It's all the rage now! Well, we're experimenting with this in the speech "room". Space demands on our school are huge. A planned expansion project will cause some additional displacement soon. So we are not able to have a room for speech class this year, but fear not! We can problem solve AND we're flexible. By turning some shelving in the make-shift library area into an "L" shape, we were able to create a cubby, literally about 6 feet by 4 feet. I have fit a group of three students in this space! Plus me! (We'll, with three, I sort of teach standing in the hallway.)
I serve 39 students in grades K through 7 in three days. Student needs span lessons in articulation, listening, speaking, grammar, and fluency, all individualized. I'm grateful to have a shelf to store a few materials, so I don't have to be a total turtle carrying massive amounts of books/resources with me each day; however, being creative has had to be foremost! With limited table space, we've decided to hang our speech books as we work. Check out our micro speech room! The kids are working so well in our space. I'm proud of their flexibility. Keep up that speech sound practice at home!
