What Would You Do? As a long-time SLP, I can't begin to tell you how many times I have been in public and have noticed someone with a speech-language difficulty. What to do? Well, of  course, 99% of the time I do not say anything. Yesterday, however, was different. I heard her voice before I saw her face.  You do not have to be an SLP to notice that there is something unusual ... read more

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Future SLPs.....Can You Work in both the schools AND the medical/clinical world?  Yes, you can! When I started out as an SLP in 1984, I had not decided whether I wanted to work as a school-based SLP or as a hospital-based SLP. Those were basically the two choices. Several of my colleagues had decided one way or the other. I absolutely loved the medical part of our practice. ... read more

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Today I helped a high schooler.  Well, I do that every week, but today was different. Students in California are required to pass the CAHSEE.  What on Earth is THAT? CAHSEE stands for the California High School Exit Exam, which is required to graduate from high school.  Some of our students who are language/learning disabled have difficulty passing this test. Note: It is ... read more

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To my fellow SLPs and any interested others...sometimes there is help for your child or student just around the corner! Today I enlisted the assistance of a parent helper at one of my schools.  I have a student who has multiple needs--in SLP talk--she has a severe lateral lisp and grammar issues.  We all know that schools are very short of money. Thankfully, we have parents who ... read more

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Hello! While I am very new to blogging, this being my first post, I am most definitely not new to speech - language pathology! I am about to complete my 29th year in field (at the end of March). Many things in this field have changed since I began practicing in March, 1984. Fairly recently, I have been treating several Pre-K and kindergarten-aged children for Childhood Apraxia of ... read more