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Working as an SLP is a rewarding career, but sometimes it feels isolating when we feel that our role is misunderstood or when there’s a disconnect with other school staff. This blog post shares six steps to successful communication with teachers to help you work hand-in-hand with the teachers of your speech students!

6 Steps to Successful Communication with Teachers

Establishing successful communication with teachers can be quite the undertaking. There are so many reasons why it shouldn’t ...
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Wondering where to start with vocabulary intervention? This blog post walks through a framework that speech-language pathologists can use when targeting vocabulary goals.

How to Teach Vocabulary: A Framework

You know that Johnny is struggling with vocabulary. He scored below the 4th percentile on subtests, including vocabulary. ...
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Am I doing this right? Am I good at my job? These are questions that I often asked myself--until I found a system. Now, I am much more confident in my skills and abilities! Click through to read more.

Data-Based Therapy Planning for SLPs

Why do you collect data? Is it because it’s required? Because you need it for Medicaid billing? Because ...
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How can I possibly target all of my students’ goal in one speech therapy session? Check out how this SLP uses a pocket chart to target a variety of goals. Perfect for SLPs who are trying to make the most of mixed groups while using literacy-based therapy.

How to Use a Pocket Chart for Easy Literacy-Based Therapy

https://youtu.be/MFZTuMw5C7Q How can I possibly target all of my students’ goal in one speech therapy session? Johnny is ...
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Did you catch the SLP Summit? Check out this post for answers to the most frequently asked questions when it comes to planning for therapy!

SLP Summit Recap: Practical Therapy Planning Tips

I absolutely loved getting to "meet" thousands of SLPs at the SLP Summit. I was so inspired by ...
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Struggling to keep up with it all? Read about this SLP's "real life" approach to evidence-based practice.

How to Use Evidence to Become a Better SLP

We have so many options available to us to continue learning and to become better SLPs. It's exciting ...
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Are you a new SLP worried about surviving your CF? I share my top 10 tips for how I survived my CF in this post, which includes lots of links to TONS of resources that will help you find success, too! Get all of the tips and links inside.

10 Tips to Survive Your SLP Clinical Fellowship in the Schools

On the last day of my internship in grad school, I literally packed up my car and drove ...
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