One of the biggest frustrations experienced SLPs run into is that they have a lot of knowledge about language therapy and a lot of materials and protocols accumulated, but they don’t have them organized in to a strategic system. They’ve tried, but often default back to planning session-to-session and doing things “on-the-fly”. If you’re an…
Category: Productivity Hacks for SLPs
Productivity has turned in to a dirty word in our profession, but it doesn’t have to be. These articles will show you what it truly means to be “productive” in our field, so you can get better results by doing less work.
I’m not that smart, I just know how to struggle. It made me an effective school SLP, but it’s also helped me live my life.
In the past few jobs I’ve held, I’ve managed to get to the point people would say, “I know I can come to you with a problem and you’ll get something done.” It makes me incredibly proud when people see me as the “Get shit done” person. When I was in the schools, it was…
Resource List: Scaffolding syntax, semantics, language evaluations
I recently compiled a list of my top resources for syntax and semantics, and I wanted to share it on the blog. This list was designed with the following questions in mind: “What does a therapy session look like when you’re doing semantic feature analysis or studying definition syntax?” “How do you do syntax and…
How do I write goals and do evaluations using the “Essential 5” language therapy framework?
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…
How to tell if speech pathology materials are EBP
How do I know if these therapy materials are “evidence-based”? That’s a question I get a lot. There’s a lot of pressure on clinicians to prove that what they’re doing is based on research…but there are so many products to sift through. A lot of times it’s hard to tell if the product was made…
3 Steps to Better Generalization in Language Therapy
When I talk to the different SLPs I mentor, I usually hear the same things over and over again: They want to be able to go to work confident and actually SEE their students making progress… And they want to do it without sacrificing the rest of their life in the process.They’re starting to realize…
Digital Slides for R sound practice
This year, SLPs had to find ways to quickly create digital therapy materials quickly. That’s why I decided to add a Google slides library to the SLP Learning Academy member’s area. In SLP Learning Academy, we focus on helping SLPs create more fulfilling careers; and one of the ways we do that is by giving…
Language evaluations, data collection, and inherited IEP goals
What do you do when you inherit an IEP from another SLP and you aren’t sure if the goals are appropriate? What happens if you decide to shift the focus of your language therapy before the IEP is due? These questions have come up in our member’s FB group for Language Therapy Advance Foundations, as…
What makes language therapy effective? It’s not what you think.
What REALLY needs to happen for language therapy to be effective? (hint: a lot of it happens before you even walk in to the therapy room) This is EXACTLY why it’s so hard to get it right… If you’re an SLP, you may have noticed that there are TONS of different therapy materials to choose…
How to do effective language therapy via online therapy sessions
The SECRET to creating consistent language therapy breakthroughs is to KEEP IT SIMPLE. That’s why in my signature program for SLPs (Language Therapy Advance Foundations), I show SLPs a set of systems and strategies they can use to seamlessly plan sessions with minimal effort and minimal materials. When you have the right systems, you aren’t…