Speech is Beautiful

Three Things You Must Do in Your First Session with a New Student

25 Jan

I recently added a couple new students to my caseload. Mid-year is a time when the referrals you received after the first semester, then turned into evaluations, and have now had their eligibility meetings. Or new students are turning up: either they transferred in, or have been ... Read More about Three Things You Must Do in Your First Session with a New Student

The Difference Between Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, and Phonics

Education

28 Dec

Phonological What?! Definitions and Differences How many times have you heard teachers talking about phonics and speech-language pathologists talking about phonemes? Then, both groups start talking about phonological awareness? This has happened so frequently that sometimes they get muddied up in ... Read More about The Difference Between Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, and Phonics

WFL vs WNL: Why Function Matters More than Normal

Tips

21 Dec

My left mid-to-upper back was bugging me and so I saw a back specialist. I had a CT done and then I had an MRI. The MRI experience was one I do not want to repeat (I was immobilized in a metal tube and I had to listen to Celine Dion songs -- no joke!), but I did get information about my back ... Read More about WFL vs WNL: Why Function Matters More than Normal

Top 10 Gifts for the Minimalist SLP

Education

12 Dec

Shhhh, I've got a secret. I've given away a lot of my speech board games. I was "hoarding" by keeping them for years, acquiring more when I didn't need them, and taking them with me from job to job. The truth is that times have changed. Now that many of us have access to an iPad and digital ... Read More about Top 10 Gifts for the Minimalist SLP

Interview An Elder

About me

5 Dec

Over Thanksgiving break my sister and I had the opportunity to sit down with my mom and her first cousin and interview them about their great-grandparents and grandparents. We anticipated that the interview would be no more than 30 minutes, but we ended up taking three videos with almost two hours ... Read More about Interview An Elder