As professionals, members of families and communities we frequently engage in activities that require group dynamics. Whether you are coming together to raise funds for a new playground or church or to put on a production or event, you are working with individuals with their own experiences and backgrounds. Those experiences invariably shape their thinking,Continue reading “Teamwork: The Blessings and Challenges”
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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”
Working as a Team: Supporting Rehabilitative Assistants
The Frenzied SLPs are back this month with posts about working as a team, and we are truly a team, working together to bring you materials, ideas, and inspiration. Teamwork takes many forms with many different people and I am very excited to hear the different perspectives that will be shared! Thank you to SparklleContinue reading “Working as a Team: Supporting Rehabilitative Assistants”
Music and Speech-Language Therapy
When I was a much younger SLP, it seems there was more of an emphasis on developing auditory skills with our students. There was a wealth of materials on auditory discrimination skills and discriminating environmental sounds. We spent time teaching students HOW to listen and follow verbal directions explicitly, encouraging eye contact and subvocalization. MyContinue reading “Music and Speech-Language 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: Summer Post 1
School officially ended for me on June 16th and let me tell you, I was ready! I love what I do, really, I do, but this year was quite challenging. I completed a TON of evaluations, IEPs and assorted other paperwork. It seems I was scheduled for a meeting before school nearly every day! ConsiderContinue reading “Thoughts from the Back Porch: Summer Post 1”
Speechy and Teachers Pay Teachers Appreciation Sale
It’s May! Better Hearing and Speech Month, Teacher Appreciation Day, AND a Teachers Pay Teachers sale!! Add to that the frenzy of IEPs, progress reports and evaluation reviews. Busy, busy days, so to help our friends, the Frenzied SLPs are hosting a linky highlighting a couple of our own products and some products in ourContinue reading “Speechy and Teachers Pay Teachers Appreciation Sale”
Social Media and Truth
A Madness Most Discreet by Nora Doyle I am going to let you all in on a little secret that you might not infer from reading my posts; I can be a jerk. Yes, it’s true! Sometimes I yell at my kids. They can frustrate me. Sometimes I bicker with my husband. No, he isn’tContinue reading “Social Media and Truth”
Thinking Outside the Box in Speech-Language Therapy
One of the things I have really come to appreciate about our profession, is the ability of an SLP to be a nonconformist. I consider myself a fairly traditional gal, but when it comes to my work I will do what ever it takes to help my students understand a concept or reach a goal.Continue reading “Thinking Outside the Box in Speech-Language Therapy”
Things SLPs Should ALWAYS Say: By the Frenzied SLPs
Two weeks ago the Frenzied SLPs brought you their top things an SLP should NEVER say. The posts ran from inspiring to comical, but certainly they all fit the bill for “what not to say.” This week we are doing a 180 degree turn to things SLPs should ALWAYS say. I cannot wait to readContinue reading “Things SLPs Should ALWAYS Say: By the Frenzied SLPs”
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