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
Are you a grad student or CF looking at jobs in the school system? Or maybe you are thinking of switching settings from a medical to a school SLP. Just like with any job, there are pros and cons. You may have heard of some of them for the school SLP. Here are a few common ones: When it comes… 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
Give me all the sunshine and bunnies and eggs and flowers…and maybe a few Easter books for my speech therapy sessions. I love when the weather starts to warm and the humidity starts to drop around here. But I know when that happens, the kids get antsy and I get busy. They can feel summer coming and so can the… Read More
When I first started working, I only did speech therapy theme activities around Christmas time. There was no Instagram back then, so my therapy ideas came from the Super Duper catalog and things I made on my own. It wasn’t until I got connected to the broader SLP world that I realized the magic of using themes. It seriously cut… Read More
What’s your favorite way to drill? We all know that it’s important to get as many correct trials per session as you can during articulation therapy. If you’re looking for something quick and easy to pull out when you’ve got 3 IEP meetings, progress reports are due, and things are just plain crazy, I’ve got you covered with this free… Read More
In the times we’re living in, doing speech therapy across a screen has become the norm. And it can be super TOUGH to keep students engaged virtually. If you’re anything like me, you’ve tried all the dog and pony shows. But you mostly just get a lot of blank stares, leaving their chair, closing the computer, or playing with their… Read More
If you’ve been following along for a bit, you may know that I love a good theme! It makes planning so much easier. Sometimes, though, it’s hard to incorporate themed fluency therapy ideas. Like, how are we supposed to provide good fluency therapy while keeping our seasonal theme for the week? Well, I’ve 10 ways you can do just that! … Read More
