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How I make my visuals!

October 2, 2014

Last Friday my sweet little homebound boy asked me if I remembered to make him “Bob the Builder” things.  He told me he loves Bob the Builder and Handy Manny.  He also happens to work on bilabials so these characters are perfect! Sadly, I had totally forgotten to make him an activity!  So this week I had to quickly make something, print it, laminate it, and have it all set to go for him on Friday afternoon.  The Building Better Grammar activity I made for this student, which is pictured below, is on sale for 50% off for the next 24 hours (until 7 PM Friday 10/3/14).

Not to mention I had to prepare visuals for the apple tree preschool lesson I had planned (just in my head and on Pinterest, though!) for Wednesday and Thursday.

Well, my school has been out of lamination plastic since before school started on September 2.  Luckily, I have my handy dandy personal laminator (that I bought way back in 2007 in college).  I LOVE this thing; it has come in so handy!  I have the Duck brand one, but that’s not made anymore.  This one from Scotch is just as great.

As soon as I was finished printing, I took my papers home and they were all laminated in minutes!

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Some people are hesitant to buy their own laminator because they fear it will get expensive.  Not when you buy these laminating pockets! I bought this pack at the beginning of the school year; it happened to be on sale for only $10.  If you want a slightly thicker kind, these are 5 mil.  These sheets are thicker than the kind my school normally has, so I can print on regular sheets of paper, not even card stock!

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I also needed Velcro for the sequencing aspect of my Apple Trees Sensory Craft visuals.  I planned this activity in only 3 days but I was still able to get everything prepped in time!

The next step was Velcroing the sequencing mat and visuals.  I love the Velcro that comes in coins, because cutting strips of Velcro is a HUUUUGE pain in the butt.  It’s ruined too many of my scissors and I may be on my way to carpel tunnel because of it.  These coins are great and so cheap!

So, whenever I need materials made quickly, these handy tools are a lifesaver.  I’ve also used them for non-school related projects, like bunting for bridal showers.

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    1. Meagan Lawson

      October 3, 2014 at 12:32 am

      My kiddos would love using these! The Apple Trees visuals would tie in perfectly with the apple theme we are doing in two of my classrooms!

      Reply
    2. Julie

      October 3, 2014 at 12:49 am

      I love this laminator! The speech pathologist at my school has one and let me use it. She likes pirates, too 🙂

      Reply
    3. Nina Lilly

      October 3, 2014 at 1:38 am

      Great way to laminate materials when your school laminitor isn’t working! You have such great blog posts. You rock!!

      Reply
    4. Elizabeth

      October 3, 2014 at 2:00 am

      I love my personal laminator! Do laminate the whole page and then cut? I think I’m wasting a lit of time.

      Reply
      • SLPirates

        October 3, 2014 at 1:37 pm

        Yes, I always do the whole page and then cut. I NEVER cut twice. You only need to leave an excess plastic edge if you’re mounting it on another page (so two sheets together), but I never do that because the plastic is thick enough and I have cardstock.

        Reply
    5. Gina Girt

      October 3, 2014 at 10:36 am

      I’ve been in the fence about gettin a personal laminator. I bet my productivity would increase!

      Reply
    6. Valerie

      October 3, 2014 at 1:31 pm

      I’m tempted to get my own laminator…

      Reply
    7. Rachel

      October 3, 2014 at 9:00 pm

      I have the same laminator and use it all the time! My fiancée got it for me as a gift a few years ago and it has been a life saver!

      Reply
    8. Shara Kuehl

      October 3, 2014 at 9:02 pm

      We have unlimited access to our school’s laminating machine, so I use it for pretty much everything. The only thing I don’t use it for anything that I want to be able to use with dry erase markers. I use a laminating machine like you have for those kinds of activities, because the laminating paper is thicker, and and for some reason the markers dry off easier and don’t stain the paper. And of course Velcro and card stock or a must!

      Reply
      • SLPirates

        October 3, 2014 at 9:05 pm

        I usually have unlimited access to the laminator at school, too – except when we’re out of film. 🙁

        Reply
    9. Krista

      October 3, 2014 at 9:05 pm

      I ordered my own laminator & waiting for its arrival! I love to have my own materials that I can use over & over again 🙂

      Reply
    10. Shannon Giles

      October 3, 2014 at 9:06 pm

      I love my personal laminator. I use it way too often because it’s just so convenient! We have one at my school too and I’ll use that when I have a ton of pages to do all at once.

      Reply
    11. Terry

      October 3, 2014 at 9:10 pm

      i just got the scotch laminator this year and I love it!! Our school has restricted laminating hours so it is very helpful to have my own when I need something in a pinch!! Velcro is another item I am flying through this year!!

      Reply
    12. Anne T

      October 3, 2014 at 9:10 pm

      I spend SOOO much on laminating pouches! But it’s worth it to me to preserve all the awesome materials I get from TpT! Interesting that you laminate the whole page before cutting…I cut first, laminate, then cut again. It takes longer (way longer!) but I waste so much less of the pouch, since I can jigsaw the pieces to maximize each. If I had access to a laminator at school, though, I’d totally just laminate the whole thing! 🙂

      Reply
    13. Callie Huffman

      October 3, 2014 at 9:28 pm

      I am a CF and I am finally realizing the benefits and velcro dots! I am looking forward to finding things in your shop soon that I can add more velcro to 🙂

      Reply
    14. Patricia

      October 3, 2014 at 11:10 pm

      I love using the scotch laminator.

      Reply
    15. Jen

      October 3, 2014 at 11:48 pm

      Our laminator at school uses plastic that’s not as thick or durable as the pockets. So I like to use my own most of the time anyway!

      Reply
    16. vickie Jones

      October 4, 2014 at 3:31 am

      I have an old Xyron cold laminator, I need to see if it’s cost effective to use for school, I used it for scrapbooking

      Reply
    17. Judy Hale

      October 4, 2014 at 5:21 am

      I do have access to the laminator at school, though the film seems thinner than it used to be. Maybe I should ask for a laminator for my birthday (which is this month)!

      Reply

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It also doesn’t mean a fancy, expensive app. Paper-based systems can be just as useful and robust! Core vocabulary is where it’s at for getting clients to use *functional vocabulary* -
not just “I want…” 😴

Whether you’re teaching a child/AAC user, parent, or staff members, these cheat sheets have everything you’ll need to make it a breeze! 
They have:
✅Cheat sheets for ways to target 15 core words
✅No prep, cut and glue craft sheets for the same 15 words
✅Toy companion posters listing several phrases of only core vocab for 12 common toys
✅Word list, reminder handout, home communication page, and more!

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You can increase the story’s length by one sentence and/or fade the visual as your student progresses. 

Great as a reading comprehension activity, as well.

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    I was in a meeting the other day where a student ( I was in a meeting the other day where a student (whom I didn’t know) was approved for an iPad with Proloquo. It almost certainly wouldn’t arrive until the fall. Two well-meaning professionals in that meeting suggested “doing PECS” in the meantime. 

The parent was willing to purchase “whatever” until the device could arrive. I’d hated the idea of her buying an expensive, extensive PECS book for two months of use. I’d also hated the idea that it seemed no one knew PECS is actually a very specific set of steps for learning/teaching in which one should be trained before implementing. *It’s not just laminated pictures of items the child likes placed in a binder. It’s also not a magic 💊 when handed to a student.

Instead I suggested printing the Home Screen of Proloquo and beginning to teach that to this student. 

Paper-based options are completely valid and feasible. I’d say, even essential to introduce in case a device is dead or breaks. 

The ease with which this parent could give her child a “head start” on AAC via printing a screenshot is far and away more than what buying a whole PECS book would entail.

We as SLPs should be doing this. We should have these on hand. While waiting for a device and also while using one. And tell parents. Maybe they go on vacation and forget the device/printed piece. Show them how easy it is to google and print themselves! 🙌🏻

And please, can we stop referring to all collections of picture cards in a binder “PECS”…? 🥴🫠
    (I have a funny feeling by “better” you just m (I have a funny feeling by “better” you just mean *cheaper*… 🙄)

#SLPeeps #instaSLP #ASHAigers #SpeechTherapy #SLPonTpT #SLPsonTpT #Preschool #PreschoolSpeech #PreschoolTherapy #schoolSLP #SLP2b #Teachersfollowteachers #teacherspayteachers #teachersoftpt #tpt #teacher #teachers #iteach #iteachtoo #teacherlife #igteachers #teachersoninstagram #slpsfollowslps #SLPsonInstagram #AAC #PECS #AACSLP #CoreVocab
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It’s no secret that I hate all of the $ store junk my kids come home with. My “hack” is to dump it all in a bag and use it for the non-edible, allergy friendly candy in my Halloween bowl. Some kid is gonna get a 💜 pop-it that says “Happy Valentine’s Day, love Brayden” when they trick or treat at my house but 🙃 oh well!

Instead my speech kids go home with:
✅the “end of the year memories” book, tailored to speech therapy, that we completed
✅a simple one-page homework sheet for their sound that their parent will actually be able to use and not be overwhelmed by enough to ignore it all summer
✅a wave, high-five, or a hug
AND THAT’s IT!

Comment below if you want the link to these!

Do you give your students EOY gifts?
    The number of hours I wasted standing at the copie The number of hours I wasted standing at the copier making giant summer speech homework packets in my first couple years working makes me 😵‍💫
Especially since I’m confident the majority of those pages weren’t even looked at. 

Until I made a one page instruction sheet with simple, parent-friendly instructions for how to accurately produce sounds… parents were very appreciative! 

If you’ve got students/caregivers requesting work over the summer to prevent loss of articulation skills, these one page, black ink only, no prep sheets have:
✅a mouth model visual
✅concise written instructions for production of 12 phonemes
✅words in initial, medial, and final with visuals
✅sound-loaded phrases
✅sound-loaded sentences

Comment below if you want a link!
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What’s the worst you’ve ever come back to after summer break?

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    Before my oldest started school, I swore I wasn’ Before my oldest started school, I swore I wasn’t going to do this trend. I figured teachers thought it was a pain and I hate Dr Seuss books.

Then my cousins, both of whom are HS teachers, told me how much they love writing in and reading their students’ books and that I just HAD to do it.

Once I found other book options, I was into it! 😍 I have 3 kids and they all have different books.

❓Parents: do you do this for your own kids? What book do you use?
❓Teachers: how do you feel about writing in these books?

🗣️Comment below if want the link to my book list! 🔗 (But make sure you’re following first or the DM won’t go through.)

End of the school year
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    There’s lots of new faces around here, so I thou There’s lots of new faces around here, so I thought I’d show you mine again and introduce myself!

I’m Denise, a pediatric SLP, wife, mom of 3 humans (9, 6, & 3)  and 1 black lab. I live on Long Island and am currently working as a preschool/EI transition evaluator. 

My favorite communication skills to target are early language, articulation, and core vocabulary! 
I love cheese, margaritas, photography, and trash TV (Bravo).
I hate feet, olives, and weather below 70 degrees. (I’m chronically cold.)

It’s just me, myself, and I behind this account and I’m SO grateful for every like, comment, share, story reply, link click, and purchase in my TpT store!

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    I volunteered at my own children’s book fair to I volunteered at my own children’s book fair to help the kids shop. I *may* have spent the majority of the time scouring the shelves for new core word-filled books 🤷🏻‍♀️

Did you know I have an Amazon list of full of books I use to target core vocabulary? Comment below if you want to check it out! You might just find something to add to your toolbox 🙂
    Teaching AAC is just language therapy - and that’s the 🗻 I’m willing to die on!

Want my cheat sheets to make it *that* much easier??? Comment below for the link - because they’re 25% off today and tomorrow!!!!

Resource contains:
✅Toy companion posters listing several phrases of only core vocab for 12 common toys. 
✅Cheat sheets for ways to target 15 core words naturally throughout the day 
✅No prep, cut and glue craft sheets for the
same 15 words
✅List of core words, reminder handout, home communication page, and more!
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    End of the year memories aren’t just for classro End of the year memories aren’t just for classroom teachers! 

I love recapping the year with my students. It’s actually a great way to plan for next year, since we’re lucky enough to have many repeat students from year to year. 

🔗 Check it out at bit.ly/EndOfSpeech or comment below if you want me to DM the link to you! (Make sure you’re following in order to receive the DM!)
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    The teacher appreciation sale starts tomorrow! My The teacher appreciation sale starts tomorrow! My whole store will be 25% off with code THANKYOU25

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    I was evaluating a 2 year old. He said “no” to I was evaluating a 2 year old.
He said “no” to *every* prompt in the receptive section. 
He started banging the spoons together.
I flipped everything upside down and made a drum set. 
We played the drums together.
It elicited language. Unique 3 word phrases!

This is play. This was fun.

He continued to tell me “no” but at least he wasn’t miserable the entire time 🙃

🗣️Tell me below the most unconventional (“non-functional”) play you’ve used. Let’s help each other out!
    …but are you ready? (For National Speech Languag …but are you ready? (For National Speech Language and Hearing Month, that is.)

Comment below for the link to these no prep calendars.
Use as a bulletin board; hand out to teachers; or send one home with each child. ✅DONE for all of May!
    Idk if I’m remembering correctly but I think the Idk if I’m remembering correctly but I think there was a time a few months ago where Adobe got rid of the ability to print across multiple pages??? Was this a fever dream?!

Regardless - you can do it now! Here’s how to make one page into a bulletin board!
🖨️ Print, ✂️ cut, 📌 hang, and ✅ done!

Comment below if you want a link to the calendars!
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