189: Scheduling and First Week of Speech with Tracie Higgins
It’s time to head back to school! Are you ready for the first week of speech?
In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, I sat down with one of my SLP Elevate members, Tracie Higgins, to talk about how you can go about scheduling and preparing for your first week of speech therapy.
Tracie Higgins is a full-time STEM-certified middle school SLP serving 2 schools. She has worked in early childhood special education, skilled nursing facilities, pediatric outpatient centers, and as a hospital-based SLP.
She’s spent the last 5 years with middle school students in grades 6th-8th, which is her favorite setting. Her motto is to work smarter, not harder.
In This Episode You’ll Discover:
- What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed by scheduling on the first week
- The benefits of scheduling students that learn alike together
- Tips for revising your schedule over time
- The power of making friends with the people in your building
- Activities to do on the first speech session to get to know your students
- What you need to know if you feel pressure to create goals from day one
I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Tracie! She shared so many tips for how you can create the perfect schedule and establish good connections with your students from day one!
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