Blog 9 - Advisory Prep 3

1. State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person (I have completed the interview, I have scheduled the interview, I have not scheduled the interview, etc).

• I currently have a mentor, her name is Sara Romo Miranda. My mentor interview is scheduled for 26 October 2015. 

2. At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your topic.  Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons.   

• The area I find most promising would probably have to be speech-language pathology with toddlers ages 0 - 3. Mainly because thats the age range my mentor works with, but also because I'm finding a lot more research on toddler specific therapy. Also, with toddlers there is a more prominent parent involvement aspect that provides me with more information for my research checks and final presentation.  

3. What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth?  Where will you go to get them?

• My 2 main sources for the next month would most likely be ASHA, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the database on the Cal Poly Pomona Library website. Both of the sources I can access online and since my mentor has an account on the ASHA website, there aren't many restrictions on the articles and inflammation that I can obtain. 

4. Write down a possible EQ.  Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers.  At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.

• What is the most effective way to provide speech-language pathology to a toddler to ensure that they are achieving the goals that were set at the beginning of the, before the start of the therapy sessions?

Blog 6 - Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year? What has made it a positive experience for you?

• When I started my senior project with my grandmother as my mentor, I was worried I was going to grow quite weary of her. It has actually turned out to be quite the opposite, I look forward to watching my grandmother work, and by extension, I look forward to watching her other SLPA's do their jobs as well. Working with someone so near and dear to my heart has been more of a positive experience than I was expecting going into this project.

2.What are you finding difficult concerning senior project? How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you? How might the senior team help?

• What I'm finding difficult concerning my senior project is finding an essential question. Im not sure how I can adapt to make that portion work better for me? I suppose just doing more and more research would do. I'm also not sure what the senior team might do to help. I'm not even sure what direction I want to take my essential question nor am I aware of what are of Speech-Language Pathology I should focus in on.