As one of the most followed SLP Bloggers, Jenna has helped to transform how SLPs find and use materials and ideas in their speech rooms. Get to know a little bit more about Jenna and Speech Room News in the 15 questions below.
Name: Jenna Rayburn
Blog Name: Speech Room News
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When did you begin blogging? September 2011
Why did you want to start an SLP blog? I wanted to start a blog because I loved reading teacher blogs. I loved the community that teachers had built and was hoping to find something similar with SLPs.
What keeps you going as an SLP Blogger? Feedback from fellow SLPs. I learn twice as much as I share! I love when people comment and tell me a spin off idea or another idea to target the same goal. I just love the collaboration across the world that can happen!
What is the most challenging thing as an SLP Blogger? Finding time to do it all. I work full time in a school, work a part time job in a clinic, and blog in my spare time. It takes a lot longer than you might think to write a blog post! The other thing that is time consuming is managing the old information! A lot of times people email me because a link is broken in an old post. 30 minutes later I have it fixed and open the next email and find the same thing! I can always find a way to waste a few hours managing my blog. The challenging thing is finding the time to keep it up to my standards!
Which product are you most proud of and why? Right now I’m most proud of my Interactive Vocabulary Books. People are writing heartfelt messages thanking me for giving them something that they can use with parts of their caseload they struggle with. They can print, prep, and then walk into their most severe classroom and get functional communication. It makes me really excited to make a difference for people!
Which blog post is your all-time favorite? My all-time favorite post is one I wrote about what I learned at my first job. When I sat back to reflect, everything important I learned was about my relationships with fellow professionals. (Read the blog post here)
What should SLPs and other followers of your blog know about you as a person? I’m happiest at the beach with a book in my hand. I love my family. I wish we could all live on the same street and see each other more often. I love to play games and craft. Game and craft nights are the best!
Bonus Quick-fire Round:
Fruit or Veggies? Fruit
Theatre or DVD? DVD
M&Ms or Skittles? M&Ms
Silver or Gold? Gold
Lake or Ocean? Ocean
Jenna has also offered to raffle a great product from her store to a lucky reader of this post! Enter below and good luck!
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The products are great!
Jenna, I have been a long time follower of your blog and have shared it will all of my speech department. You have been a wealth of knowledge, encouragement, and creativity! Keep up the good work because I look forward to seeing your new products and posts! Thank you for all that you do and share with us!
Andrea it is so great to hear! ESPECIALLY the encouragement part! I try to keep it up beat! we do have a pretty awesome job! Thanks for reading!
Jenna
Jenna is awesome! I love all of her products 🙂
I’ve been following Jenna since the beginning when I was in grad school and love all of her materials!
LOVE LOVE LOVE all your products I have purchased!
I love all of your products!! Thanks for sharing yourself with us!!
Great products!!!
I am so thankful that I stumbled upon your blog a couple of years ago. You have made me a better therapist!
Jenna has the most creative and functional materials! Her creativity, helps to spark some of my own!
I love Jenna’s interactive books – almost every day I find a student or group who can use one of them to practice thier target skills (and I currently only have one set).
Love Jenna’s materials, have many of them but would love more!!!
Your products are great! I would love to win this!
Love all of your materials Jenna and am always looking forward to what you’ll come up with next!
Love Jenna’s products! She has inspired me to become a more creative therapist and think outside the box!
I really love the interactive readers. I made the first of 4 and took it to one of my kiddos who I have a hard time getting him to interact or respond to me, and I pulled out the pumpkin patch reader and he took one look and began to fill in the pages with the pictures!! I also used the pictures with another kiddo who is working on receptive language and I used the pieces with the Cranium Cariboo game, it was a success! Thank you so much!!
Jenna your blog is the first SLP blog I read. And now I follow so many SLPs who have taught me so much. Thank you!
I’ve learned so much from all the blogs! Love hearing new ideas.
I just Purchased two of the interactive books today! And I quickly made them and they are ready to use tomorrow! I am excited and love them!!
Jenna is such an amazing therapist and I feel kind of like she’s a co-worker! I have never officially met her (although I attended her presentations at OSSPEAC) but I feel like I know her. She rocks!
Hi Jenna, I love your blog and love that you have been a major pioneer for those of us SLP bloggers that came after you! It is very inspiring and such a great avenue for SLP’s to learn and grow. I also love that you are a fellow buckeye! Looking forward to meeting you at ASHA this year!
I love your blog! I look forward to seeing what new things you’re posting about and creating!
I have bought and used so many of your TpT products! I don’t know how you find time to make such wonderful items. You must be superSLP.
Love your blog and products!
You guys are all making me so happy tonight! Thanks for the love! xoxox
Jenna, SRN was the very first SLP blog I found in grad school, and it gave me hope that I wasn’t all alone during my CF year.
Recently, I’ve been inspired by the surge of new SLP blogs to create my own. Sometimes I feel like I will never get my name out there in a saturated market, but you make me believe that I can.
Always good info in your posts.
Jenna, you are an inspiration to us all! Thanks for being fabulous!
Love reading Jenna’s blog!
Jena, you are the. Rock Star of speech therapy!
Tanks, Jenna, for sharing more about yourself and your process! I’ve learned so much since I started following your blog back in 2011!
I have spent many dollars in your store lately Jenna. 🙂
Great post! Always learning something from you!
Jenna’s blog was the first SLP blog I followed several years ago. I love all her ideas and her creativity. I’ve have borrowed so many of her game adaptations and ideas and purchased several of her products on TPT. Thanks for helping me keep therapy fresh!
I have been following Jenna practically since the beginning. I LOVE her materials!
Thanks for sharing more about yourself Jenna!
I am in love with these interactive books. They are fabulous, Jenna! And Danielle, I have my potion Halloween artic pack printed out and ready to go! Thanks!
I love your products
I have used many ideas/materials from SRN and SS…always look forward to seeing what’s next. Thanks for sharing!
I always look forward to your new projects. Lately I am really thankful for the interactive vocab books! They have been a saving grace!
Jenna – you’re an inspiration to all SLP bloggers!!!