Here is a resource from American Speech and Hearing Association that further defines what a speech and language pathologist is in the schools. slprole In my school, I do a combination of service delivery: I teach whole class, below are some of the theme…

    Most people when they think of a speech and language pathologist typically think of articulation or stuttering treatment, but these are just a very small part of our job. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication,…

A common therapy goal is for a child to increase comprehension skills as measured by their ability to answer questions. It is important, however, to consider the type of question that is being asked. There is a difference between ” Who broke the chair in…

The procedural section of the lesson plan is the heart or body of the lesson plan. It is here that you will share information about the methods that you are using to help a student reach their goal. It is important to discuss the research-based…

Sometimes our therapy can seem like we are just ‘ playing’  with our students, however, the reality is that we are employing therapeutic skills that assist in the development of language skills. In play we: Balance turn taking:  Give the students some opportunity to be the…

Mindwing’s Story Grammar Marker is a great tool to teach story grammar.  You use Braidy for the younger student.   The older children use a story braid   However, there are times that students have difficulty with some of the concepts presented in the program.…

Writing goals is always an art.  It is sometimes helpful to see some examples. This semester here are some great goals. The names have all been changed except for the clinician names are real. Articulation Goals: Kristen wrote these goals Baseline level of performance: At…

Baseline: the starting point of therapy The first thing that one does prior to beginning therapy is to take baseline information to determine the most appropriate goals you should develop. I am writing this blog as some clinicians are having difficulty writing these. The American…

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…

  This year I wrote a grant for East Greenwich School system that helped support close reading strategies. The grant was from the Rhode Island Department of Education and it allowed staff from Frenchtown and Meadowbrook to be able to attend the Core Reading Institute…