Praxis Preppers! What are your biggest challenges when it come to passing the SLP Praxis exam?

Which books would you recommend for teaching graduate students ASL? I'm seeing books for baby sign language and adult sign language. If there's an author you'd like to support please let me know!

Hello everyone!

I was recently talking to my supervisor about graduate school and how for a lot of SLPs, they learn way more in the "real world" than in graduate school. Obviously, we need a degree to get our license and everything but we were discussing whether or not these 2 year programs are doing students justice. By that I mean, I think there should be more courses for cultural competency/humility, multilingualism, neurodiversity, fluency, etc. Additionally, having more intentional externship semesters for a specific setting would be beneficial (e.g. private practice, hospital/clinics, and schools). The rationale behind this is that my program has 3 on-campus clinic semesters, 1 externship (private practice or medical) semester, and 1 student teaching semester. While I am still deciding what setting I want to go in, I think that having 1 semester in a hospital or clinic, 1 semester in private practice, and 1 semester at a school would set a lot of us up for success especially when considering a CFY. But with all this considered, extending the master's programs might lead to more burn out.

So, my questions for you all are:
1. Do you think graduate programs are setting us up for true success? If yes, please explain.
2. If no, what do you think can be changed?

What are the potential issues that i should consider before enrolling in an online Speech Language pathology master’s program?

I just got hired as an adjunct professor for the Spring 2024 semester. Does anyone have advice/tips on how to put together a course? This will be my first time teaching a course at a university.

I was talking with a friend who said that she is considering doing her CFY in the medical setting because it's easier to transition from medical to the schools than the schools to the medical field. Is there a strategy like this that we should be aware of? Does it really matter which direction we take?

There are many issues in higher education. A lot of them pertaining to admissions of people of color in SLP graduate programs! Do you recall your biggest challenges and how you overcame them? I'd love to hear!