Nourishing our Mental Health as Clinical Professional

As clinicians, constantly giving our energy to others can be draining and demanding — but it...

Prepping for Spring: Fun Outdoor Activities to Engage Your Students

There’s nothing like warmer spring weather to welcome opportunities of growth and learning for your...

10 Ways to Elicit Language During Wordless Videos

One of my favorite ways to engage students is through videos. Interacting with a fun animation is...

Group Session Data Collection Made Easier

Imagine this: One SLP, 3+ students, 10+ combined goals, and only 30 minutes. How can one even...

Ringing in the New Year

It’s time to ring in the new year! In a few days, we will be heading back to school or work. Our...

Staying on Track: IEP Tips for Winter Break

Congratulations on getting through the first few months of the school year.  COVID-19 has left an...

Increasing Communication using Newsletters

As school-based clinicians, it is known that communication with the student’s family membersis very...

A Plan for Facilitating Early Referrals: Update

In a previous blog entitled A Plan for Facilitating Early Referrals, I described a longstanding...

Vision in Occupational Therapy

My name is Normanie McKenzie Ricks and I am an Occupational Therapist that has been practicing for...

Bilingual Activities in the Classroom

For many of us teachers and service providers within the school setting, we get the privilege of...