Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Just Another Day....
I got to be a part of this conversation after lunch today:
Z: When I grow up I'm going to be a pizza maker
Me: What kind of pizza will you make?
Z: Pepperoni
Me: What about pepperoni and mushroom?
Z: Nope, I don't know how.
Me: How about cheese?
Z: Yeah, ok. I can do that.
Communication aide: Are you going to toss them up in the air?
Z: No, I don't know how. I could learn though...so maybe
Absolutely hi-lar-ious! It may not come through as funny here...but he said it so seriously and was very definite about what he would and would not do. Everyone in the room was laughing. First graders say the most interesting things. :-)
P.S. Emily you'd be proud of one of my pre-k that brought a Dora (the explorer) princess book and insisted that she read it to me before we did anything else last week
Z: When I grow up I'm going to be a pizza maker
Me: What kind of pizza will you make?
Z: Pepperoni
Me: What about pepperoni and mushroom?
Z: Nope, I don't know how.
Me: How about cheese?
Z: Yeah, ok. I can do that.
Communication aide: Are you going to toss them up in the air?
Z: No, I don't know how. I could learn though...so maybe
Absolutely hi-lar-ious! It may not come through as funny here...but he said it so seriously and was very definite about what he would and would not do. Everyone in the room was laughing. First graders say the most interesting things. :-)
P.S. Emily you'd be proud of one of my pre-k that brought a Dora (the explorer) princess book and insisted that she read it to me before we did anything else last week
Monday, August 25, 2008
August 25, 2007
We've made it to year 1! We started the year off with a wonderful celebration -- a great day from start to finish. Lots of work went into making it memorable -- from all the help coordinating plans/appointments/transporting "stuff" to friends/family that made arrangements to come to St.L. It wouldn't have been as fun as it was without you all! Who knows what year 2 will bring or where we'll be, but we're looking forward.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
A night out
I heard from Scott a little while ago (finally!) and they're taking a quick road trip tonight...to Las Vegas! Never mind that they have to be back at work at 6:45 a.m...glad they're not flying tomorrow.
Variety (and spontaneity) are the spice of life!
P.S. He's not coming back till the 31st...they (the Army) gave away their plane seats to soldiers that're deploying soon and going home....
P.P.S. Made icky discovery tonight -- ants coming out of the ice/water dispenser from the fridge. Its not pleasant to see ants floating in your ice water...we've had a problem with ants for awhile now -- I'm hoping it'll get better from here, not worse. Ugh.
On that note - happy weekend :-)
Variety (and spontaneity) are the spice of life!
P.S. He's not coming back till the 31st...they (the Army) gave away their plane seats to soldiers that're deploying soon and going home....
P.P.S. Made icky discovery tonight -- ants coming out of the ice/water dispenser from the fridge. Its not pleasant to see ants floating in your ice water...we've had a problem with ants for awhile now -- I'm hoping it'll get better from here, not worse. Ugh.
On that note - happy weekend :-)
Friday, August 22, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
P.S.
I heart Natalie Coughlin, Aaron Piersol, Dara Torres and Jason Liezak
What great swimming during these Olympics! (especially great backstroke :-) )
Oh yeah, you didn't do to bad either Michael...a little luck, some great relaymates...and it appears that you have some talent too...nice job taking down Mark Spitz
What great swimming during these Olympics! (especially great backstroke :-) )
Oh yeah, you didn't do to bad either Michael...a little luck, some great relaymates...and it appears that you have some talent too...nice job taking down Mark Spitz
Friday, August 15, 2008
Learning Curve
Every week since the start of school has been a long one, but this one was especially...interesting. Even though it was only 4 days. Thank goodness for that -- my fellow SLP and I went for some maragritas and mexican food straight after work.
Two meetings scheduled at the same time after school, printer issues, IEPs for kids you just met, 20 minutes per group -- less by the time they get to you, new kids coming in, reports due -- well, maybe you'd want a drink too.
Not to mention the kids you get that you don't know what to do with...anyone know about cochlear implants and hearing impairments? I'd love the info. Oh, we'll figure it out (thanks to a wonderful SLP coordinator!). They (two sisters) may not be at our school long, but while they are with us s/l minutes are my job.
Its a blessing and curse that we have so many options with our jobs as SLPs. We can work with adults and kids in a variety of settings...but with kids in schools there's the usual receptive/expressive language issues, articulation as well as voice, fluency, swallowing (though not so much), auditory processing and the lower level kiddos with autism, etc...and the heard-of-hearing/deaf population. So, there'll be a steep learning curve in that area. I haven't been working all that long -- a bit overwhelming still.
So, today was a bit more challenging than I usually like...but the neatest thing happened. I've started PECS (picture exchange communication system) with a pre-k. She doesn't talk or walk and generally faces a lot of challenges herself. The basic idea is to initate requests/communication using pictures -- she gives a picture of what she wants to one of us. Right now we're teaching to hand over the picture -- its just a basic motor movement we taught hand over hand -- she doesn't have to discriminate pictures (yet). We've been doing it for 60 minutes a week for two weeks. And, we came to today: she handed over the picture independently several times. That is cool. So, she is learning! I don't know how far we'll get in the program or if she can discriminate between pictures, but we'll keep going. That's the highlight of the week for sure.
Two meetings scheduled at the same time after school, printer issues, IEPs for kids you just met, 20 minutes per group -- less by the time they get to you, new kids coming in, reports due -- well, maybe you'd want a drink too.
Not to mention the kids you get that you don't know what to do with...anyone know about cochlear implants and hearing impairments? I'd love the info. Oh, we'll figure it out (thanks to a wonderful SLP coordinator!). They (two sisters) may not be at our school long, but while they are with us s/l minutes are my job.
Its a blessing and curse that we have so many options with our jobs as SLPs. We can work with adults and kids in a variety of settings...but with kids in schools there's the usual receptive/expressive language issues, articulation as well as voice, fluency, swallowing (though not so much), auditory processing and the lower level kiddos with autism, etc...and the heard-of-hearing/deaf population. So, there'll be a steep learning curve in that area. I haven't been working all that long -- a bit overwhelming still.
So, today was a bit more challenging than I usually like...but the neatest thing happened. I've started PECS (picture exchange communication system) with a pre-k. She doesn't talk or walk and generally faces a lot of challenges herself. The basic idea is to initate requests/communication using pictures -- she gives a picture of what she wants to one of us. Right now we're teaching to hand over the picture -- its just a basic motor movement we taught hand over hand -- she doesn't have to discriminate pictures (yet). We've been doing it for 60 minutes a week for two weeks. And, we came to today: she handed over the picture independently several times. That is cool. So, she is learning! I don't know how far we'll get in the program or if she can discriminate between pictures, but we'll keep going. That's the highlight of the week for sure.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Speech Superstars!
I acquired these pictures from Melisa. We finally have our door decorated with our approx. 60 speech (& language!) superstars that all colored a star for us. Should be an interesting semester.
Yay for statehood day on friday -- no school!!
Looked even better in person
What we see when we walk out the door....
Our door!
Yay for statehood day on friday -- no school!!
Looked even better in person
What we see when we walk out the door....
Our door!Sunday, August 10, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
8.8.2008
Its a lucky day according to Chinese tradition -- one that comes around every thousand years or so. Happy friday, but also Happy Beginning of Olympics! Bring on the tv time ;-)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
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