Time for a new installment in our Communication Red Flags series! This time, let’s talk about the early elementary years. Communication development in early elementary school (kindergarten through 2nd grade) is an exciting time! Starting school means that children learn to understand and manipulate language in a whole new way. Every day brings new things… (read more)
Do you remember that quote that describes a baby’s first days in the outside world as “one great blooming, buzzing confusion”? As a veteran SLP who has had more first days than I care to count, I can attest that the same adage holds for staff who are new to a school district. Most districts… (read more)
Linda Huseby! The Portland Business Journal accepted applications from numerous Portland businesses. We nominated Linda because we value her contribution to making THF a fun place to work that lives and breathes its values. The Portland Business Journal picked just three award winners and Linda was one of them! Today, they recognized her at an… (read more)
School-based THFers gathered in style last night at the Kimpton Hotel Vintage. Over food and drinks, clinicians compared notes on summer adventures and fall plans. Highlights of the evening included the introduction of our 2019-20 “All Together Now” theme, sharing our new First Day road map, and a review of all of our exciting new… (read more)
The knowledge, ideas, communication, and friendship that are woven together to create the fabric of Hello set us apart from our peers. Hello clinicians are willing to question barriers, research solutions, collaborate, and share with each other, building knowledge individually as well as for the group. Each individual brings their unique experiences that contribute to… (read more)
When I logged in to our company HR website earlier this month, a confetti animation fluttered over my name. Apparently, this month marks my 14 year anniversary with The Hello Foundation. Fourteen years?! Because of the nature of our work and my personal interest in short-term leaves, nearly every one of those 14 years has… (read more)
Ah, July. You are not Frantic June, filled with closing out, processing, and putting to bed the school year, nor are you Anticipatory August with its all-out back-to-school bonanza. You are instead a treasured sweet spot, nestled between the ending of one year and the beginning of the next. Loosely tethered to the year before… (read more)
Celebrate Everyday was this year’s theme for our annual event at the Kennedy School and we had plenty to celebrate! The 2018-19 school year saw success and innovation at The Hello Clinic and unprecedented flexibility and problem-solving from THFers in school districts across 5 states. We made candy leis, took funky photos, and enjoyed an… (read more)
Summer break is supposed to be full of BBQs and potato chips, pool parties and vacations, a little extra leisure time and a little slower pace of life. Your department not being fully staffed for the coming year, though, can seriously put a damper on the good times. No one wants that, right? You might… (read more)
During the month of May, many of our Hello clinicians have been channeling the #LastBell movement! They are working hard to finish the school year with the same enthusiasm, high expectations, and contagious energy that they started with. For our SLPs this can mean using therapy time in new ways and thinking broadly about addressing… (read more)