When SLPs think about telepractice, often we think of the model that is being pushed by larger national telepractice companies: An SLP in one state provides direct services online to kids at school in other areas. However, this is a limiting way to think about telepractice. When we think of telepractice as one of our… (read more)
Facilitated Communication and the Rapid Prompting Method are dubious means by which some claim they can help people with disabilities communicate. In both of these methods, a “facilitator” physically assists the person with a disability in moving their hand over a keyboard or alphabet board to spell out messages. While neither method has any degree… (read more)
When I talk with SLPs new to the schools and especially to recent grads working in the schools, I often hear comments about the volume of paperwork. Paperwork can be tedious and time-consuming, but it is also a stark contrast to what we did in grad school. I think the bigger shock of working as… (read more)
Are we there yet? It’s officially summer vacation for many of our families, and others are just days away. Did you sigh hugely with relief to have made it through the busy days of field trips, end-of-school parties, promotions/graduations, etc.? What does summer vacation look like in your family? Vacations, summer camps, sleeping in, picking… (read more)
I have gotten into a bit of a rut with my evaluations, and language sampling is an area where I have broad freedom to create my own best practices. That’s why in 2018, I’m setting myself up for change with a clear goal to perform better language analysis! I’m a little embarrassed that I… (read more)
Resolution season is nearly upon us. In the world of speech/language therapy and special education, school-based SLPs might have an advantage when setting measurable, achievable goals. After all, we write an awful lot of goals over the course of a year, across a variety of skills and abilities. So why is it that we come… (read more)