Speech is Beautiful

Almost every day there's a story about school or workplace violence. I can't help but feel shaken up every time I hear of one. I work in the public space and my kids are in a public space all day long (not to mention my husband's job, too). Although there's virtually no way for one person to predict ... Read More about Top 5 Safety Precautions for Speech Pathologists

I enjoy using news articles in speech therapy with older students to change it up. Many of my older students are not as motivated as I wish they were about speech. Sometimes they just don't want to open up and chat when that's exactly what they need to be more successful communicators. News events ... Read More about Top 10 Kid-Friendly News Websites for Use in Therapy

Do your students struggle with word finding? It's a chronic concern with many students on my caseload -- and research backs it up. According to Dockrell, Messer, George, and Wilson (1998) 23% of children on a speech-language pathologist’s caseload will have difficulty with word finding. What ... Read More about Top 10 Word Finding Strategies