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22: Tackle It All With Ease Using Books! Jun 29, 2020

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Do you wonder how you can simplify your speech therapy sessions and minimize the tools and materials you need to have?

Our guest in this episode, Ashley Rossi, is here to show us how she keeps things simple by using books as her main therapy material. Ashley is the creator of the blog Sweet Southern Speech where she shares ideas for literacy-based therapy along with so many other great resources.

She will explain why it is so beneficial for students to use reading and stories to help develop their language skills.

After listening to this episode, you will come away with a list of book recommendations to use in your therapy sessions as well as ideas for building your classroom book collection on a budget.

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/22

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21: Let's Put the PRE in Prefix! Jun 22, 2020

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When your students are exposed to new language and come across a word they don't know, that's when you need to employ strategies. You've tried context clues, synonyms, and antonyms. Picking random words to drill won't help either. What other strategies can you teach them? What else can you do?

In this episode, let's focus on prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Learn how these parts of speech can do so much to augment their reading comprehension. You will see that knowledge carry-over and help build their confidence as they tackle more and more challenging words.

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20: The Behavior Challenge Jun 15, 2020

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Do you struggle to create lessons for your students with more challenging behaviors? It can be hard to follow a typical plan when the needs of each student are unique. What works for one might not work for the other.

In this episode, I’m excited to chat with Sasha Long of The Autism Helper to learn why we should embrace a level of uncertainty in our instruction.

Sasha is a sport certified behavior analyst and former special education teacher. She travels internationally as a speaker and consultant providing individualized training and feedback to parents, educators, therapists, and administrators in the world of autism.

After listening to this episode, I hope you will feel more confident in tailoring your plans to each student and working as a team with the paraprofessionals and special education teachers to achieve success.

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/20

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19: RRR You Sick of /R/? Jun 08, 2020

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If you are an SLP, then you know ALLLLL about the letter R. It is typically one of the last sounds to be mastered by children, and it is a common reason that students are referred for sessions with an SLP.

So, if you feel like you know everything there is to know about teaching this letter sound, then this is the episode for you. My guest, Lindsey Hockel, is a licensed SLP practicing in a private pediatric clinic. She is also the creator of SpeechyThings - a resource site for SLPs with an entire section devoted to the letter R sound.

In this fun episode, Lindsey and I chat about new ways to work with students on the R sound that you are sure to enjoy.

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/19

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18: But There Isn't a Language Curriculum?! Jun 01, 2020

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As an SLP working in a public school, we often see students who are struggling with language processing disorders. It’s common to feel like you need to jump into an intervention plan and work to fix every skill that the student is struggling with. However, this may not be the best course of action for helping the student.

In this episode, I am chatting with Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan who helps pediatric SLPs transform their language therapy systems so they can help their clients make meaningful, consistent progress and live better lives. She does this through her online training programs and therapy materials.

In her research, she has found that it’s important to step back and look at the big picture with your student before moving ahead with an education plan.

In this Episode You’ll Discover:

How to create a learning system for kids with processing issues
Where to start when evaluating a new student
The 5 areas that feed into vocabulary
Why language growth is more than just a scripted curriculum
How SLPs are different than teachers

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/18

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