Preschool speech therapy

Here are my best preschool speech therapy tips and tricks. They are sure to help you make the most of your speech therapy sessions with your little ones.

Over the past five and a half years I have learned a lot while working as a school-based speech-language pathologist. When I first started I created a set of homework tasks cards called Toddler Toys and felt that it was time for an update. Through the years I have realized that many of my school-age children benefit greatly from play-based speech therapy and that these cards are not just for toddlers. So, I have updated the file and compiled 15 of my favorite, most used play-based speech…

I’m so excited to introduce a brand new blog series – Toys as Tools! At least once a month, I’ll stop in and share ways to use some of my favorite toys in speech-language therapy. I know that I often say that books are my favorite therapy tools, but toys come in as a very ... Read More about Toys as Tools: Critter Clinic

Preschool activities and toy must-haves for speech therapy! Discover pretend play, sensory play, games, books, and more. #preschoolslp #speechtherapy #slpeeps

How do you teach toddlers and preschooler to love books? By making them an active part of the reading process!! Books are a perfect speech therapy tool for targeting everything from articulation, to wh-questions, to expressive language, to apraxia of speech! Not to mention they are a great way to build vocabulary and story retell skills. I am sharing FOUR types of books (and my favourite five of each type) that keep toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners students engaged the entire time…

Free speech therapy activities for toddlers and preschool! Work on critical communication skills and language development with these printables and handouts. #slpeeps #freespeechtherapy

Are you looking for toys to use with toddlers in speech therapy? This age group can be tricky to keep engaged at times. In addition, toddlers have a much shorter attention span so you cannot

What type of speech therapy toys have you been using for preschool speech therapy? I give you the ultimate list of toys for preschool that are recommended by a speech language pathologist. See how different toys like learning puzzles, baby dolls and magnetic blocks can help toddlers with their vocabulary words, how to follow directions, language and social skills. Check out all of these toy recommendations that you can use as an SLP to work with your speech therapy toddlers.

Give Your Therapy Toys More Purpose with toy companions for speech therapy. I teamed up with Meredith from Peachie Speechie last year to write about how we use game companions in speech therapy to make common board games more effective (read that post here), and this year we want to talk about about toy companions. I love using toys such as Mr. Potato Head, legos, animals, food, etc... in therapy and have for years. I decided that I wanted a more structured way to use these toys for specific…

Stacking cups are a huge hit in my speech therapy sessions! It is a fun toy that I use to build speech and language skills!