Image by Tilixia on Pixabay.com Last year, I was involved in a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting to determine eligibility for one of the clients on my caseload. I’ve written about this child’s background and history before, but I’ll summarize it here. The child in question is now 6 years old and in first grade. HeContinueContinue reading “How Not to Be a “Karen” Multidisciplinary Team and the Results of the IEE”
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Announcing the Launch of The RAIN Approach
Image courtesy of Mohamed_hassan on Pixabay.com If you’re a fan of the How Not to Be a “Karen” SLP series, you already know diversity, equity, and inclusion is a passion of mine. My interest in DEI stems from my research into the evaluation and assessment of the oral language skills of children who come fromContinueContinue reading “Announcing the Launch of The RAIN Approach”
An IEP Is A Contract – Read It
Image courtesy of Mohamed_hassan on Pixabay.com Current Events Like most entries I post here, this one is based on actual events. A family has been receiving reports from one of my clients’ teachers about behavioral challenges in the classroom. These behaviors range from not following directions, to throwing rocks during PE, to touching other students,ContinueContinue reading “An IEP Is A Contract – Read It”
How Not to Be a “Ken” Special Education Teacher
Image by PublicDomainPictures on Pixabay.com Recently, I attended an IEP meeting called by my client’s mom. This client’s mom had good reason to call the IEP meeting rather than trying to simply talk with the teacher. There’s history here. The Backstory The client is a 7 year old, non-verbal, severely autistic boy. I’ve been workingContinueContinue reading “How Not to Be a “Ken” Special Education Teacher”
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
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Patience, Resilience, Endurance, & Resourcefulness — Lessons Learned from the Mojave Desert During Hurricane Hilary
Here in the Las Vegas area we are waiting for the full effects of Hurricane Hilary. We have been dealing with its effects since Friday evening (Aug 18, 2023). It’s now mid-morning on Sunday August 20. Thus far, Friday evening was the worst, with thunderstorms, swirling winds, and the heavy downpours that cause flash floodsContinueContinue reading “Patience, Resilience, Endurance, & Resourcefulness — Lessons Learned from the Mojave Desert During Hurricane Hilary”
Looking In: What Would It Feel Like to Be Non-Verbal?
Image courtesy of LeyaHoeni on Pixabay.com Available as a podcast here Note: This is how most non-oral language systems are set up, everything in neat categories with only a little overlap. But, life doesn’t work that way. How Many People Do You Interact With Every Day? Try this thought experiment: I want you, the reader,ContinueContinue reading “Looking In: What Would It Feel Like to Be Non-Verbal?”
Save the Date – ASHA 2023
Image by Darkmoon_Art on Pixabay.com Advancing Your DEI Practice: Introducing reMODEL and RAIN My colleague, Dr. Rihana Mason (@drrihana), and I will be presenting our reframed and actionable models for allied health professionals at the 2023 ASHA Convention as a 1-hour seminar on Saturday, November 18 from 4-5 p.m. As we were putting the bookContinueContinue reading “Save the Date – ASHA 2023”
How Inclusive Are Your Therapy Practices – Do You Include the Client?
“Inclusion” by Rosy on Pixabay.com My colleague and I have two chapters in an upcoming book about home visiting. In these chapters, we explore and develop a new model for home visitors to re-think how they approach therapy/intervention/instruction with families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds. One of the topics we cover is inclusionContinueContinue reading “How Inclusive Are Your Therapy Practices – Do You Include the Client?”
Diversity Makes Us All Stronger
Image by GDJ on Pixabay.com I knew it had been a while since I’d posted on this website, but I didn’t realize it had been more than two months. Yikes! It’s been a busy couple of months while I’ve been attending to my primary day job and my other side hustle as a child languageContinueContinue reading “Diversity Makes Us All Stronger”
Outside The Box 