AKA How to Prep Your Staff for the Realities of Working Online When Hello began providing speech & OT services online a decade ago, I couldn’t have imagined in a thousand years I’d be living through a time in which entire school districts would shut down and find themselves moving educational opportunities into the virtual… (read more)
As mentioned in our COVID-19 update post on Monday, we’re excited to announce that our Telepractice Training Course is now available to the public for the first time. We developed this 3-module, self-paced course to give our clinicians a comprehensive overview of the basics of telepractice and made the decision on Monday to share it… (read more)
Almost a year ago, our Leadership Team gathered together for their annual discussion of our company-wide, year-long theme. We chose All Together Now because it represented the “all boats rise” philosophy we bring to our work. Of course, we had no way of knowing then what we know now, that we would be leaning on… (read more)
Lesson plans are an important way to document your intentions for a session. They might be required for submission to administrators, or they might just be a tool to keep your session on track. Done well, they are driven by your students’ goals. They keep the targeted objectives in front of you, document the preparation… (read more)
If you’re betting big on technology in this revolution, it’s the wrong bet. Privately held companies keep their thinking and strategy close to the vest. Our goals, strategies and metrics are the secret sauce of our businesses. If we share these things out loud we risk someone else crossing our own finish line. But sometimes… (read more)
We first published our white paper, 4 Leadership Decisions to Help SLPs Decrease Caseload Size, seven years ago at a time when we were relatively new to sharing our big ideas about special education. While some of our posts from back then look rather dated in 2020 (using iPads in therapy, anyone?), SLP caseload and… (read more)
What is your favorite childhood book? Mine is Corduroy. Or maybe The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I had tens and tens of books to choose from as a child. I also had people who could and would read to me. However, I learned last Tuesday evening, at The Children’s Book Bank, that often children, specifically in lower-income… (read more)
Just about 5 years ago, a few of us were talking about caseload frustrations and came up with a list of quick ideas that SLPs could use to reduce their workloads. We made a little SlideShare with our tips and set it loose on the internet in the hopes that it would help our fellow… (read more)
THFers came together to kick off 2020 at our annual Winter Retreat last weekend. We gathered at Charbonneau Country Club for a day of professional development and comradery (and tacos 😉 ). Lyn Seres, M.Ed. of Rewired Education Therapy shared information on brain-based strategies for dyslexia and the importance of phonological processing for early reading… (read more)
Happy New Year from your friends at The Hello Foundation! With the second half of the year getting started and in the spirit of our theme All Together Now I wanted to share the results of our recent Administrator survey. Listed below are your answers to 5 different questions from the survey we thought you… (read more)