by Emily | Jul 22, 2021 | Playing With Purpose
We recently moved to a new house in Austin, TX, and are fortunate to live across the street from the neighborhood elementary school and its garden. In addition to the school building and playgrounds, Becker Elementary School has unique additions. The school has a... by Emily | Jul 23, 2020 | Playing With Purpose
My initial foray into telepractice speech therapy, was likely much like yours–chaotic, hurried, and disorganized. We got the stay-at-home orders here in Austin, TX, just as Spring Break 2020 was beginning. I gave myself one week to research, prepare, and adjust... by Emily | May 28, 2020 | Playing With Purpose
I am here to tell you that you do not need to buy a bunch of new digital materials to provide high-quality and engaging speech therapy for your clients or students now that you are providing telepractice speech therapy. I have been using my surprise eggs (aka Easter... by Emily | Mar 12, 2020 | Playing With Purpose
*This post was updated on 05/03/2020* Springtime and particularly spring break play time can be a tricky time of year in terms of the weather. I know that all too well here in Austin, TX. Last week we had a day of 80-degree temperatures, followed by blustery rain, a... by Emily | Nov 21, 2019 | Guest Blogger
We are sisters (twins) in sister fields (occupational therapy (OT) and speech-language pathology(SLP)). I’ve joked with my sister that if I wasn’t an SLP I would have become an OT and she, an SLP instead of an OT, as there is so much overlap. Interestingly, we’ve...