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The Preschool SLP — 229 episodes
229. The Behavior Crystal Ball: 5 Research-Backed Rules for Kids with Communication Delays
228. The Research Is Clear: Combine Movement + Storytelling for Bigger Gains
227. From Cause-and-Effect to Complex Play: A 3-Step Bridge for Kids Who Get 'Stuck’
226. Using Storybooks to Boost High-Tech AAC Skills: The MODEL Method
225. Under the Iceberg: Why Isn't Speech Developing in Autism, with Dr. Karen Chenausky
224. Rate Your Own Speech Therapy: 5 Questions That Separate Good Sessions From Life-Changing Ones
223. 5 Powerhouse Strategies to Improve Executive Function in Speech Therapy
222. The Executive Function Research That Changes How SLPs See Every Client
221. The ABCs of Picking Books That Ignite a Love for Learning
220. What a Dying Friend Taught Me About Being an SLP
219. The 3 Questions Every SLP Must Ask Before Summer Break
218. Stop Winging Consonant Cluster Targets: Apply the Evidence-Based Complexity Approach
217. Do You Dare Disturb the Universe? The Asthma & Speech Sound Disorder Connection Nobody's Talking About
216. Bilingual Kids on Your Caseload? The 5-Step 'Good Enough' Plan When You Don't Speak Their Language
Bilingual Spanish Speech Assessment for $0: The 8-Step Gold Standard Every SLP Needs
214. Why Therapy Falls Apart for Kids with ADHD, Anxiety, and SSD (And How to Fix It)
213. Stop Waiting: Why You Should Treat a Frontal Lisp in Preschool (And How to Do It Right)
212. Stop Waiting for Joint Attention. You’re Delaying Language.
211. The Social Cost of Speech Sound Disorders at Age 4, 5, and 6: What Every Preschool SLP Needs to Know
210. The Hidden Visual Processing Problem Affecting Language in Autism
209. DTTC for AAC: The 5-Step Prompting Framework That Builds Independence Fast
208. The 5-Step Therapy Routine That Works for Every Child on Your Caseload
DTTC Isn’t Just for Apraxia: A Scaffolding Blueprint for Speech, Language, Literacy, Fluency, and AAC
206. Why Traditional Speech Therapy Misses Drooling: What Works Instead
205. What 707 Autistic Preschoolers Reveal About Who Develops Speech—and Who Doesn’t
204. The R Workout: Applying Exercise Science to Fix the Hardest Sound in Speech
203. Consonant Clusters Aren’t Too Hard: They’re the Shortcut.
202. When AAC Feels Hard, It’s Working: What Effective Clinicians Do Differently
Six Self-Care Swaps for Peak Performance in Therapy
201. The Movie Every SLP and Special Educator Needs to See: 5 Hard Lessons on Parent Collaboration
200. My Five Favorite Literacy Habits That Boost Early Language
199. Selective Mutism + Hectic Holidays — Make Sure to Do THIS
198. Put PRIDE to Work to Improve Behavior: Evidence-Based PRIDE Skills from PCIT That Really Work
197. Ten Predictors of Poor Progress in Speech Therapy—and How to Turn It Around
196. 10 Reasons to Use the ‘Look at’ Sentence Strip to Spark Speech in Autism
195. Groundbreaking Autism Study Reveals How Autism Can Develop At Any Age and How to D.S.D.
194. 5 Myths About High-Tech AAC—Debunked by Research
192. Are Final Clusters the Overlooked Key to Bigger Speech and Language Gains?
4 Strategies to Build Decontextualized Language for Stronger Conversation Skills
190. How to Use Digital Tools to Actually Boost Language and Literacy in Preschoolers
189. AAC for Social Communication: Research, Reality, and Monday Morning Solutions
188. Does Telepractice for Speech Sound Disorders Work?
187. The 3 Biggest Goal-Writing Mistakes (and How to Fix Them for Massive Speech Gains)
186. Speech Sound Disorder Goals Made Easy: Try This 3-Step Goal Writing Framework
147. Why Isn't 'Mama' the 1st Word for Many with Autism?
185. Evidence-Based Assessment & Language Intervention Strategies for Children from Economically Diverse Backgrounds
60. Why Verbal Cues Hold Children Back in Speech Therapy (and What to Do Instead)
184. Gestalt Language Processing Intervention: What’s Evidence-Based—and What Isn’t? Part 2
135. Gestalt Language Processing? Do THIS to Improve Outcomes
183. Assessing Language from a Gestalt Language Development Paradigm: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What to Do Monday Morning
182. AAC + Gestalt Language Processing: What SLPs Need to Know
181. Thinking About SLP Contracting? Here’s What You Need to Know First to Prevent Burnout
Let's Talk Behavior: Two Game-Changing Tools to Set the Stage for Success
179. 5 Healthy Hacks for a Full Summer Recovery
178. Use the "Look at" Sentence Strip to Develop Autistic Speech
177. Separation Anxiety: Four Steps to Success
Challenging Behaviors Related to Anxiety? Take These Six Actionable Steps to Make a Difference
175. Let's Play! How to Modify Your Activities for Every Child on Your Caseload
174. Sensory Processing Disorder: What to Do?
173. Is Intervention that Reduces Echolalia Bad Practice?
172. Do THIS If You Work with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
171. Is a Preschooler with Speech Sound Disorders Really at Risk for Language and Literacy Delays? Yes!
170. Ask These Five Questions When Selecting Treatment Targets
169. How "R" Can Make Speech Therapy Much Easier
168. Needle-Moving Activities That Target Five Pivotal Domains for School Age Kiddos
167. The ABC's to Improve Autistic Speech Development
166. Pay Attention to This When it Comes to Movement Activities
165. 5 Success Strategies to Support Autism
164. Try This Simple Four Step Process to Improve Executive Function Today
163. Stop Doing Speech Therapy at the Word, Phrase, and Sentence Level
162. Five Takeaways from the Telepathy Tapes
161. Tap That! Do This to De-Stress
160. 3 Steps to Become a Culturally Competent SLP
159. Five Common Mistakes Professionals Make with High-Tech AAC + Autism
158. Autism & AAC: Let's Dive Into a 'How-To' Assessment Protocol
157. Help! This Child is So Dysregulated: Try These Strategies
156. Do THIS to Monitor Your Clients' Progress in Speech Therapy
155. How SLPs Can Go Against the Grain Without Getting Splinters
153. Strategies to Support Students Who Stutter Over the Holidays
152. Selective Mutism: 8 Strategies for the Classroom
151. Five Simple Steps to Establish Strong Rapport for Children with Sensitive Temperaments
150. 10 Must-Learn Gestalts for Gestalt Language Processors
149. Do THIS to Create Massive Change When Treating Speech Sound Disorders
148. You Are Not Improving Language Comprehension Unless You Are Doing THIS
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146. 10 Simple Ways to Effectively Modify Your Therapy Activities for Older Children
145. Focus on These 3 Powerful Strategies to Improve Developmental Language Disorder
144. Why Take Halloween Seriously
143. An Innovative, Holistic Approach to Supporting Children with Autism
142. How to Use Books to Develop Speech for Gestalt Language Processors
141. Is it 'Just Speech?' Pay Attention to These Six Speech Errors
140. 3 Ways to Get Out of the Cause-Effect Toy Rut
139. Five Strategies that Make Collaborative Groups Work
138. The First Therapy Sessions-What to Do?
137. Three Ways to Make Speech Home Practice Engaging & Effective
136. Try THIS to Make High-Tech AAC Easy
145. Gestalt Language Processing II: Do THIS to Optimize Gains
134. Gestalt Language Processing: Pay Attention to THIS When Language Sampling
133. Synesthesia & Autism-What You Need to Know
132. How to Use Music in Speech Therapy to Accelerate Gains
131. How Long? How Often? How to Schedule Your Speech Therapy Sessions for Optimal Gains
130. How to Use Family Photos to Improve Conversational Speaking Skills
129. Why UDLs Are a MUST for SLPs
128. Are You Experiencing SLP Burn Out?
127. Are You Making Their Behavior Worse?
126. 5 Superpowers of Having ADHD
125. Do Non-Medication Options in Treating ADHD Actually Work?
124. Three Reasons Why Your Speech Gains Are Dismal
123. How to Provide AAC Intervention Through Telepractice
122. Eight Barriers That Are Getting in the Way of You Growing
121. How to Make Language Sampling Super Easy
120. Is Your CAS Intervention Holistic Enough? Probably Not.
119. Autism: 6 MOVES Away from the Table to Improve Communication Skills
118. Boosting Children With Autism's Mental Health: 3 Proven Tips!
117. Why Think Twice When Picking Your Speech Test
116. The Greatest Advocate for Neurodiversity? Intervention
115. Do You Have This Tool in Your Intervention Toolbox?
114. The Most Powerful Cueing Strategy Period
113. Are You Legal in Your AAC Practice?
112. Ten What NOT to Dos with Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)
111. Take Self-Care Seriously with Supplements
Episode 110. Six Simple Strategies for Success for Elementary Aged Students
109. Four Ways to Get Out of the February Funk
108. Why Task-Oriented Movement Activities Are A MUST for Your Speech Therapy
107. 3 Ways to Make Speech Home Practice Easy, Engaging, and Effective
Episode 106. How to Engage the Hard to Engage
105. Three Ways to Make 'R' Easy
104. Goals that Got to Go-What Not to Do
Episode 103: Do These Four Things to Write Better Goals in 2024
Episode 102. Should You Qualify Them for Speech if They're Stimulable?
101. Should You Routinely Change Your Speech Targets or Keep Them the Same?
Episode 100. How to Language Sample Children with Autism
99. Six Simple Self-Care Swaps for a Season of Success
98. Why You Should Take a Stance Against Equality in Favor of Equity
97. Looking for a Super Simple Way to Assess Literacy Skills? Check Out This One
96. Don't Forget to Treat the Speech Motor Disorder in Autism Intervention
Episode 95. How Many Letters Should Preschoolers Know? Is 10 Enough?
94. Why "CORE" Is Not The Four Letter Word It's Made Out to Be
93. What NOT to Do with Highly Anxious Children: Learn From My Mistakes
92. Avoid This Common Mistake in Autism Intervention
91. How Often Should You Change Your Speech Targets?
Episode 90. Is Your Intervention Working? Track This Data-Not That
89. Pick This Speech Target-Not That One!
Episode 88. Why Care About SEL and How to Put It Into Your Practice Today
87. Be Sure to Put It In Print!
86. Action! Three Easy Steps to Bring Narratives to Life with Movement
85. Target These Three Literacy Skills Early On for Optimal Gains
84. Are eBooks a Yay or a Nay?
83. Six Strategies that Improve Attention
82. Three Executive Function Core Literacy Skills That We Rarely Talk About
81. Fast, Fab, and Free Literacy Assessments for Four-Year-Olds
80. Five Pillars to Success in Your Therapy Sessions
79. Moving Beyond Behavior in Therapy
78. Four Ways to Use Video to Up-Level Your Practice
77. Three Takeaways from Gestalt Language Development to Put Into Practice Today
76. 10 Common Reasons That Children With Autism's FIrst Words Are Rarely Heard
75. Is Developmentally "Appropriate" Double Speak for "Ableism"?
74. Checking In: How are Doing?
73. Cognitive Diversity in Autism Intervention: Think Differently
72. Autism Is Not Always Lifelong: 5 Lessons Every SLP Must Know
71. Reality TV Lessons Every SLP Should Steal: 4 Game-Changing Principles for Intervention
70. Autism & Attention: The #1 Skill Every SLP Must Build
69. Five Sensory Therapy Hacks Every Busy SLP Needs
68. Gestalt Language Development & Autism: Why Longer Utterances Work
67. AAC & Autism: How Sentence Strips + iPads Improve Speech Outcomes
66. Autism & First Words: 3 SLP Mistakes to Avoid
65. From Sensory to Task-Oriented: Rethinking Movement Activities in Autism Speech Therapy
64. Autism & Motor Speech Disorders: 5 Reasons SLPs Must Rethink Speech Development
63. Cutting Through Sensory Overload: 5 Attention-Building Tips for Autism
62. Breaking Through Sensory Distraction in Autism: Practical Tips for SLPs
61. Multimodal Cueing in Speech Therapy: The Most-to-Least Strategy That Transforms Outcomes
59. Challenge Creates Change: Why Complex Speech Targets Lead to Faster Progress
58. Should Preschool SLPs Teach Letters? Rethinking Early Literacy, and Language Development
57. Three Speech Sound Disorder Myths Every SLP Should Rethink (Right Now)
56. Executive Function in Speech Therapy: 4 Proven Strategies for Success
55. Autism A–Z: 20 Evidence-Based Strategies (The Alphabet Soup Approach) for SLPs
54. Manifestation for SLPs: 3 Visualization Strategies to Overcome Overwhelm and Find Success
53. Dialogic Reading Strategies Every SLP Needs: How to Boost Literacy & Engagement
52. Language Goals Are 80% of Your Outcomes (Stop Wasting Time on Prepositions)
51. Why Complex Goals Drive Bigger Gains in Speech, Language, and Literacy
50. Boosting Narratives in Developmental Language Delay: My #1 Strategy That Works
49. Developmental Language Delay: Why Verbal Working Memory Matters More Than Grammar at Age 3
48. Are You Wasting Your Time Assessing Grammatical Morphemes?
47. Five Proven Strategies to Boost Speech Development in Autism
46. Speech Perception & 12 Risk Factors for Literacy: A Simple SLP Framework
45. Five Literacy Skills Impacted by Childhood Apraxia of Speech (and How SLPs Can Intervene Early)
44. Emotionally Based vs Evidence-Based Practice: 6 Myths SLPs Must Stop Believing
43. Three Big AAC Mistakes SLPs Make (and What to Do Instead)
42. Research Your Practice: The #1 Advice That Transforms SLP Outcomes
41. Boosting Literacy in Preschoolers with Autism: 5 Proven Strategies for SLPs
40. Principles of Motor Learning in Speech Therapy: What's Evidence-Based and What Isn't?
39. Make the "R" Sound Easy: Proven Techniques for SLPs
38. S-Blend Secrets: The Science of Selecting the Most Powerful Targets
37. From Locked-In to Breakthrough: Task-Oriented Movement for Autism Therapy
36. Five Easy Speech Therapy Strategies That Save Time & Boost Student Progress
35. Three Powerful Ways Google Slides Transform Speech-Language Therapy
34. Tech Done Right: Using Digital Tools to Boost Language, Literacy, and Storytelling in Speech Therapy
33. Rewiring the Cerebellum: Why Task-Oriented Movement Changes Everything in Speech Therapy
Task-Oriented Movement: The Key to Building Executive Function in Preschool Speech Therapy
31. Why Movement Is the Missing Link in Speech Therapy: An Occupational Therapist's Core, Gross, Fine Motor & Visual Motor Secrets
The Most Important Goal in Speech Therapy: Developing an Internal Locus of Control
29. 30 Days to Create Caregiver Trust: Multicultural Strategies for SLP Evaluations
28. Blood Sugar Hacks That Boost Your Focus & Energy
27. Raising Healthy Kids on a Vegan Diet: Do’s, Don’ts & Daily Meals
25. Ball Play Therapy for Preschoolers: Boost Language, Social Skills & Executive Function
24. Is the Complexity Approach Really Effective? Debunking 20 Years of Misleading Research
24. Is the Complexity Approach Really Effective? Debunking 20 Years of Misleading Research
22. Developmental Language Disorder: The Lifelong Challenges SLPs Must Tackle Early
21. LAMP AAC: Why Consistency in Complex Core Boards Creates Real Change
20. PECS in Speech Therapy: The Hidden Pros and Cons Every SLP Must Know
19. Be Present Here, There, Everywhere
18. Three Ways Google Slides Transform Speech Therapy
17. Spray vs Splash: Which Treatment Target Boosts Speech Clarity
16. Are Single Word Speech Sound Tests a 'Yay' or a 'Nay'?
15. Blending: The Key to Reading Success
14. Five Speech Errors That Predict Language & Literacy Difficulties
13. SLP Self-Care Secrets: 5 Supplements That Keep Me Focused & Energized
12. Do L-Blends Make for Good Speech Treatment Targets? MEH!
11. The #1 Mistake SLPs Make in Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech
10. Storytelling Strategies that Work: The Four Highly Effective P's
9. Evidence-Based Strategies that Improve Language and Literacy Skills: The 4 E’s of Storybook Talk:
8. My Secret Productivity Hack for SLPs: Time Boxing
7. Six ADHD Superpowers That Make You an Exceptional SLP
6. How to Language Sample Gestalt Speech Development
5. Five Essential Hacks for Reliable Language Sampling in Preschoolers with Autism
4. Gestalt is Good: The Bridge to Spontaneous Speech Development
3. Talk Less, Show More: Using Temporal Cueing to Boost Speech, Language, Literacy, and Social Skills
2. How to Regression-Proof Your Speech Therapy: Max Progress in Less Time
1. Why Commenting is the Most Pivotal Skill for Preschoolers with Autism