Speech-Language Pathologist Reflective Report

I really enjoyed Mrs. Hayes questioning and answering panel. I really liked how she gave insight on what is like to be a speech-language pathologist in the school system. It was overwhelming. I can barely handle one client now and she has about 40. I feel that I need to improve my time management and organization. I liked how she thoroughly explained RTI. Previously, I did not really understand this concept. I envisioned RTI as something entirely different. The graph she drew really helped. I am not a fan of some of the aspects of RTI. I did not like how a child needed something other than language RTI to get a full evaluation after a year of RTI. Additionally, I did not realize that every district/state has different rules over RTI requirements. I still am not completely comfortable with RTI. I feel that a lot of my speech therapy knowledge will be learned on the job.

She was able to use SALSA to guide meaning making in the classroom. The final product was amazing. I also liked how she was able to manipulate the system to not perform the Dibbles and actually do something with the children that facilitated meaning making. I hope other SLPs use SALSA to their advantage. I feel that as future SLP that I will need to manipulate the system at times. I feel that this could be an interesting yet frustrating challenge. I also liked how Mrs. Hayes brought a list of her favorite books for us to have. This is a valuable resource. There is so much a clinician can do with a book in session. Currently, I have a child fluency client. I am able to utilize books to perform fluency therapy all while working on literacy! My client also loves the change of pace that introducing the book brings. I wish I had asked Mrs. Hayes what she does when she does agree with the opinions of a co-worker, parent, or