenna to talk about what's in my TPT cart for the cyber sale! Click on the image above to go to the original blog post.<br />
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Here are a few things from my store that might help you around this time of year!<br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Penguin-Preschool-Language-423686">Penguin Preschool Languag</a>e and <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Penguin-Phonology-429104">Penguin Phonology</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Criteria-Charts-for-Speech-Language-COMPLETE-full-edition-1532811">Criteria Charts for Speech and Language</a> - Complete Edition<br />
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<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/100-Dot-Articulation-Print-Go-Worksheets-for-the-Year-1590302">100 Dot Sheets for the Year</a>!<br />
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All of these should be big hits in your speech rooms. Now for a little peek as to what's in MY cart!!<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nonfiction-Texts-with-English-Language-Arts-Targets-Winter-Edition-1477051">Nonfiction Texts Winter Edition</a> by Nicole<br />
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2. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Vocabulary-Books-Winter-Treats-1564555">Interactive Books: Winter Treats</a> from Jenna<br />
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3. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Articulation-Word-Search-Bundle-705130">Articulation Word Search Bundle</a> by For His Glory<br />
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4. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cariboo-Phonology-1469857">Cariboo Phonology</a> from Kari<br />
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I know these products will be just what I need to get me through the end of the year and then some! What's in YOUR cart? Be sure to check out Jenna's post at <a href="http://thespeechroomnews.com/2014/11/whats-in-your-cart-linky-party-3.html">Speech Room News</a> to see what everyone is buying.Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-35517157049433142992014-11-26T10:29:00.001-08:002014-11-26T10:29:37.573-08:00Thanksgiving Fun in the Speech RoomLast week was all about Thanksgiving in my speech room. I thought I'd share a Target dollar spot find with you that my kids had a blast with!<br />
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This came in one big roll of Thanksgiving fun. I separated it out and made a couple rows, since my speech room wasn't big enough to spread the whole thing out!<br />
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We used EET stickers and talked about turkeys and other pictures on the sheets.<br />
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We did lots of do-a-dots and coloring and practiced our artic words lots and lots of times. <br />
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Some even glued pictures of words with their sound in them onto their sheets. <br />
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Overall, I'd say this activity was a success. Their favorite part was probably getting to do speech on the floor! <br />
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What do you think? Did y'all have any Thanksgiving fun in your speech rooms?Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-78722655303577559722014-11-25T06:36:00.000-08:002014-11-25T06:44:34.389-08:00Orlando Fun and a FREEBIE!Do you have the post-ASHA blues? Or are you a little blue that you didn't get to go to Orlando and join in the fun? If you've been following our hashtag #SLPbloggers on Facebook or Insta, you may have seen lots of fun pics and posts of our time at ASHA. Here's a little recap, so you can re-live the experience a bit. ;)<br />
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Inside the ASHA store was a cool photo booth where you could take silly pics and sport all kinds of SLP paraphernalia. Here I am with Maureen from <a href="http://thespeechbubbleslp.com/">The Speech Bubble SLP</a>! </div>
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At our booth, we gave away lots of freebies and raffle entries. How sweet are these SLP buttons?</div>
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I also made cute little mini task cards to give out. They target multi-syllabic words. Aren't they cute?</div>
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For those of you who didn't get one at ASHA or were unable to go, I making this available to you as a freebie! Just click <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/8s7jlio1dan5uei/multisyllablesfreebie.pdf?dl=0">HERE</a> to download the page. Print, cut, punch a hole in the corners and you're ready to go. </div>
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I added a few more cards to the stack, so even if you did pick one up, you may want to download to add more to your deck!</div>
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Even though I got sick on the last day (boohoo!), this was an AMAZING experience! Hope to see you all next year in Denver!</div>
Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-9778360246352643992014-11-18T20:40:00.001-08:002014-11-18T20:40:39.176-08:00ASHA Bound!Wow, it's finally here! Tomorrow SLPs from all over the country will be traveling to the great city of Orlando for an amazing time of learning, collaborating, venting, exploring, chatting, and more. Guess who's going to be a part of it this year? Me! I'm super pumped to be co-hosting a blogger booth with my oh-so-fab bloggy friends. So pretty PLEASE drop by and visit at booth #1359! You'll be able to enter to win lots of exciting materials plus score a few freebies!<br />
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Check out everybody that will be there!<br />
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There will be different contests and prizes at the booth each day (plus CANDY of course)! You can find the contest schedule and lots more details at <a href="http://ashaslpbloggers.blogspot.com/">ashaslpbloggers.blogspot.com</a>. Here's a little preview:<br />
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And if you happen to stop by the booth while I'm there, you'll be able to grab a little freebie especially from me! So come by often or find me around the convention and mention my blog. I'll have some business cards and extra freebies on hand to give you! <br />
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Are you going to ASHA? Hope to see you there!<br />
<br />Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-33591062799890985382014-11-11T20:12:00.003-08:002014-11-11T20:12:45.647-08:00Verb Quest App Review & GIVEAWAYSmarty Ears has recently released a new app called Verb Quest. It's cute, kid-friendly, and has a fun witch theme. So many of my students have difficulty understanding verbs. Having an app that targets verbs specifically is great for addressing these skills and collecting good data.<br />
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Tap "play" on the home screen to get started and add players.<br />
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Choose the level at which you'd like each player to work by tapping modify. There are 20 levels that include simple, irregular, past/present/future, progressives, modals, and much more. (It gets really complex!) If you master the level by getting 10 sentences correct without a hint, it will automatically progress you to the next level.<br />
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Hit start to begin. To play choose the correct word or phrase that fits correctly into the target sentence. Once you get it right, you have the option of recording yourself repeating the sentence to practice speaking correctly. I LOVE this option.<br />
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The target screen shows whose turn it is at the top of the screen, the accuracy at the bottom left, and a hint button on the bottom right. You can change the settings by tapping the top left corner. You have the option of changing the background, displaying the hint and accuracy, using automatic progression, and recording correct responses.<br />
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When finished tap "done" to end the game. This takes you to the reports room where you can view each student's progress. You can analyze their data by session or by level.<br />
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<li>It's unique. There really aren't that many other apps out there that specifically target verbs.</li>
<li>The graphics are appealing and motivating for students.</li>
<li>You can record your student repeating the sentence using the correct verb form. </li>
<li>It automatically progresses you to the next level once you've successfully mastered a level.</li>
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Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-79071547427851487892014-10-15T15:52:00.002-07:002014-10-15T15:52:45.438-07:00Criteria Charts for Speech & Language {FREEBIE} editionWhen I'm in and out of classrooms on my school campus, I see lots of things like <a href="https://beyondtraditionalmath.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/using-success-criteria-in-the-classroom.png">this</a>.<br />
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We are all about criteria here. Teachers are constantly being encouraged to have students self-assess and give feedback on how they are performing. If they have a clear cut goal and know what they need to do in order to get there, it's a little easier for them to reach that goal.<br />
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I really wanted to implement this system in my speech room to have a consistency with what my kids are learning in their classrooms. Plus, I want to give them as much exposure to having to rate/assess themselves as possible, since that concept alone is hard for my language disordered students.<br />
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I created some charts with visuals and have already found that help my kids so much. When they are paying attention to how they do, they put forth much more effort. Now, I'm in the process of creating a huge packet with lots of specific speech and language objectives as well as blank <b>editable</b> pages!<br />
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But for now I've got this <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Criteria-Charts-for-Speech-Language-FREEBIE-edition-1499741">FREE version</a> for you to check out. :)<br />
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It includes 4 general criteria charts for language, articulation, voice, and fluency.<br />
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Student cards or strips, whatever way you'd like to use them<br />
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And 6 "Why don't I have it?" cards/chart. This is my favorite part. My kids can often look at their performance and tell whether or not they have mastered the skill, but they don't know why. This will help pinpoint what they need to do different and whether or not it's something they can work harder to fix.<br />
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<br />Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-35617500626505591552014-10-13T11:50:00.000-07:002014-10-13T11:50:05.227-07:00Common Core Task Cards for Speech Therapy K-2 {GIVEAWAY}Today is Monday and I'm not at work! I'm sitting on my couch and enjoying a nice cup of tea on this muggy October day. It's fall break down here, so we get a couple of days to recoup and rest and gear up for the crazy school days ahead. Fortunately for me, this means I get a little time to devote to my blog. Oh, how I've missed you. <br />
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Here in Louisiana we are currently using the Common Core State Standards as the basis for our curriculums across the state. Though our governor and state superintendent of education are in a bit of a dispute right now over it, we as educators are still trucking along, educating our children, and using these rigorous standards the best way we can...whether or not we agree with it. <br />
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As an SLP, I see the standards that apply to my students and immediately deconstruct them in my head. I try to see the underlying skills that my kids may not be able to do and try to bridge that gap. Now, this is obviously easier said than done. Sometimes the gap is so wide that it's looking like the Atchafalaya Bridge, but hey you've got to start somewhere.<br />
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My new product was made to specifically help address some of the CC standards in my speech room and I know you are going to love it as much as I do! <br />
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Enter: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Common-Core-Task-Cards-for-Speech-Therapy-K-2-1490704">Common Core Task Cards for Speech Therapy K-2</a>! <br />
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This download includes 12 cards for each of the following areas:<br />
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<li>Kindergarten - WH questions, phonological awareness, language concepts, and grammar</li>
<li>First Grade - WH questions, phonological awareness, language concepts, and grammar</li>
<li>Second Grade - WH questions, vocabulary, language concepts, and grammar</li>
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There are 156 task cards in all. Also included are the Common Core State Standards that are addressed in the packet.</div>
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I love these cards because I can use them in so many different ways. They're great for practicing in the therapy room or on-the-go. You can use them as a ticket out the door activity, out in the hallways, or even to bring them into a classroom. Sometimes we'll review a card or 2 if we have a few minutes left in a session.<br />
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Assembling them is easy. Just print on card stock, laminate, and cut them out. Then punch a hole in the corner and attach a book ring.<br />
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There are deck covers for each area. You can put all the cards for the grade on one large book ring or put them each on individual small rings.<br />
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You can play this game using the enclosed coin squares OR use your own plastic coins/candy coins. I used some chocolate coins that someone had given me. You could really use anything appropriate for a treasure chest.<br />
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Included in this packet are treasure chest mats to keep their cards and coins, number cards, wild cards, and coin squares.<br />
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To play, just print multiple copies of the coin cards (I do like 3) and one copy of the wild cards. The kids choose a card to see how many coins they get to put on their mat. The person with the most coins when the cards run out is the winner.<br />
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I love open-ended games because they are so versatile. I pretty much use them with nearly all of my students. Makes planning super easy. You can grab this freebie at my TPT store <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pirate-Treasure-Speech-FREEBIE-1451963">HERE</a>! Don't forget to leave some lovely feedback if you download. ;)<br />
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Happy Pirate Day!!Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-88249235027811654742014-09-16T04:37:00.000-07:002014-09-16T04:37:28.199-07:00SLP Style: Stitch Fix Review!Have you heard of <a href="https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/4044663">Stitch Fix</a>? It's a fun little secret that I'd been thinking about trying for a while. My roommate finally talked me into it, and now I'm hooked! It's perfect for the busy yet fashionable SLP.<br />
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Here's how it works:<br />
1. Sign up for Stitch Fix on their website. Use my <a href="https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/4044663">referral link</a> if you want! They'll have you fill out a detailed questionnaire letting them know your style preferences.<br />
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2. For a $20 styling fee, they will shop for you and send you 5 pieces of clothing or accessories right to your door!<br />
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3. When your clothes arrive, try them on in the comfort of your own home with your own shoes and accessories. If you keep at least one item, your $20 will go towards the cost of that item. If you keep all 5 items, you get a discount.<br />
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So worst case scenario, you keep nothing and are out $20. Best case, you keep them all, get a discount, and have several fun and unique pieces for your wardrobe. :) You can opt to have a box sent to you every month or just on the date that you choose. <br />
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Want a little peek into my first box??<br />
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1. Melanie Lace Detail Button Down Blouse<br />
2. Kaleigh Ankle Biter Skinny Jean in RED! <br />
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3. Rye Abstract Print Solid Trim Blouse<br />
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4. Adanya Vneck Mixed Print Dress<br />
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5. Kayla Metal Teardrop Earrings<br />
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Your box also comes with a letter from your stylist and these fun cards that give you suggestions on how to wear the included items.<br />
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I actually loved ALL of the items that came in my <a href="https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/4044663">Stitch Fix</a> box last month and ended up keeping every single one of them. They were all perfect for work. I pair the dress with a jean jacket and flats. I put the abstract print blouse with gray dress pants. I've worn the red pants with several tops and the white top with several pants and skirts. I love it when you can get some good quality staple clothes in your closet.<br />
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The only con to this service really is the price of the clothes. You can specify your price range in the questionnaire, but most of the articles are kind of costly. The discount helps a lot, but that's only if you love them all. <br />
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What do you think? Is this something that would make your work day a little more fun? :)Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-80199898598314234642014-09-15T18:57:00.001-07:002014-09-15T18:57:10.966-07:00S-Peachy Feedback September 2014It's that time again! We get to showcase some of our favorite feedback and give a little bit back to those of you who take the time to leave some sweet and thoughtful comments about your purchases!<br />
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Be sure to click on the image below to go to over Speech Peeps. That way you can check out all the blogs to see if you are a winner. :)<br />
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My winner this month is Nancy P! Thank you so much for such amazing feedback about my <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-Therapy-Task-Cards-for-Articulation-1130804">Speech Therapy Task Cards for Articulation</a>! It totally made my day. Here's what she had to say:<br />
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Nancy P, you win anything you'd like from my my TPT store. Please email me at busybeespeech@gmail.com to claim your prize! If you'd like to check out this product go <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-Therapy-Task-Cards-for-Articulation-1130804">here</a>. <br />
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Thanks everyone! Keep the awesome feedback coming. I love hearing from you. :)<br />
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Do you use themes in therapy? I know that several of my sweet bloggy friends do and love it, so I wanted to be on the ball with it this year. I've already sat down and planned my themes for the entire school year. Pretty fab, right? This month I'm covering superheroes, pirates, and football. The kids are eating it up so far! </div>
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To make my life even easier, I created another worksheet pack that covers these specific themes! It's a combo pack, so it's a LOT bigger than my other ones (63 pages!). Check it:</div>
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This pack includes all of my favorite worksheet activities. They are geared toward articulation but can usually be adapted for other skills as well. There are generic worksheets for all 3 themes and including dots, cut and paste, color a picture, syllables, tic-tac-toe, roll and color, draw and describe, and more (i.e. there are pirate, superhero, and football sheets for each of the type of worksheet). Here are a few examples.</div>
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I try to put this to good use in my speech room too. Every couple of years I like to change up my classroom theme. This year I went with a chalkboard theme with aqua accents! And I even made most of my decorations myself. <br />
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I have a super long bulletin board in the back of my room. It's important to me to make my space functional, so I've got a calendar on one side and my speech rules on the other. The pockets are where my students keep their speech dollars for following the rules.<br />
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I made the calendar out of a thick poster board and velcro. I just switch out the month and rearrange the numbers when it's time to change it up. All of the numbers and months I designed and printed then laminated with thick laminating paper.<br />
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School/therapy organization with sterilite drawers (^) and a "cup"cake tower!<br />
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These dots are those dry erase wall stickers. I popped them on my kidney table. Now everyone has their own "space" plus a place to do work with dry erase markers.<br />
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Here's my behavior clip chart! All chalkboard themed and ready. I number the circles on my table, so the kids know that their clip number correspond with where they sit. </div>
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These little chalkboard easels from Hobby Lobby gave the room such a fun finishing touch!</div>
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I hope some of these pics inspire you a little to cutesie up your speech room! It's been so fun seeing some of your rooms on Facebook, so I just wanted to share mine as well. :)<br />
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First, we're tying together our back-to-school theme with sharks by reading <i>Don't Eat the Teacher</i> by Nick Ward. This book is super cute about a shark who likes to bite everything on his first day of school. I think it might be out of print but you can still order it on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1407105981/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1407105981&linkCode=as2&tag=busbeespe-20&linkId=EQYGJG52BXCFSS2E">HERE</a>.<br />
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Next, I made this super fun shark out of an old tissue box and scrapbook paper. He loves to eat artic cards and all sorts of therapy materials. ;)<br />
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We also did a shark craftivity that included lots of teeth for target words and opportunities to practice following directions. It's very similar to my <a href="http://busybeespeech.blogspot.com/2014/01/dinosaurs-in-speech-room-with-freebie.html">dinosaur craft</a> from a while back except this one has fun eyes and a cute dorsal fin. <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shark-Week-in-Speech-Craftivity-Worksheet-FREEBIE-1405634">Check it</a>!<br />
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Grab the template for this for free <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shark-Week-in-Speech-Craftivity-Worksheet-FREEBIE-1405634">HERE</a>!<br />
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Also included in the freebie pack is this cute Do-A-Dot Shark worksheet. Mark the bubbles each time you say a word or respond correctly.<br />
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What do you think? How do you celebrate Shark Week?Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-83972537844882171022014-08-10T07:52:00.003-07:002014-08-10T07:52:48.276-07:00Appy Weekend ~ Articulation TestIt's the weekend, y'all. That probably doesn't mean much to those of you who are still enjoying the lazy days of summer. School is in full swing down in my neck of the woods. I'm here to tell you a little about a brand new app by <a href="http://littlebeespeech.com/">Little Bee Speech</a>. You know, the guys who made the fabulous Articulation Station app? It's called <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-test-center/id700440156?mt=8">Articulation Test Center</a>, and get ready to be so excited!<br />
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Though I was provided with a copy of this app, all the opinions expressed are my own.<br />
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A screening test and a full test comes all in this one app. The main difference between them is that the screener is shorter and only tests sounds that are appropriate for the age you select. <br />
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The full test has lots more areas to customize plus a nice, colorful speech sample probe.<br />
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Each item has green tiles at the top to show which sounds are being targeted. Tapping the picture will give you a verbal prompt to elicit a spontaneous naming of the picture. You also have the option to record their responses, add notes, and change the settings.<br />
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Tap the green tile to indicate that the student produced an error, which causes the tile to turn red. Tapping it again turns it yellow, which means that the production was approximate.<br />
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One of my absolute favorite things about this app is the full test has scenes for eliciting a speech sample.<br />
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Record the child telling a story about the scene with the microphone tab on the bottom left. If they need additional prompting, tap any picture to magnify it and read a prompt.<br />
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How cool is that?! After you record the sample you can transcribe it and note intelligibility on the screen provided. It also has a space for you to calculate specific intelligibility percentage when transcribing.<br />
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The screen above is part of the test summary page. It gives you words tested, errors marked, speech sample information, reported findings, and a recommendation. This test is not normed, so you will not get standard scores or percentile ranks.<br />
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You can watch the full tutorials for the screener <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiezkVEmdak">here</a>, the full test <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9pVP35u9FQ">here</a>, and additional updates <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOYAJRY7KXU">here</a>.<br />
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Things I dig about this app:<br />
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<li>Administering this test is very easy and straightforward.</li>
<li>The screener only screens the necessary phonemes relevant for that child's age.</li>
<li>You can pick and choose the areas you wish to target for the full test or select all of them.</li>
<li>There are options to notate the type of error the child produced, including phonological processes.</li>
<li>The phonological process sections have a little definition screen that pops up when you tap one, so that you can make sure you are choosing the correct one.</li>
<li>You can even record their productions and go back and edit the results later, if you need to quickly make your way through the test.</li>
<li>The speech sample option is amazing. I might buy this app just for that! Being able to elicit a sample, record it, transcribe it, and track indelibility all in one app is a win in my book!</li>
<li>The report section gives you tons of data! It'd be great to print and add to any report or to track progress for an IEP.</li>
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<li>The test is not normed. In many districts you need a normed referenced test to qualify a child for speech. While this app is great for data, I wouldn't be able to use it by itself on an initial report.</li>
<li>While most of the screening tests for the different ages are shorter, the 6 and older screener is almost as long as the full test. I'd probably just go ahead and give him the full one.</li>
<li>I'd love to be able to code an error as being an interdentalization, lateral airflow, or glottal stop. You could just note it in the "notes" section, but there is no option for those on the drop down menu that I could see.</li>
<li>The app is a little pricey at $49.99, even though you do get a lot of bang for your buck.</li>
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You can grab this app from Little Bee Speech at iTunes <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-test-center/id700440156?mt=8">HERE</a>!</div>
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And guess what?! August 12-14 both <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-test-center/id700440156?mt=8">Articulation Test Center</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station-pro/id491998279?mt=8">Articulation Station</a> will be 30% off! Woohoo!</div>
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Lauren LaCourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609295569532835885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619505013307635264.post-26613631219410190162014-07-31T17:28:00.002-07:002014-07-31T17:28:13.776-07:00Back-To-School Speech Therapy Classroom KitBack. to. school. It's everywhere you look this time of year. Kids are buying supplies and teachers are readying their classrooms. You can practically smell the pencil shavings. <br />
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Well, for all of you SLPs getting ready for this next school year, I've got a cutesie new pack for you! Here is my new <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Speech-Classroom-Starter-Kit-1316220">Back-to-School Speech Classroom Starter Kit</a>. Check out everything that's included!<br />
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*A behavior incentive system - 2 options<br />
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Options include speech dollars in both color and grayscale options along with a speech wallet template, as well as 8 sticker chart designs.<br />
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I've also included reward coupons with a jar/can label. These are a great alternative the same prizes, candy, or stickers every week.<br />
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I love the speech goals sheets and progress tracker. The progress chart is in grayscale, so that you don't waste ink when you need to print lots of them. Students can be trained to track their own progress by using it. <br />
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There's also a speech rules poster with mini rule posters. These are so cute on your bulletin board. Mine is slightly different to go with my classroom theme, but here's a sneak peak.<br />
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My kids always love little get to know you games at the beginning of the year...probably because it means they don't have to do to much real work lol. These conversation sticks are sure to be a big hit. It includes stick labels and jar/can label.<br />
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My classroom theme this year is chalkboards. Soooo, I thought I'd add some fun decorating products similar to the ones I'm using.<br />
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We've got circle chalkboard center labels with blank ones and chalkboard drawer labels with blank labels. There are 4 binder covers with spine covers that read: Speech Binder, Student Data, Response to Intervention, and Lesson Plans.<br />
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4 cute chalkboard with colorful background speech posters finish out this pack.<br />
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Everything you need to get your speech room ready is all right here in one pack! Check it out at my TPT store <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Speech-Classroom-Starter-Kit-1316220">HERE</a>.<br />
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