HOME OFFICE REMODEL COMPLETED

Welcome to my new home office

 I switched from paying for an office in Orem to my home office after covid.  I am now located in P.G. (635 Dalton Drive, P.G, Ut, 84062)

My situation has changed where I downsized my private practice and I am now working full time for Alpine School District as a speech therapist and I am  taking just a few part-time clients in the afternoons. The home office finally got remodeled.  It took way way  longer than expected due to lumber shortage, etc.

Here are a few pictures of the completed remodel.

BEFORE REMODEL OLD OFFICE PICTURES

It's not bad but I didn't like the way the desk furniture cut into the room.  And I didn't like the high walls were wasted space. 

AFTER REMODEL OFFICE PICS; We replaced the old carpet with new hard wood floors. 

We added a vaulted bookshelf with a ladder and replaced the old light with a new light not seen in these two photos yet. I had the desk go across the bookshelf verses cutting into the room. Now we can still have a desk, a sitting area and a table area for card games or for eating, etc.

FALL SPEECH

 Welcome back 

It's been new and interesting going through an office remodel.  

Things definitely don't run as smoothly or or time as one would expect.

Here is a peek of the rough stage

ONLINE THERAPY TO CONTINUE

 Thanks for your patents.

My office is under construction so all therapy will remain  online till further notice.

Speech Service Update

Wow, so much has happened in the last several months.  I will share a few things I've learned and a few tips.

I learned when you have to make changes to your teaching, there is a new steep learning curve that has to happen. I wanted to keep working with my clients so within one week, I had to learn how to hold distant telepractice with Zoom effectively.
I was also helping at BYU (University level to prepare for TelePractice delivery model for the Fall term for the graduate students and clinical educators. Because of this, I did a lot of reading and researching and reviewing materials to best support TelePractice.

For parents, You can rest easy that you can still get quality speech therapy viz Zoom.  In fact most of my families would like to continue with Teletherapy to ease their burden of driving and time. And Yes, I have held a speech assessment over Zoom. The parents was my E-assistant that helped a ton.
Surprisingly enough, It's been a  win win for everyone.

For therapists,You can relax too because there are so many good materials available to support Zoom sessions.  Here are a few of my favorites that I've used regularly now.
1, JamBoards, you can premake these boards, or co-create with your clients as their is a google image link you can use on the boards. They love them.  Just leave off identifying information.  (their names, etc.)  you can download a screen shot and email their creation to them.
2, Google Class- You can pre-select any assignments, links, pdfs, etc and invite them to your class.
3, Read Works- is free to the public
4, Newsela- is free to the public
5, Doc Camera- you can use objectives and papers you have at home.
It's awesome.  There has been such a demand for these, you may have to just order and wait for it. The price has gone up because of the demand.  I purchased one V4K doc camera when it was $99.
6, Teachers pay Teachers- check their free handouts.
7. Boom Cards, super fun self testing for the school age population

Changes due to the Covid-19 Virus

A+ Speech Therapy will be following the State Governors guideline due to the Covid-19 Pandemic to CLOSE my walk-in office till further notice.https://ksltv.com/434593/stay-at-home-order-in-utah/

OPTIONS for therapy.
TeleTherapy has started and will continue till further notice.
You are welcome to still contact me to get on the waitlist.
Email; adorais159@gmail.com
Call or text; Phone; 801-372-4383

What do I need to know about TeleTherapy?
It's approved by our national ASHA- professional organization. https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Professional-Issues/Telepractice/


It's the same therapy, just delivered in a different way.
Think of it like picking up your favorite food orders, you expect the same quality of food , you pick it up by curbside or it can be delivered to your home.

Your session are now from your home and my home over the internet (zoom platform). Distant connection.
I can provide sharing screens, and used the  annotate feature, which allows control of the shared item.  Example; Elli, used a heart stamp to find all her words.

Session should still meet your needs. We can zoom from phones, IPads, or computers.
You do need a good internet system.

HAPPY 2020

Here is the link to a fun free New Years bingo Cards  .https://www.momresource.com/new-years-bingo-2020-printable-bingo-cards/

This website has all the holiday bingo sheets.  If you want their free 5 sheet bingo, you have to provide your email to them.  It's worth it to get their reminder to get their seasonal -holiday Bingo cards.

Enjoy

FALL IS IN THE AIR

Fall is in the air with the hint of cooler nights and mornings.

It's a good time for back to school shopping and extra school activities like Speech Classes.
Email me (Ann Dorais)  with any questions or concerns; adorais159@gmail.com

Some people don't know what Speech Language Therapist do or provide.

Here is a reminder of the areas we cover.

1. Speech Sound Disorders- called articulation and or phonological processes
2. Stuttering; or Stammering,
3. Voice disorders
4. Accent Modification

5. Language; receptive- understanding,  expressive- sharing ideas and thoughts in complete logical sentences, conversations, presentations, sharing stories in logical sequence, etc.
6: Social pragmatic issues; conversation framework, social conversations,  problem solving scenarios
7. Auditory Processing; have normal hearing but not processing information well
8  Literacy; problems with phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, spelling difficulties, reading and writing difficulties.  (Yes we work on Literacy)
9. Tongue Thrust- correct swallowing

I recommend this app for speech improvement   http://www.littlebeespeech.com/

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY AMERICA

light up the sky with your good speech

Blast off with good speech

Let Freedom Ring with your good speech

Who to follow on Teachers pay Teachers?

Teachers Pay Teachers are a great resource.

I found some fun freebies to try;
check out Teacher's Pay Teachers; It's free to join. I then follow all the speech people or speech companies after I try out their free item.  You can click on their name and usually they provide a free sample of their work to check them out.
This week I got this free describing deck by itty bitty speech
. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Describing-Deck-Back-to-School-Edition-4654592

Here are a few others that I follow
1. Fun in Speech
2. Adventures in Speech Pathology
3. Listening Fun
4. Speechy Musings
5. Type B SLP
6. Simply Speech
7. Dean Trouts little shop of SLP

Happy New Year

Welcome to the new year!
If you have any questions about your child's speech or language email me with your question. 
I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible.

Have a great Day!!!