Summer = Craft Time. It is the wonderful season where you can visit Hobby Lobby and take a stab at a few of those fun Pinterest crafts you’ve put off because of paperwork meetings caseload evaluations IEPs that unfortunately consume our life during the other 10 months of the year. These shoes have definitely been […]
The Importance of Fathers in our Field
As we draw close to Father’s Day this year, I’m reminded of just how important they truly are. Throughout history, social scientists have long ignored fathers, focusing instead on mothers as the significant figure in infant development (Fathers, Ross D. Parke). However, as research explores this area, we see just how truly valuable fathers are […]
Using the iPad For {almost} Any Activity
I know what you’re thinking and let me stop you right there-no I do use the iPad 24/7 in my speech room. I’m actually pretty old-fashion when it comes to gadgets for learning and would much prefer my students feel and touch real items than stare at a screen. HOWEVER. There comes a point when technology is […]
Research Writing {Ideas and Freebie}
RESEARCH. It’s a terrible word, isn’t it? To this day, even though I actually enjoy finding and doing research, when I hear that word, my stomach reflexively does a flip. I think it’s much the same with our students. They associate “research” with the words “hard,” “boring,” “difficult,” and something only old (or should […]
The Perfect Ratio
Last Sunday, as I was sitting in church, the pastor was speaking on a topic that raised those conviction feelings in my heart. You know the kind, the kind that seem to hit smack dab in the middle of your heart and make you feel the pastor is talking just to you). The verse he […]
Math CCSS Lessons for the SLP (Following Directions)
If you’ve been hesitate to incorporate math into your speech and language sessions, here’s an easy way I’ve been doing it. Most of us have goals of following directions. We can easily cite English Language Arts Standards when working on these goals such as: Language 3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, […]
Evidence-Based Interventions: Context Clues
With some encouragement from my friends, I’ve decided to start a new series on the blog titled “Evidence-Based Interventions.” I don’t know about you, but I need this series. Actually, we are all required to seek out and perform the very best, sound evidence from systematic research in relation to an individual student. ASHA’s position statement […]
Language in the Classroom: Reading Integration {and Freebie!}
I’m so excited you’re here! Today we’re continuing our series on Language in the Classroom and I have the perfect little freebie at the end of this post. Missed the others? Don’t worry! You can click the “Series” button at the top to check out our previous topics. As a classroom teacher, Miss Decarbo from Sugar and Spice will be focusing […]
Complex Sentences {Ideas and Freebie}
Did you shop the huge TPT sale yesterday? I sure did and just want to give a HUGE thank you to anyone who perhaps bought something, left feedback or just popped in here periodically to read this blog. I am sooo blessed to be in this profession with you! I’d like to give back today and […]
Language in the Classroom {Social Skills}
Today we’re continuing our series on Language in the Classroom. Missed the first one? Don’t worry! You can click the “Series” button at the top and to check out last month’s post on Classroom Culture. As a classroom teacher, Miss Decarbo from Sugar and Spice will be focusing on the big picture and the classroom as a whole. As a […]
