by Brittany Brunell | Feb 5, 2014 | Assistive Technology, Fun Activities, General, Therapy Thoughts
Staying up to date on the newest technological resources in education can be overwhelming! Blogs and Pinterest can be great sources of information to stay in the loop. I recently started using a new piece of equipment, the TAPit. TAPit (Touch Accessible Platform for...
by Brittany Brunell | Jan 29, 2014 | SLP Life
Working with the population of young adults who have disabilities there are bound to be times when awkward moments pop up. Over the past two years, I’ve had to learn how to handle these moments. Early on I learned that lessons rarely go the way you planned and its...
by Brittany Brunell | Jan 15, 2014 | For Parents, Fun Activities, SLP Life, Therapy Thoughts
This week I had one of those magical speech therapist moments, when you see your student succeeding in using something that you’ve taught them and you remember how awesome your job is. That moment is my inspiration for this blog post. It all happened because of a tool...
by Brittany Brunell | Jan 8, 2014 | SLP Life
As we move into January, I want to write down my resolutions for 2014. I’m not usually big into setting resolutions, but re-evaluating your clinical skills is part of growing into a better clinician. For me, it’s important to be challenged and to keep increasing my...
by Brittany Brunell | Dec 4, 2013 | For Parents, Fun Activities, Therapy Thoughts
As an SLP, I often struggle to come up with new materials to use in my lessons. I don’t want things to get stale from overuse, but I also don’t have the time to be constantly creating materials. So, in an effort to be more green (and also try to save money before the...
by Brittany Brunell | Nov 14, 2013 | For Parents
I am often asked what parents can do at home to help their child work on social skills. Many parents don’t know what skills to work on or how to work on them. I think you’ll find that by adjusting your mindset a little, the process becomes a lot easier. Related...
