Here’s the thing: Kids don’t need fancy games. They don’t need the latest plastic creation that pops up or shoots things out. No, they don’t need any of that. I’m here to tell you that kids will work for pom poms. They will work for counters and tiny balls of play dough. They will work for a piece of thread… View Post
I wish I could embrace Notebooks because goodness, they just look so good in photos. I’ve added them to my cart, taken them out, read the reviews, added them back in my cart, looked at more photos but just haven’t been able to commit. Why? Because they look like too much work. Not just too much work for me, but… View Post
In that moment when I was trying to assess my student (who, mind you, was investigating the scrolled ring binders on the assessment book and looking everywhere around the room but at the sequence of pictures he was supposed to be tapping), loudly proclaimed “my brain is getting distracted”. And in that moment, I didn’t care about standard scores or testing… View Post
Now hold up there before you start getting any ideas, because this Bucket List is NOT one of those grand lists like skydive from a hot pink helicopter flown by an outrageously charming French guy. No. These are short, achievable goals to shape your NEXT year as an SLP. Keep that Frenchie on your other list. This list is about you. It’s about… View Post
I’ve been sitting back and admiring those motivated SLPs who transform their doors, walls and décor into an explosion of colour and crazy fonts for too long now. Admiring, but not doing anything about it. The thing is, those things just AREN’T me… and I don’t feel guilty about it. I just couldn’t be bothered. But I wanted to do… View Post