I am very aware that I need to keep therapy fun. We are constantly asking the child to do the thing they find hardest – again and again. So to help keep a child engaged in therapy, many therapists use toys and games. However there are only so many times I can play Buckaroo in […]
We have written a lot about how you can use everyday toys in speech therapy. You don’t need special resources to work on language and communication – with a bit of thought and planning, you can use the toys you have around the house or around your school or nursery. For more ideas about using […]
Is your school taking part in No Pens Day Wednesday on 4th October? In case you haven’t heard of this, it is an initiative started by The Communication Trust which does just what it says on the tin – a whole day of teaching when no-one picks up a pen! This year will be the […]
We have written a few posts in this series, explaining how we use ‘normal’ toys to target specific speech and language skills. You can read our posts about using dinosaurs, toy animals, Lego, and Nerf guns. Many younger children find Mr. Potato head very motivating. They also now make a whole range of extra parts […]
We have just published a set of 90 photo picture cards for the ‘s’ sound. We also have packs for the ‘c/k’ and ‘f’ sounds as well. ‘s’ is another sound that we work on frequently. This pack comes as a pdf download. Add it to you shopping cart, check out and pay, and then […]
For me, a critical part of therapy is keeping it fun! For a child to learn and then generalise any new skill they need to practise, practise, practise. To help keep them motivated during the practise I like to play games and to stop both the child and myself getting bored, I’m always on the […]
We have reviewed Lucy’s lovely books before. You can read our previous review here. Lucy is a speech and language therapist who not only finds the time to make resources, but also writes a fantastic blog. If you haven’t read her posts we definitely recommend you go and have a look. Her site is Lucy […]
Children with speech and language difficulties often struggle with learning and retaining new vocabulary. This is an area I often work on, and I’m sure I am not alone! Here are some of my favourite resources for working on this skill. They are listed in no particular order. . Word Aware (Spiral Bind) If you […]
I bought a new game called Mental Blox a couple of weeks ago and I love it! Good language games are not always easy to come by, so I thought I would share it here in case it is of use to anyone. No-one has asked me to write this review and I bought the […]
If you are thinking about your Christmas SLT wish list, we thought we would give you some ideas. So today, here are my top 10 resource books. Please note this post contains amazon affiliate links – click on the pictures for more information. In no particular order:- Rhodes to Language I LOVE this book. I […]
