Hi There!! It has been a while since I made a post, and I apologize for that. I thought I would start back by featuring a great Speech-Language Pathologist who is new to blogging and creating materials. She has great information and ideas to share. Read on to learn a bit more about her!
Today I am featuring:
Jessica Schulman
When and why did you start blogging?
I started blogging in
January 2013. I handmade many of my
activities for my students over the last 17 years and thought I had some
creative ideas to share.
What is your favorite population to work with?
Every time I start with
a new population I think, this is what I like the best! It changes constantly for me. I worked with Middle School special ed
students for five years, until my position was reduced at the end of last year,
and I enjoyed working with them. They
have their own set of challenges, besides speech and language and academic
impairments. Hormones and social life
make Middle School a challenge at times, but when you see the light go on when
they learn something new, it’s worth the aggravation. Additionally, using the curriculum from
Middle School gave me the opportunity to create fun materials my students could
use to assist them with comprehension of their classwork. It is wonderful to see them being successful
both in the therapy room and in their classes, and the Middle School is where I
saw that the most.
How much time per
week do you spend blogging and/or creating materials?
I have been spending
way too much time on the Facebook page, Figuratively Speeching SLP, and not
enough time blogging. I have been
spending several hours a week working on the creation of materials for my TpT
store.
What's your favorite
topic to create materials for?
At this point, I
don’t have a favorite. I am new to
selling and creating materials for others to use.
What's the best
thing about blogging?
Networking and creating
friendships, as well as inspiring me to think more creatively again.
Do you have any
blogging tips?
Write about what you
like and what you know. Have fun with
it.
What is your
funniest speech moment?
I had a message to call
a mom of twins. When I spoke to her, she
asked what I was teaching her kids (age 2 at the time, with only a handful of
words between them) because they were cursing at each other. I had no idea what they could possibly be
saying until I asked what they were playing with at the time. “Cars and trucks,” she said. Ahhh, the /f/ for /tr/ substitution! So I told her they were saying “truck” and
that I would work on getting a different pronunciation while I worked with them
over the next few sessions.
Like what you read? Head on over to her FB page and give her a 'like.' While you are there, take a look at the great information she has written and the activities she has created.
Thanks for stopping by! As always...take care,
Natalie
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