Teletherapy

Virtual presentations, privacy issues, documentation, and more.

Includes links to each state's licensure requirements, and associations outside of the U.S.

ASHA Wire, Aug. 2019. From SIG 18: Telepractice (you might need to be a member to access this).

Clarification about how much supervision must be done in person vs. remotely. This is from 2022. Please check for updates!

Follow the progress on this occupational licensure agreement which allows professionals to practice in multiple states without having to obtain additional state licenses.

 Brief reviews of multiple research studies (adults).

Use of assistants, various models including hybrid.

Handout with all the stats.

White paper: How to effectively engage students online, structure useful activities, and tailor your interactions. (Download free if you give your email).

Informative article from The Informed SLP about all the current research, as well as how to successfully do your own search, and how to access full paid journal articles for free.

Tons of free green screens and activities to use online.

Support for Speech Language Pathologists in the School Systems for distance learning. 

Targets connecting families and SLPs in private practice.

Advice for building a caseload in your private practice, and tons more info.

Platforms, HIPAA compliance, advertising/marketing, free worksheets, and lots more. From Theraplatform, 2019.

Factors to consider, like screen sharing capability, HIPAA compliance, etc. From PrivatePracticeSLP.com.

Quick review of best secure signature apps, most have a free trial period. Zapier, March 2024.

Questions about pay/benefits, clinical administration, use of assistants, training, etc.

Free speed tests available for iOS, Android, Windows, Chrome, AppleTV, and more. Check your speed or your client's speed.

Info on keeping your recordings secure.

Which computer should you buy/use? Recommendations from Alexander Jason Nikodem.

Background, lighting, noise, comfort, and more. From Theraplatform.

Helpful article in Edutopia, 2020.

Recommendations for the ones that work best for medical telepractice.

Directions and resources for setting up a virtual classroom/therapy room, from Stacy Crouse.

How to promote your practice through blogs and social media, including the minimum outlets you should be using.

Advice from the teletherapy Facebook group for getting your facilitator ready to start.

Guide to starting a teletherapy practice, from Psychreg.org

Free handout for parents to prepare for an evaluation session, available on TpT.

Free parent handout available on TpT.

Free handout from SuperDuper to give parents before starting teletherapy. What they can expect, and what their role is for the sessions.

Free on TpT from Preschool Speechie Plus. Last updated Dec. 2020.

If you cannot turn over screen control to your students, they need a way to indicate their responses. Make it fun by teaching them this classic "hot & cold" game. This is a digital TinyTap activity, available in English, French, and Dutch.

Lots of freebies from The Speech Express. Scroll down to the backgrounds (compressed) file.

Play your chosen questions and word lists in our 200+ engaging games such as Feed the Shark, Build a Monster and Quiz Wheel. Note: Free games are limited.

Freebies organized by category/skill. From Speech Therapy Store.

From Into the Book

Interactive digital games created by teachers & therapists. Choose which type of game to play with the stimulus items. Free (limited) version available. 

Available in 4 languages, from Autism Little Learners.

Wide variety of digital S/L activities for free on Boom Learning.

Printable, from Autism Little Learners.

Free online interactive game boards for many of your favorite games.

A collection of free, easy-to-play, and accessible games. Each game is speech enabled and may be accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens and 1 to 3 switches. 

This site has over 600 digital s/l activities. This particular section is for the freebies.

Madlibs, boom cards, themed memory games, and lots more.

Several digital activities that are open-ended, socially interactive, flexible, and require communication.

Free activites & lesson plans from TelepracticeTools.com.

Find 19 classroom games in the Ditch That Textbook Template Library for Google Slides, PowerPoint, Canva, and Google Drawings. 

These digital all-purpose gameboards, available in TinyTap, are themed by seasons, holidays, or just some favorite games I turned into a digital version. Not recommended for small (phone) screens.

These Google games and activities are actually great all year round.

Check this company's FB group often for freebies!

List of free apps, from Hip Hooray in K. Click here to download a  free list of QR codes for all of them (for iPad - some also available for Android). 

Digital version to use online.

Free games for online speech therapy.

Free kid-appealing backgrounds to use on your Zoom or other platforms.

Free digital resources for articulation, phonology, and language. Flashcards, games, and more.

Free educational interactives from ToyTheater. Games, clock, timer, spinner, and more.

Video games created by SLP Erik X. Raj for speech practice. This is not free, but they have a free trial if you are interested.

Huge selection of fun themed timers of all kinds. From ClassroomTimers.com. Free.

Free template to create and play this game either on PowerPoint or Google Slides.

Customizable digital game spinner. Use for students' names, or other things like story elements, vocabulary knowledge, etc. Free.

Halloween-themed digital therapy activities, from Spiffy Speech.

Digital online activities for Valentine's Day, seasonal concepts, New Year's, etc. From Spiffy Speech. Check out their other seasonal materials.

Let's face it, we all have them on our caseloads. Helpful tips from Edutopia, 2020.

How to make and use gameboards for your online sessions. From Electronic-Therapy.com.

Blog post from veteran teacher, Carl Hooker. He shares some suggestions that he found successful.

Video explaining how to use either free or paid Pink Cat games in therapy.

Great advice from Sarah Gregory for working with older students who need or use AAC. (See the AAC Resources page for more.)

Collection of YouTube tutorials on different things you can do with green screens. Several free activities as well.

Richard Byrne presents the best educational technology for the year. Many can be used for your therapy sessions. Follow him at FreeTech4Teachers.com.

Tips for working with middle and high school students online, from Stacy Crouse's blog.

Using HelloSign to get HIPAA compliant signatures.

Turn your iOS device into a production studio for FREE. Create a teleprompter, record your session at the same time. Has green screen feature.

"How to ..." for all the basics about using Google Meet for your online sessions.

Quick video comparing Sidecar and Duet Display. I personally use the latter. Download the app on your mobile device, and the software on your computer, and they recognize each other, so you don't have to keep setting it up each time you use it.

Article describing 2 ways to give GM remote access. Apr 2023.

From Theraplatform, these free videos cover a variety of topics: WH- questions, narrative skills, sequencing, social skills, etc.

Tools and tips from Google for home schoolers and online instructors.

How to use Bitmoji to create interactive Google classrooms.

Where to find free ebooks, how to screen share, and more, from The SLT Scrapbook.

What you need to know before you sign up to teach online.

Lots of good advice in their blog!

Online games, stories, activities for most language goals. Some freebies every season.

Tons of digital materials on this blog to use in your teletherapy sessions, organized by season.

Fun online game for any vocabulary level. Create your own HERE.

Blog, featuring 2022 themed speech therapy lesson plans for the year.

Videos, downloadables, and articles, from PraacticalAAC.org.

Blog, with link to their free teletherapy guide book. Lots of other freebies, and info on coding.

Lots of free games to add fun to your tx sessions.

Blog from Speechy Musings, with lots of great advice from guest bloggers.

From Zoom Support, frequently updated.

Over 250 thousand digital activities to chose from, in over 30 languages. Free for therapists if you set up your profile HERE and indicate in drop-down that you are a teacher or therapist. Note: activities that were created with their web creator tool can only play on a computer. They will not play on a mobile device (yet).

Quick YouTube video.

50 Free video backgrounds for Zoom.

Great intro to using Zoom with your students.