Visual Supports Can Create Predictable Systems with Tara Tuchel
Are you using visuals in your speech therapy classroom?In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, we are breaking away from only talking about older speech therapy students to talk about something that can be used with any age: visual supports! Visual supports are things like pictures, lists, or drawings that help students with autism communicate. They can make a huge difference in your students’ speech therapy outcomes. I sat down with Tara Tuchel from Autism Little Learners to dive into the topic of visuals and how she uses them to help her autistic students reach their goals. Tara is a speech/language pathologist who has been teaching young autistic children for over 2 decades. She has the unique position to run her own communication-based classroom and team-teach with a special education teacher. She started Autism Little Learners in March of 2019.Tara now has a monthly product membership and an online course (Visual Schedules Made Easy) where she shares resources and activities for educators and parents of young autistic children.Tune in to hear all of Tara’s top tips for using visual supports in speech therapy! Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/136Resources Mentioned: Check out Tara’s website: https://autismlittlelearners.com/Get the free Visual Support Starter Set: https://mailchi.mp/af7297575815/visualsupportstartersetFollow Tara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/autismlittlelearners/Follow Tara on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@autismlittlelearners?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcCheck out her TpT shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Autism-Little-LearnersGet on the waitlist for Tara’s membership: https://autism-little-learners.mykajabi.com/membershippopupWhere We Can Connect: Follow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slp-coffee-talk/id1497341007Follow Hallie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speechtimefunFollow Hallie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeechTimeFun/Follow Hallie on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/missspeechie/Subscribe today and get access to my secret podcast filled with my juicy secrets for planning with ease for secondary speech students. 6 quick episodes that you can quickly listen to and feel refreshed and inspired! https://speechtimefun.com/secondarysecrets