Thursday, April 18, 2013

New Freebie- ABC Scavenger Hunt!

I have a client with Autism who is obsessed with scavenger hunts right now. He also loves reading and the alphabet. So I thought I'd create an alphabet scavenger hunt for him and share it with y'all!

It targets the following objectives:

Identify initial sounds of words- The client has to generate words that begin with the targeted letter/sound.

'wh' questions- There are standard 'wh' questions on each card, but feel free to ask additional 'wh' questions specific to the item your client finds!

Yes/no questions- There is not a standard yes/no questions besides "Did you find something that started with the targeted letter". There is a yes/no section so you can make up your own question specific to your object and your client can circle the correct answer. 

Number of syllables- Client has to state the number of syllables of the found object.

Generate rhyming word- Client has to generate a rhyming word (when possible).


You have the option of printing out the cards or downloading them to your Ipad and using it straight from your Ipad! I have the app Good Notes and it allows you to write/erase on PDFs which is perfect for TPT purchases. Here is what it looks like in Good Notes- and you can zoom in and out.



Enjoy!! If you download- be sure to leave feedback and let me know what you think!

You can download it from my TPT store here!
Shelley

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

First Product Review!! -- Cash Cab Packet Two: Receptive Language by Speechy Musings

This is a MONSTER of a product!! It targets categories (24 cards), following directions (basic, temporal, and conditional- 36 each for a total of 108 cards!), comprehension, answering 'wh' questions/how questions ( a total of 108 questions!), auditory memory (2-4 words- 60 cards- it also comes with a worksheet that targets strategies for auditory memory). She also includes friend shout out cards, foil cards (skip cards) and several ways to play. These cards are great because you can target more than one objective with them.

First, let me start off my saying that my job allows me to work with two very different (but similar) populations. I work with pediatrics in the afternoons after they get out of school, but during the day, I work with adults that have intellectual and developmental disabilities. I absolutely LOVE this population! However, that is a blog post for another day. :) So, when I look for therapy materials, I look for things can work for both populations. This was perfect and targeted so many things!

I put my score card in a sheet protector so I could easily re-use it with all of my clients. I also used some of my extra green light cards to make covers for my cards so I could see what cards I had rubberbanded together.



I also used it with a few of my pediatric kiddos. They loved the red light green light aspect of the game. I also got out a few small cars as game pieces for them to play with.  I primarily used the cards for the intended purposes for the kids because my sessions with my pediatrics seem to fly by. My adult sessions are a little longer and they can stay focused to a task longer than my peds, so I could target a lot more with the adults. :)

My adults loved this game for the money aspect. They go to a workshop during the day where they complete various contracts to earn money. So, the thought of 'earning' money by answering questions correctly was very exciting for them!

I used the how questions to target verbal sequencing skills with one of my adult clients. I paired it with some of the visual stimuli that she is familiar with to use sequencing words (first, second, third). She is also working on slowing her rate of speech, so she had to utilize her strategies while stating her answer. She loved this game and has asked to play it again.


I used it with another adult client to target following directions. I chose to do conditional directions because not only does he have a following directions goal, but he also has a goal for answer yes/no questions so this was a great way to target both! We also worked on 'wh' questions and some number recognition with the numbers on the score card. I explained that I was doing a product review and asked what his opinion was of the game. He said he really liked it and it made him ready for pay day! :)   (He was waving to the people on who will hopefully be reading this!) 



I also quickly used it for a higher level client who was working on money skills as well as reading and reading comprehension. My money cards fit perfectly on the game board!



The last adult client I used it with absolutely LOVED this game! As you all know, sometimes we get clients that seem to do anything to get out therapy. She will cough up a storm to get out of a therapy activity--not one cough this whole session! We used the auditory memory cards to work on her reading skills as well as speech intelligibility. She is a very animated client and she was very excited at the end of the end when she found out how much money she had won! ( Her reaction was completely unsolicited, but I did have her re-enacted so I could get a picture to show you guys her excitement!)



Overall, I didn't find one thing that I didn't like about this product. It targeted so many goals and then some. My clients loved the game and it kept me entertained as well.

You can get it here at her TPT store here.
Make sure to check out her facebook page at here.

She also has a great blog that you should follow here

Thanks for reading!!
Shelley

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

The goodness of Mr. Potato Head

So, we all love Mr. Potato Head because we can target so many goals with him. In my very first practicum, he and his friends were essential in targeting regular plurals and possessives. There was so much parallel and self talk going on, you wouldn't believe it! :) 

Well, I was surfing the app store after downloading some free goodies for Autism Awareness Month and look what I came across:


The digital version of Mr. Potato Head! Since I travel around to several locations, I try and minimize what I carry in my already full bags (my shoulders will thank me later). When you first push play, this is the screen you will see:


I used this screen to target 'wh' questions and elicit conversation about their outfits, where they might live, what they might do, etc. Once you choose which Mr. Potato Head you want, you will then be directed to this screen:


This portion of the app is great for requesting, receptively/expressively identifying objects, identifying body parts/functions, following directions, regular plurals, and possessive pronouns, just to list a few. :) After you build your Mr. Potato Head, you get to move on to this screen by pushing the little green guy in the top right hand corner.

 
In this screen you get to choose the setting for your Mr. Potato Head to visit. Once you choose a setting, there is a ton of things for him or her to do!



So there is a ton to elicit language in this part of the app. The best part is, the child can take pictures of his Mr. Potato Head and you can go back and review them to target past tense verbs! Well, maybe I should have said this was the best part...when it saves the pictures, it does NOT save them to your Ipad's camera roll! I was cringing every time my student was taking a picture thinking that I was going to have a TON of pictures to go through and delete.When I went to my pictures, there was not a single Mr. Potato Head picture! You can only view them from inside the app unless you tell it to save the picture to your camera roll.

And did I mention this app was FREE?!

How else could you use this app?

--Shelley


Friday, January 4, 2013

TPT Gift Certificate Giveaway

Over the holidays I gave away a TPT gift certificate to thank my followers and the winner was Shari Borger! Congratulations! Thank you all for following and welcoming me to the world of TPT. :) 

Shelley

Sunday, December 16, 2012

TPT Gift Certificate Give Away

I have officially been on TPT for a month now. I definitely have a lot to learn but the community there is so supportive and I am so thankful for my followers I've acquired in just one month. In order to show my appreciation, I decided to start hosting monthly TPT gift certificate give aways! Fill out the following form in order to win.

http://jkspeechtx.wufoo.com/forms/tpt-gift-certificate-give-away-15/

The winner will be announced via email and on my blog so be sure to check back for 
the winner! 

I have just posted a new Valentine Articulation Packet in my TPT store that targets
 / L,S, R/. I am also starting to work on a new fluency packet that will target fluency 
at the word, phrase, and sentence levels while working on language goals! So, 
keep an eye out for that! :)

Have a good Sunday! 

Shelley 

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Winter Language Packet

There is a new winter language packet! 



This packet includes winter themed 'wh' and yes/no questions, antonyms, categories, and spatial relationship directions.Here is a break down of what all is included: 

I am so excited to print it off and start using it in therapy! Here are some examples of the cards:
You can purchase this at my TPT store here!

Enjoy!
Shelley

Sunday, November 18, 2012

"WH" questions

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities can have difficulty answering 'wh' questions as well as yes/no questions. I have created two different products in order to target these goals.

The first product is a Winter "WH" questions  packet. There are who, what, when, and where questions- 20 each. I am currently using this product while we are playing another game like uno or chutes and ladders. This also works great while they are coloring a picture. Depending on the level of the individual, I will either read the card to them or have them read it to me.

This product is free in my TPT store. Here is the link: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-WH-Questions-for-IDD

The next item I created was WH and Yes/No question card set for Candy Land. I saw the idea of Candy Land cards from Jenna Rayburn from Speech Room News. You can find her blog here: http://speechroomnews.blogspot.com/ and her TPT store here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jenna-Rayburn-26 She has some great ideas! Jenna is an inspiration to keep us motivated and keep therapy fun!!

The Candy Land set I created focused on very functional 'wh' questions and yes/no questions that this populations might hear at any given time.
The instructions for this product are simple- print, cut, laminate, and enjoy! :)

Here are some examples of the cards.
This product is free in my TPT store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Wh-and-YesNo-Question-Supplement-for-Candy-Land

Hope you enjoy!

-Shelley