Eligible for Speech-Language Services (ESLS)
"Eligible for speech-language services” means a speech and/or language disorder as follows:
- A speech disorder in articulation, phonology, fluency, voice, or any combination, unrelated to dialect, cultural differences or the influence of a foreign language, which adversely affects a student’s educational performance; and/or
- A language disorder which meets the criteria of NJAC 6A:14-3.5(c)4 and the student requires speech-language services only.
The evaluation for a speech disorder shall be conducted according to NJAC 6A:14-3.5(g).
Documentation of the education impact of the speech problem shall be provided by the student’s teacher. The speech disorder must meet the criteria of 1, 2, and/or 3 for eligibility and instruction by a speech-language specialist:
- Articulation/phonology, the student exhibits one or more sound production error patterns beyond the age at which 90% of the population has achieved mastery according to current developmental norms and misarticulates sounds consistently in a speech sample;
- Fluency, the student demonstrates at least a mild rating on a formal fluency rating scale and in a speech sample, the student exhibits disfluency in 5% or more of the words spoken;
- Voice, the student performs below the normal level for voice quality, pitch, resonance, loudness or duration and the condition is evident on two separate occasions, three to four weeks apart, at different times.
Speech Language Specialists
School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists, state certified as “Speech Language Specialists,” are professionally trained to improve the communication abilities of students who have complex communication disorders, covering a wide range of disabilities and diverse educational needs, including augmentative technology. They serve many different roles in the public school system. Primarily, they are Direct Service Providers, either in or out of the classroom, for students with language, articulation, voice and fluency disorders, as defined by the New Jersey Administrative Code for Special Education (N.J.A.C. 6A:14). Speech Language Specialists also act as Consultants to classroom teachers, paraprofessionals and parents in order to facilitate generalization and carryover of targeted skills. They Evaluate students with suspected speech and/or language disabilities, providing written reports which include input from the teacher regarding the educational impact of the suspected disability in the classroom. They also serve as Child Study Team Members for all classified students receiving speech/language services and when a school age child (5-21) is referred for a suspected language impairment, including all initial planning meetings for preschool students. Speech Language Specialists act as Case Managers for all students referred for possible voice, articulation or fluency disorders and coordinate the development, monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the IEP. If a student requires therapeutic intervention, the decision on level of service (frequency, group size, location and duration) is made by the Speech Language Specialist in conjunction with the IEP team. Mandatory continuing education credits are required in order for the Speech Language Pathologist in order to maintain his or her professional licensure and keep current with best practices in assessment and intervention.
Materials for Home Practice
Expressive Language
http://www.idiomconnection.com
Vooks is an online animated stories site with lesson plans available to read books and answer questions: Vooks is a great resource to use in the home with your children. Vooks is a streaming library of ad-free, kid-safe animated read-aloud storybooks, trusted by teachers and enjoyed by millions of children around the world every week. It is an entire library of storybooks, brought to life, to help encourage the love of reading. You can sign up for Vooks and use the take-home resources to help keep your children reading 20 minutes a day during these extraordinary times.
Sign Up Link: www.vooks.com/parent-resources (educators gets Vooks free for one year when you put in your school email address)
Take-Home Lesson Plans
Vocabulary Pinball - http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/pinball/default.htm?scrlybrkr=cdc7a5cd#
Infercabulary - www.infercabulary.com - Special offer of 2 free months -
Vocabulary - elementary to high school common core vocabulary word practice https://www.sadlierconnect.com/vwo
Science Vocab and other subjects with worksheets - https://kidskonnect.com/science/water-cycle/
Tracy Boyd’s online language games - Class Page - havefun
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Free parent Handouts for vocabulary, book/app suggestions and language strategies -
Receptive Language
Readworks.org
Newsela.com
Vocabulary.com
Vocabulary resource - www.infercabulary.com Special offer of 2 free months
Khanacademy.org
Cloze Technique activities, incorporating music; SLP in the Middle https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Slp-In-The-Middle
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/ - great for following directions and sequencing
Tracy Boyd’s online language games - https://www.quia.com/pages/havefun.html
Scholastic.com/learnathome
Highlights for Kids - www.HighlightsKids.com
Basic Concepts Scavenger Hunt https://www.handyhandouts.com/viewHandout.aspx?hh_number=582&nfp_title=No+Prep+Therapy+Activity+%E2%80%93+Basic+Concepts+Scavenger+Hunt
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/games.html
http://www.kids-pages.com/flashcards.htm
Storylineonline.net/books … For actors and actresses reading books aloud. Good visuals of story pages.
Apraxia of Speech
Beginning Sounds Song - https://youtu.be/rgnGGlfjdbM
Sign Language - https://www.signingsavvy.com/
Phonics - https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/activities/teaching … for auditory rhyming activity (Phonics-Clifford)
Articulation - Home-Speech-Home - specific sounds in words, sentences, and paragraphs- https://www.home-speech-home.com/speech-therapy-word-lists.html
Mommyspeechtherapy.com
Tracy Boyd’s online articulation games (matching, concentration)- https://www.quia.com/pages/havemorefun.html
Minimal pairs by Caroline Bowen-JV https://www.speech-language-therapy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13:contrasts&catid=9:resources&Itemid=117
Speech Teammate - Free Articulation Worksheets https://www.superduperinc.com/freestuff/calendars/SuperDuperSpeechCalendar.pdf
Speech and Language Home Practice (Free TpT download) https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-and-Language-Home-Practice-5326299
Scroll down https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD-evwtW7iGqUV-Xhdu75Ow
http://www.carlscorner.us.com Carl’s Corner- reading specialist/teacher created free resources- scroll down to Website Directory (Blends Bonanza has word lists/activities for many blends)
Speech artic calendar//distance learning resource FREE on TPT https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/Articulation-Calendar-Distance-Learning-COVID-19-5319642
trying: Download/Print Free Speech Articulation Materials
Breanna’s Speech Shop Articulation Freebie https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Freebie-No-Prep-Articulation-Love-2314955
Pragmatics
Everydayspeech.com - sign up for a free trial. Also free if your SLP has access. https://videolearningsquad.com/courses/free-access-social-skills-squad/
Videolearningsquad.com - free right now only
Model Me Going Places 2- free social stories app https://videolearningsquad.com/courses/free-access-social-skills-squad/. - free social stories
Ms. Lane’s SLP materials http://slpmaterials.blogspot.com/search?q=social+skills
Short wordless videos https://docs.google.com/document/d/135i48wOZvhcEMH9kfHRdxQVj6dBlBqePeF8ZaSR9rSk/edit
Free use of Social Express Interactive Software through April 15th https://socialexpress.com/sign-up/?fbclid=IwAR2OUA3T9Fz-n7sA9SqGCDZIwbQM5dRcMGX5sXIoTyBdbsaEshHoSe-kJZw#quote-request
Rhyming, blending https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD-evwtW7iGqUV-Xhdu75Ow
Tons of resources and visual supports https://challengingbehavior.cbcs.usf.edu/
Fluency
The Stuttering Foundation - https://www.stutteringhelp.org/
Teachers Pay Teachers, Free Handout - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/4-Incredible-Stuttering-Treatment-Techniques-for-Preschool-Children-Who-Stutter-4291149
Various Learning Resources
Speakingofspeech.com - all areas of speech therapy
http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/ - all areas of speech therapy
Cloze Technique activities, incorporating music; SLP in the Middle https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Slp-In-The-Middle
Or therapy ideas for older students on her FB page: SLP in the Middle Diary of the Speech Lady
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCFnWreu4v7VoO3NbgP-Qcq2LyE1FvliYSoiTLRY7Qg/htmlview?usp=sharing&fbclid=IwAR3onqbR_gzaUGUEivWH2EQUoAG43UdvLSrEr55BfKhvnmYwi-ppFKHnpcU&sle=true# - all areas of speech therapy
Teacherspayteachers.com - search “free speech therapy”
- Natalie Snyders and Nicole Allison have lots of free materials
- https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-and-Language-Home-Suggestions-for-Emergencies-for-SLPs-FREEBIE-5317375
- Free material - search for “Outer Space-Themed Speech & Language Homework Calendar”
Superduperinc.com - https://www.superduperinc.com/Handouts/Handout.aspx
Speech & Language Kids - https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com
Mmmm Starfall - www.starfall.com
Games for speech and language development: http://www.playingwithwords365.com/15-best-games-for-speech-language-social-skills-development/
https://teachingtalking.com/best-board-games-for-speech-therapy/
Socialthinking.com Jill Kuzma Modelmekids app - community based social stories
Free reading sources https://blog.reallygoodstuff.com/11-free-reading-websites-for-kids/?fbclid=IwAR2SQEuFTkrhMuFqJSRhblxiYuQ5FTEdZ16bLJSQsV9oBHw0JLLlVHP7yJw
- What It Is: This site uses curated PBS videos along with lesson plans, interactive materials, and more to cover lots of subjects in an engaging fashion.
- What They’re Offering: PBS Learning Media is always free for teachers. Sign up here.
- What It Is: Missing storytime already? Vooks is a kid-safe online streaming library of read-aloud animated storybooks.
- What They’re Offering: Vooks is offering a free one-year membership to all teachers. Find out more here.
- What It Is: Scholastic created the Scholastic Learn at Home website to provide students with approximately 20 days worth of learning journeys that span various content areas. Students get approximately three hours of learning opportunities per day, including projects based on articles and stories, virtual field trips, reading and geography challenges, and more.
- What They’re Offering: This service is free and limits printing materials for those who don’t have adequate access. Learn more here.
- What It Is: ReadingIQ is a comprehensive digital library offering books, magazines, comics, and more for kids from ages 2-12. It’s a smart replacement for library time right now and makes it possible for teachers to monitor what and how much their students are reading.
- What They’re Offering: Age of Learning is offering ReadingIQ free to schools closed due to the outbreak. Contact them here for more information.
- What It Is: These online learning resources for younger students are easily differentiated for students of different ability levels.
- What They’re Offering: Adaptive math and ELA courses are always available for free for teachers and students. Sign up here.
- What It Is: BrainPop offers in-depth learning on topics across the curriculum for upper elementary and middle school students. Each topic includes videos, quizzes, related reading, and even coding activities. Teachers have access to planning and tracking resources too. They also offer BrainPop Jr., specially designed for younger kids.
- What They’re Offering: All schools get free access to their COVID-19/coronavirus online learning resources for talking to students about the topic. Any school closed due to the outbreak can receive free unlimited use of BrainPOP during their closure. Contact them here.
- What It Is: This comprehensive program covers a wide variety of subjects for students aged 2-8 (Pre-K through second grade). It offers more than 850 self-guided lessons across 10 levels. A companion program focuses on teaching English as a second language for this age group.
- What They’re Offering: ABCmouse for Teachers and ABCmouse for Schools are always free for all schools and teachers in the U.S. In another country? Contact them here to see what they offer if you’re closed due to COVID-19/coronavirus.
- Over 200,000+ free homeschool printables on all school subjects for FREE
30 Great Educational Netflix Shows for K-5
- Happy streaming!
- Hannah Hudson on March 13, 2020 - What are the best educational Netflix shows? We’ve gathered the top 30! Whether you’re showcasing these to students or using them as part of a distance learning curriculum, these are the best options currently streaming. Note to teachers: Some schools block Netflix, which requires you to use Netflix’s offline feature to download preferred shows and use them during class. When it comes to the legality of streaming Netflix in the classroom, the company notes which media are available for educational screenings.
- Best educational Netflix shows for elementary school
The Magic School Bus When a science concept just isn’t clicking for your students … Ms. Frizzle to the rescue! Stream episodes on the human body, gardening, weather, and more.
Octonauts If you teach about the ocean, chances are there’s an Octonauts episode related to your unit.
Brainchild This science-based show answers all sorts of questions kids tend to ask.
Ask the Storybots The only thing more curious than the bots are kids. Celebrity appearances and a music video at the end of each episode only add to the fun.
The Who Was? Show Based on the popular book series, this live-action sketch-comedy show brings important historical figures, like King Tut, Marie Antoinette, and Pablo Picasso, to life in an entertaining and hilarious way.
Dino Hunt Top scientists examine fossils found in Canada while looking for an elusive, new species!
If I Were an Animal Observe different animals as they age from babies to adults.
Disney Nature: Oceans This documentary explores the ocean depths and the creatures who live within.
White Fang Have students compare the film version to the classic novel of the same name.
Growing Up Wild Five baby animals in different parts of the world grow up learning to survive the wild.
Dream Big This compelling documentary showcases some of the world’s biggest engineering achievements.