Habla Cadabra SLP

Headed to in Fort Worth? We’ve gathered some of our favorite convention tips to help you save money, save time, and enjoy your conference experience!

🚗 Parking Tip:
Downtown street parking is free after 6 PM on weekdays and free all day Saturday. There are also smaller nearby lots that are often cheaper than the convention garage.

🍔 Lunch + Recharge Tip:
If you want to skip long convention food lines, consider ordering food to the convention center entrance and walking over to the for a quiet reset. It’s also a short walk from if you need an afternoon caffeine boost.

🛍️ Exhibit Hall Strategy:
Plan time to wander and talk to exhibitors — some of our favorite convention friendships and professional connections have started this way. If you’re attending, come visit at Booth 302 — we’d love to meet you and show you our Spanish therapy materials!

👟 Comfort Matters:
Wear comfortable shoes… the convention center is BIG and you will walk a lot.

🌙 Evening Fun:
If you have time, visit the Stockyards! Some of our favorite spots include , , , and . Great food, live music, and fun Fort Worth vibes.

If you prefer to stay downtown, the area is walkable and safe in our experience. Evening street parking is free, and many restaurants — especially near — offer garage parking validation. We’ve enjoyed a great post-convention dinner .bar !!

✨ We don’t have any affiliations with these locations — just sharing favorites as frequent attendees (and slightly local!) We’ve linked all locations to Google Maps in our blog (check the link in our bio) for easy saving.

👉 Tap save so you have these tips ready during convention week
👉 Share this with your convention buddy
👉 Comment below — what session are you most excited about for TSHA?

One way to add specific targets without losing the play 💕

In the last reel, I shared how open-ended materials support imagination and language.

Here, I’m showing how to use Habla Verbos to give that play a clear language target while still keeping it flexible and child-led.

Start by pre-selecting verbs and having the child choose a small set to act out. Acting out the verbs helps make sure the meaning is clear before we ask for full sentences or specific verb endings. Model and take turns as needed, especially for less familiar actions.

Once the child is ready, we shift into expressive practice. Decide on present or past tense, choose the pronoun that matches the character, and practice the verbs with the target ending. This is where modeling, recasting, and gentle corrective feedback come in.

Then the loose parts come back in one at a time! We add an item that goes with the verb and turn it into a simple sequence that we can build on in later sessions. Gradually adding toys helps prevent kids from feeling overwhelmed or jumping from item to item, and instead supports deeper engagement.

This is just one way to use Habla Verbos. Interested in more? Leave a comment and tell us!

This basket shows up in more therapy sessions than you’d think!

Loose parts, a concept that comes from play-based learning in early childhood, are open-ended materials that can be moved, combined, and used in many different ways.

In therapy, a simple basket of loose parts can go a long way. Random toys, fabric scraps, felt, and different textures give children space to decide what something is and what happens next. That flexibility supports imagination and naturally creates opportunities for language and verb use.

I like keeping washable or disposable fabric in different colors and textures to use as backgrounds or props. Depending on the child and the direction of the play, one piece might be water, grass, a road, or a blanket.

If you’re looking for simple, low-prep ways to support language, grammar, and play, keep an eye on our feed. An Habla Verbos activity is coming soon!

Just let me spend 30 minutes getting ready for it first 😆

Life lately has looked a little different.
We stepped away from work, slowed things down, and focused on family, food, and some big personal transitions. This time away reminded us how much life outside the therapy room shapes how we show up inside it.
Here’s a small peek at what our holidays looked like:

Jacqui moved! 13 years as a Houston-based SLP and shifting to DFW - still Texas, but each city has its own BIG culture and vibe.

Pilar traveled! A good two weeks in Colombia with family and friends. A little tumble, but having time with food, a cooking class, and friends and family was the great reset for the year.

💻✨ Cyber Monday Sale! ✨💻

For today only, take 20% off all Habla Cadabra SLP resources!

It’s the perfect time to grab the materials you’ve had your eye on… or fill in those December lesson plans with something new.

And if you’re budgeting or building your library, don’t forget — we have lots of free bilingual downloads waiting for you on our website. Go stock up!

Sale ends tonight!

💻✨ Cyber Monday Sale! ✨💻

For today only, take 20% off all Habla Cadabra SLP resources!

It’s the perfect time to grab the materials you’ve had your eye on… or fill in those December lesson plans with something new.

And if you’re budgeting or building your library, don’t forget — we have lots of free bilingual downloads waiting for you on our website. Go stock up!

Sale ends tonight! www.HablaCadabraSLP.com