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Product Review: Interactive WH question Megabundle by Speech2u

coverToday I am excited to review a cool WH question 97 page Mega Bundle  by Kelly of Speech2u.

Kelly created this activity to help children with significant language impairments (e.g., ASD, intellectual disability, etc) answer who, what and where questions given fun visuals.

Her intent was to allow the SLPs to control the levels of difficulty by adjusting the # of choices or selecting similar choices to reduce the task complexity.

Bundle content:

48 WHERE cards

where mat
32 WHO cards

36 WHAT cards

126 QUESTION cards

who magic xharacters
Teaching slides/graphic organizers for each question type

locations

Question sorting Mat

wh mats

Game and Activity ideas for each set of cards

9 homework sheets with generalization questions

who questions list
Sample Goal Hierarchies

smaple goals

If using Sorting Mats Kelly recommends printing, laminating and cutting out PEOPLE, OBJECT and LOCATION cards. Then having the students sort the cards based on the type of question they need to answer.  Some of her game recommendations include personalization: such as cutting out Logos from popular stores/restaurants from ads (ex. Walmart, Target) and asking questions like “Where do we go to get ______, or What is your favorite ______? etc. Other game suggestions include adding pictures of familiar buildings or places: favorite parks, museums, relatives houses and asking questions like:  “Where did you go on ____?” Or “Where did ____ last week?”

I love how many activities games and suggestions Kelly offers in this bundle.  In contrast to other ‘wh’ question sets available on the market from popular SLP vendor companies, hers just happens to be very visually appealing in terms of graphics, as well as offers a number of extra features for teaching concrete ‘wh’ questions.  You can find this bundle in Kelly’s TPT store HERE  or you can head over to her BLOG and enter to win a free copy in a Rafflecopter Giveaway!

Kelly is also currently reviewing my Speech Language Assessment of Older Internationally Adopted Children packet on her BLOG . So I will also be giving away a copy of it in a Rafflecopter Giveaway below.

SO DON’T FORGET TO READ BOTH REVIEWS AND ENTER BOTH GIVEAWAYS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR CHANCES TO WIN BOTH Prizes!
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#BHSM – School Based Innovation and RtI FREEBIE Blog Hop

Art by Margaret Warner mwa2808@gmail.com

To celebrate the 2015 ASHA Better Hearing and Speech Month in May, Speech Language Literacy Lab has organized an RtI Blog Hop. During the hop Smart Speech Therapy LLC along with 29 other professional bloggers from a variety of ancillary fields (e.g., OT, special education, etc.) will be sharing FREE materials and resources on the subject of School Based Innovation and RtI.

Each day, readers will have an access to a new blog post to have access to new freebies and resources. Our organizer Sl3l lab will also be linking these blog posts to their site daily.

Blog Posting Schedule:

5/1/2015 Kick Off to Better Hearing and Speech Month!

5/2/2015 RTI for the R sound! Badger State Speechy

5/3/2015 An effective RTI program Stephen Charlton Guest blogs on Speech Language Literacy Lab

5/4/2015 Technology and RTI  Building Successful Lives Speech & Language

5/5/2015 Starfish Therapies

5/6/2015 Orton Gillingham Approach & RTI  Orton Gillingham Online Academy

5/7/2015 Evidenced-based writing that works for RTI & SPED SQWrite

5/8/2015 RTI/MTSS/SBLT…OMG!  Let’s Talk! with Whitneyslp

5/9/2015 RtI, but why?  Attitudes are everything!  Crazy Speech World

5/10/2015      Consonantly Speaking

5/11/2015 Universal benchmarking for language to guide the RTI process in Pre-K and Kindergarten     Speech Language Literacy Lab

5/12/2015 Movement Breaks in the Classroom (Brain Breaks)   Your Therapy Source

5/13/2015 How to Write a Social Story   Blue Mango LLC

5/14/2015 Some Ideas on Objective Language Therapy    Language Fix

5/15/2015 Assistive Technology in the Classroom  OTMommy Needs Her Coffee

5/16/2015 Effective Tiered Early Literacy Instruction for Spanish-Speakers Bilingual Solutions Guest blog on Speech Language Literacy Lab

5/17/2015 Helping with Attention and Focus in the Classroom   The Pocket OT

5/18/2015 Tips on Effective Vocabulary Instruction  Smart Speech Therapy, LLC

5/19/2015 An SLP’s Role in RtI: My Story Communication Station: Speech Therapy, PLLC

5/20/2015 Incorporating Motor Skills into Literacy Centers   MissJaimeOT

5/21/2015 The QUAD Profile: A Language Checklist  The Speech Dudes

5/22/2015 Resources on Culturally Relevant Interventions  Tier 1 Educational Coaching and Consulting

5/23/2015 Language Goals Galore: Converting Real Pictures to Coloring Pages  Really Color guest blog on Speech Language Literacy Lab

5/24/2015 Lesson Pix: The Newest Must-Have Resource in your Tx Toolbox Speech Language Literacy Lab

5/25/2015 AAC & core vocabulary instruction Kidz Learn Language

5/26/2015 An RtI Alternative Old School Speech

5/27/2015 Intensive Service Delivery Model for Pre-Schoolers   Speech Sprouts

5/28/2015 RTI Success with Spanish-speakers     Speech is Beautiful

5/30/2015 The Importance of Social Language (pragmatic) Skills Linda Silver guest post on Speech Sprouts

5/31/2015 Sarah Warchol guest posts on Speech Language Literacy Lab

Hope to see you all hoping during #BHSM!

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Birthday Giveaway Day Twenty: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Language Activities for Preschool

It’s DAY 20 of my Birthday Month Giveaways and I am raffling off a giveaway by Rock Chalk Speech Talk, which is  If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Language Activities for Preschool.

  This cute 57 page packet of course goes along with Laura Numeroff’s book, “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.” The activities in this packet target common language goals for preschoolers and include categories, vocabulary, basic concepts, sequencing, functions, WH questions, and associations. The packet is loaded with adorable pictures and cute games all preschoolers are sure to enjoy!

You can find this product in  Rock Chalk Speech Talk TPT store by clicking HERE or you can enter my giveaway for a chance to win.

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Let’s Be Social App Review and Giveaway

Today I am reviewing Let’s Be Social is a new app from Everyday Speech, which targets basic social pragmatic language skills through 25 interactive lessons on the topics of recognizing emotions, solving problems, friendships, as well as making predictions. Continue reading Let’s Be Social App Review and Giveaway

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Identifying Word Finding Deficits in Narrative Retelling of School-Aged Children

Image result for word-finding In the past, I have written several posts on the topic of word finding difficulties (HERE and HERE) as well as narrative assessments (HERE and HERE) of school-aged children. Today I am combining these posts  together by offering suggestions on how SLPs can identify word finding difficulties in narrative samples of school-aged children. Continue reading Identifying Word Finding Deficits in Narrative Retelling of School-Aged Children

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Birthday Month Extravaganza: Last Days Giveaway Lineup

Birthday GraphicMy birthday month has been great! But all good things must come to an end! So take a look  at the Last Days Giveaway Lineup and decide whether you want to enter just one giveaway or all of them, it’s really up to you!   Each giveaway will last only one day so you better keep up because if you blink you’ll miss it!

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Birthday Month Extravaganza: Week Three Giveaway Lineup

Birthday Graphic

My birthday month continues with the WEEK THREE post and giveaway lineup. Take a look at the below schedule and decide whether you want to enter a few giveaways or all of them, it’s really up to you!   Each giveaway will last only one day so you better keep up because if you blink you’ll miss it!

week 3 schedule

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Birthday Giveaway Day Eighteen: Grocery Theractivity

It’s DAY 18 of my Birthday Month Giveaways and I am raffling off a giveaway by Speech2U, which is a Grocery Theractivity.  This is an awesome 48 page packet which contains 72 different food pictures and 9 different activities. It can be used with ages ranging from preschoolers through middle school and is great for goals targeting life skills.

Packet Activities:

  • Dramatic play centers
  • Inferencing
  • Categorization
  • What does not belong
  • Healthy Eating

Additional Contents:

  • Healthy Eating resource list
  • Food Plate teaching Sheets
  • Food plate mat
  • Illustrated food pictures in 2 different sizes
  • Grocery lists for Categorization and Inferencing
  • Signs for Dramatic Play Centers

You can find this product in  Speech2U TPT store by clicking HERE or you can enter my giveaway for a chance to win.
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Speech Language Services and Insurance Coverage: What Parents Need to Know

insurance coverageBased on popular demand I created this 26 slide presentation to provide basic information regarding insurance coverage for common outpatient speech language assessment and therapy services. This handout contains important questions parents must ask when speaking to their insurance representatives regarding service coverage. —It lists common pediatric diagnostic (ICD-9) and therapeutic (CPT) codes as well as discusses common service exclusions in policies. —It also provides some suggestions on how to initiate appeals for denial of services and includes links to helpful resources parents can access to obtain further elaboration on the information provided in this presentation. Continue reading Speech Language Services and Insurance Coverage: What Parents Need to Know