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81: Don't Forget About Rapport Aug 16, 2021

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Whether we like it or not, a lot of older speech students don’t necessarily like to come to speech...

It is super common for older speech students to not be enthusiastic about coming to see us, so this is why it is so important to build rapport with our students.

We want our students to feel like they are in a warm and comfortable environment because then they are willing to take more risks, trust us and respect us.

This isn’t always easy to do, so I am covering how to build rapport with your older speech students while maintaining proper rules and boundaries with them in this episode!

I have been talking a lot lately about working with older speech students and how to keep them motivated, give them appropriate resources, and plan with ease and confidence, so make sure that you are listening to the rest of the episodes in this series!

Tune in to this episode to hear how I recommend building rapport with your students. I am sharing my best tips and advice, so you don’t want to miss it!

Resources Mentioned:

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/81

Where We Can Connect:

speechtimefun.com/criticalthinkingprobes

80: Should I Know Their Reading Level? Aug 09, 2021

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It can be a challenge to find materials that are both at a lower reading level and include age-appropriate language skills and concepts.

These materials are so important to find and use though because there is evidence that shows that when we work on age-appropriate language skills with our students, we can boost their reading.

If we bring in materials that are too challenging for them, too simple, or not age-appropriate, our students will have a hard time building their confidence and their skills.

To help you with this challenge, I am covering how to know what materials to bring in to help your students in this episode. I am then getting into how to use them once you have them.

This is another episode in a whole series that I am doing about working with older speech students. Each episode provides helpful tips, advice, and information that will save you tons of time and stress! Make sure to tune into them all!

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/80

Resources Mentioned:

Readworks.org

Newsela.com

tweentribune.com

Where We Can Connect:

79: Mistakes SLPs Make Working With Older Speech Students Aug 02, 2021

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Working with older speech students is a challenge. We try our best, but we aren't superheroes, right?

It is a lot different than working with younger students, and sometimes we make mistakes.

In this episode, I am talking all about mistakes that SLPs tend to make when working with older students.

I am sharing the mistakes that I have either made myself or the ones that other SLPs that I know have made.

We will learn from each other and hopefully prevent them from happening in the future by talking through them!

This is the second episode in a whole series that I am doing about working with older speech students, so make sure you listen to the first one too if you missed it. Each one will save you tons of time and stress!

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/79

Where We Can Connect:

https://speechtimefun.com/cfbootcamp

78: Keeping Older Students Motivated Jul 26, 2021

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How do you keep your older students motivated?

This can be a real challenge, so I am talking all about it in this episode!

I am covering three main reasons why older students aren’t motivated in the first place, and then I am getting into what you can do to change that.

This is the first episode in a whole series that I am working on about working with older speech students. I know you are going to love these episodes because they will save you tons of time and stress.

The tips I am providing in this episode will without a doubt encourage and motivate your older speech students to want to succeed, so I am excited for you to dive into this episode and apply them!

If you struggle with keeping your older students motivated, you are not alone. Listen in to this episode and into the rest of the episodes in this series coming up for the help that you and your older students need!

Resources Mentioned:

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/78

Where We Can Connect:

speechtimefun.com/cfbootcamp

77: 5 Tips for Brand New CFs Jul 19, 2021

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There are so many CFs joining the field, and there are also so many brand new SLPs that just finished their CFs!

This is such an exciting time for all of you. I remember being there myself, and I have learned so much since then.

I have had my fair share of lessons and made so many mistakes, so I am sharing the five tips that I have for brand new CFs in this episode.

I know that they will help you feel prepared and ready for your clinical fellowship year.

Tune in to hear a little bit more about my career, what I have learned in my 15 years as an SLP, and what I recommend to you!

Resources Mentioned:

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/77

Where We Can Connect:

https://www.speechtimefun.com/cfbootcamp

76: Social Skills Through Books?! with Kimberley Delude Jul 12, 2021

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How do you help your students with their social skills?

My guest, Kimberly Delude, and I are talking all about social skills and how to work on social skills through books in this episode. She is the perfect person to be talking to about this because she actually wrote her own books to help promote language growth and social skills.

Kimberly Delude is a Speech Pathologist in public schools. By day she enjoys helping her students find their voices, while at night she writes. She is the author of two popular series: Freddie the Fly and Fairy Tales 2.0. The former is a series that helps kids learn a variety of social skills through fun lessons that don't feel like learning. The latter is a series of books for at-home practice that parents can easily employ.

We are getting into how to use a book in general in a speech session from start to finish, how to get a better understanding of the things we don’t see, why practice and collaboration are so important for carryover, and more.

Kimberly is sharing endless ideas, insight, and inspiration on incorporating books to work on social skills, and she is also giving away one of her books! Listen to this episode to learn all about this topic and also to find out how to win!

Resources Mentioned:

http://speechretreat.com

https://socationbooks.com

https://www.instagram.com/thespeechvine

https://twitter.com/kimdbooks

https://wow.boomlearning.com/author/thespeechvine

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/76

Where We Can Connect:

https://www.cascadaresilienttherapy.com

75: Private Practice SLPs and School SLPs...Let's Unite! with Lexi Smith Jul 05, 2021

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I know many of you in the schools are working with students that are also seeing children in private practices or outside therapy. There are also a lot of you that want to recommend students to outside therapy because they might not have qualified for school-based therapy.

A lot of questions come up about these types of situations which is why I am so grateful to be joined by Lexi Smith in this episode who owns a private practice called Cascada Resilient Therapy.

We are talking all about how school SLPs and private SLPs can collaborate to set up the best plan of care possible for the child/family.

Lexi Smith, MA, CCC-SLP collaborates with many occupational and physical therapists, play therapists, counselors, nutritionists, doctors, and other care providers. These contacts and her breadth of experience allow her to provide the highest quality and most holistic care possible in order to fulfill her commitment to empower her clients and help them and their families achieve their goals.

Lexi opened Cascada Resilient Therapy in early March 2021. After marketing her tail off, she ended up with a few clients in just two weeks. She gets to dedicate so much more of her effort to personalizing care towards families and doesn’t feel burned out at the end of the day like she used to before owning a private practice!

If you find yourself wondering how you can better collaborate with other SLPs, this interview is a great resource for you.

Resources Mentioned:

instagram.com/cascadaresilienttherapy

https://www.facebook.com/CascadaResilientTherapy

TikTok: @cascadaresilienttherapy

https://www.cascadaresilienttherapy.com/referrals

https://www.cascadaresilienttherapy.com/resources

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/75

Where We Can Connect:

http://instagram.com/SoSofiaSpeech

74: Having a Multicultural Mindset and More: Working With Your English Language Learners with Sofia Almeida Jun 28, 2021

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Do you bring a strong multicultural mindset to your classroom?

This is so important because it allows us to create greater connections with the many different families and clients that we work with.

My guest, Sofia Almeida, is joining us to talk all about working with bilingual students and English language learners. She is also giving tips to monolingual speech therapists!

Sofia Almeida is new to this crazy speech world. She just graduated in 2019 and dove headfirst into the world of Instagram, joining an amazing community. She is a bilingual speech therapist in the big apple where she is certified in both Spanish and English. Having lived in Queens her whole life has allowed her to develop a multicultural mindset which has bettered her as an SLP, specifically with the bilingual community. She has a love for the early childhood population where she works in a preschool by day and in private practice as a side hustle.

Her passion shines through her love for the field and hopes that everyone can develop a multicultural mindset in order to not only better our field but the world!

I am always so eager to have conversations like these because I actually work a lot with English language learners. I learned so much from Sofia, and I know you will too.

If you want to strengthen your multicultural mindset, this episode will be so helpful for you.

Resources Mentioned:

https://www.facebook.com/SoSofiaSpeech/

speechretreat.com

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/74

Where We Can Connect:

www.thelisteningslp.com

73: SLPs Role with Children Who Are D/Deaf and Hard of Hearing with Sydney Bassard Jun 21, 2021

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Do you understand your role in supporting children who are D/Deaf and hard of hearing?

If not, we are talking all about this with my guest, Sydney Bassard, from The Listening SLP in this episode!

Sydney is a pediatric speech-language pathologist with a clinical focus in working with children who are deaf and hard of hearing and literacy. She's passionate about early detection and intervention for those who are deaf and hard of hearing, and she is an advocate for assisting families to find functional ways to build language.

Sydney and I are covering how to support families with children who are in these populations, the biggest challenge when it comes to literacy, the difference between what hearing itinerant teachers do and what SLPs do, how to analyze our own biases when providing information to families and so much more.

If this is new to you or you are simply interested in additional resources and advice for supporting children who are D/Deaf and hard of hearing, this episode is so helpful. Don’t miss it!

Resources Mentioned:

https://www.instagram.com/thelisteningslp

https://www.facebook.com/TheListeningSLP

https://www.hearingfirst.org/

https://www.handsandvoices.org/

Speechretreat.com

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/73

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