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Making the Case for Educational Impact in Articulation Therapy

Over the past nearly 40 years I’ve heard a lot of conversation around articulation therapy and “educational impact.”  To this day the discussion continues to center around whether students who exhibit what may be considered mild speech sound disorders (SSD) like a lisp, are eligible for services because their difficulties don’t impact academics. For instance,Continue reading “Making the Case for Educational Impact in Articulation Therapy”

An Inspiring Example of the Communication Connection

Image by Quinn Kampschroer from Pixabay Today was my first day back to work after a wonderful summer. I love summer vacation, make no mistake, but I also like getting back into my routine. I enjoy fall, yet late summer is amazing! Tourists go home. My kayak isn’t tossed about by the wake of the motor boats. IContinue reading “An Inspiring Example of the Communication Connection”

Enough IS Enough

Next week I start my 36th year as an SLP. THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR! Somehow I thought it was 37, but I guess it just feels that way. 🙂 I am fairly happy with where my journey has taken me. I’ve grown both professionally and personally, but haven’t quite reached that point of complete satisfaction. I stillContinue reading “Enough IS Enough”

Back to School 2019

Well, here I am, a blast from the past!! It has been a while since my last post, hasn’t it? That’s okay! I’m being gentle with myself regarding my hiatus and am just going to jump right back into the blogosphere. In eleven days I will be back at work and although my years inContinue reading “Back to School 2019”

FunGames Speech Therapy Card Game : A Review

Finding high quality and engaging materials can be a challenge for the pediatric SLP, or any SLP for that matter. These days we have access to so many products and materials, it’s hard to flesh out what will be useful across targets and age ranges.  We also want to make sure there is a longContinue reading “FunGames Speech Therapy Card Game : A Review”

A Little Help with /r/

I have most definitely dropped the ball on my poor blog. I feel a little guilty, but I’ve been told guilt is only productive for about ten minutes. I should be over it by the time I’m finished writing. 🙂 I was working with a student today whose profile is fairly complex. We were workingContinue reading “A Little Help with /r/”

A Message for Full-Time SLP-Moms

While it may seem like I’ve abandoned this blog, I haven’t! I have a multitude of paper scraps with notes, thoughts and ideas stowed and tucked in a multitude of places. I just took a break. The past twenty years have been spent as a working Mom.  I’m still trying to settle into my emptyContinue reading “A Message for Full-Time SLP-Moms”

Today is the day before Thanksgiving and before I begin my cleaning and cooking frenzy (and shopping for a new food processor as mine broke two days ago!), I want to share an email I received from a colleague and dear friend. She retired in 2016 after having enjoyed a storied and fulfilling career, andContinue reading

Progress Monitoring Resources for Speech-Language Therapy

About a two months ago (hard to believe) I was considering some new goals for a middle school student. I was feeling at a loss in terms of what I could use to monitor present levels. I have some tools that are quite effective, (my freebies are here and here) but I wanted to progressContinue reading “Progress Monitoring Resources for Speech-Language Therapy”