Language Therapy and Leadership for Pediatric Clinicians
I talk a lot about how important it is to emphasize morphology & orthography. So naturally, people want to know how to write goals for these things. But in some cases, I don’t recommend writing a goal for it. In this Q & A video about language therapy goals, I explain why: To learn more…
How do I write goals and do evaluations using the “Essential 5” language therapy framework? This is a common question I get about the system I teach to help SLPs systematically boost their students’ academic language, processing, and comprehension skills. So that’s why in this video, I answer some common FAQs, like: How do I…
A lot of people ask me what’s inside Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my signature course that shows SLPs a systematic, evidence-based approach to boosting language processing and academic language skills. That’s why in this post, I wanted to share the overview of how the techniques in the program work. The video below comes directly from…
Is the “Essential 5” language therapy framework right for my caseload? This is a common question I get about the system I teach to help SLPs systematically boost their students’ academic language, processing, and comprehension skills. So that’s why in the video below, I dive into some of those FAQs, like: Will it help with…
A lot of SLPs tell me they wish they had a “language therapy curriculum”. And I get it…because I used to want the same thing… I spent years trying to find one during my doctoral work. The bad news: I never found one. The good news: I discovered something even better. In this video I’m…
Why don’t SLPs have a curriculum for language therapy? This is a question I get all the time from clinicians I mentor… And I can totally relate. I actually spent a lot of time during my first few years as an SLP searching for one! The truth is that there are 3 key reasons why…
SLPs, educators, and parents of neurodivergents usually want to help kids as much as possible so they can lead successful, productive, happy lives. I know that’s always been my goal as a therapist and as a parent. That’s why I decided to become an SLP…and it’s also why I went back and got my doctorate…
The other day I got a great question from a read and wanted to do a special case study Q & A. In this particular case, the SLP is supporting a 10-year old bilingual student in a private clinic. The student presents with disorganized syntax and various grammatical errors. They’ve worked on things like verb…
A lot of kids with language processing issues struggle to answer “wh” questions.It can be a challenge to figure out how to help. The problem is that most “wh” question activities just focus on asking kids questions over and over again without teaching them the skills that are causing the breakdown in the first place….
Why isn’t there a language therapy curriculum? When I ask SLPs what would help them feel more confident, a lot of times they say that they wish there was a standard “curriculum” they could use for language therapy. When I was first practicing as an SLP, I wished for something like this. I was jumping…