This past school year, I ended up being fully virtual and doing teletherapy. Since I didn’t need my physical materials, I had them all boxed up in my basement office space. I also had 4 jobs, as I had to…
Today, I’m talking about collaboration with teachers! All my experience (10 years) has been in schools, with the exception of one year that I worked in a private practice. I think I have some pretty tried and true tips for…
I’m back with another organization tip! I like to have my week’s worth of materials within reach. Disclaimer: Affiliate links are included for your convenience. If you make a purchase via one of these links, I receive a small percentage.…
If you’re a school-based SLP, then you will work closely with the special education teachers in your school. Today, I’m sharing my tips for becoming an integral part of this team. I’m nearing the end of my 6th year at…
I’ve talked about behavior management in this post, but today I’m sharing the tip that has seemed to work really well for my more challenging groups. In this post, I talked about how I use slime as my incentive. It’s…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – or is it? I personally love this time of year, but it doesn’t come without the feeling of being overwhelmed. You have to shop for presents, you might be traveling or…
Recently I did an IGTV video with my tips for paying off your student loans. I successfully did so in 2017, which was about 7 years after I graduated. I had over 60K in loans, most from graduate school and…
Wordless picture books are in a word, amazing. They can really be used with a variety of ages. There is a wealth of research that supports the use of wordless picture books for oral language development. This article discusses how children…
Mixed groups a beast that every school based SLP has to face. While we might start out the year with nicely separated articulation and language groups, by the end of the year those groups are a mishmash of both. It’s…