Following directions is a common goal for my patients of all ages. I try to keep these activities fun and play-based, but for the older kids that’s an especially challenging endeavor. Here are some of my favorite activities for working on following directions… Here are some more ideas for using Toca Kitchen Monsters in speech …
Please read about the basics about therapy dogs and animal-assisted intervention in speech-language pathology on my original post here. AAI receptive langauge activities are as varied as receptive langauge goals. When working on single-step directions I set out color sorting bowls and tell the patient which bowl to put each treat into. When working on …
Toca Boca World is a FREE app that’s loved by many of the children I work with. When I use it for following directions I give my in-person patients one of my iPads with Toca Boca World on it and then tell them what to do (mostly in single-step, but with some 2-step directions, too). …
One of my patients requested we play the “Donkey Hodie™ Froyo Stand” game during their reward/choose time. I was blown away to realize: “This is a GREAT multi-step directions game!” It’s FREE, it can be played on the iPad’s PBS Kids app, the android PBS Kids app, or even on the website! This means parents …
Toca Boca World is a FREE app beloved by many of the children I work. When I use it for following directions I give my in-person patients one of my iPads with Toca Boca World on it and then tell them what to do (mostly in single-step, but with some 2-step directions, too). For the …
I’m constantly looking for new and fun ways to work on following directions; especially for my patients who have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, which is best treated by varying activities and tasks. One of my favorite apps to use for any and all speech and language treatment is Toca Pet Doctor. This app isn’t one of the …
Toca Kitchen Monsters is another FREE app from Toca Boca. It’s another fun way to address following directions during a naturalistic/play-based activity. In this game you pull the left side of the screen over to get various foods and the right side of the screen to find ways to prepare the foods. You can use …
A few years ago I received a referral from a neurologist who had concerns about verbal memory. I did some research and found that, despite my lack of training in this area this is within an SLP’s scope of practice. I also found that there wasn’t a lot of evidence-based techniques for this area. The …
