I knew I wanted a way to make my goals accessible to my students. After all, they are their goals, not mine. They should not be kept hidden away somewhere in a data binder where mine are the only eyes to see them. My students should 1. Know what their goals 2. Be reminded of how to […]

“Mommy, is daddy burned up? I don’t want him to be burned up.” I instantly racked my brained as to what my 3 year-old was referring to. “Oh, do you mean “burnt-out?” I asked her, remembering a few days ago my husband and I were talking about his busy season as a realtor and how […]

Social Language is SO very difficult to assess. I’ve found that students often know how to “answer” questions but not apply the concepts in real life.  However, it’s also great to have some hard data when it comes to social language so I set out to create assessments that would give me a snapshot of strengths […]

Go into any therapy room and you’ll see it. Playdough. As an SLP, it’s one of our essentials. Like my other One Item Therapy resources, it’s all about simple with this product. With the busy schedules we have, I wanted a packet that would be meaningful and fun for our students but also didn’t require a lot of precious prep-time. […]

This little project has been in the works for quite a while. As one of the top selling resources on TeachersPayTeachers, I love hearing how my Language version of Curriculum-Based Measures (both elementary and upper grades) has helped SLPs make gathering data easy. I knew I wanted the same thing for the area of social […]

So if any of you follow my account on Instagram (@nicoleallisonslp), you know I’m attempting to do the Whole 30 diet. 30 days of no dairy, grains, beans…or sugar. I started January 3rd and I’m counting down. Quite literally. Every day. The dairy, grains and beans I could do without. I cry about cheese but […]

Today I’m sharing about a tiny little tool I find fascinating. It’s called Bite-R, and it’s specifically designed to help students produce that pesky /r/ sound we all love. 🙂 I had the honor of meeting Susan, the creator of Bite-R and fellow SLP, at a conference this past year. I can truly say Susan […]

Sign language. It’s one of those goals I’ve always aspired to but felt was a bit out of reach for me. We know that pairing gestures with language is beneficial for our students and we also know that teaching babies to learn to sign aids them in communication before they can use words. I witnessed […]

Hi there! Do you have your tree up yet? Have you watched any classic Christmas movies? Sipped on some peppermint hot cocoa? I’m raising my hand to all of these! I just LOVE this time of year and seeing it through my toddlers eyes is so precious I just want to capture her excitement in […]