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In this podcourse, Marisha reviews the research related to the assessment and treatment of basic concepts. Participants will be given an evidence-based framework for practice, and practical demonstrations and tips for application throughout the course. From informal play-based assessments to incorporating movement to keep students engaged, this is an episode you don't want to miss!

#009: How to Target Basic Concepts in Speech Therapy

It’s not always easy to find the perfect text when you’re implementing literacy-based therapy with a mixed group, because I know that the struggle is REAL (and am always on the hunt for amazing reading resources to use)! I wrote some blog posts that highlight some my favorite texts to use in therapy. This week's list is full of articles that target vocabulary goals! Click through to find all 9 titles, plus a brief description of each, over on the blog!

Best Articles for Vocabulary Goals

It can be a challenge to find the perfect book when you’re trying to implement literacy-based therapy with a mixed group -- one that I know that struggle all too well. Because I’m always on the hunt for amazing books to use, I put together a series of blog posts that highlight some of my favorites. This week is all about: The Best Books For Vocabulary! Click through to find all 15 books, plus a brief description of each, over on the blog!

Best Books for Vocabulary

Once our students learn all of these great vocabulary words, how do we make it stick? This blog post explores vocabulary generalization and provides ideas for helping students use their vocabulary words in other settings. Click through to learn more about how SLPs can teach vocabulary in speech therapy.

How to Teach Vocabulary: Working Towards Generalization

Looking for tools to help you with evidence-based vocabulary intervention? This post shares our top 9 vocabulary apps to help SLPs deliver strong vocabulary instruction! Check out this post to get ideas for vocabulary apps to use and why speech therapy is more effective with their use.

How to Teach Vocabulary: Apps

A fun and engaging way for SLPs to spruce up vocabulary instruction is to use vocabulary journals. I'm sharing ways speech pathologists can use journals to teach vocabulary in meaningful ways. Read the post to get all of the tips and ideas shared!

How to Teach Vocabulary: Journals

Selecting vocabulary targets can be a real challenge because there's no one-size-fits-all approach to vocabulary instruction. This post explores different ways for SLPs to select the right vocabulary targets in speech therapy, so click through to see what the research says about this topic.

How to Teach Vocabulary: Selecting Targets

There are a lot of strategies for SLPs to attempt when it comes to teaching vocabulary to students. This blog post explores the do's and don'ts of how to teach vocabulary with a few simple steps for evidence-based vocabulary practice in the speech room. Click through to read the entire post and get all the tips!

How to Teach Vocabulary: Do’s and Don’ts

Wondering where to start with vocabulary intervention? This blog post walks through a framework that speech-language pathologists can use when targeting vocabulary goals.

How to Teach Vocabulary: A Framework

How can I possibly target all of my students’ goal in one speech therapy session? Check out how this SLP uses a pocket chart to target a variety of goals. Perfect for SLPs who are trying to make the most of mixed groups while using literacy-based therapy.

How to Use a Pocket Chart for Easy Literacy-Based Therapy

Struggling to find engaging activities for your therapy sessions? Check out these sites that have FREE nonfiction reading passages. They include a wide range of topics, and there’s bound to be something to engage the trickiest of students!

Top 5 Sites for FREE Nonfiction Reading Passages

Books provide an excellent means to target basic concepts in any SLP's speech therapy room. I share how I use books to accomplish this purpose in this blog post, so click through to read more and find links to research articles to back it up!

Using Books to Target Basic Concepts

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