Buzzing about Speech & Language
Back to school in the speech therapy world means SLP data collection. It also means playing the scheduling Tetris game. You’ve got a lot of students, a lot of schedule restrictions, and only so much time in the day. Inevitably, you’re bound to end up with at least a couple of…cue the sad violins…mixed groups. As much as we’d love… Read More
Speech room decor and designs don’t have to be fancy. It can be as simple or as cutesy as you have time to make it! One thing it needs to be, though, is purposeful. Here are 6 different speech room decor tips to set up your speech room for success this back-to-school season! *This post may contain Amazon affiliate links,… Read More
One area a lot of school SLPs struggle with is speech therapy caseload management. When there’s no caseload cap and the expectations put on us are out of control, it’s no wonder we struggle. Speech therapy caseload management can refer to several areas. Today we’re going to focus on the paperwork aspect. Not only do we as school SLPs have… Read More
OK, so there really are no SLP products out there that can totally take away all your stress. We’re human after all. And I’ma be real with you for just one second. if you’re a school-based SLP like me, we work for a broken system. There will always be a measure of stress, but how you tackle and handle that… Read More
Just here for the quick lesson plans? Don’t worry, I’ve got a free lesson plan template for speech therapy for ya at the bottom of the post! But if you want my best secrets for keeping up with those lesson plans, read on. The other day I left a question box on my Instagram and asked what things were most… Read More
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
So you purchased a new SLP planner and it’s finally ready to roll. You have your favorite pens, sticky notes, and whatever else you love using to plan. Like a fresh pot of coffee on a Sunday morning, everything is screaming shiny new start… so now, what? I don’t know about you, but I often have all the best intentions… Read More
New Year. Same me. I actually hate setting personal New Year’s resolutions or SLP New Year’s resolutions. It’s too much pressure. I always feel like a failure when I don’t meet them. BUT, there is something about the blank slate of January 1 that makes me want to go buy another planner and a few packs of flair pens. 🙂… 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
When it comes to speech therapy planning, you probably fall into one of two camps. One, you are spending hours coming up with therapy ideas and trying to keep up with meticulous planning each week. Two, you’re like, “what planning?” and just wing it each day. Well, friend, there is actually a middle ground. What if I told you that… Read More
