Summer 2017: Using Read-Alouds to Teach Vocabulary, Story Grammar, Listening Comprehension and Writing
This semester at Providence College we tried a flip class in the Communication Disorders Class with readings and PowerPoints...
Category: Reading comprehension
Previewing: Pre-reading Activities
Have you been to a movie lately? What happens before the main movie? You typically are watching movie previews....
Finding resources to assist in speech therapy and in the classroom
The internet has allowed us as clinicians to have research-based resources at our fingertips but sometimes finding these...
How do you determine a student’s reading level?
When we are working with a child it is important that we are working at their appropriate reading level....
Listening Comprehension versus Reading Comprehension
Listening Comprehension skills versus Reading Comprehension Skills I know that it may be confusing when you are writing goals...
Story Retell
Story Retell: Story Retell is one way to measure listening or reading comprehension. This is usually done using a...
Examples of Lesson Plans for a Story Retell
In the summer of 2015 students at Providence College had a project to examine communication disorders and...
Oral Language the Framework for Written Language
We have been spending a great deal of time understanding oral language. Why is this important for written...
Not all questions are created equal, be careful when measuring comprehension
A common therapy goal is for a child to increase comprehension skills as measured by their ability to...
Braidy: The Story Grammar Marker by Mindwing: A lesson on Setting
Mindwing’s Story Grammar Marker is a great tool to teach story grammar. You use Braidy for the younger student....
