Julie McIntyre has been studying herbs as medicine for thirty years. She teaches workshops, runs a private practice and works with children and adults with Lyme disease and chronic illness. In this blog she shares her recommended herbal treatments and approaches to Lyme disease.
What are ways you can drive potential clients to your private practice? One way is through quality content. In this post you will learn the basics of quality content creation for a therapy business.
Tutoring means homework help, test prep, and often supporting another teacher’s lesson plans - and it's a crowded market. Do a Google search for academic tutors in your area. You’ll likely find a long list of tutors offering a rate lower than you are/were making per hour as a classroom teacher.
The ultimate list of websites to help you build a private practice and learn how to market your therapy business.
Develop pre-writing and fine motor skills with this Trace the Pattern printable worksheet.
Free Orton-Gillingham progress reports template, as well as tips for writing and sharing progress reports with parents.
In both of the settings where I work, psychiatric outpatient school as well as private practice, I spend a fair amount of time reviewing speech language evaluation reports. As I'm looking at these reports I am seeing that many examiners choose to base their decision making with respect to speech language services eligibility on the
Start your private SLP practice immediately with these 5 steps! A guide to exactly what you need to do first.
So many kiddos have WH question goals… in some form or another. The ability to answer WH questions is important, in all settings: school, home, in conversation, etc… I knew this, but I always wondered how to teach WH questions without feeling like I was testing the kiddo. I didn’t want to repeat the question […]
It's happened again. You've had a very warm-fuzzy and satisfying practice with your teacher, and you and your child go home feeling very pleased with the experience. So pleased, in fact, that you've decided to wait until the following day to get your child's instrument back out--Except you didn't take into account that your eldest has an away meet tomorrow and you realize late at night in bed that you didn't get to your 5 year old's practice. The next day, a work function eats into your family s
Note: This article focuses on Emily’s approach to teaching private lessons. If you’re seeking information on how to find private clients to work with, read her article How To Get Private Yoga…
While many succumb to the trauma of failure and lose confidence and performance, Resilient individual rise again, learn from their failure and improve their performance. Can Resilience be taught?
This weekly practice planner is great for music teachers and students who want to track their weekly/daily practice schedule. It makes a great guitar teaching resource to help keep your students (or you) on track. Included printable colors are black, gray, red, green, & blue, This printable electric guitar practice tracker schedule printable is part of a large collection of guitar resources created by me, for use with hundreds of my own private guitar students over the past 20+ years. _______________________________ ★★★ KEY FEATURES ★★★ ★ Dark Grey Lines: These not only highlight your chord fingerings but also ensure economical use of your printer ink. ★ Instant Download: Get immediate access to your chart right after purchase. ★ 100% Accuracy: Ensuring you have the most precise tool for your musical endeavors. ★ Professionally Created: This chart is born from over two decades of teaching experience, having instructed hundreds of private guitar students. ★ Optimal Print Recommendation: For the best clarity and visual experience, print in color. ___________________________________________________ ★★★ What happens after I purchase? ★★★ 1. You'll receive an email containing a link to download your downloadable printable PDF 2. Simply click the link and save it to your preferred folder, whether you're on mobile or desktop. 3. Once saved, go ahead and print it out! 4. Don't forget to spread the word to a friend about the high-quality guitar & music resources I'm offering at a super low prices! __________________________________________ ★★★ Why Order Digital Files? ★★★ ~ Instant Download ~ No Waiting! ~ No Shipping Fees ~ Print from Home! __________________________________________________________________ ★★★ Need help accessing your digital download? ★★★ __________________________________________________________________ https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013328108-How-to-Download-a-Digital-Item?segment=shopping
In this post, I offer 10 teaching tips for new college instructors. Find advice about course design, the 1st week, grading, & campus resources, starting...
Enjoy this fun vocal warm up for the minor keys, "Many Mumbling Mice". Scan the QR code to access a practice track for your students!Great for private or group voice lessons, choirs, choruses, or General K12 Music. ...
Does your child's school have restorative practice in place for behavior conflicts? It is shown to improve behavior and enhance learning outcomes.
One of the most confusing grammar categories will be “countable” and “uncountable” nouns. English learners are used to some of them like “a peace of paper” or “a cup of coffee”, and some of you would memorize these nouns without any rules. There are not completed, but certain rules to classify nouns whether […]
5 MUST-HAVE TEACHING PRACTICES Whether you are a panicking first year teacher or a fifth year teacher hoping to finally gain that 100% confidence and joy in the classroom, these effortless tips wil…
In the past for my university students, I used a basic practice log: Practice Log (university), © 2011 Paula E. Bird I used this log for years at the university. Let me explain the components. My goal in designing this practice log was to encourage students to touch their instruments as often as possible during the week, and I graded accordingly. The form has 5 basic rows, but I only grade four of the rows unless there is something I have assigned in the 5th row in place of one of the other 4 rows. There are four possible grades at each week's lesson: Scale, Etude, Repertoire, and Listening. I list the assignments in the top portion of the Practice Log. The student is then responsible for completing the bottom rows and columns. The letters S-E-R-O-L stand for: Scale-Etude-Repertoire-Other-Listening. The first left column after S-E-R-O-L I scribble "Lesson" across the entire column. If the student shows up at their lesson, this is a freebie from me. Similar to the other practice logs I discussed in part 2 of How to Practice, I expect students to complete this practice log each week. If I do not get a practice log for a week, the student receives four zeroes for that week's lesson. I have provided the student with every possible opportunity to download the practice log outside of lessons, and I also accept handwritten or typed versions in the event that a student has lost their practice log. You're probably wondering two things: (1) how do I grade these practice logs, and (2) how can I tell if the student is being honest? (1) My grading plan is simple. If the student has completed every column in a particular row, that is 100%. If 6 columns are checked in a row, I give the grade of 90%, 5 columns equals 80%, 4 columns equals 70%, and so forth. Just showing up for your lesson is 40% (I'm so much more valuable, you see), but there have been times when I have not given the student the 40% for showing up at their lesson and have instead insisted that the student practice that day. There are occasions when I have opted to give the student credit for some other playing activity. For example, perhaps the student is involved with the opera orchestra and doing extra rehearsals during the week. I might give the student an 85 or 75 in one area to give the student credit for playing but not actually practicing lesson material. I don't explain myself. I just do it. (2) I can tell if a student (whether university or private) skips even 1 day of practice. There is an overall change in the student's demeanor at lessons. It's a little more obvious with younger students, because they indicate a less than stellar practice week with other acting out behaviors. But for university students, I tell them upfront in the first lesson, that I will always assume they are being honest and telling me the truth. The first time their practice log doesn't align with the results in their lesson, I will note it. The second time I will assume that the student needs to correct their practice habits. I usually discover that there is a practice focus or concentration issue. Once I address the focus issue, the student's practice logs start to coincide with the results I hear in lessons. For incoming freshmen, this process may take an entire semester until we work the kinks out. But, I'll have a stronger student as a result. Another benefit to this practice log is that a student can anticipate those weeks when priorities get muddled and there are too many performances or demands on the student's time. If a student is wise, they will store up a few 90% or 100% weeks in anticipation of those "slump" weeks of 60% or 70%. Even from week to week, a student should be able to balance out the practice priorities to earn a higher grade. For example, 100% in listening, 100% in scales, 70% in repertoire, and 80% in etude will net the student an overall grade of 87.5%. Using this type of practice log may seem a bit simplistic and maybe a little juvenile, but I have found it to be a useful tool on the university level. It puts the student in the driver's seat as to organizing practice and practice priorities. It allows the student the opportunity to learn how to take responsibility for recording their practice efforts, and it affords me the opportunity to teach the student how to take more personal responsibility overall for noticing problems in areas such as discipline, focus/concentration, and sloppy practice habits. Overall, most of my students will tell you that they find this particular method of grading useful. I recall one student explaining to another student how this practice log record allowed the student to "be in control of my grade," as if somehow the student did not realize that they have always been in control of their grade from the beginning. Yet somehow the practice log reinforces this concept, and for that reason it is a valuable tool for me at the university level. By the way, when a student finishes a 90% or 100% week, we have heavenly lessons! So it really works. I've added some more content to the "For Parents" and "For Teachers" pages. Please be sure to sign in whether you are joining us in the 100 Days Challenge, even if you are just beginning. And I'd love to have some comments from readers.
'Tis the season to administer the VB-MAPP! Not only is it the time of year for all those fun holidays, it is also the time for assessing our students and their skills. By now, we should have an idea of where our kiddos are and what will motivate them to participate in the assessment. Complete those VB-MAPPs by Thanksgiving break and then re-administer at the end of the year before summer... and be amazed at all the progress! This is the FUN part of taking data! I plan on posting data sheets for each section of the VB-MAPP (as needed) over the next few weeks as I finish up testing my students. Today, I present you with a data sheet to test all Imitation goals in Level 1. Happy Election Day! (which counts as a holiday because it was a teacher work day :) DOWNLOAD HERE!! Again, this is an awesome resource provided by my wonderful place of employment!
Self-regulation is a critical skill for people of all ages. It is the ability that helps us to control our behaviors to make good decisions for the long-term, rather than just doing what we want in the moment. It's also the skill that allows us to manage our emotions when we're feeling angry, disapp
The newest free Bible printable at Teach Me Thy Way are the Bible ABC Worksheets. This Bible-based resource is perfect for the practice of letter recognition, handwriting, and phonics. #bibleprintable
This Animal Actions Rhythm Game is the perfect way to get things moving and practice listening and note recognition skills at the same time.
This Teaching Tolerance aligned lesson is about understanding personal identity and the identities of others. It’s an important skill on its own and also a first step towards valuing diversity and standing up to injustice. It focuses on elements of identity (race, ethnicity, religion, culture, appearance, strengths, name, gender), obvious vs. more private parts of […]
Practice your childs handwriting with this fun sentences that use all 26 letters in the alphabet. These pangram sentences are useful for quick practice with handwriting as your child will get to p…
Sun Salutation C (Surya Namaskar C) is a Vinyasa sequence used for warm-up or in foundational yoga flows. Learn Sun C with this yoga tutorial.
Need ideas for getting more repetitions during articulation therapy? Here are some articulation activities speech therapy high-trial ideas!
A person's values are the things they believe are most important. They help to determine life priorities, and they influence decision-making. For example,...
Domain and range intervention! Teaching domain and range in special education
Download over 50 FREE social emotional learning activities for kids, like feelings scales, an SEL journal, and self-regulation calming tools.
Toddlers and preschoolers will love to practice shapes with these fun printable cards!
Kunsttherapie helpt kinderen zich uit te drukken! Deze werkbladen voor kunsttherapie zijn ontworpen door Andrea Jensen, gediplomeerd psychotherapeut voor kinderen en volwassenen die de emotionele intelligentie en genezing willen vergroten door middel van creatieve oefeningen. Deze werkbladen zijn perfect voor ouders, leraren en therapeuten die kinderen willen betrekken bij een creatieve CGT- en kunsttherapiepraktijk die zowel leuk als boeiend is. Dit boek is perfect voor kinderen vanaf 8 jaar. Dit bestand bevat 30 oefeningen die de creativiteit de vrije loop laten. Eenmaal gekocht, kun je de digitale bestanden onmiddellijk downloaden.
