Maybe the thought of creating customized resources for your teletherapy sessions gives you all the creative feels.  Orrrr maybe that thought makes you cringe, shudder, and run for the hills of Teachers Pay Teachers because, well... you don’t have the time for that kind of wheel reinvention nonsense.   This blog post is Part 2 of a series about building a teletherapy toolbox you’ll use again and again. In Part 1, we discussed the  qualities that make a digital activity worth

For many speech language pathologists, making the switch to a teletherapy setting often means saying 'goodbye' to your worksheets and investing in (or creating) a collection of digital materials and online resources.  I (not so fondly) remember that part of the transition to speech teletherapy as an overwhelming, time-consuming, and expensive process. All of a sudden, the toys, books, and games I used for in-person sessions felt useless, and I wondered how I'd ever conduct sp

Like most SLPs, I fell into telepractice in 2020, piecing together training from internet deep-dives and support from coworkers who were doing the same. We compared notes and resources and figured it out by trial and error. When it came time for me to make a career change in 2022, I decided I wanted to work for myself and go all virtual.

For speech-language pathologists, the shift from in-person speech therapy to teletherapy usually means packing your physical materials...

Everyone loves a snow day (or any unexpected school closure), and SLPs are no different. But in these situations, some districts are pivoting away from traditional snow days and instead providing students with some form of e-learning, which may also include virtual speech therapy sessions. PROVIDING SPEECH THERAPY ON E-LEARNING DAYS Hold the eye rolls and hear me out. While many SLPs (and students) would rather skip all academic instruction on inclement weather days, remote