Buzzing about Speech & Language
My friend, let’s call her Kate, is a shiny new SLP. As we sat in CC’s (a local coffee shop) the other day sipping our coffee, she expressed to me how nervous she was about treating fluency cases. Her speech sessions didn’t seem very productive, since she often saw her students in mixed groups. And she just didn’t feel comfortable… Read More
Things I love about the weeks after spring break and before school lets out: Warm weather = outside therapy! Teacher and staff appreciation week fun activities The light at the end of the tunnel – home stretch, baby! Things I hate about the weeks after spring break and before school lets out: IEP and evaluation meeting marathons Drowning in paperwork… Read More
In grad school my professor called me the “fluency queen” but not because I was so great at it or anything. It was because I ended up with SO many fluency clients throughout my clinicals. Needless to say, God knew I needed the practice in grad school because my caseload of fluency clients did not diminish when I started working…. Read More
Today I’m linking up with Speech Time Fun for her How Do You Use It linky party! This month we’re talking about how we use popsicle sticks. Woot! If you follow my blog, you might remember my post a couple of weeks ago on how I use popsicle sticks for fluency therapy! I use them for pacing sticks and for… Read More
Welcome to the Tricks of the Trade Blog Hop! I’m super excited to be your first stop and share what great things we have in store for you! 🙂 I hope you will have fun hopping through all of our blogs, learning some new tips, and entering a big giveaway at the end. If you’ve never done a blog hop… Read More
It’s Mardi Gras, y’all! I’m enjoying my day off work avoiding going outside, since it’s full of yucky icy rain. Blah. I’m SO ready for spring and flip flops! Time off work means a little more time to work on materials, sooo I’ve got a new one for you! Lots of you grabbed my Task Cards for Articulation during the… Read More
I’m linking up with Jenna over at Speech Room News for her Love It & List It party! This month we’re sharing all our favorite fluency materials! Disclaimer: This post may contain Amazon-affiliate links Just click the image to head over to SRN and check out everyone’s top fluency picks. Here are my faves: 1. A couple of items from… Read More
There are several programs and practices out there to address fluency. Most involve some types of strategies or fluency enhancing behaviors (FEBs) to teach those who stutter how to manage their fluency. I use these strategies daily with my fluency kiddos and have found them to work very well. I try to spend time practicing each behavior with them, so… Read More
Today I have the privilege of guest posting over at Playing With Words 365! We are talking about childhood stuttering, including information, warning signs, and things you can do at home to help! There may even be a freebie involved! So head on over to Katie’s blog and check it out! 🙂 Happy Monday (first day back to school for… Read More
Have you been having fun “springing” around all of these fabulous blogs? Well, you’ve only got a couple more stops before the big giveaway!! In case you’re just joining, let me briefly fill you in! Just hop through all of the Spring Into Speech blog posts and collect the letters along the way. Unscramble them to reveal a phrase that… Read More
