Thinking Outside the Box – Doyle Speech Works

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”

Carnac The Magnificent in Speech-Language Therapy

I was working with a student last week, in science class. He was getting very frustrated with me because I was asking him about the group plan and needed to ask for clarification several times. What became very clear was that I didn’t have all the information and he wasn’t giving it to me inContinue reading “Carnac The Magnificent in Speech-Language Therapy”

Thoughts from the Back Porch 2017

I am an artist. I have amazing, creative visions of drawings and paintings, mixed media works, and projects. Then I try to put these ideas on paper and poof, my hands don’t procure what my mind envisioned. Why? I saw it so clearly in my mind, the color, the perspective, the light. I often lookContinue reading “Thoughts from the Back Porch 2017”

The Rockin' Tale of Snow White Meets CCC-SLP

Well it seems I have taken the month of April off from blogging. It wasn’t intentional (it usually isn’t, is it?). Spring in New England isn’t really the stuff of spring. There are glimpses here and there, but overall it is dreary. I expect spring to be chirping birds and daffodils and unfortunately in NewContinue reading “The Rockin' Tale of Snow White Meets CCC-SLP”

Unraveling Confusion: Helping Students with Academic Success

At ASHA this November I attended a session in which the presenter reminded us, “you are not tutors.” That comment made an impact on me because there are often times when students bring their classwork to speech therapy. I want to help them, yet sometimes can’t. For instance, I don’t understand how math is beingContinue reading “Unraveling Confusion: Helping Students with Academic Success”

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”

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”