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5 Reasons to Use Boom Cards™ in Speech Therapy

In this day of distance learning, Boom Cards™ have become a hot topic among SLPs who are figuring out speech life from afar. I have to admit, I’ve known about Boom Cards™ for a while but had yet to using any until the past couple of months. But what are they and why are they […]

Using Evidence-Based Practice in the Schools

I’m excited to have a guest post from Mariel Solomon, a previous school based SLP, who works for ASHA’s National Center for Evidence Based Practice in Communication Disorders today! You Have the Power to DECIDE Making clinical decisions can be tricky, especially in the schools. There are so many things to balance like providing differentiated […]

SLP Grad Intern Welcome Binder

Supervising grad students has become one of my favorite things about being an SLP. I love how it challenges me in this season of my career, the relationships I get to build with up and coming SLPs, and all the new things I get to learn about myself and this field. With each student, I […]

The Life of a Nontraditional SLP Grad Student

Picture this… a girl who discovers the world of SLP and falls in love. She does her research and finds out the path is a rigorous one, but she knows she’s capable. She’s excited and scared and anxious. Now picture a 2 year old on her lap. Most people’s jaws drop when I tell them […]

Progress Monitoring for SLPs

I have to be honest, I don’t feel like I had my progress monitoring system down solid until about 2 years ago. Now, I feel absolutely confident in my process! The game changer? SLP Toolkit.. and I have an AWESOME deal for you below, keep reading! I find this resource to be invaluable when it […]

Lesson Plans for Speech Therapy + Free Planning Sheet

Making lesson plans for speech therapy doesn’t have to be hard. Using themes, let me show you how I plan my therapy sessions, and give you a free planning sheet to help you! Making lesson plans is one of those things that seems to be either you or you don’t. Being 100% honest, I don’t always […]

Student Folders for Speech Therapy

This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for your convenience. Student folders are a thing I have gone back and forth on throughout my career in the schools. I’ve used them and not used them and this year, they are back! What I like about using folders for each child is that it really helps me […]

Data Collection with Mailing Labels

This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. One of the things I am always trying to to do is be more efficient. Last year, I discovered I much preferred taking data on one sheet rather than the binder system I was using prior. With that, I flipped to each student’s page in a binder and I […]

Getting Started with a New School Year

One of the things that we all focus on when heading back to school is the logistics. With a mountain of to-dos, what do we tackle first? First step of every year is to get organized. I make my own planner, which you can find here, and I set that beauty up first thing. I […]