When I visit a classroom to screen students for speech concerns or when I stop to pick up a student to administer a formal evaluation or when I come and get my students for their regular speech therapy, the teacher will introduce me, “Mrs. Wu is here, Kate. She’s going to play some games with you!” While it is true…
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Look It Up: Checking the Credentials of a Speech Pathologist
To become a speech pathologist, I had to get a master’s degree while earning more than 400 hours of clinical experience across several categories of patient category (age, voice, articulation, language, etc). At the end of my degree program, I had to pass a national speech exam called the PRAXIS. The first year as a speech path is called the…
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Question: Two speech paths, one case?
Q: Is the SLP on the IEP team legally allowed to use another SLP’s evaluation report to determine strengths/weaknesses and need for services? Or, does the SLP on the IEP team have to be the one to evaluate the child? A. Great question. It can be confusing when there’s a speech report on the table and a different speech pathologist…
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5 Clothing Tips for Teachers, Therapists, and Speech Pathologists to Help You Choose What to Wear to Work in a School
I find dressing for work to be stressful. In my previous life I worked in corporate America. Even though at the time I thought that putting together an outfit was challenging for an office environment, I’ve found that dressing for a school environment is more tricky. I want to look professional, but I also work with little kids, which means…
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Best Free iPad Apps for Speech Pathologists
Why spend the money on an iPad and then spend even more on apps? That’s how I felt after I got my iPad. Keep in mind that many free apps actually require you to make “in-app” purchases to access additional content – I’ve noted those apps with an asterisk (*). I have a wonderful selection of both free and paid apps…
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