Take your teletherapy to the next level with these top online resources for speech-language pathologists, especially for school-based SLPs. Check them out and bookmark your favorites!

<h2>
  <span style="font-size:18px"><strong>The Shift to Teletherapy</strong></span>
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  <span style="font-size:18px"
    >Speech-language pathologists across the nation have made a swift transition
    to teletherapy to continue serving their clients and students in the face of
    COVID-19. A move to teletherapy had long been a consideration for many of
    us; however, with busy caseloads, reports, assessments, IEPs, and everyday
    life, the planning and transition to offering virtual services took a back
    seat.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    >By now, in 2020, as a school-based SLP, you&rsquo;ve likely conducted more
    virtual sessions than you can count! You&rsquo;ve been presented with a
    brand new set of challenges &ndash; like having a child write on your
    virtual whiteboard (and learning how to block them), working with a student
    who appears terribly bored (or even runs away from the screen), or
    tenaciously attempting to sync an iPad to your session (only to receive a
    message informing you that &ldquo;the internet connection is
    unstable&rdquo;).</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    >As SLPs, no matter what challenges we encounter during this transition, we
    continue to learn and grow, and we cherish the opportunity to continue
    helping our students &ndash; even if only through a computer screen.</span
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<h2>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong>School SLP Resources for Teletherapy</strong></span
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<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    >Although speech-language pathologists use many physical materials during
    therapy sessions, not all of these tools are user-friendly for teletherapy.
    Therefore, our &ldquo;speechies&rdquo; have shared some of their favorite
    online platforms and websites to help promote communication skills for
    clients of all ages during teletherapy.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    >SLPs are known for your ability to quickly transition from one activity to
    the next and to turn almost anything into a communication tool, so we know
    you&rsquo;ll find some treasures in this SLP resource list. Be sure to
    bookmark your favorites for easy navigation and enjoy!</span
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</div>

<h3>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong>Teletherapy/Video Chat Platforms</strong></span
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  <strong
    ><span style="font-size:18px"
      ><a href="https://doxy.me/pricing">Doxy.me</a></span
    ></strong
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  <strong
    ><span style="font-size:18px"
      ><a href="https://gsuite.google.com/products/meet/">Google Meet</a></span
    ></strong
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  <strong
    ><span style="font-size:18px"
      ><a href="https://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/pricing"
        >Go To Meeting</a
      ></span
    ></strong
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<div>
  <strong
    ><span style="font-size:18px"
      ><a href="https://www.simplepractice.com/telehealth/"
        >Simple Practice</a
      ></span
    ></strong
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  <strong
    ><span style="font-size:18px"
      ><a href="https://theranest.com/features/telehealth/">Theranest</a></span
    ></strong
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<div>
  <strong
    ><span style="font-size:18px"
      ><a href="https://vsee.com/pricing/">VSee</a></span
    ></strong
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  <strong
    ><span style="font-size:18px"
      ><a href="https://www.webex.com/pricing/index.html">WebEx</a></span
    ></strong
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  <strong
    ><span style="font-size:18px"
      ><a href="https://zoom.us/healthcare">Zoom</a></span
    ></strong
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<h3>
  <span style="font-size:18px"><strong>SLP Online Tools</strong></span>
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<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://www.abcya.com/">ABCya</a></strong> &ndash; Over
    400 educational videos and games for pre-K through grade 6+ targeting common
    core standards.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a
        href="https://www.quia.com/pages/havefun.html?fbclid=IwAR3qzrGiEIH0O9xslaPKtLauRVRW27aZK_t5R75XIltW1bXTX9QkF0KWXTY&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=name_here_are_send_home_activity_ideas_for_students_during_the_school_shutdowns&amp;utm_term=2020-03-16%20-%20speech%20language%20resources%20by%20Tracy%20Boyd"
        >Articulation, Phonology, and Sequencing Activities</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; SLP Tracy Boyd&#39;s Quia page including free language games,
    activities, quizzes, and more on phonology, articulation, and
    sequencing.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="https://www.berenstainbears.com/">Berenstain Bears</a></strong
    >
    &ndash; Interactive games for preschool and early elementary children with
    the Berenstain bears theme.</span
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</div>

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  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a
        href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/author/thedigitalslp?collection=Decks&amp;sort=publishDate&amp;order=-1"
        >Boom Cards for SLPs</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; Boom Cards for articulation, organized by seasonal themes. Digital,
    self-checking, interactive activities. Students are shown one question at a
    time and get instant feedback on their answers.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://www.mycoughdrop.com/">CoughDrop AAC</a> </strong
    >&ndash; CoughDrop&rsquo;s goal is to provide affordable, approachable,
    simple solutions to complex communication needs that work for everyday use.
    Free accounts for providers that support communicators.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="https://learningtools.donjohnston.com/product/cowriter/"
        >Co:Writer</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; This program for Google Chrome and iOS uses grammar-smart and
    vocabulary-smart word prediction, translation support, and speech
    recognition to help unstick ideas and get them to flow in writing.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="http://games.disney.com/">Disney Games</a></strong>
    &ndash; Disney themed games, coloring, and videos for elementary and
    preschool students.</span
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</div>

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  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://www.getepic.com/">Epic</a></strong> &ndash; Online
    digital library for children 12 and under. Free access when you use your
    school email.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://everydayspeech.com/">Everyday Speech</a></strong>
    &ndash; Video-based social skills curriculum for pre-K to high school.
    Parents can sign up for free at this time.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="http://www.funbrain.com/">Funbrain</a></strong> &ndash;
    Interactive Games, Grammar Gorillas, Plural Girls, Mad Libs, Penguin Drop,
    and more for preschool to grade 8.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="https://www.highlights.com/">Highlights for Kids</a></strong
    >
    &ndash; Hidden pictures, puzzles, games, books, and activities for all ages!
    Great for language and articulation carryover.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a
        href="https://www.home-speech-home.com/use-youtube-videos-to-spice-up-language-therapy.html"
        >Home Speech Home</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; This downloadable lesson plan shows you how to use a variety of
    &quot;How It&#39;s Made&quot; YouTube videos to target wh-questions,
    multiple-meaning words, antonyms, synonyms, categorization, figurative
    language, vocabulary, retell/sequencing, and identification of key versus
    irrelevant information.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://www.ixl.com/">IXL</a></strong> &ndash; Activities
    that target common core standards in all subject areas for pre-K through
    high school.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://jeopardylabs.com/">Jeopardy Labs</a></strong>
    &ndash; Just like the real thing! Create your own jeopardy board or use
    premade games. Great way to work on vocabulary, categories, and more.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://www.memozor.com/">Memozor</a></strong> &ndash;
    Offers a wide range of free online memory games that are suitable for all
    ages both young and old.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?page_id=55"
        >Mommy Speech Therapy</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; Free speech therapy worksheets. Great for homework and parent
    handouts.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/"
        >National Geographic Kids</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; Games, videos, and articles full of vocabulary on topics like
    animals, science, and history.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://newsela.com/">Newsela</a></strong> &ndash; Site
    that provides schools with up-to-date, accessible content that supports
    every learner in the classroom and at home. Focuses on current topics and
    articles. A great resource for identifying the main idea, answering
    questions, vocabulary, and more!</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="http://www.nickjr.com/">Nick Jr</a></strong
    ><u>.</u>&ndash; Games and videos with characters such as Peppa Pig, Paw
    Patrol, Blues Clues, and more. Great for preschool and early elementary
    students.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="https://www.owlieboo.com/educational-games.php"
        >Owlie Boo</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; Simple computer games that can be handled by toddlers and young
    children.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://pbskids.org/">PBS Kids</a></strong> &ndash;
    Educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts, Elmo, and
    other PBS Shows.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://www.primarygames.com/">Primary Games</a></strong>
    &ndash; Fun games, coloring, and puzzles for grades 1 through 8.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="http://professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.html"
        >Professor Garfield</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; Games plus interactive and print phonological awareness
    activities.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://www.quia.com/web">QUIA</a></strong> &ndash;
    Quintessential Instructional Archive (Quia) provides a wide variety of
    tools, including vocabulary quizzes and games for students who can read,
    plus access to materials other therapists have created.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://www.readworks.org/">ReadWorks</a></strong> &ndash;
    Free content consisting of articles and stories with questions that target
    reading comprehension for kindergarten through grade 12.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/student-activities"
        >Scholastic Student Activities</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; Scholastic games, quizzes, online, and print activities targeting
    preschool to grade 8.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a
        href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Parent-Handout-Speech-Practice-On-The-Go-3075616"
        >Speech Practice on the Go</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; Easy, practical ways to practice speech and language skills &quot;on
    the go&quot; for parents. Car rides to the grocery store or the morning
    commute to school provide many opportunities for parents and students to
    practice language and articulation skills in a fun and easy way. This
    handout is perfect to give to parents before a long break!</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong><a href="https://www.spellingcity.com/">Spelling City</a></strong>
    &ndash; Great website for expanding knowledge of vocabulary words and
    reading comprehension.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="https://www.storylineonline.net/">Storyline Online</a></strong
    >
    &ndash; Website streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading
    children&rsquo;s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Use
    these read-alouds to pair with any of your language activities involving
    children&#39;s books.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="https://tarheelgameplay.org/find/">Tar Heel Gameplay</a></strong
    >
    &ndash; A collection of free, easy-to-play, accessible games. Each game is
    speech-enabled and may be accessed using multiple interfaces, including
    touch screens and 1 to 3 switches. You may create your own games using
    videos from the huge collection at YouTube or play already-created games!
    This site features several games using LAMP (Language Acquisition through
    Motor Planning) principles and strategies.</span
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</div>

<div>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    ><strong
      ><a href="https://www.sharedreader.org/"
        >Tar Heel Shared Reader</a
      ></strong
    >
    &ndash; This free resource features a library of age and ability-appropriate
    books and a shared-reading interface that supports adults in engaging
    students more actively and in constructing meaning from texts. Shared
    reading is an evidence-based intervention that can help improve language,
    communication, and interaction skills while building an understanding of
    print concepts.</span
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</div>

<p>
  <span style="font-size:18px"
    >We hope you enjoy these SLP resources for teletherapy! Bookmark your
    favorites, and visit
    <strong
      ><a href="https://www.crosscountryeducation.com/blogs/virtual-services"
        >Cross Country Education Virtual Services</a
      ></strong
    >
    to discover how we can help bolster your school&rsquo;s online educational
    support needs during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.</span
  >
</p>


Helpful Online Resources for School SLPs