When my kids were young, I had the good fortune to have multiple friends that were Speech and Language Pathologists. So any time I had a question or concern about my kiddo’s language development, I’d turn to them for assistance, reassurance or strategies.
Listen NowThis month we talk to Bob Stewart, Superintendent of the Gladstone School District in Gladstone, OR. He is a Past President of the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators and it was a pleasure speaking with him. Also, full disclosure, I am a sitting school board member in Gladstone, so I know Bob personally.
Listen NowThis month we talk to John Carver, Superintendent of the Howard-Winneshiek Community School District in Northeast Iowa and participant in the first-ever National Connected Superintendents Summit at the White House in November 2014.
Listen NowThis month we talk to Dallas Myers, Director of Student Services for Fremont County School District #25 in Riverton, Wyoming.
Listen NowThis month we talk to Eric Richards, Student Services Coordinator within Salem-Keizer School District, Salem, Oregon. Eric has worked in education for years at both the district and state level within the department of education in Oregon. He is a close partner of The Hello Foundation due to his tremendous commitment to do the very best possible for students with special needs.
Listen NowSharon Soliday joins Kelly Bawden for a Q & A session on her talk, “Social Skills After the Age of 18: A Case-Study of a 32 Year Old Woman with Autism Wanting to Date.”
Listen NowJoin THF-owner Sharon Soliday as she shares a case-study detailing her private practice work with a remarkable 32-year old woman with autism. Sharon will share some of their more memorable sessions together, a few lessons she herself had to learn along the way, and her take on the skills SLPs can and should target with young adults in this population.
Listen NowThis month we talk to Davey Hough, Special Ed Director for the Region 4 Developmental Pre-School System for the State of Wyoming. Davey has worked in education for many years and currently oversees 3 diverse locations all with different needs.
Listen NowWe’re excited to share our new podcast series, Admins Connect, which will highlight the experiences and opinions of a strategic cohort of educational administrators. This month we talk to Nancy Byers, Executive Director of Special Education, Yakima School District in Yakima, Washington.
Listen NowAre you struggling with improving service delivery in the schools? Sharon Soliday and the SLPs of Portland Public Schools were also, and the impact was felt far outside the speech room! This week on the show, Sharon dissects the 3:1 model and offers examples of how supporting students well means supporting classroom teachers well, too. Most importantly, she outlines how this model was put into effect and the successes they had.
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