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 I wonder if I’ve come out the other side of all this. In May, I resigned as Lead SLP for my district and stayed on as an SLP. I was surprised by how I’ve grieved it. But I knew I had to. Honsetly I felt I was expected to do more than I had time for. And that was messing with my mental health. My youngest son is autistic with adhd. It’s been hard. I have two other sons and a husband… being on lockdown shown me that their childhood was going by quicker than I liked and being Lead took my attention from cherishing those fleeting moments. Everyone looked at me like I had two heads when I made the announcement. But I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and I knew I needed a change. “you’re a ticking time bomb” I was told. I worked in the hospitals before I went to the schools… I knew what the nurse meant. My doctor said my decision about my job would save my life. 

I think I grieve because so much about our field is sad and frustrating. Along with grieving my son’s medical needs… 

but I have to stop myself because I went into this field because there was so much hope too… These last few weeks I’ve been reminded of that hope… a student who would be categorized as difficult picked this flower and presented it to me with a smile and eye contact. Another student graduated from therapy. My son is surrounded by an amazing group of educators and therapists at school who work their butts off. 

I’m still trying to undo some bad habits I picked up during my time as Lead… but those are falling away slowly, one at a time. I hope I find new inspiration to do the things that bring me joy- like singing, painting and writing… So I’m giving myself grace to heal while noticing all the good things along the way… 

I hope you are taking care of yourself, dear SLP… the world needs you… so you need to take care of yourself. 

jelly beans

I found jelly beans half off at Walgreens after Easter! My son had fun sorting them out into colors. I took a couple and had his ask for more (signing and saying). Before I handed one to him, I told him what color they were.

Easy language activity with things found at home! What are some things around your home that you can turn into a quick 5 minute language lesson?

F word lists

F word lists

YouTube video by The Peachie Speechie on how to make the /F/ sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VFJLEymCC8&feature=youtu.be

F at the beginning of words
1. face
2. fan
3. farm
4. feed
5. feet
6. fence
7. phone
8. fire
9. fingers
10. food

F in the middle of words
1. elephant
2. telephone
3. waffle
4. coffee
5. breakfast
6. dolphin
7. muffin
8. rainfall
9. buffet
10. bonfire

F at the end of words
1. cough
2. elf
3. roof
4. laugh
5. safe
6. cuff
7. beef
8. life
9. leaf
10. hoof

L words

L sound production

This YouTube video by The Peachie Speechie on how to make the /L/ sound:

https://youtu.be/MmdNEn5P5-0

Here are some words so you can practice your L sound:

L at the beginning of words
1. lake
2. lamb
3. lamp
4. laugh
5. lawn
6. leaf
7. leak
8. legs
9. limb
10. long

L in the middle of the words
1. baloon
2. bowling
3. dollar
4. elbow
5. jelly
6. pillow
7. pilot
8. silly
9. eleven
10. elephant

L at the end of the words
1. ball
2. bell
3. bowl
4. bull
5. doll
6. gull
7. mail
8. pool
9. stool
10. whale

R word lists

R sound production

This YouTube video by The Peachie Speechie on how to make the /r/ sound:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F-qKn_x59I

Practice saying these words each day. Email Mrs. Buffy if you have questions.

/r/ at the beginning of words
1. Rat
2. Rabbit
3. Ring
4. Rose
5. Run
6. Roof
7. River
8. Rope
9. Read
10. Rain

/r/ in the middle of words
1. Airplane
2. Arm
3. Bird
4. Carrots
5. Earrings
6. Cherries
7. Giraffe
8. Iron
9. Horse
10. Fairy

/r/ at the end of words
1. Bear
2. Car
3. Chair
4. Deer
5. Door
6. Ear
7. Fire
8. Floor
9. Four
10. Hair

If you can say the /r/ sound correctly in these words, practice making a sentence :) 

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