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Printables for Everyone

WHO IS ON YOUR SPED TEAM?

Do you remember sitting down at your first special education team meeting & wondering "Who *are* all of these people?" Answer that question (and a few others) for the families you serve with this printable.

The Special Education Process

You've likely had the experience of trying to explain The Process to someone with no background knowledge -- and failing miserably at it. Enter our new Special Education Process infographic.

¿Quienes estan en equipo de educacion especial?

It's time for another Spanish translation of a beloved Hello Foundation shareable! This time, we're sharing a Spanish version of our "Who Is On Your Special Education Team" free printable.

El proceso de educación especial

Our most popular download, The Special Education Process, has a new Spanish life! El proceso de educación especial is ready for you to download & print for free.

Preschool COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT: 5 RED FLAGS

A handy reference highlighting five communication development red flags for preschoolers.

Communication Development in Early Elementary: 5 Red Flags

Communication milestones for grades k-3.

COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT IN LATE ELEMENTARY:5 RED FLAGS

Communication milestones and red flags for the late elementary years (grades 3-5).

Communication Development in Young Adults: 4 Red Flags

Curious about whether your young adult (5th to 12th grade) has communication skills that are on point? Our free download has the answers you seek!

Bilingual Communication Development: 4 Red Flags

What's typical and what to be concerned about when a child is acquiring a second language

ACCOMMODATIONS CHECKLIST FOR TELEPRACTICE

Our checklist gives teams a tool to evaluate time, space, knowledge, & supports that are available to make telepractice a success for every student.

EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD DO ON YOUR FIRST DAY IN A NEW SCHOOL

Your first day in a new school doesn't have to be a hot mess. Use our free downloadable game plan to get organized and get going!

Communication RTI Strategies for Gen Ed Teachers

Slow the flow of evaluations by working with teachers on doing small interventions before a referral happens. Our free printable can help you get started!

Stuttering Awareness Week

The 2nd week of May is National Stuttering Awareness Week! This resource, created by one of our favorite teenagers at the clinic and his SLP, is free to download and print.

 

Printables for School Administrators

CELEBRATE ON A SHOESTRING

In most districts, Spring means budgets running low & staff burnout running high. The remedy? This Celebrate Your Staff on a Shoestring resource, of course!

SUPER SUPERVISORY SKILLS TUTORIAL

10 months of themes, quotes, supervisory tools & simple culture-building practices to enhance and enrich your work as a special education administrator.

The Interview: 6 Steps for Success

Hiring highly qualified school staff can be a significant challenge for any school administrator. Our infographic 6 steps to a successful interview.

Harnessing the Internet as a Recruiting Tool

Social media and a strong web presence is not optional when you're recruiting. Here's why you should bother keeping your online face fresh.

How to Recruit a Quality SLP

After hundreds of conversations with school admin and SLPs over the years, we've been able to distill 4 elements that are essential to recruiting the best.

Think your SLP won't go on leave this year? Think again.

Every year we field several calls from panicked special education administrators with an SLP on unexpected leave. That's where the THF Fixers come in.

How to Recognize High Quality Specialists in Special Education

SLPs, OTs, and Psychs are hard to find. Once you've hired them, how do you know that they're doing a good job? Here's a handy tip sheet.

STATE BY STATE SLP LICENSING GUIDE

Wonder how long an SLP license takes in your state? Or how many ASHA members there are? Our state by state SLP licensing guide has the answers you seek.

COLLABORATING WITH MILLENNIALS IN THE SCHOOLS

Millennials working in the schools bring with them exciting opportunities to redefine what it means to Put Kids First.

THE PAPERWORK MASTER AWARD

Doing all of that paperwork is soul-sucking misery most of the time, so why not recognize all of those folks who work so hard to keep your district in compliance?

 

White Papers

WHERE IS THE SLP?

A framework for addressing compliance risk before it becomes a problem.

INTERVIEWING AND HIRING MILLENNIAL SLPS

Prepare for the cultural and skillset differences younger professionals are likely to bring to the workplace.

LEADERSHIP DECISIONS TO HELP DECREASE CASELOAD SIZE

Decisions that school district leaders can make to help their SLPs decrease the number of students on their caseloads.

HIDDEN COSTS OF CONTRACT SERVICES

Four potential expenses related to contract staffing that are not readily apparent.

Objectives of Direct Service

The objectives of speech services in the schools beyond "curing" speech and language disorders.