Avoid SLP Burnout
How to maintain your momentum as an SLP for over 20 years If you are in any of the SLP Facebook groups, you’ll notice an
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Category: General Therapy Tips
Tips for communicating with speech families
Staying in touch with caregivers doesn’t need to be difficult or time-consuming. Here are five tips for communicating with speech families that won’t overwhelm you.
Teaching Classroom Routines at Home
It’s the procedures at school that often indicate early success—even more than the actual academic skills. Practicing and teaching classroom routines at home can go
Speech and Language Infographics for Parent Education
If you’re already following me on IG, you might be one of the hundreds that have bookmarked my speech and language infographics. Not only are
Differences in Boy’s and Girl’s Communication Skills
Have you noticed a big difference between boy’s and girl’s communication skills? Have you ever walked into a preschool classroom and had a little girl
Preschool Attention Spans: What to Expect and How to Accommodate
We’re all familiar with the pediatric therapist and their bag, but have you ever stopped to notice that the bag, or rather bag size, gives
How to Build a Play-Based Lesson Plan
Before we dive right into how to create an effective and fun play-based lesson plan, let’s address a couple of elephants in the room: What
Storybook Manipulatives Hack
I love using storybook manipulatives to help bring a story to life, but buying them already made can be really pricey and creating your own
Setting Boundaries with Parents
Does Balance Seem Elusive? While it’s tempting to throw yourself into involved productivity regimes and distract yourself creating pretty schedules with “family” and “work out”
Games to Develop Theory of Mind
There are a number of classic games to develop theory of mind. Have you ever picked up a student and had them launch into the
Using Wind-up Toys in Speech (Beyond “More”)
Wind-up toys and speech therapy go together like peanut butter and jelly (or chocolate and wine, depending on your leanings). But often therapists who see
Tiny Scanner for Parent Communication in Speech Therapy
For the past few years I’ve been working at one school, but this year I started seeing students at a couple other locations as well
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