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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What’s the difference between “independent functioning” and “executive functions?”
Recently an educator without a special education background asked me the difference between independent functioning and executive functions. I thought that maybe more people get confused by the terms since they sound so similar. Independent Functioning “Independent” refers to what a student can do without a teacher’s prompts and cues. “Functioning” means doing work and on task behavior in the…
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Best Paid iPad Apps for Language and Articulation for Speech Pathologists
When I first got my iPad and started using it for therapy, I had no idea which apps would be the best for me to use with my students to meet their goals in the areas of articulation and language. In addition to my own experience, I’m using feedback from other speech pathologists as well to create this list of 29…
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