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…
Social Skills
Love It and List It: Social Skills
About 25% of my students are working on social skills goals of some kind. So obviously I’m a big fan of products and curriculums that really guide me. These can be especially useful when nothing…
How to use puppets in speech therapy
A few years ago, my special education teacher and myself started co-teaching a social skills group. We went through ups and downs. There were occasional screams and more frequent tears (and not just from the…
The Importance of Learning Social Skills Outside of the Classroom
An actual email I sent to the staff at my school a few weeks ago: I have a little story to tell…. Xth gradeย recessย is often fairly hectic. We have MANY kids with special needs (both…
Holiday-palooza!
This was my downstairs/finished basement last week: Now don’t get me wrong, I am actually NOT an early Christmas decorator. I have dubbed the day after Thanksgiving “Christmas Decoration Day!” (and a little shopping too)….
No print. No prep. No problem.
We’ve all been there. You joyfully announce, “We’ve got an awesome activity to do today!” Then you look down and realize that the awesome activity should have been printed last week; and cut out…
I’m sure I’m the only one… (Earth Day Freebie)
I’m sure I’m the only one who realizes at the last minute that they have nothing prepared for their next group! And I’m sure I’m the only one who quickly throws an idea together, and…
Some recent SUPER creations!
Here are a few things I’ve created recently in between going through medication withdrawal and progress reports…. A SUPER behavior point sheet for my student with a super hero obsession. (It was because of him…
Functional Communication Assessment
Updated 10/2014: STOP the presses!!! I just made all of this into an awesome “all in one tool”! Not only does it assess social language skills, but you can type into the assessment as you…
Co-teaching Social Skills
Last year, my special education teacher and I brainstormed ways to serve our students with multiple needs. Many of these students have reading, writing, math, speech, social skills, and behavior goals. There are not enough…
Social Language Homework
I am not sure when this transition in my profession occurred, (Maybe a reader out there who has been an Speech-Language Pathologist for 20+ years can help answer this question?), but I spend a LOT…
Conversation Circle
Although it isn’t the most natural way to talk, today I helped two students keep a conversation going for multiple turns. These students have extremely impacted social communication skills and both have goals to keep…
A binder based schedule and work system (say that 10x fast!)
Fellow School-based SLPs/ Parents/ Teachers/ Etc… do you any of you ever wonder if your job is transforming from SPEECH Pathologist to behavior specialist? I sure do. It takes up a large portion of my…
Communication Specialist
(Please note that although “I Help People Communicate! What’s your Super Power?” has been floating around Pinterest with no link, this is the original quote, by ME!) If you’d like a poster version of this…