Above and Beyond Speech Therapy LLC

02/06/2026

I’ve shared a lot of photos of kids doing table top activities or possibly sitting on the floor working on lessons. But I do see other kids who do not sit for long periods and are constantly moving.

💫 And that’s ok 💫

During our lessons, I follow them. I always have goals and plans and materials out and sometimes they are intriguing for the child, and sometimes not. I pride myself on being neurodiverse affirming and having connection over compliance with kids. I adapt and I adjust.

Kids learn faster when they have someone who cares about them, not someone who makes them do a task they hate.

Today I was in the big therapy room and drew with chalk with one of my extremely smart and artistically talented autistic clients. They are also a gestalt language processor. We talked about colors and sea creatures and how they look the same and how they look different. This was not my plan, but it was theirs.

Lots of language. Lots of connection. Lots of learning.

02/05/2026

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02/04/2026

Who’s ready for summer?! 😎until that time comes, we will keep learning through practice and play - and crafts!! We can work on language skills like - put the small snowball beside the tree - or - let’s put the red snowflake under the bird - during lessons. Or a child can go home and talk about their snowy scene using lots of good S sounds if that’s their goal - my “snowy scene has three red snowflakes on it.” I can incorporate many goals when making any craft 🎨

02/02/2026

It’s still cold 🥶 and we are talking about ways to warm up- like with hot chocolate ☕️ with marshmallows ◻️. Here we are working on PL blends while playing a fun Boom card on the iPad. Whoever gets the most marshmallows at their “hot tub party” wins! And of course I have my visuals out for kids that need it when working on their speech sounds.

01/30/2026

Monday is Groundhog’s Day- and I read Groundhog’s Runaway Shadow with some kids and did some supplemental shadow activities this past week. We were sad that his shadow wanted to run away in the book, but it did come back! We talked about which animals we wanted to use with our flashlights, and our discussions had lots of comparatives and superlatives in them!

“What happens if we move the flashlight FARTHER away? Do the animals get BIGGER or SMALLER? Which animal is the BIGGEST?”

01/28/2026

It snowed - a lot! And it’s cold 🥶! But that isn’t stopping us from talking about snow ❄️

This cute book with simple language allows me to work on S blends like - skating, snow, snow angels, snowman - with ease! And sometimes when a younger kid is working on higher level articulation activities, you need a visual to help them remember the sounds that they are practicing when they are retelling the story. This extra visual will be faded as a child becomes more successful. 

01/27/2026

Calling all locals!! Sign up today - the deadline is Feb 2!!

01/15/2026

This organization does amazing work for our community. Their funding should never have been cut. Please help if you can.

01/12/2026

As an SLP who sees many autistic kids that use an AAC device, I can’t wait to get my hands on this doll!

01/09/2026

If you’ve been wanting to learn some sign, but wasn’t sure where to start, this is a great class!

🎉 Who’s ready to take FREE online ASL classes with the Oklahoma School for the Deaf? 🤟

Registration opens today! https://courses.osd.k12.ok.us/

Choose ASL 1, ASL 2, or both—and start your class immediately after registering. Learn at your own pace from anywhere.

🗓 Registration closes February 12 — don’t miss out!

👉 Sign up today and start learning ASL!

Many thanks to the Oklahoma School for the Deaf Foundation for their generous support in making these FREE online ASL classes possible!

12/22/2025

Wrapping up December lessons with some classic gingerbread man readings! You can work on vocabulary, sequencing, and more! 🍪 🐺