Confession: I buy a new tote bag for work every school year.  Maybe it stems from childhood and buying a new backpack for school.  I love a good tote, especially for work.  The difference between a good and a bad one can make all the difference in the world.  And if you have a heck […]

At the beginning of every school year, I like to take mass baselines for all of my students so that I have a good clean idea on where they are toward meeting the goals set for them on their IEPs.  Maybe they had a summer miracle or maybe they’ve regressed a little.  Today I’m going […]

It’s that time, folks!  Teachers Pay Teachers is having a CYBER sale this Monday and Tuesday! You can get your wish lists and carts ready because everything will be up to 28% off Nov. 28-29th!  Just type in the promo code CYBER2016 before you check out and you’ll be all set. Everything in my store […]

I’m sorry I’ve been a little MIA lately.  As many of you may know, last weekend we experienced the flood of the century here in Baton Rouge.  Hundreds of thousands of people were affected and are experiencing significant loss.  My family and I are a part of that number.  Below is my parents’ street, with […]

One of my favorite ways to scaffold for my students is to add a visual.  Many of my kids with language disorders are such visual learners that it’s often the only thing that helps.  We’ll talk more about visual scaffolding in a later blog post, but today I wanted to share a fantastic visual to […]

It’s that time already.  I go back to school Thursday. Thursday!  Where did the summer go?  Luckily TPT decided to have their big SITE WIDE SALE August 1-2 just in time for me to prep some materials and get ready to start my year off right.  I’m linking up with Speech Room News to share what’s […]