The Social Language Informal Assessment
I don’t know about you, but my gut reaction when I have another child to evaluate with a possible eligibility of social language disorder, is “Oh no! There are no good tests for me!” I…
Author: CC
October Speech Lesson Plans 2014
I adore October for 2 reasons: Pumpkins and Chocolate. I also enjoy the creativity that goes along with Halloween celebrations and the crafts and celebrations (although not the scary ones… I don’t like those!) So…
I quit clicking “LIKE” on Facebook to practice what I preach!
Three weeks ago I read this article. It got me thinking about my own clicking tendencies. In general, I have been a 50% “like” clicker and 50% commenter. The article made me think of my…
Getting organized for play-based speech therapy
33% of my students with speech IEPs work on very basic 1-3 word utterances (verbally or non-verbally). One of the many ways that I work on their speech goals is to engage them with play-based…
25 Ways to Ask Kids about Their Day
Both at work AND at home, I am constantly trying to get kids to tell me about their day. Here is a typical conversation: “What did you do today!?” “Nothing.” “Come on, you must have…
My summer in review
(Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links.) I go back to work in two short days (sniff…) so it is time for me to reflect on some of the amazing things that I have…
How do you use it? Paper clips!
I’m joining up with Speech Time Fun today to post about one of my favorite office supplies… Paper clips!! So… how do I (and how could I) use these cute little, metal devices of usefulness?…
Just keep swimming…
With the news story of Robin William’s death taking over the media, and his wife’s statements, I thought this would be a good time to put into words some of my thoughts. These are the…
A letter to the new state park managers
Dear New State Park Managers (aka destroyers of family fun), Although my group of 60+ adoptive families has had an annual camping trip in your park for 26 years, apparently there are some new rules…
What’s In Your Cart?
It’s time for the big, big back to school sale on TpT! How to decide what to get??? Here are a few suggestions that I have! 🙂 Products that my colleagues have created: No Prep…
The Speech Club solution to articulation therapy!
Have you ever had a 12 year old who has been working on /r/ in sentences and carry-over for years? Have you ever had a 10 year old who says that speech games are…
Binders and Planner Organization
My goal for the last 14 years has been to be an organized SLP. I am getting there. Slowly. One binder and bow at a time! Here are my updated Super Planners for this year…
It’s Always Fun in Speech!
Or is it? It started with a conversation between my friend and I about my awesome speech parties. She then commented that we sure seemed to have a lot of fun in speech! So that,…
Dirt Cheap Goodies for Speech
As a self-proclaimed thrify-a-holic, I love to find a good rummage sale. Please note. I did not say garage sale. Garage sales are a waste of my time because: You have to travel to multiple…