UPDATE 2022: I wrote this post with the biggest SLP mistakes I made as a new SLP years ago, but when I reread it, I find myself forgetting and making some of the same mistakes over again. We all just want to do our very best for our students and sometimes we need repeated reminders […]

“What’s your why?” It’s kind of a loaded question, isn’t it? There is a truck commercial from 2012 where a man walks over to introduce himself to his new neighbor. “So, what do you do?” he asks the man. And instead of responding with his job title, like most of us would do, the man […]

I’ve talked before about caseload management and data collection with Google sheets and other digital organization tips, but here is a new trick using Google forms to create docs! Let’s use those technology tools to free our minds up for more important things! Today’s guest post comes to us from Candace Hayden, M.A., CCC-SLP, an […]

Time-wasters at work creep in when you least expect it! What with massive caseloads, hefty paperwork requirements, and keeping up with CEUs and lifelong learning, it seems like SLPs would be the most efficient people around. But if you have a caseload of under 60-ish students and find yourself consistently working late or bringing work […]

Do you truly feel like you are making an impact and making a difference at your jobs? Most SLPs say they get into the field to help people. Some days are great – we connect with our students, someone finally gets their /r/ sound, teachers are happy to collaborate with you. And some days are […]

Have you read Atomic Habits, yet? Written by James Clear, there is a ton of simple, straight-forward information about how to start new habits and get rid of bad ones. After all, small habits build over time and bring us closer to our goals! One key idea in the book is the importance of automating […]

Any speech-language pathologist who has been in the profession for a few years or more can share stories of SLP burnout. Feelings of burnout can be due to a variety of factors that often need to be addressed before you can start to thrive at work. I believe true work-life balance isn’t possible in all […]

A month or so ago, I saw a post on Instagram from Jordyn Carroll (jrc_theslp) where she talked about the need for more SLPs to discuss what we’re paid in our speech therapy salary. I agreed and decided to dig through the archives and share my exact salaries for the first 5 years I was […]

Today I wanted to chat all things IEP GOALS with you! How many goals do you normally write for an artic only IEP? Does that number change for students working on language? Or students who use AAC? Today’s email is meant to (hopefully) challenge you to think about how you write IEP goals, specifically how […]

I wanted to take a step back from my usually speech/language blog posts to chat about something I love very much: fonts, especially accessible fonts. 😂 For the past 8+ years, I’ve spent a significant amount of my time designing and developing printable resources for SLPs. In that time, I’ve learned a ton and have […]

One question I get frequently when I talk about AAC implementation is where SLPs can find a high quality, low tech AAC free core board. I’ve been sharing these links over and over in emails to other SLPs and thought I’d compile them all in one place to make it super easy to find what […]

Speech therapy for stuttering is a whole different ball game and expert SLP Stephen is ready to show us how! This blog posts was written by Stephen Groner. He’s an SLP and a person who stutters. He has an amazing website (and Instagram page!) filled with tons of tips for SLPs who work with students […]