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Using puppets to bring a story to life for students with special needs and low attention skills
I am always on the lookout for great picture books that have a fun message, colorful illustrations , a little humor, and appeal to a large age range. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin, is a book that delivers. It appeals to my K through 4 students and my special needs...
I love October!
I am on fall break this week and enjoying every minute of it! This is a great time to recharge. And here in Phoenix, October is the month when our HOT months are over! It's planting time and outdoor life time. Brad and I took a little road trip to northern Arizona and...
Every Once in Awhile…Unplug
I love technology and social media: catching up with friends on facebook, instagram photos, Pinterest, Teachers Pay Teachers, and shopping online! I love pizza too-doesn’t mean I can eat it every day without getting some unwanted results! Everything in moderation, my...
Explaining Speech Language Evaluations in Parent Friendly Terms
So you’ve completed your testing and written your report. Now it’s time to present the results to the student’s parents. This is delicate work; use empathy and try to put yourself in the parents’ place. Know your “audience”. This is not a time to dazzle them with your...
Making the Best of a Little Bit of Limbo
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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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...
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Hey there I’m Anne Page. I help heart centered SLPs and educators put the fun in functional communication. 
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Hey there I’m Anne Page. I help heart centered SLPs and educators put the fun in functional communication.