organization

In working with data it can be difficult to see many numbers embedded into a paragraph. So what can you do?  I find it helpful to put numbers in a table and to have that table be prior to the narrative that explains the numbers. Here…

What do you think of when you think of popsicle sticks?  Does it bring up memories of enjoying a summer day with your friends while you ate a cool treat? Do you think of the pleasure of splitting a double pop to share with your…

Pacing during a treatment session can be crucial in maintaining a child’s attention and focus. The easiest way to do this is using a schedule and a pattern of an opening and closing activity. Using a timer to go off five minutes before the end…

I have been a speech and language pathologist for 37 years (YIKES!).  Each year I think I think of a different way to better organize my data, my materials and how to stay on top of each of my student’s goals.  This is part of…

Recently a graduate student stated that they wanted to use a time timer but did not have one. Using a time timer is a great thing. It is visual. It clearly indicates the time for the person. HOWEVER, we don’t always have access to a…

We are off to a GREAT start this semester. I wanted to share some of the great ideas in terms of the set up of the clinic room, therapy ideas and data management systems that your fellow clinicians are using: Stacy set up her room…

  Data is a very important part of doing speech and language therapy.  We need to have evidence that what we are doing is having an impact. It assists us in knowing what the next steps will be. American Speech and Hearing Association ( ASHA)…

  Children with language learning difficulties learn best when they can predict what they are going to be doing.  In another blog (  http://prakovic.edublogs.org/2014/05/30/would-you-turn-back-home-if-you-forgot-your-cell-phone-the-importance-of-schedules/)  I discussed the importance of a schedule.  It is also important that the child understands not just what work they need…

  Each year I establish the “rules” of my lesson using Whole Brain Teaching developed in 1999 in the small Southern California town of Yucaipa by  three instructors, Chris Biffle (college), Jay Vanderfin (kindergarten) and Chris Rekstad (4th grade). They spent a year designing a…

Would you be lost without your Smartphone? How many of you would go back home if you realized that you had forgotten your phone?   Why is this? It keeps us organized, informed and connected to our world. That is very similar to what the…