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Tricks of the Trade Blog Hop: Teaching Transition Words and Connectors in Story Retell

I'm so excited for this Tricks of the Trade Blog Hop! Many thanks to Nicole Allison at Allison's Speech Peeps for organizing everything! The idea of this hop is to go "back to the basics," where SLPs can give each other tips for things that have worked for us. I cannot wait to read through all of the posts...I know ... read more

Smarty Ears’ Language Trainer {An App Review}

I'm back with a review for another great app by Smarty Ears! Johnathan at Smarty Ears was gracious enough to provide me with a copy of the app for review, but no other compensation was provided. The opinions below are all mine! Language Trainer is an app to target receptive and expressive language skills. It has four ... read more

The Grip Case {A Product Review}

I'm so excited about this product review. When you find something that you love, you want to share it with everyone! If you're like me, you can't live without your iPad. I literally use it everywhere for everything. The iPad has definitely changed therapy for me. Not only do I have amazing apps for therapy and reinforcers, ... read more

Let’s Talk Baby Talk

My grandfather-in-law frequently saves articles he finds for all of the grand-kids in their particular area of interest. Back in October, he gave me an article from the Tampa Bay Times entitled, "Baby Talk Bonanza." Yes...it has taken me this long to read it through in full and write about it. But hey, at least I get to ... read more

SLP Blogger Secret Santa Gift Exchange

I can't begin to tell you how awesome it has been to get to know and collaborate with SLPs all over the globe this past year. I have met some amazing people, and talking with them has made me a much better therapist than ever before. Some of us decided to get together and do a SLP Blogger Secret Santa Gift Exchange this ... read more

The Story Grammar Marker App {An App Review}

I'm so excited to review the Story Grammar Marker app for you today. As you all know, I'm a HUGE SGM fan. I use it with almost all of my therapy groups. In addition, all of the companion packets I make for Teachers Pay Teachers are geared to work with SGM as well. I've said before that I've been so lucky to have taken every ... read more