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😎 I don’t know about you, but I milk the summ

Therapy is for MESSES, and sometimes even a cat to

Therapy is for MESSES, and sometimes even a cat toy somehow ends up being part of the session. 😆😆 (Can you find it?)

We’ll do whatever we need to do to engage, facilitate progress, and smash those therapy goals. Am I right? 💪

Many of you have asked what I’m doing since retiring from the schools? Well, this is it- doing therapy virtually, in daycares, or in my very own home (which is usually the parents’ pick). We mix it up between my living room rug, kitchen table, dining table or this great big coffee table - depending on the size of the little (or big) people I treat. Oh, and if you’ve been around a while you know that Scout, the therapy cat, always assists 😻 (swipe). Don’t be alarmed by Scout’s RBF 😼

Which are you?
TEAM MESS 🌪
or
TEAM TIDY? ⭐️

I’m pretty sure that some days my husband wishes I was team tidy. 🙃

NO judgment if your answer is NO! It’s understan

Half OFF today!!! Do you provide language RTI? Ple

Have you been in this situation, too? ✋ Maybe yo

Have you been in this situation, too? ✋ Maybe you’ve had this question once or twice in your career?

Welcome to this new “thing” I’m going to share - questions from a grad student (and my answers to them)! We’ve all been there, haven’t we?

If you’ve been here a while, you might recall that my very own son is in CSD grad school! I’m fact, he’s wrapping up his first year within a week. This question is straight from him! (Yes, he gave me permission to use his dilemma). 😆

And here’s my answer to him:
1) Kids who are contemplative about their speech - especially when just starting therapy - can get very self-conscious. They become aware that they’ve been saying things “wrong.” He may even be embarrassed - or just plain frustrated. Go back to something he can be VERY successful with, and give him tons of positive reinforcement!

2) If that doesn’t work, he may need to get his feelings about this new revelation that he has speech errors. If you don’t want to attack that head-on, try these worksheets that target expressing feelings and self rating about articulation. I’ll email them to you! Just let him fill them out- don’t pressure him to talk - but gently offer if it feels right. (Don’t intend to push these worksheets at all - this is just my actual answer to him). Only swipe if you want to see one. He may be feeling “defective” (even though we all know he is not), and for little thinkers, trying to change ingrained artic habits is HARD and frustrating. 😖 None of us like to do things we aren’t good at (which takes us back to scaffold back as far as needed).

3) Engage him like your life depends on it (which I know you’re trying to do bc you’ve taken all the power rangers and cool games from our house).

Fellow SLPS, please chime in down in the comments to help my “baby” out. 😆

Grad students, CFs and any other SLPs- send me your questions if you’re willing to let me share them - along with the answers. They can be totally anonymous!

As someone who mentored and supported dozens of SLPs as my job, this is what I love to do. I’ll do my best to help!

I’m no longer a school SLP (even though I’ll a

I’m no longer a school SLP (even though I’ll always be one in my heart), but this makes me nauseous (hello, PTSD).

Dis is so wrong. Nobody needs school supplies right now. Y’all go swimming. Play in a sprinkler. Take a nap. Romp in the waves. Stay away from the school supply aisles.

Do your part to 🛑the madness.

Drop an emoji to show how you feel about stores filling up with school supplies!
😩🙄🥰🤬🤕🚫💛🤦‍♀️🤮

Do you see learned helplessness in your students o

Mine would be mighty patches (healing dots for pim

Mine would be mighty patches (healing dots for pimples and cuts). 😳 I’m NOT very confident that would make for a great session 😬, but it would be different for sure!

Share yours in the comments!

Today we used EETchy that comes with the #EET alon

Today we used EETchy that comes with the #EET along with these (addictive) poppers to describe crabs, butterflies, whales, octopi, etc. We all know how great the expanding expression tool is for verbal expression, but have you used it as a tool for organizing thoughts & composing paragraphs? Tell me down in the comments!
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It’s the perfect way for kids to brainstorm - especially when composing informational paragraphs! From responses my client gave for each of EETCHY’s beads (green group, blue do, etc.), he was quickly able to write an organized paragraph about each of the animals! 👏👏👏

On another note, kids either LOVE (bordering on obsession) the poppers or are completely indifferent. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I, personally, can’t stop popping once I start.

Do you use the EET? 🐛What about poppers?

Anyone else having withdrawals from @bridgertonnet

Anyone else having withdrawals from @bridgertonnetflix after finishing season one!? (Okay, of y’all didnt watch, go start now)! My withdrawals are so bad that I just started reading all the books (because I CANNOT just sitting ‘round waiting for the rest)! I’m almost done with the fifth book. DM me if you wanna talk Bridgerton! 🫖

If you’re obsessed with this series, too, tell me which of the Bridgerton siblings’ season you’re most excited for!

DISCLAIMER: I’m not usually into historical romance, but I’m ALL IN for these!

😎 NO PREP Summer therapy idea coming at you! Ea

😎 NO PREP Summer therapy idea coming at you! Easily get your 💯 trials in during articulation therapy using dot art! Have mixed groups? No worries, there's an open ended page to write your own targets!⁠
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Nothing says summer like flip flops (I'm currently sporting a pair). 👣 This packet ALSO comes with a page to let kids design their own flip flops! ⁠
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I love sending these home for ☀️ summer homework or for ESY (back when I was in schools). Paint daubers are a bonus but not needed. Families or YOU can use tokens, pennies, smushed Play-doh, or mini erasers to cover the circles. Even easier- kids can just color them in!⁠
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Type bit.ly/2flipflopdotart in your browers to see more! or DM me for a clickable link!⁠ 🔗⁠
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