STUTTERING STRATEGIES FOR THE CLASSROOM “My words may bump and bounce against your ear…so feel the message I need you to hear.“ ~Marnee Hello Everyone, As adults, we hold a paramount role in helping children develop a positive self-concept.  We have the essential task of ensuring they learn and grow in an environment that mandates [...]

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. ~James M. Barrie Hi Everyone, With a pot of herbal tea at my side, I entered my online office and waited for my first student to arrive.  Within moments, the school’s E-helper appeared with a smile.  She confirmed the attendance for [...]

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care. ~Theodore Roosevelt Hi Everyone, This time of year invites self-reflection and renewed focus.  In the spirit of growing forward in 2010, I connected individually with several colleagues today to listen and share.   One of my valued team members talked with me about what the TinyEYE ...

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. “ ~Colin Powell Hi Everyone, Today we are happy to initiate therapy services for a new school district.  Their Director of Special Education called us with concerns that they did not have a ...

  Dream bigger than you think you are. ~Marnee Hi Everyone, Team support, mentorship, a plan, resilience, and an eye on the horizon…these are qualities that helped TinyEYE become a leader in on-line therapy. These are also qualities that helped me cross the finish line at the Fit Mom 10k race! How many of you relate to [...]

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank Hello Everyone, Are you ready to become a specialist in providing quality on-line therapy services?   TinyEYE is growing and we welcome you to join our award-winning team! Presently, we are matching our SLPs with schools in California.  ...

When trying to support children who have language challenges, how can you possibly address grammar, sentence structure, verb tenses, pronouns, concepts, comprehension, and other skills all at once – while teaching an entire class?  A good place to start is to integrate PRE-TELLING; TELLING, and RE-TELLING (PTR) into your activities.  PTR provides ...

Hello Everyone, October 31st was Halloween – a day that is often associated with dressing in a costume and going door to door saying “Trick or Treat” in order to fill up a pillow case with candy. My daughter is a pro. She and her friends devoted the better part of a month designing their costume [...]

Hi Everyone, Speech-Language Pathologists can improve your life.  If their presence can have such a profound impact on your quality of life, what do you think their absence does?   How frustrating is it to know that there are strategies that could help you…if you could simply have regular access to therapy services?   Telepractice is a ...

Hi Everyone, It has been a few days since I’ve blogged. I hope everyone is doing well. I wanted to bring some awareness to National Stuttering Day.  Stuttering affects approximately 2.7 million in the U.S alone. “Primary stuttering behaviors are the overt, observable signs of speech fluency breakdown, including repeating sounds, ...