Updated 1/2023 Looking for ideas for working on conflict resolution with your middle and high school students? March is a great month for working on conflict resolution with your middle and high school students. The ability to navigate conflict involves a variety of skills, including listening, emotional regulation, problem-solving, communication, and the ability to compromise. The ability to successfully resolve conflict depends… Read More
Books for Social Emotional Learning
Why use Books for Social Emotional Learning? Research shows that reading stories is an effective method for social-emotional learning. Using books therapeutically, also known as bibliotherapy, helps foster social-emotional growth in children. Children participating in bibliotherapy are able to develop insight, a deeper understanding of self, solutions to personal problems and the development of life skills. These SEL books are… Read More
Parent education: preschool stuttering
Do you have cases of preschool stuttering on your caseload? Next to social skills, fluency is my favorite SLP area! I have both personal and professional experiences to draw upon as my father was a stutterer and one of my now adult daughters had a long period of disfluencies (8 months-felt like years) during her preschool years. These experiences were… Read More
Meaningful Conversations: tool for older students
Updated 1/23 In speech therapy, what is the end goal is for social skills or pragmatics instruction? For me, an important one is meaningful conversations. While individual therapists may differ on some of the details, we want our students to be able to function successfully in jobs and social settings, right? This boils down to relationships and connections. After all,… Read More