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Clinical supervision notes are more than a record of what happened during a session. They can show how an SLP student, clinical fellow, or practicing…

A PECS sentence strip helps a child move from exchanging one picture to creating a short, meaningful message. Instead of handing over a single symbol for…

Speech therapy often asks children to sit, listen, respond, imitate, and stay engaged through several demanding activities. A short movement routine can give…

A mirror gives children immediate visual information about speech movements. Instead of relying only on an adult’s verbal directions, a child can watch the…

Selective mutism is an anxiety-based condition in which a child speaks comfortably in some settings but cannot speak, or speaks very little, in others. A child…

A useful speech therapy session plan does not need to fill a page or take an hour to prepare. It needs to clarify the target, anticipate the learner’s needs,…

Waiting and taking turns are everyday expectations, but they can be surprisingly difficult for children who are still developing language, self-regulation,…

A meltdown can change the entire tone of a speech therapy session in seconds. A child may cry, yell, drop to the floor, push materials away, run from the room,…

Inferencing is the process of combining visible information with background knowledge to work out what is not stated directly. A child may see a character…

Speech therapy homework can look simple from a clinician’s desk: practice a sound five times, read a short book, or use a target phrase during dinner. At home,…