Gifted, Academically Talented, Accelerated , etc. All terms we have heard to described, well , not usually our kids, but what happens when these students end up on your caseload? Yes, it can happen. I have actually had a few over the years. In my experience, when a student fits into both ‘Gifted’ and ‘Special Education’, they are deemed ‘Twice…
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7 Things Happy SLPs Do Differently
Happy SLP? Yes, they are out there and you can be one too! It may seem a mystery as to how these particular professionals are so darn positive all the time. Their caseloads must different. They must have less paperwork. They must not do billing, or plan sessions, or test, or write reports… SPOILER ALERT…it’s none of these! HAPPY SLPs…
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Are your kids Story Champs?
The ability to tell a story goes way beyond simply using ‘Once Upon A Time…’ Telling stories, or more in our case, narratives, is a critical life skill that many of our students struggle with. If you have ever asked a student with a language disorder what they did over the weekend you probably know what I mean. Their weekend…
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5 Things Every SLP Needs To Do At The End Of The Year
The end of the school year for an SLP can be sheer chaos sometimes. Between finishing final IEPs and evaluations, progress reports, extra meetings for planning ahead for the fall, etc it gets a bit nuts. So when the light at the end of the tunnel appears here are some things you can start to do to make coming back…
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7 Ways to use Plants in Speech Therapy
Confession, I don’t have a green thumb despite years of trying. I’m pretty sure if flowers had legs, they would run when I walked into a nursery. One place where I can share my love of plants, without the worry of them making it, is my speech room. Today, I am sharing 7 ways you can use plants and flowers…
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A Tip for Teaching Taking Turns
Taking turns is a fundamental part of communication but this basic skill doesn’t always come so easy to our students. It’s not only the aspect of waiting, which is hard on a lot of kids in general, but being aware of the ending of one turn, the beginning of the other, all while staying on top of all the subtle…
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