Speech Therapy Lessons on Seesaw for Distance Learning

I know that I mostly post recipes on this blog, but I really want to share what I’ve been working on at home since the pandemic hit. My actual career is as a pediatric speech-language pathologist (hopefully most of you knew that). Given that I work for a school district and schools are doing distance learning through the rest of year, that means I’ve been having to find ways to do speech therapy remotely! Something that’s worked really well for me is creating activities on Seesaw, so I wanted to share them with you in case they’re helpful! I’m posting my stuttering and narrative language lessons here, but I’ll add more posts in this series as I finish making more lessons.

Why I Use Seesaw

The trickiest thing for me about doing distance speech therapy without doing one-on-one teletherapy is how to take data and track progress. What I like about Seesaw is that the students can record themselves directly onto the assignment. I also like that I can directly record videos, audio messages, or write comments so I can give them feedback and modeling of what to do. Lastly, I can STILL USE THE ASSIGNMENTS IN SPEECH THERAPY SESSIONS IN-PERSON WHEN WE GO BACK TO SCHOOL! Obviously the cueing, responses, and feedback will all be in person at that time. BUT, I’ll already have all the stimuli (book reads, movie clips, etc.) and all my questions and lessons written out! This distance learning may have actually saved me a lot of time by forcing me to write up a million lesson plans in advance and organize them in an online catalog!

Seesaw Lessons for Stuttering

My lessons for stuttering all follow the same format. First, decide HOW you want to talk (using strategies or not). Then, watch a movie clip and answer discussion questions. Last, do a self-rating scale of how you felt about your speech. These lessons are geared towards students who already have shown mastery of how to use fluency strategies and are moving towards independence in choosing when to use them. Lessons are linked below and labeled by the movie clip I use.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Madagascar
• Cheaper by the Dozen
• Shark Boy and Lava Girl
• Home Alone 2
• Beethoven
• Moana
• Sing
• Leap

Seesaw Lessons for Narrative Language

My lessons for narrative language follow a similar format. They are all literacy-based, which is great because you can tweak the questions slightly to address a mixed group but still use the same story. First, the students watch a video read aloud of a story, then they answer questions. I geared these lessons towards students working on their story grammar in expressive language.

• Peter Rabbit
• Judy Hopps and the Missing Jumbo Pop
• Please Please the Bees
• Forky in Craft Buddy Day

That’s it for now! Please feel free to use my lessons or copy them and tweak them for your own students. OR if you’re a parent and you’re looking for general extra educational activities, these can be used for that purpose too.