How many of our students have goals that involve ''asking for help'' or ''requesting assistance?'' Some students might have it as a goal in a behavior plan (to serve as a replacement behavior). Others may be early language learners that have not learned to use conventional means of communication to ask for help. In these first few weeks of ...

We school-based SLPs don't live in a bubble. We are parts of living, breathing school districts and the public education system in our states. Anything that impacts a school district eventually trickles down and impacts us, whether we want it to or not. My home state (along with many others in the country) recently had its budget approved, which ...

Although I'm officially only summer vacation, I still have some school commitments that are part of my schedule. Last Thursday I had my first inservice day of the summer (according to our contract, we're obligated to do at least three). Besides the one last weeek, I have another one this week on strategies and fun activities to teach ...