Buzzing about Speech & Language
It’s the first day of speech and you’ve got your group. You know you need to establish rapport, go over the basics, talk about goals and rules, etc. But how do you do that and still make it fun? Let’s chat about my favorite first day of speech activities that I know your students will love as much as mine… Read More
You know how the beginning of the school year is always chaos? It’s a crazy mess of quick IEPs, make your speech therapy schedule, finding out where students are, planning, rearranging schedules, and trying to get your mindset out of summer mode. Everyone knows that the WORST part is always scheduling. Coming up with your speech therapy schedule is a… Read More
It’s all about SLP resources and shortcuts this week! I hope you’ve enjoyed the school-based series this month! We’ve talked all about the many roles and responsibilities that SLPs have. And we even dove into a few things that I wish I would’ve known before starting in the schools. The paperwork load for SLPs is overwhelming. In this post, I… Read More
I think we can all agree that speech therapy data collection is important. The other day I asked several friends if they thought it was worth it to spend time gathering baseline data on each student at the beginning of the year. I mean, wouldn’t it be easier to just look at their most recent progress report and plan your… Read More
OK, I admit it. I actually love back-to-school season. I know it’s the end of summer, and most people dread giving up their freedom and heading back to the speech therapy classroom. And, yes, I do too. But there’s something about the combination of school supplies, new tote bags, and a fresh start that excites me. Once the bell rings… Read More
I had the privilege of joining 4 fabulous bloggers for a fun live event! We chatted about our favorite tools and products that we use to get ready for school and shared lots of great freebies for you to get your school year started off right! If you missed the live event, don’t worry because you can still watch the… Read More
Back. to. school. It’s everywhere you look this time of year. Kids are buying supplies and teachers are readying their classrooms. You can practically smell the pencil shavings. Well, for all of you SLPs getting ready for this next school year, I’ve got a cutesie new pack for you! Here is my new Back-to-School Speech Classroom Starter Kit. Check out… Read More
Organization Week Day 4: binders and planners. Do you keep a data binder? What about a therapy planner? Maybe you do everything on the computer or iPad. Welp, today we’re talking all about how we plan and keep data! Plus, we’re having a link party so that everyone can share their ideas! To link up all you have to do… Read More
I hope you’ve been enjoying this week’s organizing posts! It’s always fun to exchange ideas and be able to take a few things back to your speech rooms. We’ve tackled classroom materials and paperwork the last couple days, so today I’ve got some freebies for you! Woohoo! Day 3: It’s all about data tracking today. A friend from work recently… Read More
My most favorite part of my job is all of the paperwork that I have the privilege of completing -said no SLP ever! Unfortunately, paperwork is just something we all have to get a handle on, which is why we are tackling this topic during Organization Week. Day 2. Paperwork! Here are a few tips that will hopefully help you… Read More
