I cannot believe it's been over a year since I have been able to sit down and write a blog post. Although, I shouldn't be surprised, it's been a whirlwind! This past year has been full of many new adventures, but the biggest one is that I joined a local private school and started teaching PreK. I have learned so much over the past year and I am excited to share our preschool adventures here with you here.  After I announced on social media that I was going into the classroom full time, I had lots of people reach out asking why I decided to leave the SLP field. It was no surprise ..read more

  Happy Friday! I am really excited share a therapy tool that I have been using with my students (and my own son!) called Bite-R with you all. Before I start telling you all about my Bite-R experience, I want to introduce you to Susan Haseley. She is a speech-language pathologist and the creator of Bite-R. Susan had two students that were unable to achieve the R sound and ended up being her inspiration to invent this device in 2013. I met Susan at ASHA a few years ago. I was intrigued by her demonstration and the research she presented on her invention. At the time, I didn't have many ar ..read more

Happy first day of fall, y'all!! Are you ready to be the most fun SLP ever? Here are some kid-friendly (and super corny!) fall themed jokes that your students will love.  Jokes are a great way to get your kids laughing while also getting their brains working.  Q: How do you fix a broken pumpkin? A: With a pumpkin patch! Q: How do trees get on the internet? A: They log in! Q: What is a scarecrow's favorite fruit? A: STRAW-berries! Q: Why do trees hate tests so much? A: Because they always get 'stumped!' Q: Which season is the cutest? A: Awwwwwtumn! Q: What do you get if y ..read more

Hey there, friends! I hope the start of the school year has been smooth and productive. Even though I am not school based, the school year always brings me schedule changes and motivation for some organizing.  I recently received a message from a reader asking for information on how I store my student information. It had been a few years since my last post on this topic, so I thought I would do a little update. (To see the original post, click here: A Peek Inside my Therapy Binder) This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience. This means if you purchase something u ..read more

Last week I did some shopping! Not necessarily back to school shopping, but I will use that excuse with my husband to justify deliveries. I just happened to be browsing Amazon (shocker, right?) and noticed that Learning Resources had a lot of their products on sale. I am a huge fan of Learning Resources educational toys. I have found so many fun ways to use these items in speech so I thought I'd share what I got!  This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for your convenience. This means that if you purchase something using my link, I may make a small commission (which is always extremel ..read more

  It's that time of year again. School has started here in FL. Although I work year round, I do enjoy getting back into a routine again. My kids just started their 1st grade and 4th grade year. So many of my school based SLPs friends are getting back to work and starting to plan for their sessions.  And what better way to start the school year than to kick your sessions off with a good laugh? I complied a list of 12 of my favorite Back-2-School jokes.  Q: Why did the M&M go to school? A: Because he really wanted to be a Smartie! Q: Why was the teacher wearing sunglasse ..read more

         Do you ever feel like you get a huge wave of kids with similar disabilities at the same time? Right now I have quite a few kids with working memory difficulties. In a research study published in 2016, they found that children with developmental language impairments are often reported to show difficulties with working memory. This has also been evident with auditory processing disorders. This may be the possible cause of the inability to segregate and group incoming information. If you are unfamiliar with the term 'working memory' think of ..read more

Summer is here and it's just about time to break out all the red, white, and blue! Nothing is better than laughing with your students. Good, deep belly laughs. About a year ago I started telling jokes at the beginning of my sessions. It's just a fun way to set the tone for the day. I have searched the web for the best, kid approved, 4th of July jokes. So here are some of the best patriotic jokes your students will love!   What did the flag do when it lost its voice? It just waved! What snack goes great with peanut butter? Fire crackers! What is a firecrackers favorite treat? A POP ..read more

Welcome to the second edition of the Toy of the Week: 5 Ways to Play series. There are so many ways to use toys, games, and regular household items (more than just their original intended use) to teach and elicit lots of language. I chose the Flower Garden Playset as my second toy of the week. This set has been a fantastic, engaging activity for both in person and teletherapy sessions. Below are some ideas for using this playset and eliciting some great language! If you have more ideas, please share in the comments.  This post contains Amazon Affiliate links for your  ..read more

It's almost Earth Day! Thursday April 22 is the day the world celebrates, but I have been doing these activities all week long! I love decorating my speech room with these beautiful globes. Greens and blues are such pretty spring time colors. I wanted to round up all of my favorite activities to use to celebrate our big, beautiful planet. If you have any great activity ideas, please share!  I have been sharing the story, Earth Yay! with my students all week. It's such an adorable, animated story about the planets and why our Earth is so special.  You can access thi ..read more