Carryover S.O.S. {LINKY PARTY}

Today I'm joining the linky party hosted by Jenn over at Crazy Speech World - Carryover S.O.S: Strategies for Speech Therapy!

Below, I've listed a few of my go to activities used for carryover and generalization of skills.

1. Carryover Notes Home - I will select an activity (or set of activities) and send it home with a note for home practice. I don't like sending too much "homework" home, however if there is an extended break (fall break, winter break, spring break, etc..) I will generally send something home. For articulation/phonology,  I like The Giant Book of Phonology (especially for the auditory bombardment lists), The Jumbo Articulation Books,  5 Minute Kids Articulation Home Activities, Say and Do Rebus Stories, Artic Tickle Stories, and Conversation Scenes/Starters. For language, I love sending retell activities home (I typically have retell activities in all of my book companion sets), book lists (to go along with retell), and fold and flip language/vocabulary books (Fold and Say - Basic Concepts, and Fold and Say - WH Questions are a few of my favs).

If you'd like to download a copy of my Notes Home click on the links below. There are two forms on each sheet. I print out multiple copies, cut them in half, and put them in a folder on my desk. When I need to send practice activities home, I pull one out, fill it out, and attach it to the assignment/activity.

 

Note Home for Articulation Practice

 

Note Home for Language Practice

 

 

2. Notes on desks (and on the refrigerator at home) - Post-It Notes, Laminated Cards, a Symbol Picture Card...whatever it is that my student chooses as their reminder is what I will use. Typically we will discretely place one on the corner of the desk as a reminder to use good sounds (or complete sentences, etc...). Then, I will send a little note home and have the student put one on their refrigerator for a visual reminder at home too. I've also used bands and/or bracelets. It just depends on the student, but it's important for them to choose and have ownership of whatever it is.

3. Classroom Appearances -  It's amazing how much of a visual reminder I become to my students! I LOVE going into classrooms, and it's amazing to see my kids make progress where it really counts!

Don't forget to head back over to the LINKY PARTY to check out what other SLPs are using! Enjoy!

Yes, I'm tardy for the party...Linky Party: Show me the data!

Crazy Speech World is hosting a linky party: Show me the data! Check it out. Lots of great ideas. And yes, as usual I'm tardy for the party!

I posted a little bit about my data collection process earlier this summer. Here is my throwback data post. I try to keep it simple. I use the following forms to collect attendance and data. You can find both, as freebies, in my TpT Store. Links below.

2013-2014 Attendance Calendar

Basic Therapy Data Sheet



Yep, I'm getting resources ready for the new school year (early, I know!)

I am a data junkie! And again, I'm always looking for quick and easy ways to manage my therapy data. I've tried apps, but for now, I'm still a paper pencil girl (and it's always a work in progress). During the school year, I work between two different schools. My caseload consistently stays around 40-45 students (20 in one school, and 25 or so in the other). At each school, I keep a therapy data binder, and in that binder I place a pocket tabbed divider for each of my students (I personally love the Avery® Slash Pocket Insertable Tab Dividers, 8-Tab). Behind each tab I keep an attendance log, and multiple data log pages for each student (I've attached copies of those below). I've tried other systems before (e.g., individual folders for each student) but this has been the system that has worked the best for me so far. I'd LOVE to hear and/or see how you all organize your data. Again, nicely organized data sheets make me one happy SLP!     

Therapy Attendance Log (August 2013 - May 2014)
SLP Therapy Data Log

Mindy

Let's talk a little about ESY data!

Okay friends! This is blog number one and as you can tell from the lack of content on this site, I'm new to this so please be easy on me. ESY is in full swing this time of year (at least for us here), and I'm constantly searching for new and better ways to track the ESY data for our students. I've attached a link to the data sheet I tend to use. It's quick, simple, and has all of the info I need to get my ESY files completed (e.g., ESY Progress Reports, and Medicaid). Our ESY period is four weeks (typically just the month of June). I usually select one (or two) goals for each of my students and begin tracking data the first week of ESY. I usually gather data twice a week for each students I'm seeing. So, by the end of the ESY period I will have eight data points to analyze. I then pull this form out again during the first 9-weeks back (typically before mid September) to document if any regression has occurred. Would love to hear how you all track your ESY data. 

Mindy

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ESY-Data-Sheet-730984