Buzzing about Speech & Language
The other day I did a poll on Instagram. I asked what the hardest part of our job was as school SLPs. The vast majority said paperwork, of course. But in second place, was IEPs and evals. Many said they would love some tips for writing IEPs because they were struggling. IEPs are tough because it’s hard to keep up… Read More
Last week in our school SLP blog series, we talked about the many roles and responsibilities of SLPs in the schools. One of those responsibilities is the dreaded SLP paperwork. Paperwork is a sore subject among school-based SLPs. Why is it such a sore subject? Well, it’s all part of the unrealistic expectations placed on SLPs and the constant changes… Read More
You’re back in grad school. Classes are intense. Clinicals are overwhelming. The amount of coursework expected of you is not doable by any human, and you’re wondering if the stress of it all will ultimately be your demise. Sound familiar? Here’s what I want to know. How is it that with all of that work, we were still not well-prepared… Read More
My student stared at me across the kidney table with big brown eyes. I recognized the blank look. We had read a passage together, and now I was asking him questions about what we read. We needed to back it on up a step. I took out a shorter passage that included a visual picture. We read it and referenced… Read More
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Why do I feel so much more homesick at Christmas? What is it about the holidays that makes me long for my mama’s hot chocolate? Why do I want to argue about ornaments with my sister, or to sit on my own sofa and watch Christmas movies next to my tree? Maybe it’s knowing that this year I won’t be… Read More
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 will be on sale, so… Read More
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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 so many of their belongings… Read More
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 use…stock photos! P.S. Stay tuned… Read More
