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Budget Friendly Tips for SLPs
As a brand new graduate in 1997, money was very tight. I shopped at garage sales and thrift stores for therapy supplies. Believe it or not, I even remember drawing and coloring some of my own materials during my clinical fellowship! Nowadays, you can easily download an activity with the
FREE Tall Tales Storytelling Game
Have you played the Tall Tales Storytelling game by SCS Direct? This blog post summarizes how to play the game and why I think Tall Tales is an excellent game for speech and language development. You will also find information in this blog post about how you can receive the
Building Connections in the Speech Room
Building Connections The beginning of the school year is a busy time and it is always challenging to know where to focus your energy. There are schedules to create, meetings to attend, evaluations to complete, and reports to write. Once you are finally able to see your students, I truly
Using Boom Cards in Speech Therapy
My Boom Cards Story It was March 2020. The COVID19 pandemic was all over the news and our school announced it would be shutting down for the remainder of the school year. As a result, I spent my spring break researching teletherapy and trying to figure out how we were
Survival Tips for the School-Based SLP
Are you a School-Based SLP? After more than 25 years as a Speech and Language Pathologist, I have worked in quite a few different settings (about me). I started out my career working in an outpatient clinic setting at the Bill Wilkerson Center in Nashville, TN. When we moved back
Using Real Photos in Speech Therapy
Real Photos or Clipart? Every once in a while I receive a request for more resources made with real photos. Do you prefer using photos over clipart in your activities? Real photographs are actual images captured by a camera, while clipart tends to be simpler drawings or illustrations. With the
My Story: Why I Became a Speech Language Pathologist
The Early Years May is Better Hearing and Speech Month! This is a time when we celebrate our profession and bring awareness to our field. Lately, I have been thinking a lot about why I chose to become a speech language pathologist (my WHY). My story begins in my early
Speech and Language Activities for Mixed Groups
Do you have Mixed Groups? It is not uncommon for speech language pathologists to have 40 or 50 students on their caseloads. In fact, during my school SLP internship I had close to 100 students on my caseload! With all of the meetings, assessments, and reports to complete, it is