{"id":70,"date":"2025-08-12T11:22:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vmx.erb.mybluehost.me\/unlocking-language-learning-with-youtube-a-speech-therapists-guide\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:22:34","slug":"youtube-tips-for-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/youtube-tips-for-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking Language Learning with YouTube: A Speech Therapist&#8217;s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk YouTube hacks for therapy. Yep, that&#8217;s right\u2014YouTube isn&#8217;t just for cat videos and makeup tutorials. In fact, it&#8217;s a goldmine of resources for fostering&nbsp;<strong>emerging language<\/strong>&nbsp;skills in our little ones.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-163731-scaled-1024x578.webp\" alt=\"A split screen showing two active YouTube video players side-by-side: one playing 'Pete the Cat' and the other playing 'Gracie's Corner.'\" class=\"wp-image-338\" style=\"width:450px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-163731-scaled-1024x578.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-163731-scaled-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-163731-scaled-768x434.webp 768w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-163731-scaled-1536x867.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-163731-scaled-2048x1156.webp 2048w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-163731-scaled-1320x745.webp 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keeping multiple therapy videos visually available with a split-screen view.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Now, I know what you&#8217;re thinking: &#8220;We&#8217;ve all used YouTube with kids before.&#8221; But bear with me, because there&#8217;s more to it than just plopping them in front of the screen while we sip our coffee (although, let&#8217;s be honest, sometimes that&#8217;s exactly what we need). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s some of the things I&#8217;ve found out there in the big wide &#8216;Tube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So&#8230;while nothing I share here is exactly news-breaking, I hope I have some ideas and links that give you a bit of a boost to your everyday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-youtube-for-motivation\">Youtube for motivation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;We Are The Dinosaurs&quot; by The Laurie Berkner Band (20th Anniversary Edition)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/82ooOpJLzr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, there&#8217;s the&nbsp;<strong>motivator<\/strong>&nbsp;videos, the ones we can offer as&nbsp;<strong>rewards<\/strong>&nbsp;or to have kids&nbsp;<strong>request<\/strong>. We all know the kids love the great fun stuff out there, and it can be tricky finding what catches each kid&#8217;s attention &#8211; and it can change rapidly (because nothing is easy!). Depending on what each student likes or needs, it can range from the&nbsp;<strong>catchy, energetic songs<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1 Hour of the Most Satisfying &amp; Relaxing Shredder Machine Moments | Oddly Satisfying ASMR Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8M7S-d9KCco?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;to repetitive, predictable,&nbsp;<strong>calming sensory&nbsp;<\/strong>videos (seriously, I sit back and watch these and am surprised when I look back at the clock at how much time has passed)&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-youtube-for-concept-teaching\">YouTube for concept teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we have the fun&nbsp;<strong>concept teaching&nbsp;<\/strong>videos. These teach concepts in an enjoyable, engaging way that kids don&#8217;t realize they are learning. The repetition of each concept is what makes it beautiful, and more often than not, the children will be imitating by the end of the song.&nbsp; We have&nbsp;<strong>core vocabulary<\/strong>&nbsp;songs&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AGC0-K3SpzA?si=inGHdWdbKwjYBRg-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More and All Done Sign Song<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<strong>body part songs<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BwHMMZQGFoM?si=Qp1vhCQViwttJQ_a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FUN parts of your body song <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8230;Farm animal songs<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SGvAsfcLDMk?si=n5KIkR5wjEwzLjsA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Old MacDonald | Real Animals | Jack Hartmann<\/a>&nbsp;(Love this one, because so many of our kids haven&#8217;t actually seen a real pig, let alone heard one)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<strong>Action word songs<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KqjkZid9Qe8?si=mRMOSOpQWpTj496r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">If You\u2019re Happy and You Know It<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-story-videos\">Story Videos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>But what I like best are the&nbsp;<strong>story videos<\/strong>, that offer a treasure-trove of language-rich content.&nbsp; Some of them are&nbsp;<strong>musical,<\/strong>&nbsp;like Pete the Cat and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/USVgkMrtHqA?si=_rDgczBP8FmJJ_pJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;And others are simply&nbsp;<strong>retold&nbsp;<\/strong>with animation. I love the learning English videos, like the ones from English SingSing&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZVKp5Dq5uqk?si=P7yR7-yFNR6niWBt&amp;t=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Three Little Pigs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find that switching between all of these, and using a mix of planning and using my super SLP thinking skills (because we all know how these best laid plans often go, especially with kids involved), I can hit so many emerging language goals like&nbsp;<strong>attending, labelling, requesting and commenting<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pro-tips-for-youtube-in-therapy\">Pro tips for YouTube in therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-interactive-viewing\">Interactive Viewing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can pause the video and talk about it, or wait for a request. Or you can watch the whole thing at one time, then use the&nbsp;<strong>precise seeking<\/strong>&nbsp;(or link at different times in the video) to go back to different moments to talk about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-slow-it-down\">Slow it down<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-164121.webp\" alt=\"A partial screenshot showing a dropdown menu with split-screen layout options appearing when hovering over the maximize window icon.\" class=\"wp-image-446\" style=\"width:219px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-164121.webp 699w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-164121-261x300.webp 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Easily configure your screen layout for multi-media therapy with built-in split-screen options.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another great thing about many of the English learning videos is that they are told at a slightly slower rate of speech.&nbsp; But if they aren&#8217;t, experiment with using the speed setting.&nbsp; I find that going to 75% doesn&#8217;t usually affect the quality of the speech, but allows the listener more time to process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-split-your-screen-nbsp\"><strong>Split your screen<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Divide your screen into two, as to display two different videos side by side, as seen in the first screenshot at the top of this post.  This gives. kids a visual choice so they can see what you are offering and point. You can find screen split options by hovering over the square next to the close window &#8216;x&#8217;, as seen in the partial screenshot to the side.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-theatre-mode\">Theatre Mode<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-172926.webp\" alt=\"A partial screenshot of a YouTube video player's control bar, with the 'Theater Mode' icon highlighted.\" class=\"wp-image-448\" style=\"width:447px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-172926.webp 925w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-172926-300x127.webp 300w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-23-172926-768x325.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Switch to Theater Mode for a larger, more focused video view during teletherapy sessions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>And if you&#8217;re worried about distractions, try&nbsp;<strong>Theater Mode<\/strong>&nbsp;view to help keep things focused.&nbsp; It presents the video screen the entire width of the window, so it squeezes out the ads on the side.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if I&#8217;m able to to have a few moments to reset things before a session, I have the screen split to show two videos side by side in Theater Mode so the child can make a choice.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you select full screen, it will fill the entire screen, regardless of whether it is split or not.&nbsp; So I use that after the child has chosen.&nbsp; Then I hit escape when we are ready for another choice, to return back to the split screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reduce-inappropriate-ads\">Reduce Inappropriate Ads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a separate &#8220;school&#8221; YouTube account to help reduce the number of inappropriate ads and video suggestions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-advertising-hacks\">Advertising Hacks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, there are some tricks for eliminating ads from YouTube videos, like adding a dash to the url or using a website or browser extension.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I&#8217;ve found that they either don&#8217;t work with the Kids videos or they are so unwieldy to use with the short attention spans that it isn&#8217;t worth it.&nbsp; Not to mention YouTube is actively working to block the adblockers.&nbsp; But you can definitely try them if you&#8217;d like!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-update-12-24\">Update 12\/24<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I recently found the free internet browser Brave and have been using it the past couple of weeks. It was simple to move my Google bookmarks into Brave, and I am using it solely for use with the kids, so it streamlines my therapy sessions too. I haven&#8217;t had a single YouTube ad, and I haven&#8217;t noticed other ads popping up on websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will say that, while it does block the ad on a website, there is often still the space where the ad would be. Often, a reader extension like ReadBee will remove those spaces and focus on the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-turn-autoplay-off\">Turn Autoplay Off<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You don&#8217;t want your videos moving on without you.&nbsp; Go to the settings icon to turn autoplay off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-organization-tips-for-therapy-videos\">Organization Tips for Therapy Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I know what you&#8217;re thinking: how do I keep track of all these fantastic videos?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-playlists\">Playlists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, YouTube has playlists, and those are great, if you can use them.&nbsp; Unfortunately, most of these videos are considered YouTube Kids videos, which means you can&#8217;t save them to a playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-quick-access-links-essential-hack-for-youtube-in-therapy\">Quick-Access Links &#8211; Essential Hack for YouTube in Therapy<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-27-132554-754x1024.webp\" alt=\"A partial screenshot showing a list of  YouTube Kids videos.\" class=\"wp-image-450\" style=\"width:289px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-27-132554-754x1024.webp 754w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-27-132554-221x300.webp 221w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-27-132554-768x1043.webp 768w, https:\/\/mrsspeechonline.com\/staging\/2315\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2024-02-27-132554.webp 847w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A personal collection of quick-access links for YouTube Kids videos, ideal for session flexibility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Well, fear not! While you can&#8217;t save kid videos to your YouTube playlists, you can easily&nbsp;<strong>share<\/strong>&nbsp;them,&nbsp;<strong>copy the link<\/strong>, and paste it into a handy document for future reference. Don&#8217;t forget to set the start time for an even more streamlined list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a document for my Emerging Language Classes that I keep on&nbsp;<strong>Outline Mode<\/strong>, and each of the above videos are under their own headings, so they are easy to find while I&#8217;m in a session.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a simple trick that keeps everything organized and ready to roll whenever you need it.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-see-my-list-nbsp-subscribe-below-for-my-early-learning-links-and-other-exclusive-freebies-nbsp-nbsp\">Want to see my list?&nbsp; Subscribe below for my Early Learning Links and other exclusive freebies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"\n    mailpoet_form_popup_overlay\n      \"><\/div>\n  <div\n    id=\"mailpoet_form_2\"\n    class=\"\n      mailpoet_form\n      mailpoet_form_html\n      mailpoet_form_position_\n      mailpoet_form_animation_\n    \"\n      >\n\n    <style type=\"text\/css\">\n     #mailpoet_form_2 .mailpoet_form {  }\n#mailpoet_form_2 form { margin-bottom: 0; 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