First Impression CELF-5 Metalinguistics...

Jul 15, 2014 by

I was a big fan of the Test of Language Competence (TLC). Almost every middle school student I tested received the TLC. It looked at areas of language not addressed by most basic language batteries. The only problem was, it was seriously outdated. Whenever I lost access to the test, I called Pearson to find out if an update was in the works. The answer was always no but I could never bring myself to purchase the TLC because it was so outdated. You can only imagine how thrilled I was to learn they were finally updating the TLC. The Test of Language Competence has finally been replaced by The CELF-5 Metalinguistics. The CELF-5 Metalinguistics just arrived in the mail a few days ago so I won’t get a chance to administer it until the fall but...

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Fed Up With Lunch – Book Review...

Jul 10, 2014 by

Book Review “Fed Up With Lunch” By Author: Sarah Wu As a 30 year veteran of the public school system, I can tell you honestly that I haven’t voluntarily eaten a school lunch since 1983. I won’t go into the gory detail but lets just say that the meal of pulled BBQ pork just didn’t sit well. I’ve worked in many school systems and have witnessed many attempts to upgrade school lunch programs. These changes included hiring a new person to run the school lunch program, new schools with elaborate cafeterias, bringing in an outside service to run the food program, salad bars, menus with fun upbeat names and finally the worse going from a lunch lady who actually cooked the food to a service that provided styrofoam trays pre-filled with extremely small portions...

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The Fantastic Speech Therapy Blog List...

Jul 2, 2014 by

Hi Everyone, It’s been awhile but I finally added a few more sites to my SLP blog list.  Welcome to the following blogs The Sassy Speech Chick Stages Learning Apps For Speech Therapy You can link to my entire page of SLP blogs at https://theschoolspeechtherapist.com/slp-blogs/.  I am always looking to add new and interesting blogs to highlight.  If you’re a blogger and believe you have something unique let me hear about it.  Comment below....

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