Dear your honor…
A letter to the judge regarding my husband’s upcoming disability hearing: I am writing this letter in regards to my husband, Professor X, who has become quite disabled in the last 10+ years. I…
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Why and how to do a language sample.
Disclaimer: This post contains Amazon affiliate links.ย I am a very busy SLP. I see most of my kids in medium sized groups and have little time for extra data collection. What I’ve learned…
Back to school- Super style!
It’s started! Although I’ve had super characters in my room for years, I’m going all out this year. My walls are covered in super heroes from my Super Start to Speech posters. I’ve written my…
Kids need daily articulation practice
Have you ever worked with a student forever on one sound. That eleven-year-old who just can’t master /r/? Or the ten year old with the continued frontal lisp? No, I’m sure you haven’t! Or how…
Dear Prospective Adoptive Parent
Dear Prospective Adoptive Parent, I know that you have so many questions right now. Is adoption the best choice for you? Should you pursue fertility treatment (if applicable)? What will your family think? Will you…
Back to School Blog Hop
I just finished my first week back at work! Phew! It’s a hard transition for me, but I am psyched to get my own kids back in school so I can stop homeschooling! To celebrate…
If Only I Had a New Website (freebie and contest!)
This new website has been a LONG time coming. I’ve considered getting my own domain name for years, but finally took the plunge this spring. It feels so official for some reason! All new posts…
Organized at home means organized at work!
I don’t know about you, but I cannot stand having my home in chaos. I cannot work, think, sleep, or function well when I feel disorganized and overwhelmed. Since I am in charge of our…
Transitioning Back to School with Visuals
Most children, regardless of whether they have special needs, benefit from a schedule to keep them moving in the morning. Schedules are easy to create when you do the same things every day. They…
Why do I blog?
Frame by: http://onceuponaportable.blogspot.com/ I blog because I have a story of which to make others aware. I blog because I have a poem that I want to share. I blog because of a speechy idea…
Super Start to Speech!
I can’t believe I’m creating “Beginning of the Year” items already! Because my district is implementing ALL new curriculum and an entirely new computer system, we have two weeks of in-services. Meaning that although some…
Data Shmayta
What my data sheet looks like: Advantages to this set up: ย Sample use: Get your own copy of my data sheet template free HERE (added bonus… it’s EDITABLE in Word!).
Pain-I-Am
A poem in honor of Professor X, inspired by Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham. I-am-pain. Pain-I-am. That Pain-I-am That awful pain! I do not like Its horrid drain. Do you like Relentless pain? I…
Positive Behavioral Incentives in Speech (aka Bribery)
ย I made this “Speech Money” eleven years ago when I started in my district. I am flush with (speech) cash and call myself “the banker”. How to earn money: 1. My speech groups earn…