What Keeps Me Inspired
To wrap up Better Speech and Hearing Month, one of our Clinical Directors, Maria Unger, MA, CCC/SLP, talks about what keeps her inspired as a Speech Language Pathologist. What…
Why I Became an OT
In honor of National Occupational Therapy Month, three of our Clinical Directors, Larysa, Candice, and Jen, talk about why they became OTs. Why I Became an OT Candice Donnelly-Knox, OTR/L:…
Speech Therapy & Science Experiments
Kelly McLendon, M.S., CCC-SLP, a lead SLP in one of our districts reminds us that not all sessions need to be about data, some can be fun while still targeting…
GJPQY – Go Below Song
Mary Adolf, M.S, OTR/L talks about the song she co-created to help teach students about descender letters, the letters that "go below" the main body of the letter.
Creating Visuals For School-Based Therapies
All kids love visuals, and the more attractive and personally meaningful, the better. From picture-based communication systems, to visual cues for articulation sounds, pictures can support a wide range of…
Lesson Planning (From A Therapist’s Point of View) – Occupational Therapy
Education is a complicated task, and it can take a team of professionals to help some of our students succeed, particularly when they are working to overcome learning challenges. But all students can benefit when the classroom is examined through the eyes of a developmental expert, including speech language therapists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. In this series of posts, we bring a few different sets of eyes to the classroom, and hope that this "x-ray" will help therapists recognize and take ownership of their specialized knowledge, as well as inform teachers about the potential benefits of partnering with their school-based related service professionals!The Classroom Through an OT's Eyes
Increasing Our Impact: Related Services Breaking Out of the Therapy Room!
As we all know, engineering change in our students in the confines of 30 minutes a week can be an uphill battle! How can we share our knowledge and achieve…
AAC: Collaborating for Success!
Some of our students with special needs may have impairments in oral-motor structure or function, difficulty motor planning, or apraxia, or other conditions that impede typical communication development. When it…
Classroom Integration, Part 5 – Parent Perception
In previous posts, we have talked about what classroom integration is, examples of classroom integration, collaborative consultation, and natural environments. In part 5 of this discussion on school-based practice, we take on another factor that influences successful classroom integration of related services: parent perception.Parents are experts on their own children, and are key members of the IEP team. As such, it is very important that the relationships between therapists and families are mutually trusting and respectful. Maintaining open communication is a way to form and maintain a relationship with parents.
Back to school, back to stress
As we return to school, everyone starts feeling the stress. Students, parents, teachers, and therapists, all experience the seemingly abrupt transition from summer fun to the classroom. But there are ways to manage the stress and ease the back to school pains!
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