In honor of Halloween, I created an intervention with some spooky themes. This intervention focuses on sequencing events, identifying parts of story, decision making, reading, listening, following directions, and interaction. The story I created was very short and could be extended to meet the needs of any client. I wrote out three sentences then clipped them into small pieces of paper. I created extra nouns so that the client could have a choice of who they wanted in the story. I first gave my client two strips of paper that said “once upon a time” and “the end”. I asked them to put those two phrase on the floor leaving space in the middle for the middle of story. We then added the larger phrases in the middle, sequencing them to appropriately make sense. We finished the story by adding in the missing nouns. The finished story read something like this. The client was asked to identify the parts of the story and assign each part a “spooky” instrument. When I sang the story, the client had Read More
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Free Printable Practice Chart
I encourage all of my students to practice. It doesn’t have to be a lot of practice, as long as my students make an effort to look at their materials a couple times a week. Some of my students need a little extra help when it comes to practicing. That is why I developed this simple Practice Chart for students and their families to use between lessons. Not only do students get to check off the days they practice, but they also get the opportunity to set a goal for themselves. Goals can relate to the number of days practiced each week or the amount of time spent practicing within the week. Many of my students like the idea of getting a small prize for achieving their goal. I work with each student to come up with a suitable prize. Some prizes I have used in the past include sharing a favorite song on YouTube, playing 5 minutes of a musical game on the iPad, bringing a special instrument to play, allowing the student to take home a small instrument Read More