Theres a lot of "us vs. them" thinking happening relating to whats going on in the school systems.Parents feeling like teachers don't want to accommodate students with diverse learning needs.Teachers feeling like administrators don't understand because

When kids need support with language, reading/writing, and executive functioning, they often have multiple diagnoses.This makes both treatment planning, diagnosis, and determining eligibility for educational programming complicated; especially when it com

The most effective reading instructional practices arent always the ones that gain traction.Its the ones with the most successful marketing campaigns.The best marketer wins; but this certainly isnt a win for the students who go without effective instr

The literacy space has become increasingly polarizing since the reading wars began.There are a number of debates and questions that continue, including:Will kids learn to read naturally?What did the whole language approach get right, if anything?Is exp

No one working in special ed has ever said, I chose this career so I could do paperwork all evening and weekend.Yet many realize after getting into the field that administrative demands can take away from time spent with students or collaborating with c

Related service providers are often considered subject matter experts. Our role is to support other members of multidisciplinary teams like teachers, parents and administrators.But many clinicians Ive talked to started their careers feeling like a jack

In this episode, I share a special Q & A session I did with the members of Language Therapy Advance Foundations; my program that provides service providers with a research-based framework for language therapy.I get a lot of questions about how to make

Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors dont have to define us.This is an important thing to remember for adults dealing with professional burnout and compassion fatigue; and its also important to model for kids.When school discipline focuses on punitive

People working in school or medical settings are in a position to be caring for others in their professional lives; which makes it difficult to leave work at work.When you combine that with relationships outside of work, family responsibilities or having

If we try to make schools in the US more like schools in other countries, will that result in more effective practices? Why do policies work in some districts, but not others? Many ideas sound good on paper; but the people working with students or leading