I. love. feedback. Whenever that little “ding” goes off letting me know someone left feedback my heart skips a beat. Your comments, words of encouragement and positive ratings let me know I’m on to something! That’s why I’m creating my first ever linky party: “Speachy Feedback.” Some of the teacher blogs I follow love linky parties. […]

Guess what?! I’m a lot like you. Even as you read this, I’m probably somewhere reading a blog as well. I love catching up on what others are doing in their therapy rooms. That’s why when I saw Speech Room News’ review of Vocabulary Chipper Chat, I just had to buy one myself. And…then I […]

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Fireworks, lawn chairs and, did I hear any and all food fried? Yes! I just love Independence Day and I love this amazing country I was so blessed to live in! It’s the only, no one of the few, okay, it’s a time I allow myself food like this without […]

Confession: What I am about to share with you is perhaps my favorite product I’ve created to date. I am sooo excited to share it with you! I initially created it as part of an incentive program. Like yours I’m sure, my students love stickers and rewards. I’ve tried homework incentive plans where students would receive […]

I feel like it’s been awhile. How are you? Are you out of school? Do you work in the summer? Have you been able to go on that long-awaited vacation yet? So many questions! I will start this post with a disclaimer: “This post may contain some rabbit-trails. Sorry-I have so much I want to […]

I always start out my summers with the best of intentions: Wake up every morning at 7:00 Get in shape (AKA exercise every once in a while) Become smarter (AKA “read more books”) Feel like I accomplished everything I wanted Shreeeech…….BUT, I fall apart without routine. I found myself hitting that snooze button and I’ve […]

Guess what?!?! It has officially been 1 year since I started in on this crazy          fun                amazing                             terrifying                         […]

To the teachers, children and SLPs in Oklahoma….you are in my prayers. Sometimes, this life hurts and no one knows why. For those of you who lost someone or your house or your school, I pray that God is holding you close tonight. (Graphic courtesy of Mia owner of Putting Words In Your Mouth) Amy […]

Every year, around this time, I write an annual report. It goes something like this: General:             Speech-Language Pathologist:Nicole Allison             Year: 2012-2013             Position: Full-time             Scheduling: Traditional pull-out with teacher collaboration/ consultation, 2 classroom lessons per week, classrooms by request/topic             Parent Contact: Progress reports per 5 weeks, notes […]

With only 7 (that’s right SEVEN) more days of school, this SLP and her peeps have been gearing up for some summertime rays. “What have we been doing in room 135” you may ask? First up, we have been busy making our Summer Speech Packets.  I started off by printing all the packets I would […]