There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t hear an SLP out there cry in frustration: “I’m NOT a speech teacher! I’m a freaking SLP!” And for good reason. No one likes to be mislabeled or misunderstood, and when it comes down to it, a lot of people don’t REALLY understand what we…
Category: The “speech teacher” or the SLP?
One of the biggest complaints of school SLPs is that they feel they are devalued and misunderstood. When we’re called the “speech teacher”, it can feel like we’ve resigned ourselves to being glorified tutors delivering unskilled, watered-down therapy. These articles will help you go to work confident that you’re acting like a skilled therapist delivering high-quality treatment.
Your step-by-step guide to improving narrative language
Have you ever felt like you should be doing more “push-in” therapy instead of resorting to the standard “pull-out” model? If you’ve ever felt this way…it’s okay to give yourself a break. Why? First of all, it’s probably not your fault. Scheduling can be a disaster. With the large caseloads we have, it can seem…
We’re not tutors, we’re speech-language pathologists
It’s that time again; you’re in the process of getting your caseload organized, grouping students, and touching base with teachers. This year is going to be different, you decide. You’re going to tackle those tricky language issues head on, before you get swamped with evaluations. You’ll figure out exactly what to do for those students…