219. The 3 Questions Every SLP Must Ask Before Summer Break

End-of-Year Reflect & Recap: The 3 Questions Every SLP Needs to Ask Right NowWhether you're a seasoned SLP or fresh out of grad school, the most powerful professional development you'll do this summer won't come from a CEU course. It's this.In this episode, Kelly walks you through her end-of-year Google Doc ritual: three simple but mighty questions that help you close out the school year with intention and walk into fall with clarity and confidence.In this episode, you'll learn:🔥 What Was FIRE? Identify what worked in your therapy room this year, including the techniques, materials, and strategies that produced real, measurable gains. These are your non-negotiables. Where there's fire, you add gasoline.🧀 Where Are the Holes? Channel your inner Swiss cheese and honestly audit your practice. From streamlining parent communication with copy-paste swipe emails to strengthening your high-tech AAC implementation at home and in the classroom, this is where your growth lives.🩹 How Will You Fill Them? Use the triangle of evidence-based practice, combining your clinical expertise, the research, and family and child feedback, to build a specific, actionable plan for the 2026–2027 school year. The more specific, the better.Why do this NOW? It's all fresh. The wins, the frustrations, the "why didn't I think of that sooner" moments are all right there. Write it down today, and you're 42% more likely to actually follow through.🎒 Ready to walk into next school year with engaging, evidence-based materials already in hand?Don't spend September scrambling. Spend your summer building and let the SIS Membership do the heavy lifting with you.SIS gives SLP students and professionals access to a growing library of evidence-based therapy materials, strategies, and resources designed to move the needle for the children and families you serve.👉 Join SIS today at https://www.kellyvess.com/sis and head back to school this fall feeling more prepared, more confident, and ready to make this your best year yet.This episode is perfect for: school-based SLPs, SLP-Assistants, SLP graduate students, pediatric SLPs, AAC specialists, and anyone who believes the details are what move the needle.