Four Ways to Incorporate Spanish into your Speech Therapy Sessions

Hola. Are you looking for simple ways you can start interactions with Spanish-speaking families?

Start by introducing yourself.

There are many ways you can introduce yourself. Here are some of our favorites:

• Buenos dias, mi nombre es ___ Good morning/Good day my name is

• Hola, me llamo ____ Hello, my name is___

I am a speech-language pathologist/speech therapist.

• Soy un/una patólogo/a del lenguaje

• Soy un/una terapeuta del habla

• Soy un/una logopeda

Ask a question:

By asking a question in Spanish, you can improve modeling for parents and positively engage the student in their home language.

• ¿Que es esto/a? What is this?

• ¿Dónde está? Where is ______

• ¿Cómo se llama? ___? How is it called?

Give a command:

Try practicing directions by using these simple phrases.

• Busca el/la _____ Find the ___

• Enséñame______ Show me ___

• Pon ____ Put _____

• Saca ____ Take out ____

Say goodbye:

• Adiós Bye

• Tenga un buen dia Have a nice day

• Nos vemos See you later

• Hasta luego. See you later

¡Hasta luego!

Amy