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Our new home!

March 3, 2014

As some of you may have noticed, SLPirates has a new home!  Now located at www.speechlanguagepirates.com and I’m beyond excited about it!  In order to celebrate, I’d like to have a fun giveaway!

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Use the Rafflecopter below to enter to win my entire TpT store.  That’s right, one lucky winner will win each paid product from my store!

**The winner will receive one of each product in my store at the close of the raffle.  Future products are not included in the prize.

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    1. Shara Kuehl

      March 3, 2014 at 2:35 am

      Congrats on the new website! Love the look!

      Reply
      • SLPirates

        March 3, 2014 at 3:09 am

        Thanks! I’m glad you like it 🙂

        Reply
    2. Shara Kuehl

      March 3, 2014 at 2:39 am

      I forgot to say that my favorite products of yours is Superhero Syntax and the Leveled Compare & Contrast pack.

      Reply
    3. CJ

      March 3, 2014 at 2:44 am

      S’mores sequencing!!! I usually pair it with a real life snack after =)

      Reply
    4. Alexis

      March 3, 2014 at 2:55 am

      I love your smores sequencing

      Reply
    5. Amy Beth

      March 3, 2014 at 3:16 am

      I LOVE your superhero Syntax (I was lucky enough to preview it)! Everything in your store looks fabulous, but your book companions and snowy social skills activities look SO amazing! Congrats on the new site!

      Reply
    6. Karen

      March 3, 2014 at 3:16 am

      I love all of your turtle power pack

      Reply
    7. Karen

      March 3, 2014 at 3:16 am

      I love all of your turtle power packs!

      Reply
    8. Joy Glick

      March 3, 2014 at 3:17 am

      Love the new look!

      Reply
    9. Alana

      March 3, 2014 at 3:36 am

      I like The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything book companion as well as If You Give… bundle. I’ve used them so many times and it has made planning much simpler. Congrats on the new site/new look!

      Reply
    10. Shari W.

      March 3, 2014 at 4:17 am

      I really like Safari Semantics.

      Reply
    11. Christy Schneller

      March 3, 2014 at 5:17 am

      I think Safari Semantics looks awesome!

      Reply
    12. Valerie

      March 3, 2014 at 9:38 am

      If You Give…. bundle

      Reply
    13. Elizabeth

      March 3, 2014 at 11:45 am

      Congrats on the new website it looks great, I really enjoy your products especially superhero syntax

      Reply
    14. Helen Wagner

      March 3, 2014 at 12:25 pm

      Hi! It is hard to pick just one, but I love the Verb and Pronoun sort!

      Reply
    15. stephanie k

      March 3, 2014 at 1:01 pm

      Love your book companions like the Pirate who Couldn’t Say Arrr

      Reply
    16. Susannah

      March 3, 2014 at 2:25 pm

      These look fab!

      Reply
    17. Teach Speech 365

      March 3, 2014 at 3:58 pm

      Congrats on your new home!!! I just purchased your Superhero Syntax pack, so I’m thinking that might become my favorite item!

      Reply
    18. Erin

      March 3, 2014 at 5:38 pm

      I love the super hero syntax for my super hero unit!

      Reply
    19. stacey goldberg

      March 3, 2014 at 10:19 pm

      I can’t choose just one. I don’t have any currently but all look absolutely fabulous!

      Reply
    20. Stacy Harris

      March 3, 2014 at 10:21 pm

      I love all of your products and ideas!

      Reply
      • Stacy Harris

        March 3, 2014 at 10:22 pm

        I love the pronoun sort!

        Reply
    21. Mallory

      March 3, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      My favorite product is leveled compare and contrast pack and multisyllabic watermelons!

      Reply
    22. Speech Universe

      March 3, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      I love your Fall Pragmatics packet!

      Reply
    23. Figuratively Speeching SLP

      March 3, 2014 at 10:46 pm

      Congratulations! Love your new site! Your superhero syntax is one of my favorites, but I love your the little old lady who wasn’t afraid of anything book companion as well!n what an amazing giveaway!

      Reply
    24. Speechercize and Gluten Free

      March 3, 2014 at 11:19 pm

      I love the look of your new home!!! I have Superhero Syntax and I love it!!

      Reply
    25. Tammy Agria

      March 3, 2014 at 11:38 pm

      Wow! The new site looks great, can’t wait to see what great product you come up with next.

      Reply
    26. Carmen

      March 3, 2014 at 11:54 pm

      I like the look of your new site -cute pirates! I’ve got your March Madness barrier game and love it. I’ve got your following complex temporal directions pack and turtle power activities on my watch list 🙂 waiting for this year’s purchases.

      Reply
    27. Lauren Wood

      March 4, 2014 at 12:04 am

      Love the new website!!

      Reply
    28. Kristen N.

      March 4, 2014 at 12:36 am

      I love your ‘if you give a pig a pancake’ book companion!

      Reply
    29. Shannon

      March 4, 2014 at 12:37 am

      This is great! Love your site!! Thanks!

      Reply
    30. Deidre

      March 4, 2014 at 12:48 am

      I love your leveled Compare and Contrast. It’s just what I need to help my students break through to using descriptives independently. It’s on my wish list (along with Superhero Syntax and Spring Expressive Pack) in case I’m not the lucky winner 🙂 Love the new site!

      Reply
    31. Erica

      March 4, 2014 at 12:58 am

      I love your Listening Comprehension Differentiated with Visuals packs!

      Reply
    32. Samantha Vaillancourt

      March 4, 2014 at 1:00 am

      I bought your Super Hero Syntax during the sale last week. I can’t wait to use it!! Love the new site!

      Reply
    33. Mary

      March 4, 2014 at 1:00 am

      I loved using the Fall Pragmatics Pack!

      Reply
    34. Wanda Pascucci

      March 4, 2014 at 1:07 am

      Love all your products.

      Reply
    35. heather k

      March 4, 2014 at 1:28 am

      I’m new to you so still have to pick a favorite.

      Reply
    36. Sarah

      March 4, 2014 at 1:50 am

      Your products are always very well developed. I hope I win them 🙂

      Reply
    37. Lauren LaCour

      March 4, 2014 at 1:52 am

      I love your planner! What a great giveaway! And your new site is fab!

      Lauren
      busybeespeech

      Reply
    38. Kate H

      March 4, 2014 at 2:04 am

      I love safari semantics!

      Reply
    39. Kathy

      March 4, 2014 at 2:25 am

      Snowy Social Scenarios and others:)

      Reply
    40. Heide

      March 4, 2014 at 2:30 am

      This is the first time I’ve visited your TpT store or blog. It all looks great, and I am excited to make a few purchases to find a favorite.

      Reply
      • SLPirates

        March 4, 2014 at 3:30 am

        Thanks for coming by! I hope you stay a while 🙂

        Reply
    41. Sara

      March 4, 2014 at 2:51 am

      I hate to say that I don’t have any of your TpT store products. I just looked at them and they all look so wonderful….I think I would be in heaven if I won your whole store…Wow!

      Reply
      • SLPirates

        March 4, 2014 at 3:31 am

        Thanks for being so honest. Glad you are here now!

        Reply
    42. Natalie

      March 4, 2014 at 3:01 am

      I love all your products. As a new CF I appreciate all your creativity

      Reply
    43. Jenny

      March 4, 2014 at 3:55 am

      Wow! Your store looks simply fab! You are obviously dedicated to your profession with the creation of such helpful products! I not only intend to use these resources in the classroom but with my own son as well. Great job!

      Reply
    44. Bryn

      March 4, 2014 at 3:58 am

      Your new website looks great! I don’t have any of your Tpt materials yet but I can’t wait to try some of them out! 🙂

      Reply
    45. Jenna K

      March 4, 2014 at 4:18 am

      The new bright cheery website is so nice!

      Reply
    46. Jordan

      March 4, 2014 at 4:30 am

      Hard to pick one favorite but I’ll go with… Listening Comprehension Pack – Differentiated with Visuals. All your products are so creative and motivating! I wish I could ave them all! Thanks for sharing and the giveaway opportunity!

      Reply
    47. Shannon SLP

      March 4, 2014 at 4:42 am

      I bought your “Pirate Who Couldn’t Say Arrr!” Companion during last week’s TPT sale and like it a lot. The item from your store at the top of my wish list is Superhero Syntax.

      Reply
    48. Nikki

      March 4, 2014 at 11:33 pm

      I love all your products on TPT, if I had to pick one it would be the Ninja Turle Artic pack, my kids love it!

      Reply
    49. Carly

      March 5, 2014 at 1:23 am

      Congrats on the move. I love the Ninja Turtles! So much fun!

      Reply
    50. Beth Voegeli

      March 5, 2014 at 2:26 am

      Congratulations on your new website! I am sorry to say I have not purchased any of your products from TPT. I went to your store to take a look at your products and realized I have been missing some great products. What a fabulous giveaway. I would love to try them all out.

      Reply
    51. Laura

      March 5, 2014 at 2:58 am

      That’s awesome!

      Reply
    52. Jeannette

      March 6, 2014 at 12:11 am

      Love the new site!

      Reply
    53. Sarah Scharnick

      March 6, 2014 at 12:26 am

      Love your stuff!!!!

      Reply
    54. Krista Keleher

      March 6, 2014 at 12:32 am

      Superhero Syntax!

      Reply
    55. Sarah Scharnick

      March 6, 2014 at 12:38 am

      I love the compare and contrast one!

      Reply
    56. Kristen Marshall

      March 6, 2014 at 1:27 am

      Love the new site!!!

      Reply
    57. Judy Hale

      March 6, 2014 at 3:39 am

      I love anything pirate themed and The Pirate who couldn’t say “R” is on my wish list! I like your If you give a Mouse a Cookie companion, and the Topic Turkeys.

      Reply

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✅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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    Does AAC therapy leave you stumped and frustrated? Does AAC therapy leave you stumped and frustrated?

I promise that using AAC while interacting with children is not as daunting as it may seem. 

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!

🔗Comment below if you want me to DM you the link! (But make sure you’re following me first or the DM won’t go through.)
    #Maycember is more like “May-Junecember” when #Maycember is more like “May-Junecember” when you live on Long Island… 

When I hear all of the other parents (both in person and online) lament about all of the PTO and unpaid time required of parents of young kids right now I’m SO thankful for my flexible schedule. 

I’ve been lucky enough to do all of these duties and be at all of these events without stressing. And that is one of the biggest privileges in my motherhood 💗

#TheyreOnlyLittleOnce
    ***GIVEAWAY OVER*** Winners are @_fabulous_78 @cki ***GIVEAWAY OVER***
Winners are @_fabulous_78 @ckindice @bda_slp & @dreamreaderkids 

Today is my 40th birthday 😳😱🥳
I started this business when I was in my 20s! I’m so honored to have had so many of you with me through so many decades and phases of life. 

🎁As a thank you, I’d like to give 4 people 4 resources from my store. To enter:
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Winner announced Monday 6/9 at 9PM EST
    This is the third set in one of my most popular do This is the third set in one of my most popular downloads! 

16 brand new sets of mini-stories, each with an accompanying visual. Visuals and stories include diverse characters and names, specific time concepts (days of the week), and engaging topics. 

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.

Comment below if you want the link! 30% off for the first 48 hours 🎉
    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*… 🙄)

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    When did tangible, cheap, plastic trinkets being s When did tangible, cheap, plastic trinkets being sent home for every holiday, from every kid in the class AND the teachers, become a thing we do?

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!
    So I’ll still have a room or….? What’s the So I’ll still have a room or….? 

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
Teacher signatures
End of year traditions
    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!

Do we have anything in common? Tell me below! 👇🏻
    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!
***MUST BE FOLLOWING ME TO RECEIVE THE LINK***
    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

What are you shopping for during the sale?
    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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