There’s a lot of debate as to whether or not SLPs should even be addressing parts of speech in language therapy.
Some say we shouldn’t do it because it’s not functional.
Some say it’s the teacher’s job and we don’t have time for it.
Other say it’s super important because no one’s taking the time to teach our students to be more “meta” with words.
That’s why if you’re confused about what you should be doing, you’re not alone.
The truth is, there’s a right and a wrong way to work on parts of speech in language therapy.
If you do it the wrong way, you risk wasting therapy time on a skill that is not only not very functional…
But also super boring for your students.
But if you do it the RIGHT way, you can make a MASSIVE impact on their ability to learn words and express themselves.
I share the key distinction in this video:
To get more information about the semantic feature analysis protocol I use to boost semantic skills, expression, and comprehension (taught in Language Therapy Advance Foundations), check out this blog post here.
I’m Dr. Karen, and I help pediatric SLPs get better results with less effort, so they can make a lasting impact on their students and clients and still have a life outside work.
I’ve been an SLP since 2004, and after struggling in my early years to treat language disorders, I decided to make it my area of specialty during my doctoral work. Since then, I’ve found systems and protocols that work, and I want to share them with you.
In my signature program, Language Therapy Advance, I help clinicians find the answers to these types of questions, so they can leverage their expertise and gain more confidence in their clinical skills, and break through therapy plateaus, especially when it comes to supporting language and literacy.
Some of the SLPs who have joined the program have been able to:
… Cut their to-do list in half, and get still get groundbreaking results with students.
… Leave work at a reasonable hour, get their nights and weekends back, and STILL see students thrive.
… Be seen as a “go-to” language expert instead of the “speech teacher”.
… Spend less time digging through materials and research, and more time focusing on helping students.
… Wake up recharged and 100% confident in their language therapy agenda on Monday morning.
You can learn more about how the system works here on our program enrollment page.
