Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I’ve been a Halo Top fan since I first discovered their ice cream during my college days. When Halo Top announced their new campaign, Stop Shoulding Yourself, I instantly fell even more in love.
As many of you know, I just celebrated one year of Macy Gilson Co., but what many of you don’t know is that the idea and mission behind Macy Gilson Co. started way before that.
Read MoreI have met so many amazing people through social media, so I have decided to start a new series on the blog called My Instagram Fam. I am constantly inspired by these accounts and I want to share them with you all today in the hope that you will be inspired, too! If you’re looking for great speech and language resources, ideas, tips and information, follow these accounts!
Read MoreAt the beginning of a formal speech language evaluation, the SLP will allow your child to get comfortable and familiarize him/herself with the therapy room. This will give the SLP an opportunity to observe your child play and interact with you, but it is also the time when the SLP will usually ask you questions about your child. You will fill out a case history form that will likely have questions regarding birth history, medical history, family history, developmental history, academic history, therapeutic history and questions related specific to speech/language.
Read MoreIn continuing with our celebration of #BetterSpeechandHearingMonth I asked some of my students a few questions about who I am, what I do, and why I do it. I documented some of my favorite responses to share with my fellow SLPs and educators!
Read MoreI was lucky enough to be on the Edverything Education podcast a few months ago (check it out here!) and before we pressed “record,” Nicole and Danielle asked me why I chose to become a speech language pathologist. In honor of #BetterSpeechandHearingMonth this May, I want to share my answer with you!
Read MoreLast summer I started a series called #MacysMustReads where I my favorite books from each season, along with a quick synopsis and rating. Today’s post is compiled of my favorite books from this spring and some are the perfect addition to your #quarantine reading list…
Read MoreLast week, I shared Early Warning Signs of a Speech Delay for Infants and Early Warning Signs of a Speech Delay for 18+ Months, and today I want to share Early Warning Signs of a Language Delay!
To review, let’s talk about the difference between speech and language! It gets confusing for some people, because the two words are often lumped together (i.e., “speech language pathologist,” “speech language impairment,” “speech language evaluation”), but they really do refer to two different things. Speech, or articulation, refers to how we say sounds. Voice (how our vocal folds vibrate to create sound) and fluency (the rhythm of speech) are also frequently included when we talk about speech. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), language refers to the words we use and how we use them to share ideas and get what we want.
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