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

"TH" Go Fish and Candy Land

"TH" Go Fish and Candy Land

Several of my adult and pediatric clients are working on "TH". One of my pediatric client's parents asked me for some materials for me them to work on at home. Since I am a procrastinator and have a research paper hanging over my head, I thought it would be a perfect time to make some "TH" materials! :)

The first product I made was "TH" Go Fish cards. This deck of cards have voiced and voiceless "TH" in all word positions.

Here is the instruction sheet:
The most important thing about these instructions are making sure that the printer is set to print double sided. That ensures the front and back of the card will print correctly. If you printer doesn't automatically doesn't print double sided, you should still be able to print double sided manually.

After making sure it set to double print, print on card stock, cut, and laminate. Then enjoy! Here is an example of the front and back of the cards.

Here is the link to purchase it from my TPT store:www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/TH-Go-Fish

The other product I made was a set of cards to use with the game Candy Land. I just use these cards instead of the ones that come with the game. The cards target voiced and voiceless "TH" in all positions of words. 
The instructions are included in the packet but are very simple: print, cut, laminate, and enjoy!

Here are some examples are of the cards:
Here is a link to purchase "TH" Candy Land Cards: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/TH-Candy-Land-Replacement-Cards

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks!
Shelley

Friday, November 16, 2012

The beginning :)

I have been working with adults and pediatrics with intellectual and developmental disabilities for the last three years and have completely fallen in love with the population! One thing that I have noticed is the lack of materials geared toward this population. My hope and goal is to create and share functional materials that will help these individuals become more independent.

I struggled and struggled trying to come up with a name for this blog. While searching the internet, I read that it should be something meaningful to me. That's when I decided to incorporate the two people who have influenced my career the most. Without my high school sign language teacher, Joni West, I would not have found my love and passion for speech and language pathology. She was also a strong role model when I needed one the most. The next most influential person in my career is my boss, Kimberly White, without her, I would not have found my passion for this population. I have always felt she was a safe place to grow and learn within my field, as well as topics in life. So that is how I came up with J:K...the perfect combination. :)

I have set up a teacherspayteachers store with my materials. Here is a link to my store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Shelley-Davis-534

 Hope you enjoy!
 -Shelley