by Brittany Brunell | Jan 27, 2015 | For Parents, Fun Activities, General, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
I’m writing this post from home due to the snow day (or impending days). The book I’m sharing is very appropriate for the weather. No Two Alike by Keith Baker is a wonderful book to read to children of many ages. I selected it for a group of children who have...
by Brittany Brunell | Nov 5, 2014 | App recommendations, Assistive Technology, For Parents, Fun Activities, iPad, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
I’m always looking for fun activities for therapy sessions. When I find an idea that I really love I can’t wait to share it! Recently I’ve been brainstorming fun games and thinking about how to use them in therapy. My latest obsession is using the app Heads Up on the...
by Brittany Brunell | Oct 29, 2014 | Assistive Technology, Fun Activities, General, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
I’m always looking for fun and engaging activities for my students. The new Boardmaker Studio software is great because the new actions you can add to buttons really engage my students. I work with students who have fleeting attention and it can be really hard...
by Brittany Brunell | Oct 1, 2014 | Assistive Technology, For Parents, Fun Activities, General, iPad, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
I wrote a post a couple weeks back that focused on using technology to help keep students engaged in the classroom. People seemed to like that theme, so I decided to merge that idea with last week’s blog about e-readers. I’ve found some apps that let users create...
by Brittany Brunell | Sep 10, 2014 | For Parents, Fun Activities, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
Working with students in high school isn’t always easy. Most don’t want to be singled out and may feel like coming to speech is for little kids. I try to make an effort to get them to “buy in” even if it’s a tiny bit. One way to do this is to find interesting...
by Brittany Brunell | Jun 4, 2014 | Fun Activities, General, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
For those of you working over the summer, I’ve been brainstorming some fun thematic speech lessons. One of the schools I work in over the summer selects a theme for each classroom, ranging from outer space, countries, to ocean animals, etc. Bouncing ideas off of the...
