Hey school-based SLPs! 🚌 If you’ve ever watched your autistic student struggle through a standardized assessment that’s SO INACCURATE it’s useless… you NEED to hear this! Hi, I’m Speech Dude. I’ve been an SLP for over 20 years, and here’s what I’ve learned about standardized assessments: 🎓 They don’t work for autistic kids because they weren’t MADE for autistic kids! They’re normed on neurotypical kids! And instead of focusing on the unique needs of our autistic kids… ⛔ They focus solely on th

Early literacy is the foundation for a child’s future reading and writing skills, starting with simple activities like talking, singing, reading, writing and playing. Building these skills early helps children develop a lifelong love of learning! | Salt Lake City Public Library

Need some fresh literacy center ideas? Try these 5 activities to engage your K-2 class: 1. Have kids practice reading together 📖 2. Real life writing tasks ✏️ 3. Provide supportive phonics activities 4. Meaningful activities with REAL books 📚 5. Build excitement with all genres of writing 📝 All materials shown are from my K-2 literacy bundles! Learn more here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Learning-At-The-Primary-Pond-Alison/Category/-Literacy-Centers-Bundles-292925 | Learning At