Were you recently thrust into a whole new job description practically overnight? If so, you’re like MANY other overwhelmed SLPs around the world! I have been working hard, searching high and low to compile a huge list of helpful resources for all of us new teletherapists! Click the links below for more helpful info and bookmark this page so you can come back for more ideas and references when you’re ready. (*indicates it links back to one of my own links)
General Websites
http://toytheater.com/ – FREE – Has spinners and games you can use during sessions. Be careful on this site if you give your students control of your screen. They can click something and it will close their whole game and they’d have to start over.
More Learning Games
Highlights Learning Activities and Games
Safe Kids’ Games
Nat Geo – Kids
The Informed SLP – Research Reviews for Teletherapy
Flipgrid
Free Games – Some specific to speech-language therapy if you use the search
General Resources
*FREE Speech & Language Digital Spinners
*Free Early Speech & Language Digital Spinners – Set #2
Mr. Potato Head Online
Teletherapy Troubleshooting Tips for Parents
Parent Guide to Teletherapy
Teletherapy Podcast
The best spinner because you can make it small and customize everything!
Online Stopwatch
Fun Online Timers
*My Teletherapy Tips on Instagram
*My Zoom Tips for SLPs
Website to Combine PDFs – Doc Hub
*How to Organize Your Portfolio Online for Virtual Annual Evaluations – Danielson Teacher Rubric and Portfolio Review
Use This Site to Remove Ads and Suggested Videos from YouTube Clips – Save to your bookmarks so you can use it every time you use or send a YouTube link.
Zoom Resources
*My Zoom Basics Tutorial Video – I walk you through a lot of basics that are great to know for teletherapy.
How to Keep Uninvited Guests Out of Your Zoom Session
Free Disney Pixar Zoom Backgrounds
Free Star Warms Zoom Virtual Backgrounds
Zoom Meeting Controls
Tips and Tricks for Educating on Zoom
How to Use Zoom Like a Pro
*See the next section for more Zoom resources as well
Tutorials
How to Share Your Screen in Zoom
*How to Make Free Interactive Board Games for Teletherapy Sessions
How to Change Your Background on Zoom
How to Use Zoom for Remote and Online Learning
*How to Connect your iPad to a Computer for a Zoom Session
How to Do Screensharing on Zoom
Screenshare Tips for Google Meet
How to Use Board Games During Teletherapy Sessions
*How to Use 2 Different Boom Decks at One Time During a Teletherapy Session
How to Give Students Remote Control Using Google Meet
*How to Quickly and Easily Make Modeling Videos for Parents – You only need a free Zoom account, but PowerPoint helps clean it up a bit
Parent Resources for How to Use Google Classrooms – Short, helpful video tutorials
All About Boom Cards
What Are Boom Cards? – Youtube
Boom Learning Website
About Boom Cards
Free Speech Therapy Boom Cards
Free Articulation Boom Cards
Free Language Boom Cards
Free Special Education Boom Cards
*Link to all of my Speech & Language Boom Card Activities
Helpful Blog Posts
Home Practice Guidance for Parents During COVID-19
Screenshare and Mouse Control Info
Crash Course in Annotation on Static PDFs
Using Interactive PDFs in Speech Therapy
How to USe Adobe Reader for No Print Speech Therapy Resources
Successful Ways to Remediate R During Teletherapy Sessions
How to Be Successful with Mixed Groups During Teletherapy
How to Get High Trials During Teletherapy Sessions
IEP Procedures for Teletherapy
Online Books/Story Websites
Vooks – 1 year free trial for teachers and SLPs
Epic – Free 30 day trial for parents and, teachers get free remote access for students now until 6/30/2020
StoryPlace.org
Wacky Web Tales – Geared toward grades 3 and above
Actors Reading Famous Books
Book Share
Distance Learning Packet FREEBIES
Speech & Language Digital Spinners – Set #1 for later goals
Early Speech & Language Digital Spinners – Set #2 for earlier goals
At Home Word Lists
R Articulation Word Searches
Speech and Language Basic Homework Sheets
Vocabulary Scavenger Hunts
Free Home Packet for Articulation and Language
“English Singsing” YouTube Phonics Stories – Sound-loaded YouTube videos you can include in your distance learning packets.
Articulation Instruction and Practice Videos – Video modeling for sounds a long with short practice lessons.
Animated Short Videos with Speech & Language Suggestions
***** Do you have any helpful resources you’d like me to add to the list? If so, comment below so we can all check them out!****
