My Social Media Boycott

I’ve been considering boycotting social media ever since a social media site prioritized free speech over my safety back in 2013. As we often do, I shrugged off the incident as an isolated event and personal failing, but since reading The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt I can no longer shake my misgivings about social …

FREE Communication Checklist

I often get parents who are family, friends, and colleagues asking me whether their child needs speech & language treatment. I honestly can’t answer without more information. Usually before a child receives treatment the following steps are made: Rather than just tell concerned parents that I don’t know whether their child could receive speech and …

My Favorite Regulation Tools

I love the Zones of Regulation! The curriculum has taught me so much about regulation and the tools have helped so many of my patients engage in speech and language treatment! I have colleagues who hate the Zones of Regulation because it gets confusing for kids whose teachers use the color-coded behavior charts. to be …

My Favorite Wordless Short Videos

Wordless videos (like wordless books) can be great for speech & language treatment! They give kids so much to talk about! We can help by asking questions like, “What’s happening?” “What would he say if he talked?” “How’s he feeling?” etc. Here are some of my favorite wordless short videos…

ADHD & Speech-Language Pathology

October is ADHD awareness month! I actually learned very little about ADHD’s effects on communication as a graduate student and it wasn’t until I began seeing lots of patients with ADHD that I started to wonder about the connection between the disorder and speech and langauge. Since then I’ve had the opportunity to work with …

Themed Naturalistic Activities

I’ve made reusable monthly themes to help save me time and energy. As a part of this I’m incorporating themes into the naturalistic activities I regularly use during treatment. Here’s what I have so far… January February March April May June July August September October November December Stay tuned…

Themed Materials

I’ve developed a theme for each month so that I can re-use my naturalistic activities, sensory bins, prizes, & virtual SLP treatment rooms. I’m really appreciating the time it’s saving me. Here are links for each… Read More From the SLP A to Z Blog