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{App Warning} Do not install the update for First Blubs & concerns I have...
. {App Warning} Heads up….. if you already have the First Blubs app with all of the animals unlocked and like using it in therapy do NOT update the app or remove it from your iPad. If you did not...
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{Free Printable} Free printable symbols for colored bubble wands & great deal...
. I love bubbles and over my 27+ year career have tried all kinds of different types of bubbles, bubble blowers & bubble containers. I have several “no-spill” containers that kids can use...
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{App Review} Social Stories Creator for Educators by Touch Autism
. {App Review} Social Stories Creator for Educators by Touch Autism Most of the kids on my caseload have Autism or other similar special needs so I am constantly either looking for or creating social...
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{Book Review} Splat! by Jon Burgerman
. {Book Review} Splat! by Jon Burgerman I love using great kids picture books in my work as a SLP and especially like books that invite readers to interact with the story! This new book has fun...
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{50+ Fun Food Apps} Expanding AAC opportunities with kids cooking & food...
. {50+ Fun Food Apps} Expanding AAC opportunities with kids cooking & food themed apps . One of the first motivators for many beginning AAC users is to request food. But then sometimes kids get...
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Social Story for Learning Appropriate Use of Video Games: Minecraft
. Over my 27+ career as a SLP I’ve worked with several kids & teens with Autism, ADHD and other special needs who became obsessed with a particular video game. The typical culprits are Pokemon,...
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{Book Review} “The Day I Ran Away” by Holly Niner
. {Book Review} “The Day I Ran Away” by Holly Niner . I love using great picture books in OMazing Kids speech therapy and kids yoga! Guess what this book is fun for both. I love the colorful...
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{App Review} Big Break: The Acting Game by Emote Play Apps Inc.
. {App Review} Big Break: The Acting Game by Emote Play Apps Inc. This app is a fun twist on video modeling for learning and practicing expression of emotions. There are 14 movies to choose from....
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{SLP Hack} Use spiral bands instead of book rings
. Looking for an easy and inexpensive way to assemble interactive books and other materials? I like to use spiral bands instead of book rings. They are flexible, easy to thread through and spring back...
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10 Autism Faves: nine toys & a “must have” book
. {10 Autism Faves} Here are ten items that have been consistent faves with my patients with Autism: Play-doh garbage truck: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CPHGF7I (See this post for free...
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{App Review} Reading Train series of apps – great for early literacy and...
. Looking for high quality apps specifically designed for early readers? To go with classroom themes? Or to target core vocabulary for kids using AAC? Then check out the well designed series of apps...
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{Review & Song Giveaway} Peace for the Children: Yoga, Story, Dance and...
. Check out this fun new addition to my OMazing Kids yoga music collection! I especially love The Golden Fish Song with it’s “islandy” vibe. Peace for the Children: Yoga, Story, Dance and Mantra Music...
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{Best 17 in ’17} Top 17 new apps for SLPs released in 2017
. {Best 17 in ’17} Top 17 new apps for SLPs released in 2017: Here is a list of my top 17 favorite new apps released in 2017. Ranked based on being helpful with the most patients seen in OMazing Kids...
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Top 10 AAC App Updates in 2017
. It’s amazing to see how much the field of AAC has changed over the course of my 28 year career as a SLP. Long gone are the old days of it taking years to see any major changes or improvements in AAC...
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Top 7 SLP Therapy App Updates in 2017
. Many app developers spent 2017 focused on updating their apps to be compatible with iOS 11. Some updated their entire line of apps, some only updated a few apps and a few totally abandoned their...
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{Book Review} My Pillow Keeps Moving by Laura Gehl
. {Book Review} My Pillow Keeps Moving by Laura Gehl A clever pup ends up in a cozy home, and she’ll do anything to stay there. She impersonates everything the lonely homeowner needs–a pillow, a...
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{Book Review} “The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School” by...
. {Book Review} “The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School” by Laura Murray Uh-Oh! This leprechaun is trouble! After a mischievous leprechaun makes a mess in the school band room, the...
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{New “Must Have” Resource} Mindful Kids: 50 Mindfulness Activities for...
. Mindful Kids: 50 Mindfulness Activities for Kindness, Focus and Calm by Whitney Stewart and Mina Braun Be still my heart! This is the best new kids mindfulness product that I’ve seen in a long time....
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New Articulation App: Apraximations – Mouth Cues by Alissa Holloway
. New Articulation App: Apraximations – Mouth Cues by Alissa Holloway I was thrilled to see that the full version of this app was finally released! I especially like the matching game and the free...
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I have something to say…… about PODD
. Have you ever had a patient who you knew had something to say but you struggled to find a means of communication? I spent almost a year trying literally EVERY possible AAC device and app and every...
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