Amy O'ConnellJul 29, 20212 minA Note to My Future Self...I recently read an article that said that this year’s Olympics will be one of the hardest for athletes. Humidity and COVID worries aside,...
Amy O'ConnellAug 14, 20201 minMaking some Smart GuessesThis week our #slpkids practiced their #inferencing skills by guessing where each #tinytoy friend might be headed... using clues from the...
Amy O'ConnellAug 8, 20202 minBuilding our Assessment ToolkitAs August brings with it the classic "lazy days of summer”, AO SLP services is busy thinking ahead to September... With our children...
Amy O'ConnellJul 14, 20202 minWhole Body Listening... Mr. Potato Head style..Who doesn’t love some good old-fashioned Potato Head play? He is timeless and a well-used item in my #playbasedlearning inventory. After...
Amy O'ConnellJul 8, 20202 minA Birthday 5 ways...We LOVE birthdays @amyoconnellslpservices. A few weeks back, 5 (yes, FIVE!!) clients celebrated a birthday within the same week. If you...
Amy O'ConnellJul 7, 20201 min“S” anyone?Today’s superfine tele therapy task saw some slp-kids travelling to outer space. We explored a spaceship and some space rocks to find...
Amy O'ConnellJul 2, 20202 minFinding the Bright Spots...“Look for the bright spots”... “There is always a silver lining”... “Look for the rainbow”... “What doesn’t kill you, makes you...
Amy O'ConnellMay 7, 20201 minWhere do we play?This week in #teletherapy we took our #tinytoys on a trip to the beach. We had lots of fun practicing lip closure for b/p/m sounds (some...
Amy O'ConnellMay 1, 20201 minOne pan of sand... endless communicationToday’s #superfun #teletherapy task involved digging for #tinytoys in kinetic sand. We achieved a truckload of repetitions for students...
Amy O'ConnellApr 28, 20201 minWhen Life Gives You Nerf Guns...As we enter week “who is still counting?” of our social distancing lifestyle, the challenges at home seem to be mounting. We have some...
Amy O'ConnellApr 13, 20205 minSocially Distanced and Working From Home... How to Care for your VoiceLike so many of my colleagues, I have spent the past few weeks either researching or implementing distance therapy. Admittedly, it has...
Amy O'ConnellApr 10, 20201 minWe Are Still Here...As doors close around the world, access to SLP support need not follow. AO SLP Services remains open via telepractice to support the...
Amy O'ConnellMar 29, 20202 minWhat spending a week in the world of SLP Telepractice has taught me...As a #travellingSLP, most of my day is spent driving from home to home, lugging bags of toys and games back and forth between my trunk...
Amy O'ConnellMar 23, 20202 minYES! But what if....As we find ourselves stuck at home and looking for ways to entertain our little ones, I have desperately turned to my SLP therapy closet...
Amy O'ConnellSep 7, 20191 minExplore...AO SLP Services provides in-depth literacy assessment and multi-sensory literacy intervention. It’s no secret that not all children...
Amy O'ConnellSep 1, 20191 minHelp me to build my Blog...Help me to build my blog and tailor it to the information that YOU want to see... send me your questions and watch my blog for the...
Amy O'ConnellAug 31, 20191 minSimplify..As mom to three boys (ages 11, 8 and 4), I get it... I know how easily life can feel chaotic and I understand the struggle. I know how...
Amy O'ConnellAug 30, 20191 minCaledonia ON ServiceAO SLP Services is excited to offer mobile Assessment and Intervention services as we take to the road and open our practice to Caledonia...
Amy O'ConnellAug 27, 20191 minMe.Hi- I’m Amy, mom to three beautiful boys and speech-language pathologist for the past 15 years. While my boys have taught me everything I...