In the past, I used the abstracts of research papers to determine what the research was about and the results of the study. I naively assumed that ... Read more
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Conversational Scripts
Do you serve students with limited language skills who are unsure of how to interact within a situation? Here is a great example. I give my ... Read more
Becoming an exceptional supervisor – an introduction for SLPs
What is one of the number one components to a successful career in speech-language pathology or other education/health related fields? Powerful, ... Read more
Literacy Interventions in Speech Therapy
Speech pathologists have an important role to play in literacy instruciton. Unfortunately, my graduate program never taught me what that role was or ... Read more
Shared Reading as Evidence-Based Practice
Did you know that shared storybook reading is an evidence-based practice for increasing expressive language skills? Not only does research support ... Read more
Best Practice for Articulation
I don't know about your speech pathology program, but I really wish I had taken a good evidence-based course in speech sound disorder treatment. When ... Read more
Core Vocabulary for Evidence-Based Practice
The following is a portion of a research paper combined with additional thoughts about using core vocabulary boards in my ... Read more
Why Pursue a Clinical Doctorate Degree?
Growing up, I had always assumed that I would have the highest degree possible. I dreamed of becoming a marine biologist, with the requisite Ph.D., of ... Read more
Create a home away from home (in your classroom)
(Amazon affiliate links included in this post) Let’s face it, we spend a lot of time in our classrooms! Most of us are there not only during ... Read more
Data Driven Language Therapy
As I sat at yet another “procedures and paperwork” meeting (aka the training that administrators force you to attend on an all too often basis), I ... Read more
Core or PECS for students with ASD?
At the beginning of this year, multiple people in my district began discussing communication for children with autism. The early childhood ... Read more
Low-tech AAC: Picture Exchange (Pros and Cons)
Please note before I begin this post that I am aware that PECS is a specific and trademarked system. I have been through the formal training, however, ... Read more
Low-tech AAC: Core Vocabulary (Pros and Cons)
Last year, several SLPs in my district attended a fantastic conference by Gail Van Tatenhove. By the end of the two days, we were ready to make some ... Read more
Low-tech AAC: PODD (Pros and Cons)
Seventeen years ago I was a brand new SLP graduate. I accepted the only mid-year job that I could find (overage for 2 SLPs with high caseloads) and ... Read more
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