I recently had a student tell me I should be teaching him about kindness. He felt kindness was more important than strategies. I agree. Kindness is an ultimate goal as it relates to social competency. I explained the strategies we are learning lead to kind behavior. He seemed satisfied with my explanation. It seems thereContinue reading “Sharing Kindness: A Frenzied SLP Blog Hop”
Tag Archives: SLP Inspiration
SLP Commitments-2017
Who am I? Not my name or my birthday. Not where I live or what I do, but who am I…on the inside? Reflecting on where I want to commit my energies takes on a different bent when I view it through the lens of who I am, or rather who I want to be.Continue reading “SLP Commitments-2017”
Meeting 2017 in a Word
I did it again! I got caught up in the Christmas season! YAY! As a result, my blog went dark for a month. I can say with certainty, that I missed it! This simple little blog has become for me an exercise in expression, a creative outlet and a source of professional outreach. I amContinue reading “Meeting 2017 in a Word”
My SLP Story
A little over one year ago, I published a post entitled What’s the Story, Annie? I encouraged other SLPs to link up and share their stories as our experiences influence what we think, feel and do. At the time no one linked up. Perhaps my timing was off. No, let me reframe that, perhaps IContinue reading “My SLP Story”
Supporting One Another: The Power of Encouragement
This post has been on my mind since July. I have hemmed and hawed about writing it, and then thought, “It’s time.” I’ve been contemplating what support looks like in our profession. As speech-language pathologists we are 100% behind our students. We go the extra mile, we devote our time, energy and talents to helpingContinue reading “Supporting One Another: The Power of Encouragement”
Capitalizing on Trends in Speech Therapy
As many parents do, when our children were younger we made it a point to know what they were watching on television. We sat through countless episodes of Bear in the Big Blue House, Teletubbies, Noddy and more. As they grew up, their tastes changed. We moved on to Pokemon and Avatar. Pokemon was soContinue reading “Capitalizing on Trends in Speech Therapy”
From Those to Whom Much has Been Given
My Teachers Pay Teachers Store is sort of a snoozer, in large part because it is my red-headed stepchild. Doyle Speech Works, the store has 52 products, some of them lovely little gems, but they are not big sellers. I am not a big materials creator nor am I a stellar marketer. I create thingsContinue reading “From Those to Whom Much has Been Given”
Thoughts From the Back Porch: My Visit with Small Talk, SLP
I know how busy people are these days and catching up on the blogs can be a task. This post will likely be lengthy, however to truly do it justice, it has to be told in full. This is a story of friendship, so I’ll spare no words. It all started several years ago, whenContinue reading “Thoughts From the Back Porch: My Visit with Small Talk, SLP”
Thoughts from the Back Porch: Summer Post 4
Work. Often, during my workaday life as a school-based SLP, I think of work as a four-letter word. There are days and weeks I think will never end. There are days and weeks that go by at the speed of light, leaving me little time to complete all my tasks. It can be an endless cycleContinue reading “Thoughts from the Back Porch: Summer Post 4”
Thoughts from the Back Porch: Summer Post 3
The past two weeks have been busy! On June 30th I headed to the Pacific Northwest for a person to person SLP linky with Pam of Chit Chat and Small Talk. I was home for one day and then on to Minneapolis, Minnesota for ASHA Connect 2016 for an educational and fun-filled experience. I willContinue reading “Thoughts from the Back Porch: Summer Post 3”
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