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”
Tag Archives: SLP Issues
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”
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”
Helping Students Who Are Orally Defensive in Speech Therapy
I was working with a group of students last week and I wanted to help them grasp proper tongue placement for /s/. I pulled out the mirrors, tongue depressors, and toothettes when all of a sudden one second grader flipped out. With his hand covering his mouth he pushed himself away from the table andContinue reading “Helping Students Who Are Orally Defensive in Speech Therapy”
Star Wars, Stuttering, and Stereotypes
June 18, 1977 was the day before my sixteenth birthday. Three weeks earlier, on May 25th, the movie phenomena, Star Wars was released and we decided to go see it for my birthday. We developed a strategy in order to save time on serpentine lines that coiled around buildings, half of us holding a placeContinue reading “Star Wars, Stuttering, and Stereotypes”
When Students Feel Sad
Recently I experienced a deep sadness with someone I care about. It wasn’t my sadness, but hers. To see tears and self-doubt, a turning inside out was so incredibly difficult. I felt a strong feeling of helplessness when wanting to remove all the hurt from her heart. Of course, that is neither realistic nor helpful.Continue reading “When Students Feel Sad”
I am Not Superpowered!
I can’t explain it. I have had a very, very busy year with no less than six evaluations pending at a time and I have been coping quite well. Two weeks ago…BAM! Leading up to my proverbial “hitting of the wall,” we had been coordinating a two-day NHSLHA Spring Conference and rehearsals for our middleContinue reading “I am Not Superpowered!”
Doyle Speech Works 