Buzzing about Speech & Language
As a school-based SLP, I cannot qualify any student for services if it does not “affect academic performance.” Stuttering is no exception to that rule. How stuttering affects academics can vary across students. But there are a few common aspects I look for during the evaluation process. Here are 4 ways that stuttering affects academics. This list is great to… Read More
Today I’m starting a new series on my blog that addresses a much-needed topic (for me at least): scaffolding. Together we’ll look at a few strategies and supports to help our students with language difficulties. This will definitely get me ready to kick it into high gear when school begins in a couple of weeks. So grab yourself a hot… Read More
As SLPs, we know a lot about communication. We know about articulating correctly, speaking smoothly, using grammar skills, vocabulary, voice volume, social cues, and the list goes on. BUT does that always make us good communicators? Not necessarily. We’ve got to actually use that knowledge and put it into practice. 🙂 Today, I’m going to let you in on how I… Read More
Welcome to the Better Hearing & Speech Month Blog Hop! To celebrate BHSM, my bloggy friends and I created some informative and fun posts to increase awareness and chat about some of the topics in our fabulous field. 🙂 So grab a cup of coffee (or tea, if that’s your thing) and settle down to hop through the blogs and… Read More
Last week, something super cool happened. The edublog nominations were short-listed and the finalists were announced. And guess what?! Lots of SLP blogs made the cut! It’s so exciting to know that our profession and blogs are recognized as playing an important part of the education community. 🙂 Danielle over at Sublime Speech even nominated my blog for the Most… Read More
I recently purchased several great pragmatic books from Amazon that have been A-Mazing to use in therapy! (Speaking of Amazon, this post does contain Amazon-affiliate links). Julia Cook has authored and co-authored several books for kids that directly target problem behaviors or social difficulties that so many of my students find themselves in. Here are some of the ones that… Read More
Is your schedule as crazy as mine? For some reason this year seems a lot more nuts-o than usual. Maybe it’s because the teachers’ schedules are pretty overwhelming as well. I’m still trying to work out kinks and it’s already the third week of school for me. I thought I’d help some of the teachers out (and me too) by… Read More
Dear Teacher, I need to tell you something. Thank you. Thank you for your diligence and hard work to prepare our children for the future. Thank you for giving them the chance to succeed, for pushing them harder, and for showing them how to correct their mistakes. Thank you for your patience and love and support of our kids… Read More
