Better Hearing & Speech Month Awards 2020
YOUR VOTES ARE IN!
You are constantly being bombarded on social media and in your inbox with information about new SLP products and resources. Some of the resources are reviewed, but many others are not. So how do you know if it will work for you and your students?
You could ask someone who tried it. Some companies even offer a trial or product guarantee. And other companies do a demo. But wouldn’t it be nice to know what the majority of SLPs are using? Well my friend, that’s where the first annual BHSM awards come in! Last year, we held the very first Better Hearing & Speech Month Awards and we decided to hold them again this year!
I know you pay for most, if not all, of your own resources. In my first year of working as an SLP, I spent hundreds of dollars on resources! Thankfully, I’ve learned to invest in evergreen products and have built up my SLP toolbox over the years. Wouldn't it be so nice to know what works for other SLPs right from the start?
Whether you are an experienced SLP, SLP to be, or clinical fellow, you can see what other SLPs are using the most in this blog post. Here are the categories that are covered: Therapy App of The Year, SLP Conference of The Year, Most Valuable SLP Website/Software Program, Most Valuable Paid Resource on TPT/BOOM, Most Valuable Paid Resource From Publisher, Most Valuable Free Resources, Best SLP Podcast Episodes, Most Valuable Therapy Toy, and Most Valuable Therapy Videos.
Before we dive in though, I want to share that these nominations were solely provided by my current Instagram community, newsletter subscribers, and by those speech-language pathologists who shared the survey. If you think there is an awesome resource missing from this list, then put it in the comments! The more we share, the better SLPs we can be!
So without further adieu…let’s find out the winners!
THERAPY APP OF THE YEAR
Top 3 Choices
Notable Mentions
Language Adventures by Smarty Ears
Peekaboo Pack by Night and Day Solutions
SLP CONFERENCE OF THE YEAR
Audience at business conference. People listening to lecture.
Top 3 Choices
1. ASHA (Convention, Connect, & Learning Pass)
Notable Mentions
Speech Therapy PD Teletherapy Boot Camp
MOST VALUABLE SLP WEBSITE/SOFTWARE PROGRAM
Website concept with man holding a tablet computer
Top 3 Choices
2. SLP Toolkit
3. TIED: The Informed SLP
Notable Mentions
Adventures in Speech Pathology Blog
MOST VALUABLE PAID RESOURCE ON TPT/BOOM
Top 3 Choices
1. Sentence Strips BOOM CARDS™ for Language: Distance Learning for Speech Therapy by The Type B SLP
2. Minimal Pair Interactive Boom Cards by Adventures in Speech Pathology
3. TIED:
Speech Therapy Toolbox by Texas Speech Mom
Teaching R Articulation - No Prep R Speech Therapy - Vocalic R & All Others! by Speechy Things
The WH Curriculum by The Speech Bubble SLP
Barrier Games Bundle BOOM Cards™️ Speech Therapy Distance Learning By Allison Fors
Notable Mentions
Please note that links to storefronts were included rather than direct product listings in this section since multiple resources were nominated for many of the authors.
Author
Paid Product(s)
Interactive Language Bulletin Board
Kritter Klinic (any/all of them)
Rock Paper Scissors Articulation Game BUNDLE
Adventures in Speech Pathology
Articulation Carryover Packet
Adventures in Speech Pathology
Articulation Boom Cards™ from Isolation to Sentences for S, SH, CH, J and TH
PLAY BASED BOOM CARD BUNDLE For Speech Therapy: Distance Learning
Repetitive, Interactive/ Gross Motor movement Stories
Articulation Cards Bundle
Pronouns
Treasure Hunt
Bjorem Animal Rescue
Boom Cards (Eat, Go, Down, Up)
My Boo Boo
Sentence Flips + NO PRINT/Interactive PDF (Distance Learning)
Summer-Themed Boom Cards
R Sound Knock Knock Jokes
Gumball Articulation Boom Cards
Lateral/Frontal Lisp Deck (boom cards)
Lateral Lisp deck for /sh/ on BOOM Learning.
Spot the Differences Articulation Bundle
Baby Signs For Daily Routines Part 1: Beginning Signs, Snacks, Activities
Language on the Go
Growth Mindset in Speech-Supplementary Curriculum for Speech-Bundle
NO Prep Speech and Language Homework Bundle
Live Love Speech - Kristine Lamb
Grab n' Go WH Questions
Live Love Speech - Kristine Lamb
Grab n Go Expanding Utterances
Baby Shark
Progress Monitoring for Articulation
Interactive Books (on boom or printable)
Interactive Book bundle BOOM cards
Editable Book Companion for any book. Print and no print
Kariboo
Articulation Game for Speech Therapy - Tic Tac Toe
Articulation Handout Bundle
Speech Room News - Jenna Rayburn Kirk
Party Planning: Secondary Speech Therapy Activities
Speech Room News - Jenna Rayburn Kirk
Response To Intervention K-2 Teacher Toolkit
Speech Room News - Jenna Rayburn Kirk
Language Through Play
Speech Room News - Jenna Rayburn Kirk
School-Aged Summer Speech & Language Packet: Tear off
Speech Room News - Jenna Rayburn Kirk
Learning Through Play Handouts
Expressive language deck
No prep Social Skills For Older Students
AAC Toolkit
Cycles for Phonology Toolkit: Assessment, Progress Monitoring, & Intervention
Middle School Starter Kit for Speech and Language Therapy
No Prep Articulation Printables Using High Frequency Words
One Sheet Language Lessons
Inferencing and Predicting Using Real Pictures for Speech Therapy
Yeti Hunt
Language and social language homework for the year
Distance Learning Made Easy for SLPs
Speech Club
Spatial Concepts Speech Therapy Program: Teaching Prepositions
Hands on Program
Speech Therapy Activity Trials- Distance Learning (aka Speech Hoops)
Ultimate Speech Bin Unit
Speech Therapy Sensory Bin: Articulation and Language Unit
Old Lady unit
Spatial Concepts
Interactive Articulation Flip Books
Interactive Books All Year Club
Apraxia Decks
Category Kit
Virtual Field Trip
Basic Concepts for Speech Language Therapy Bundle
Distance Learning for Speech No Print Digital Book Companions: Growing Bundle
Ultimate Thematic Units
Mega language and articulation visuals for speech therapy
The Speech Teletherapy Starter Bundle
MOST VALUABLE PAID RESOURCE FROM A PUBLISHER
Top 3 Choices
1. Bjorem Speech Publications Bjorem Speech Sound Cues
2. Northern Speech Services - Kaufman Treatment Kits
3. Expanding Expression Tool (EET) Kit
Notable Mentions
Teach Me To Talk – The Therapy Manual by Laura Mize
Story Champs from Language Dynamics
MOST VALUABLE FREE RESOURCES
Top 3 Choices
1. Fun in Speech: Speech & Language Digital Spinners
2. Speechie Side Up AAC Core Word Implementation Ideas
3. Speechy Musings: Speech Sound Cue Cards Freebie for Speech Therapy
Notable Mentions
Please note that links to storefronts were included rather than direct product listings in this section since multiple resources were nominated for many of the authors.
Author
Free Product(s)
Adventures in Speech Pathology
PMV handout
Adventures in Speech Pathology
Ch-ash Deaffrication Feeding Mouths
Adventures in Speech Pathology
Th-F Minimal Pairs Boom Cards™ Interactive | Distance Learning
Adventures in Speech Pathology
Vowel Charts for Speech Therapy
Adventures in Speech Pathology
S Cluster Reduction Minimal Pairs
Ashley Rossi- Sweet Southern Speech
Dice and Dot articulation (R)
At Home Visual Supports
My Favorite Early Apraxia Targets and DTTC Hierarchy Flow Chart
FREE Simple Vocabulary, Alphabet, and Social Skills Books
LAMP AAC at a Glance and all of her videos
Spring PreK Language Unit
Margaret Judson from The Bookish SLP
All of them! Core Word Books, Literacy Bill of Rights, Letters to initially target during ore literacy for children/teens with disabilities,etc
Visuals of initial, medial, and final sounds
Guided Access Instruction for AAC
At home word lists for articulation and phonology for SLP’s
Speech and Language Home Suggestions for Emergencies for SLPs FREEBIE
COVID speech and language basic homework three week freebie
Minimalist SLP Resources
Virtual Show N Tell Visuals Freebie
Cards for practicing the R sound
Fluency Therapy Home Practice
Main Idea Paragraphs
Speech and language parent handouts
Play-Based Speech Therapy Homework
25 Speech and Language Handouts for Parents
Stuttering Evaluation - Student Interview Questions
Editable data sheets for slps
Speech Therapy Prepositions
Teletherapy handout for parents
Core Word Phrase "I see" animals Boom Card Edition
"Which one doesn't belong?: Shapes"
Ninja Themed Before/After Cards
Identifying & Solving Problems: HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
Puzzle Samples
Superhero Sentence Comprehension
Bee Theme Unit
Compare and Contrast Sorts - Boom Cards™️ Freebie for Speech Therapy
Language Therapy Data Collection Cheat Sheet
One Sheet Real Picture Describing
Ten for..series
Free Articulation Unicorn Bookmarks
Toy companions
Meal time Core Board
SLP You Book
Early Language Ideas For Home
His Hers Sensory Bin (on Boom Learning)
Book Companion Guide for parents
Describing with sentence strips
FREE Sentence Strip BOOM CARDS: Springtime Virtual Sensory Bin
Visual Schedules for School & Home
Free play doh smash mats for language on boom
BEST SLP PODCAST EPISODES
Top 3 Choices
1. The SLP Now Podcast - 46: A Crash Course in Scaffolding for SLPs - Lauren Haines, MS, CCC-SLP
3. TIED:
Talking with Tech - An Hour by Hour Guide to Implementing AAC at Home
Speechie Side Up - Episode 83: the one about AAC & Autism with Rachel Madel
Notable Mentions
Podcast
Episode(s)
Are You On a Sinking Goal Ship?
Keeping Students Motivated
True Confessions with Lisa & Sarah
E22: I "may have" made up data for progress reports
True Confessions with Lisa & Sarah
E27: Having an attorney in a meeting is scary
Episode 59: SLP Isolation & Advice for CFs
Episode 66: Our favorite time savers for writing evaluation reports
Ep 6: Autism part 1
Ep 32: The many faces of r
13: The One About Kristen From The Daily Dose of Speech
85: The One About Play Based Assessment with Anna Dee
79: The One About Getting Started with Teletherapy with Stacy Crouse
84: The One about Parent Involvement with Andi Putt
86: The One About Using Mini Objects in Therapy with Rachelle Paquette
56: The One About Speech Sound Disorders with Amy Graham
Episode 1: The "Perfect" Applicant
#385 11 Skills Toddlers Master Before Words Emerge by Laura Mize
#322 Walking Through the 11 Skills Toddlers Master Before Words Emerge
How to prepare for a month of therapy
A Crash Course in Data Collection for SLPs
How to Implement the cycles approach
How to Target Early Grammar Goals in Therapy
How to Use Books in Therapy
How to tackle communication attitudes with kids that stutter
How to Target Later Grammar Goals in Therapy
How to Foster Parent Engagement in Telepractice-Leanne Sherred, MS, CCC-SLP
Tips for Success with High School Life Skills with Rosemarie Griffin MS-CCC SLP
Jennifer Tapps on complexity theory
55: The Art of Saying No
25: Selective Mutism - What it is and how to treat it
65: Teletherapy 101
7: Lively discussion about tests with Elena Plante: Why we use them, what makes one valid
008 - Megan Nosol, M.S., SLP - The ABCs of the HNC - important considerations for your patient with head & neck cancer
MOST VALUABLE THERAPY TOYS
Top 3 Choices
2. Play Doh
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Notable Mentions
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MOST VALUABLE THERAPY VIDEOS
Top 3 Choices
1. Peachie Speechie Articulation (Youtube)
2. Graham Speech Therapy (Instagram Videos)
Notable Mentions
SLP Steven’s Videos in Fluency School
Before we wrap up, I do want to note the lack of cultural diversity in this list - both related to the products and creators. Although votes have already been collected for this year, we will make sure to include a category that highlights BIPOC creators and their products going forward. For now, here are some BIPOC SLP leaders that you should check out and support!
Dr. Brittany Mallard-Jackson - Creator of Coffee & Communication. Her future goal is to reduce the amount of African American Students referred for special education through advocating and education.
Quintina Briscoe, M.S., CCC-SLP - CEO and founder of Pediatric Speech Lab, which she built from the ground up starting in her home. She has succeeded in building a successful private practice that now includes teletherapy and even an app!
Sandy Dorsey, MA, CCC-SLP - Sandy’s commitment for helping children with special needs prompted her to start Smiles for Speech, Inc. (SFS) in July, 2017 so that from disadvantaged backgrounds would have access to diagnostic and therapeutic services and to serve as a resource to families and the overall community. Sandy’s goal is to help improve the lives of children in impoverished countries in a sustainable manner so that they can express themselves and live life at their full potential.
Liliana Vazquez, M.S., CCC-SLP/L - Liliana runs the SLP blog, Bilingual Speechie, geared towards providing bilingual resources for SLPs, teachers and parents. In addition, Liliana creates bilingual resources and activities for teachers and SLPs which can be found on TeachersPayTeachers.
Well, there you have it! The top BHSM resources for 2020! Did you miss the chance to vote? No worries. Just leave your vote in the comments below and let us know if we missed any great resources.
Thank you for all the great nominations this year!
