Hello,
everyone! I am so excited to share my new blog with y’all! I am a Georgia girl
as you know, and I really loved being The Speech Peach, but the thing is- there
are SO MANY “speech peaches” out there! I mean, it’s like all of the Georgia
SLPs thought (just like I did), “Hmm. Peach and speech rhyme, and they are so
cute when you put them together. I’ll be The Speech Peach!” Then, (just like
me) they forgot to check around and see if there was already someone using that
name, or another variation of it. There are also tons of other Georgia
educators who call themselvesThe Peach Teach, or something along those lines.
After
becoming more involved in the online community, I decided it was time for a
change. The problem was I didn’t want to fully let go of the “peachy” part of
me. Remember, I really loved it! So I googled a few things and found the phrase
“Everything’s Peachy!” That sounded AWESOME to me, so I thought, I’ll change to
Everything Speechy and keep the whole “peachy” thing in my tagline. I shared my
idea with some blogger friends, but, alas, not everyone liked it. Some
suggestions were made to incorporate birds into my logo/blog somehow because my
last name is Finch. Those were great ideas, but I really don’t like birds. I
have actually had one poop ON MY HEAD. While leaving for work. While already
running late. The bird idea wasn’t for me.
Following some encouragement from my
BFSLPs and a few other blogger buddies, I decided to go with my heart and stick
with Everything Speechy. The amazing Rachel Vincent from RachBV Designs
helped me out by redesigning all of my stuff (she calls them elements, which
does sound more professional, but I like “stuff”). My TpT store will remain as
Jessica Finch, but all of my social media and my blog can be found under
Everything Speechy. If you are already following me, you are all set-no actions
needed. If not, I’d love for you to by clicking the icons to the left. Thank
you so much for taking the time to read this. As a reward for you and
celebration for me, I am giving you the opportunity to win a $25 gift card to Teachers
Pay Teachers. Just enter with Rafflecopter below. Good luck!
This looks fantastic! So glad you went with your first choice :)
ReplyDeleteGreat changes! I would love to see ideas about working with non-verbal kids. They are by far my biggest challenge, and I have 10 on my caseload! :)
ReplyDeleteLove everything!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love to have tips about working smarter, not harder!
I need ways to encourage my Spanish-speaking students to be brave & speak in English. Many of them are perfectionists who don't want to try due to fear of making a mistake./
ReplyDeleteI love the new name and new "elements" - looks awesome! ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the new look! I can always use more inexpensive ways to engage students (using magazines, games, etc). I would love to have unlimited TPT money, but that's not the case :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to understand more when letter sounds are on level and when there should be concern.
ReplyDeleteI would love ideas for cheap, fun, and low prep therapy activities!
ReplyDeleteI would love ideas to help me understand my students with speech problems.
ReplyDeleteI need ideas for nonverbal kiddos too
ReplyDeleteI would love to know what sounds are considered normal for children to have problems saying and at what point they are considered a speech problem.
ReplyDeleteDelighted @First Grade Delight
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I'd love to see your data collection ideas.
ReplyDeleteI would love ideas on how to keep mixed groups engaged! :)
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