What's Really Going on in the Speech Room?

We've all heard it before...

"All that speech therapist does is play all day."
"Their job is not stressful at all."
"She only sees X number of students."
"She's just sitting in there on her computer."
"I could do that job.  It looks so easy."

Do any of these sound familiar to you?  I know I've heard  them before...if not as an SLP, I surely did hear similar things when I was a teacher.  I don't have actual statistics to support this, but I think speech-language pathologists are probably some of the most misunderstood professionals in the world...at least in the school setting.  So many people have no idea what we really do, which is why I decided to write this post.  I want to share a little bit of what's really going on in the speech room, because you can't always tell just by peeking in.  I am sharing 5 common statements that I have heard about my job and a brief explanation of what is really going on in each situation.  I hope it brings more understanding to our position in the schools. Enjoy!

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