[Source; Education Week]

While every crisis is different, there is a common reality that shapes recovery: Crises always reveal both strengths and vulnerabilities in individuals and systems. How quickly we respond to bolster those strengths and mitigate those vulnerabilities is critical. As school and district leaders coordinate that response amid academic, physical, and financial concerns, they cannot ignore the emotional needs of the students and adults in their school communities.

[Source: Crazy Speech World]

In this day of distance learning, Boom Cards™ have become a hot topic among SLPs who are figuring out speech life from afar. I have to admit, I've known about Boom Cards™ for a while but had yet to using any until the past couple of months. But what are they and why are they good for speech therapy? I'm here with a full report.

[Source: The Next Chapter in My Speech World]

This post on using sensory bins wraps up my series on Early Intervention Teletherapy.  I hope that you found these suggestions to be helpful not only for virtual speech and language sessions, but also for in-person appointments.  The key component is to work as a coach, guiding parents and caregivers on naturalistic ways to elicit and expand communication through play.  Through coaching parents, you are ensuring carryover of strategies into daily routines, which in turn means more practice and ultimately, progress.

[Source: Your Therapy Source]

if you have not yet instituted regular rituals with your children that develop mindfulness, it's time. The research from neuroscience, education, child development, and positive psychology all agree. Practices that cultivate self-awareness and the ability to self-care, such as teaching mindfulness to children, enhance social-emotional learning and executive functions. They also nurture a positive affect or attitude, which has been shown to widen our literal and figurative vision. We know that feeling good, connected, and cared about improves problem-solving, academic performance, creativity,

[Source: Your Therapy Source]