So working in elementary schools - I know that teachers are busy busy busy! When I screen a student, or talk to a teacher about a student, or even while…

The start of each new school year brings along the hope and promise of achieving new professional goals, helping students to master new speech and language skills, and managing a…

What's this "deep pressure" my Occupational Therapist always talks about?  What's does he/she mean? Deep pressure is the deep touch (or tactile) pressure that results from stimulation of our tactile/touch…

We've had some spectacular blog posts the last few weeks on great therapy techniques, family stories and iPad apps for cheap (and who doesn't love that, am I right?) but…

So much focus has been placed on academics and testing and less value is seen in play and recess.  Play is such a necessary part of a child's day and…

When I started working in schools I quickly decided that I needed (and really wanted) and iPad. The amount of apps that students can use to increase their success within…

My husband says I am a borderline hoarder.  I like to think of myself as a resourceful recycler!  LOL!  I find things. I look for things.  I attach meaning to…

The new school year is officially underway. Students have begun to settle in to their everyday routines, learned to navigate through the school building, and have become accustomed to the…

It's about the time of year when teachers are really starting to know the students, picking up on the ones that seem to be struggling in one area or another…

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me, "What made you decide to become a Speech Therapist?" I would have...five dollars. I became a speech therapist by…