Free Materials to Promote Better Speech and Hearing Month 2013!

Last year, I wrote a post about free materials that you can use for Better Hearing and Speech Month! This year, with the rise of SLP bloggers, there are significantly more materials for you to print and use for free! My post will begin with the list from last year, followed by new materials created this year! To find these free, downloadable, printable materials, continue reading!

Freebies from my 2012 post (still great to use today!):

• ASHA's May is Better Hearing and Speech Month website has a screen saver, activity booklets, bookmarks, information packets, and more! - http://www.asha.org/bhsm/
• Speaking of Speech's May is Better Speech and Hearing Month Materials (created/shared by speech-language pathologists) - http://www.speakingofspeech.com/May_is_BSHM_Materials.html
• Super Duper Publications' Celebrate Better Speech and Hearing Month Handy Handout by: Robyn Merkel-Piccini, M.A. CCC-SLP - http://www.superduperinc.com/handouts/pdf/19_Celebrate_Better_Speech.pdf
• Michigan State University's Better Hearing and Speech Month website with information, video links, and banners - https://www.msu.edu/~comdis/bhsm/
• LiveSpeakLove created free printable information sheets for various communication disorders - http://livespeaklove.com/2012/05/01/happy-better-hearing-and-speech-month/
• Speech Room News' Better Hearing and Speech Month calendar and Vocal Hygiene flyer - http://www.speechroomnews.blogspot.com/2012/04/better-speech-hearing-month.html
• The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery's website full of hearing and speech handouts - http://www.entnet.org/AboutUs/betterHearingSpeechMonth.cfm
• ASHA's Pinterest account full of Better Hearing and Speech Month related pins - http://pinterest.com/ashaweb/better-hearing-speech-month-ideas/
• ASHASphere's Better Hearing and Speech Month Roundup Week 1 post identifying various websites promoting Hearing and Speech Month - http://blog.asha.org/2012/05/03/better-hearing-speech-month-roundup-week-1/
• Super Duper Publications' Handy Handouts - http://www.superduperinc.com/Handouts/Handout.aspx
• Pedia Staff's Better Hearing and Speech Month Resources Blog Post - http://www.pediastaff.com/blog/better-hearing-and-speech-month-resources-2011-3457
• American Academy of Audiology Worksheets - http://www.audiology.org/resources/consumer/Pages/kids.aspx
• Speech Lady Liz's blog post - http://speechladyliz.blogspot.com/2012/05/happy-better-speech-and-hearing-month.html
• Consonantly Speaking's Coloring Page With Suggested Homework Activities for BHSM - http://consonantlyspeaking.com/posts/2012/05/better-hearing-and-speech-month-coloring-page-with-suggested-homework-activities
• Consonantly Speaking's What Does Better Hearing and Speech Mean to You worksheet - http://consonantlyspeaking.com/posts/2012/05/what-does-better-hearing-and-speech-mean-to-you-worksheet
• Consonantly Speaking's Auditory Processing Disorders and Classroom Microphone/Speaker System handouts - http://consonantlyspeaking.com/posts/2012/05/giving-back-to-our-teachers-for-teacher-appreciation-week
• Consonantly Speaking's Thank You note for BHSM sales, giveaways, and donations - http://consonantlyspeaking.com/posts/2012/05/making-sure-to-say-thank-you-for-bhsm-app-donations-giveaways-and-sales

2013 New BHSM Freebies:

• Live Love Speech has some printable certificates for a BHSM contest - http://livelovespeechkl.blogspot.com/2013/05/bhsm-info-contest-printable.html
• Love Love Speech also has a post with lots of freebies for BHSM on it - http://livelovespeechkl.blogspot.com/2013/04/may-is-better-speech-and-hearing-month.html
• ASHA has posted BHSM ideas from the past 2 years on their Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/ashaweb/better-hearing-speech-month-ideas/
• Let's Talk Speech and Language has created a flyer to promote classroom acoustics for BHSM - http://www.letstalkspeechlanguage.com/2013/04/better-hearing-and-speech-month-flyer.html
• Speech Snacks posted a cookie recipe and poem for BHSM fun! - http://speechsnacks.com/2013/04/celebrate-hearing-speech-month-speechsnacks/
• Playing With Words 365 is promoting her blog series with information to improve children's speech, language, and listening as well as discuss language development - http://www.playingwithwords365.com/2013/05/information-to-better-your-childs-speech-language-listening/
• Speech Room News has updated her BHSM calendar for 2013 - http://speechroomnews.blogspot.com/2013/05/bshm-2013-free-download.html
• Dean, formerly from 2 Girls Talk About Speech Therapy, wrote a post about free BHSM AND summer freebies for the end of the school year - http://www.2galsspeechproducts.blogspot.com/2013/05/collection-of-summer-freebies-for-you.html
• Teach Speech 365 created a BHSM acronym poster free for download - http://teachspeech365.blogspot.com/2013/05/better-speech-hearing-month.html
• Carrie's Speech Corner shows off her BHSM bulletin board and links to freebies for BHSM (in which you can link your own as well) - http://carriesspeechcorner.blogspot.com/2013/05/bhsm-goings-on.html
• CASLPA/ACOA have some great resources/handouts for BHSM on their website - http://maymonth.ca/resources/
• Total Language Connections has a Better Hearing and Speech Month powerpoint on their Teacher's Notebook Store - http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/missnatalie26/better-speech-and-hearing-month-ppt

I hope that you find these materials created by other speech-language pathologists and professionals helpful this month to share with your students, colleagues, and parents! Please feel free to pass these on! I will be updating this throughout the month for you to find more downloads!