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In this episode, the cohosts share some job and life updates (job changes, moving) plus 4 (plus 1 bonus) tips for Childhood Apraxia of Speech Assessment.
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0-8:30: Personal Updates
8:30-12:35 : Apraxia Assessment Tips
12:35-16:20 : Review, Apraxia Resource
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Read moreIn this episode, Sarah shares an adoption update as she waits for borders to open with China, and has been waiting for more than a year to go to China to bring her child home as borders between the US and China are closed due to Coronavirus related travel restrictions.
Sarah and Sarie also share a total of six predictions of how increased virtual therapy during the Coronavirus pandemic has changed the face of speech therapy forever. The cohosts also share three good things getting them through the week.
Read moreExperiencing a worldwide pandemic - and huge changes in how we do our jobs during the last year and a half has been a collective traumatic experience. Although each person is experiencing these changes differently, many of us have experienced traumas both related to the pandemic and unrelated to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. In this episode, we discuss posttraumatic growth after traumatic events, define it, and cover the four areas in which people tend to grow during periods of learning after trauma.
Read moreAre you an SLP who wants to know more about Burnout? In many cases SLPs in burnout aren’t aware they are in burnout while they are in it - until they’ve recovered and can look back. In this episode, you’ll learn Sarah’s personal story of getting burnout (again!) this year, plus six workplace factors that lead to burnout, which will help you if you are considering a job switch or trying to figure out if you might be in burnout this year.
Read moreIn a time where being an SLP can feel heavy, here’s a lighter and practical episode to help you move forward with a bit more ease in your sessions. These are therapy ideas and strategies for working with families that we’ve learned from other SLPs and our own experience that have helped us in our SLP lives.
Read moreAre you an SLP working to build your skills in parent coaching?
In this episode, Bryony from www.saltbythesea.com come onto the podcast to share six helpful questions you can use in your parent coaching sessions. As we are still firmly rooted in Pandemic Times, many SLPs who may have been able to get on the floor and play with learners are now switching to a parent coaching model. This episode shares tips for transitioning to this more smoothly, plus why many SLPs (including us!) feel intimidated by parent coaching and what to do about it.
In this solo episode, Sarah shares the 4 biggest mistakes students make when trying to produce the /r/ sound, and how to cue those misarticulations into “strong r” productions.
Discussed in this episode:
What to do when students:
Clenching their jaw
Rounding their lips
Distorted “throat sound” that sounds like gargling
Hybrid of any of the above or doing the “same sound”
Remember - it can take a long time to establish the /r/ sound and that doesn’t mean you are doing something wrong as an SLP.
If you are ready for sentences and readings, check out this Bloodsuckers Unit which is full of sentences and nonfiction readings on some “icky and fun” (so say my students) animals and insects. This packet includes vocabulary and comprehension questions so it’s ideal for groups. You can find it at: https://bit.ly/2OObzgL
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In this episode you’ll hear about an easy snowball related lesson, a few book recommendations, and how labeling your 3 default feelings can help you recognize your most common emotions and what to do about it.
Read moreFamilies Learning about an Autism School Eligibility or Medical Diagnosis during Coronavirus
Sarie describes how explaining the difference between a medical diagnosis of Autism and an educational eligibility under the category of Autism. Two scenarios where this has been important:
1) When a student has a medical diagnosis of ASD but doesn’t meet criteria in the schools for eligibility
2) When an Autistic student is exited from services because there is no longer an educational impact
Sarah shares a bit on Ambiguous Loss and recommends the interview with Pauline Boss on the On Being podcast.
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Here are a few units I recommend for students who are already at the sentence level or above (these include vocabulary and comprehension questions and are perfect for groups):
/r/ readings with a landforms theme targeting science standards
r readings bloodsuckers bundle
Tips discussed in this episode:
by completing a thorough speech sample, we learn more about how and when (and if!) a student is using the /r/ sound
completing a /r/ probe before we work on production will also make /r/ articulation speech therapy sessions be a lot less frustrating and more productive
use consistent terms with your students when describing the /r/ sound (“lip sound” “tongue sound” and a “strong /r/” are some of my favorites)
get your students lips out of the way by asking them to smile or by using some of the tips above
practice discrimination and see if your student can discriminate your productions as well as their own productions, either as old way /r/ sounds or strong /r/ sounds
Working on the /r/ sound is one of the trickiest sounds to work on in speech therapy. Remember to give it time. If it’s taking time, chances are - you are doing it right, it’s just going to take longer than you think it will.
