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This speech therapy blog is your go-to location for parent support, speech therapy materials, assessment knowledge, and CEU opportunities. We have summarized research in digestible, usable bullets.
As we share our stories, we want you to be a part of the conversation. Speech-language pathology can be overwhelming at times. There is an intensity to serving children with needs and managing high administrative demands. And yet we love what we do. This blog, like many speech therapy blogs for SLPs is a respite from the hectic nature of our lives.
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African American English Articulation Differences and Language Characteristics
Central to the learning of any SLP who wants to provide more equitable services is an understanding of African American English articulation differences and language characteristics in comparison to Standardized American English...
Norm-Referenced vs Criterion-Referenced Tests for Speech-Language Evaluations
When we set out to test students and clients to determine whether or not they have a speech-language impairment, we have a lot of choices in how we go about doing a speech-language assessment. It is best practice to use a combination of formal measures, informal...
When Formal Testing is Within Normal Limits but Informal Testing Indicates a Disorder
We know that standardized tests are not perfect. They explore a sample of behaviors within a given domain. Sometimes our students and clients do well on a portion of the items and poorly on other items within the domain. That can lead to an average score that is...
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Typical Patterns of Bilingual Speech Development in Spanish-English Bilinguals
Have you ever evaluated a student who is exposed to two languages and wondered whether their speech patterns were due to a speech disorder or cross-linguistic influence? If so, you are not alone. And, sadly, many of these students get referred for speech therapy when...
7 Fantastic Tips for Speech and Language Therapy Planning
We had an amazing conversation with members of our SLP Impact Community where veteran SLPs shared speech and language therapy techniques they use to continue to have great results even as their caseloads and workloads are increasing. These are not suggestions to...
Thank You for Making Us One of Best Speech Therapy Blogs for SLPs!
The best speech therapy blogs out there (which we are proud to count ourselves among!) do a few things very well.
Speech Therapy Blogs Listen
In your over 1600 comments you have told us what you need, what is going wrong, and when we gave you resources or information that hit home. When we see patterns in what is being commented on and read, we know what to research next to improve our lives collectively.
They Challenge Ideas and Produce Results
The best speech therapy blog essays call it like it is but then give examples, ideas, materials, and products that are real solutions that will work for anyone serving in a real environment. Caseloads, paperwork, and budget cuts anyone? The popularity of our 650+ essays is a testament to the fact that SLPs are not afraid to speak their minds and that we want the same change you do.
They Connect Humans
You have been our shoulder to cry on with tears of happiness and dismay when this unique experience we call speech language pathology moves us. So many connections and collaborations have come out of the interactions between the 30,000+ subscribers who have found kindred spirits who share the same passion.
Wow, I love this post! Thank you for illuminating the special nature of being able to enter a person’s home to work with their child.
Sarah
This was such a concrete explanation of how important language specific constraints are…I’m grateful for this excellent resource, and will be sharing it with my grad school peers.
Jamey
Thank you for this thought provoking read! As someone who has been an SLP for over 40 years, I have to agree with the majority of what you reported. I look forward to reviewing the supporting studies in the future!
Cynthia
We have faithfully committed to publishing at least one speech therapy blog essay every Thursday. This isn’t always easy with report deadlines and kids to see. But the powerful change we have been able to affect in the field is SLPs comment on what they are seeing and what they need most. YOU have made us one of the best speech therapy blogs and the change we can effect when everyone works together motivates us to keep researching, collaborating, and sharing out great work.
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