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Research Bite: Lack of Diversity in Research on Autism

May 19, 2016
Calling all SLPs! A new study published in the Journal of Special Education found a lack of cultural and ethnic diversity in research done with...

Starting Work on Building A Diverse Hello Family

April 15, 2016
Spring is a time when those of us who work on a school calendar start to think about two things: 1) summer vacation, and 2) September. If you’re in a...

Time for the Spring Check-In

March 25, 2016
It’s usually after we’ve passed our 100th day of school and the Dr. Seuss birthday celebrations, but before the countdown to summer vacation really...

The Fidget Project

March 15, 2016
We've had tons of fun over the last couple of weeks with a simple little project that anyone can do at home. We've managed to use this activity to...

Noisy Toys: Not So Great for Language Development

March 8, 2016
Remember the days when dolls didn't talk on their own and toy cars didn't produce a revved engine sound without your help? Electronic toys are a...

The Exit Interview: The Secret to Staff Retention

March 4, 2016
One of the next books I’m working to publish has the working title Secret Sauce: Lessons Learned About Superior Cultures in Education - Best...

4 Tips for a Mentoring a Clinical Fellow

February 24, 2016
This is my 5th year mentoring speech-language pathologists who are completing their clinical fellowship, and I'm still working to become a better...

Leap Day: Time to Think About "Unscheduled" Time

January 26, 2016
It’s a leap year. We take a whole extra day in February to put our calendar back in synch with planetary motion. Now, technically, most of us will go...

A Dispatch from Taholah - Home of the Chitwhins

January 21, 2016
While I am constantly learning at work, no matter where I am, my contract this year has put me in the role of student in more ways than any other...

Does your team suck?

January 14, 2016
Teams are what we in the schools DO. There's your sped team, your SLP team, your admin team, your IEP teams, your building referral team, your safety...