The SLP Book Club

Join us for our discussion of chapter 13 from Lisa Murphy on Play: The Foundation of Children's Learning by Lisa Murphy. This chapter is titled, "Make Time Each Day to...DISCUSS." That's right SLPs, this chapter is for us! We discuss how children learn language, the way children basically think out loud until they're seven years old, and the idea that we don't really have to respond to everything...

In this episode, we're covering chapters 11 and 12 of Lisa Murphy on Play: The Foundation of Children's Learning by Lisa Murphy. We start with chapter 11, "Make Time Each Day to...MOVE." We discuss the importance of both big and small motor movements for children, the tragedy of schools and districts that do away with recess, addressing different styles of learning (visual, auditory, kinesthetic),...

Join us as we discuss chapter 10 of Lisa Murphy on Play: The Foundation of Children's Learning by Lisa Murphy. This chapter is called "Make Time Each Day to Create," and it's all about art and creativity. We discuss how art projects have essentially become a receipt for childcare, showing parents what their children accomplished each day. But what about kids who are creative in ways that aren't co...

Today we continue our discussion of Lisa Murphy on Play: The Foundation of Children's Learning by Lisa Murphy. We're going through chapters 5-9 of the book, which continue to cover Lisa's backstory, including opening her own childcare center out of her home, ditching traditional lesson planning, discovering that the children's interests could guide her curriculum, attending a conference that chang...

We've got a new book we're reading for the summer! Grab a copy of Lisa Murphy on Play: The Foundation of Children's Learning and make sure to follow along with us this summer. We chose this book because obviously as SLPs, we know how important play is. But are we really playing with the kids we work with? Are we allowing them to create, explore, move, sing, and discuss things that spark their inte...

We're wrapping up our month of reading The Seeds of Learning by interviewing author Tera Sumpter herself! Tera is a Speech-Language Pathologist who specializes in reading, executive functioning, and learning disabilities. She is the founder of Seeds of Learning LLC in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Her clinics serve children with learning disabilities using her cognitive processing model for academic l...

In this episode, we're concluding our discussion of The Seeds of Learning by Tera Sumpter, M.A., CCC-SLP with chapter seven and our final thoughts. Chapter seven contains case history examples from Tera's own practice. She describes individual children she's assessed in the past, including their developmental history, areas of concern, assessment results, and treatment plans. We discuss what to do...

We're continuing our discussion of The Seeds of Learning by Tera Sumpter, M.A., CCC-SLP with chapters five and six. Chapter five covers assessment using Tera's cognitive processing model as a framework. We discuss how to assess speech development, phonological processing, language development, literacy, writing, math, and executive functioning. We get into what a comprehensive assessment similar t...

Today we're discussing chapters three and four from The Seeds of Learning by Tera Sumpter, M.A., CCC-SLP. Chapter three covers executive functioning and how it impacts speech, language, learning, and pretty much every single task a person will ever perform. Tera goes over how weaknesses in executive functioning impact the assessments we do, making it difficult to tease out where the deficits truly...

We're kicking off June with a new book, The Seeds of Learning by Tera Sumpter, M.A., CCC-SLP. This book was written by an SLP for SLPs, and we're thrilled to dive into it! Every speech therapist working with kids should read this book, because it presents an integrative way of looking at speech, language, and learning delays that you probably haven't heard before. It will change the way you assess...

Today we're wrapping up our May book, Take Time for You: Self Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogren. We start out the episode by discussing an SLP hot topic: scope of practice vs. scope of competence. Speech therapists are expected to treat a wide range of differences and disorders, from language delays and speech sound disorders to aphasia and swallowing. But are you comfortable admi...

Today we're discussing chapter seven of Take Time for You: Self Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogren. We've made it to the top of the self-care ladder: transcendence . We discuss strategies for achieving transcendence, including practicing gratitude, mindfulness, meditation, and altruism. If you're a teacher or SLP who has been reading this great book along with us, we hope you'll co...

Today we're talking about chapter six of Take Time for You: Self Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogren. This chapter is about self-actualization . We discuss peak experiences, flow state, being present, accepting disappointment, and more. After you've built a strong base of Maslow's Hierarchy, you can move up to this level and experience self-actualization. We specifically go into tim...

Join us as we discuss chapter five of Take Time for You: Self Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogren. This chapter is about esteem needs . We discuss auditing your time in terms of high esteem and low esteem thoughts, strategies for increasing high esteem thoughts, and ways to reframe or stop negative thinking. We go over our own action plans for raising our self esteem (and maybe the...

Today we're discussing chapter four of Take Time for You: Self Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogren. This chapter is about belonging . Do you have a sense of belonging at work? If new teachers (or SLPs) don't feel that they belong at a school, they're much more likely to leave. Cultivating friendships with your coworkers is an important aspect of being an SLP. We give our best tips f...

Today we're discussing chapter three of Take Time for You: Self Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogren. We're moving up the hierarchical needs ladder to safety and security needs . In order to be your best self, your safety and security needs must be met. Do you feel safe at school? Do you have a sense of security at home? If your answer is no to either of these questions, something ne...

Join us as we discuss chapter two of Take Time for You: Self Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogren. We're on the bottom rung of our hierarchical needs ladder: physiological needs . Are you getting adequate sleep? Drinking enough water? Eating healthy? Moving enough? If your physiological needs aren't met, you'll be distracted, tired, and listless as you sit in your speech therapy sess...

We're starting a new book for the month of May! Today we're discussing the introduction and chapter one of Take Time for You: Self Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogren. If you're looking for teacher or speech therapist self-care, this is the book for you! We'll be going through questions you can ask yourself to get started and lay the foundation for this self-care journey. We'll disc...

Today we're concluding our discussion of Social Emotional Learning and the Brain by Marilee Sprenger. We start by going over chapter eight, which covers decision fatigue and educator self-care. Then we discuss our main takeaways from this great book, and how we'll be using it as we move forward with our speech therapy students. Make sure to grab a copy of our next book, Take Time for You: Self Car...

Join us as we discuss chapter seven of Social Emotional Learning and the Brain by Marilee Sprenger. This chapter is about responsible decision making, and we go over a ton of great strategies you can use to improve this skill in your students in speech therapy or the classroom. We discuss activities you can use with your students that will help them understand their own values and priorities, and...

Today we're discussing chapter six of Social Emotional Learning and the Brain by Marilee Sprenger. This chapter is about developing relationship skills, and we go over a bunch of great strategies you can use in speech therapy or the classroom. We discuss using teaming, project-based learning, cooperative learning, the jigsaw strategy, journaling, role-playing, brainstorming, seating challenges, re...

Join us as we discuss chapter five of Social Emotional Learning and the Brain by Marilee Sprenger. This chapter is about developing social awareness skills in the students you work with. We'll be going over coaching students to use emotion vocabulary, exercises for building empathy, and strategies for improving social awareness as students work in pairs or groups in the classroom. This episode is...

Today we're discussing chapter four of Social Emotional Learning and the Brain by Marilee Sprenger. This chapter is about developing self-management skills in the students you work with. We'll be going over strategies for teaching impulse control, stress management, self-motivation, self-discipline, and goal setting. There are tons of great ideas in this chapter, so join us as we discuss them all!...

Today we're discussing chapter three of Social Emotional Learning and the Brain by Marilee Sprenger. Chapter three is about building self-awareness, a skill we all need as we navigate our way through life! You'll learn specific strategies for increasing self-awareness in the students you work with, including teaching about emotions, morning meetings, emotional check-ins, journaling, personal brand...

Today we're discussing chapter two of Social Emotional Learning and the Brain by Marilee Sprenger. Chapter two is about cultivating empathy in our students. We go over the different types of empathy (cognitive, emotional, and compassionate) and specific strategies for for developing empathy. Speech therapists, educators, and parents will all benefit from learning these strategies! April Giveaway!...