Speech is Beautiful

Top 10 Gifts for the Minimalist SLP

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

Speech Therapy in Times of Change and Uncertainty

Education

26 Nov

Life is weird with all its twists and turns, right? And this past election season was extremely bizarre, in many ways. To be honest, I have reservations about a president-elect who insulted disabled people and was hostile to immigrants during his campaign. Both of those special groups touch my ... Read More about Speech Therapy in Times of Change and Uncertainty

Spanish Articulation and Phonology Screener

Products in Action

19 Nov

I've never been able to find a good articulation and phonology screener in Spanish. First, the basic ones that accompany the language tests I have administered don't have visual support. Second, the ones given to me by various school districts aren't in color and the pictures are extremely small. ... Read More about Spanish Articulation and Phonology Screener

3 Threats to The Profession of Speech Pathology and What To Do About Them!

Education

6 Nov

Election day is coming up (I voted early for the first time ever so I feel relieved that's over) and our national ASHA convention is in a few days as well! I think it's time to think seriously about governmental and educational policies that impact our profession from the national to the state and ... Read More about 3 Threats to The Profession of Speech Pathology and What To Do About Them!