Speech and language

Where AAC belongs in each part of the IEP: special factors, present levels, the device and AT services, staff training, home use, goals and data.

How to do aided language modeling: pick target words, touch symbols while you talk, model one step above the student and track it. Worked example included.

Calculate MLU step by step: record a language sample, split it into utterances, count morphemes with clear rules, then divide. Includes a worked example.

SLP IEP meeting tips: turn speech data into a one-page summary, present each goal as baseline, now and next, and explain test scores in words families follow.

How school SLPs manage a caseload: track due dates, turn minutes into a schedule, group by goal, protect indirect time and document every session.

SLP teacher collaboration that gets speech goals used in class: pick one target, a classroom moment, a cue card and a tiny tally. Worked example with numbers.

Collect speech therapy data in a group session: pick the method per goal, plan trials, tally with simple codes, take a cold probe and graph it every week.

What gestalt language processing is, what the evidence does and does not show, and how SLPs and families support a child who learns language in chunks.

Conversation skills activities for school SLPs, matched to each target skill, with a step-by-step plan, a worked middle school example and mistakes to avoid.

20 AAC goal examples sorted by linguistic, operational, social and strategic skills, each with a baseline, criterion and data method, plus partner supports.

12 AAC classroom accommodations written for the IEP, from device access and wait time to unit vocabulary and testing, each checked for grading and test effects.

How to take an AAC baseline, with 12 AAC goals that show the baseline probe, condition, criterion and data method, plus a table for choosing what to measure.

16 conversational repair goals for fixing a misunderstood message and asking for clarification, each with a baseline, criterion and planned-breakdown probe.

24 expressive language IEP goals for school SLPs: word retrieval, grammar, complex sentences, explanations and narrative, each with a baseline and a probe.

24 asking questions IEP goals for SLPs: asking for missing items, question grammar, help and clarification, class questions, partner questions and AAC.

12 basic concepts IEP goals for SLPs: quantity, size, same and different, order and time, and the concept words hidden in classroom and math directions.

12 categorization IEP goals for SLPs: sorting, naming the category, naming members, odd one out, subcategories and definitions, plus categories activities.

12 describing IEP goals for SLPs: understanding attributes, describing objects and scenes, describing so a listener can guess, comparing, and AAC describing.

24 nonverbal communication IEP goals for SLPs: gestures, reading faces, tone of voice and body language, using voice to be understood, and self-advocacy.

20 oral presentation IEP goals for planning, speaking from notes, volume, pace and audience questions, each with a baseline, criterion and rubric method.

20 PECS IEP goals for SLPs and BCBAs, organized by the six PECS phases, with a phases table, data methods and how PECS fits with other AAC options.

12 plural IEP goals for SLPs: regular -s and -es, irregular plurals, understanding plurals and plurals in writing and AAC, with a speech sound check first.

24 preposition IEP goals for SLPs: understanding in, on and under, following position directions, saying where things are, phrases, time words and AAC.

24 pronoun IEP goals for SLPs, from I and me to he, she, they, object and possessive forms, AAC and stories, plus how to teach and measure pronouns.

20 phone skills IEP goals for answering, calling, voicemail, safety, work calls and texting, each with a baseline, criterion and task analysis method.

20 topic maintenance IEP goals for SLPs, plus how to take conversation skills data: on-topic replies, keeping topics going, clear topic changes and AAC.

24 verb tense IEP goals for SLPs: regular -ed, irregular past, is and was, future and perfect forms, tense in retells, plus past tense therapy activities.

12 word retrieval IEP goals for SLPs, with the word finding strategies behind them: semantic and sound cues, describing, naming accuracy and classroom use.

24 yes and no question IEP goals for SLPs: wants versus facts, pictures, personal events, true or false, AAC and eye gaze, and asking yes or no questions.

16 annotated speech therapy progress report comments for articulation, language, social communication, fluency and AAC, with weak and strong versions.

16 language goal examples for school SLPs: directions and concepts, vocabulary, grammar and narrative, each with a baseline, a varied criterion and a probe.

24 listening comprehension IEP goals: oral directions, passages and video, main idea, inference, lecture notes and listening strategies, each with a probe.

24 pragmatic language goals for high school students: repair, self-advocacy, discussion, nonliteral language and work talk, written without masking targets.

24 kindergarten pragmatic language goals for SLPs: saying no, joining play, repair, morning meeting and feelings, with any communication mode accepted.

12 receptive language IEP goals for SLPs: word meaning, classroom directions, complex sentences and questions, each with a baseline, criterion and probe plan.

16 requesting and commenting goals for speech therapy, from first reaches to peer comments, each with a baseline, criterion and a way to count by function.

20 speech and language accommodations written the way they belong in an IEP, each checked as accommodation or modification, with the effect on grades and tests.

24 kindergarten speech IEP goals for SLPs: sounds and intelligibility, concepts, vocabulary, grammar and retell, each with a baseline, criterion and probe.

20 preschool speech IEP goals for SLPs, written for play and routines: requesting, first words, concepts, speech sounds and early sentences, with probes.

16 speech therapy goals for autistic students who speak: self-advocacy, gestalt language, questions and conversation, with baselines, criteria and data methods.

20 speech therapy goals for echolalia that treat echoes as communication: gestalt functions, mixing chunks, new combinations and grammar, with probes.

24 speech therapy goals for nonspeaking autistic students: shared attention, requesting, refusing, early AAC, signs and understanding, each with a baseline.

24 selective mutism IEP goals built on gradual exposure: nonverbal participation, first sounds, new people and settings, planned with mental health staff.

24 two-word phrase speech goals, from imitation to spontaneous combinations, AAC and first sentences, each with a baseline, criterion and play-based count.

20 WH questions IEP goals for SLPs and teachers: who, what and where, then when, why and how, story questions, asking questions and inference, with probes.

AAC data collection that separates spontaneous from prompted messages: a side-by-side table, a coding key, three classroom scenarios and one deciding question.

A fill-in speech-language evaluation report template for school SLPs, a completed example for a second grader, and notes on what reviewers and parents check.

Fill-in vocabulary goal templates for speech therapy, a completed example for a fourth grader, and notes on what reviewers and parents check in each part.

Speech therapy goals for parents, in plain words: what each part of your child's goal means, how progress is measured, and questions to ask the school team.

What happens when speech therapy sessions are missed: when districts generally make them up, how compensatory services differ, and where policies vary.

When a student exits school speech therapy: the educational impact test, the federal evaluation and notice rules, and where states and districts differ.

How many minutes of speech therapy an IEP gives: no federal number, how teams set minutes from need, group vs individual sessions, and where state rules differ.