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Making the Best of a Little Bit of Limbo
by Anne Page | Sep 16, 2014
School has been back in session for six weeks now and things have been a little crazy. After my room flooded from heavy rains, I got back into my room after a few weeks of clean-up. The professional clean-up crew nicely packed all my games and materials into boxes,...
Ipad Apps to Use in Therapy: Word SLaPs Vocabulary
by Anne Page | Sep 13, 2014
I don’t know about you but I am really excited about the release of the new Iphone 6. I am trying to decide if I want to order it, or wait to go buy it in the store. I love technology and the iPad is an incredible tool to use in speech and language therapy. I have...
Together We Are a Masterpiece Bulletin Board
by Anne Page | Sep 8, 2014
I found this cute bulletin board idea on Pinterest and used it for a great how-was-your-summer activity. Materials: White paper (I just used photocopy paper) Pencils Colored markers Scissors I traced most of the kids hands for them in pencil. Then, I told them to...
Bridging the Gap Between School and Home
by Anne Page | Sep 6, 2014
Imagine that you are a parent. Your little cutie pie comes home after being at school (and away from you) for seven hours. You want to know all about their day! “How was your day sweetie?” “Good.” “What did you do?” “Play.” “What else?” “That’s all.” This is a...
Speech vs. Language
by Anne Page | Aug 28, 2014
What is the best way to explain the difference between speech and language to parents and to teachers? I know many times there are misconceptions that we SLPs only deal with articulation errors and stuttering. Accordingly, parents can wonder why their child is...
Grace Under Fire
by Anne Page | Aug 16, 2014
This school year, I decided to "spiff up" my speech room. I have never done a lot to it before, because I seem to get moved around quite a bit. But after two years of being in the same room, I was feeling pretty secure. Our school building is pretty old, so my room...
Welcome!
by Anne Page | Aug 14, 2014
I am a speech language pathologist currently working in a public school. Beautiful Speech Life is all about children, speech and language, and loving life. I will share ideas and inspiration for Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs), parents, and teachers. I believe...