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Speech/Language Progress Monitoring Tools Now Available…Free!
Free Speech/Language Progress Monitoring Tools Now Available! Well, the flu has hit my house! Instead of a full podcast episode today, I'm giving you a quick update about our new progress monitoring tools located inside The Speech and Language Kids Hub. Here's how it works: 1. Fill Out the
When Should Children be Able to Say Certain Sounds? (And How Can We Help?)
When Should Children be able to Say Certain Sounds? (And How Can We Help? One of the top questions I get is about whether or not a child should be saying certain speech sounds. Let me tell you, there is a WIDE range of normal when it comes to
Listen in on our Live Speech Therapy Planning Call
Listen in on our Live Speech Therapy Planning Call! On today's episode of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, I'm taking you inside our members-only area! Listen in as we run one of our monthly planning calls. We're helping members build sessions and plan a full month of therapy
From Echolalia and Scripting to Original Speech: Top Strategies for Gestalt Language Processors
From Echolalia and Scripting to Original Speech: Top Strategies for Gestalt Language Processors "My child isn't talking yet but he can sing songs or repeat lines/scripts from movies." Or... "My child simply repeats what everyone else says." These are the kinds of things I hear from parents of children
AAC Apps and How to Use Them (in 2025)
AAC Apps and How to Use Them Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC) allows a child who can't speak to let us know what they want or need. It reduces frustration and increases communication. And with smart devices being so readily available, AAC apps make it even easier to access these tools!
The Future of Speech and Language Kids (and our Profession)
The Future of Speech and Language Kids (and our Profession) There is a lot of uncertainty in the world of education right now. And even before talks of reducing funding for education, speech-language professionals were overworked and under-supported. But amidst this stress and uncertainty, I bring you a message
Speech Therapy Ideas for Functional Communication: Communicating Wants and Needs
Speech Therapy Ideas for Functional Communication: Communicating Wants and Needs How do you help a child who can't speak to tell you what they need? What about a little one who has meltdowns and tantrums but can't tell you why? How can we teach a child some basic, functional
The Cycles Therapy Approach for Children who are Very Hard to Understand
The Cycles Therapy Approach for Children who are Very Hard to Understand If you haven't tried the Cycles Approach to phonology therapy yet, you're missing out! This is an amazing therapy method that is especially designed for children who are highly unintelligible and who have multiple phonological processes, or
Using AI to Generate Custom Materials for Speech/Language Therapy
Using AI to Generate Custom Materials for Speech/Language Therapy Imagine being able to snap your fingers and instantly create a 3rd grade reading passage that's all about Minecraft and is packed full of /r/ words. Do you have anyone on your caseload that could use that? What about a
Sensory and Movement Ideas for Better Participation and Behavior
Sensory and Movement Ideas for Better Participation and Behavior Little Alex comes into your therapy space like a Tasmanian Devil! He hasn't stopped moving since he stepped foot in the door and he's touched everything in reach. In fact, half of your stuff is already on the floor. What's
No-Prep Ideas for Language Therapy
No-Prep Ideas for Language Therapy It's No-Prep December and that means that I'm challenging you NOT to prep any therapy activities for the whole month. But how do we do that for language therapy? How do we do it for younger children? Or teenagers? Or elementary-aged students? Is it possible
No-Prep Group Speech/Language Therapy Ideas
No-Prep Group Speech/Language Therapy Ideas When you're a speech-language pathologist with a caseload of 70 or more kids, group therapy is a necessary evil. Sometimes it feels like group speech/language therapy only happens because we don't have enough time to see each child individually. But there are actually
How to NOT Take Data during Speech/Language Therapy
How to NOT Take Data during Speech/Language Therapy Data or it didn't happen, right?? As speech-language professionals, it is crucial that we collect data to know exactly how our clients are doing. Or is it? Today we're going to explore the questions of how much data do you ACTUALLY
No-Prep December Challenge! I Challenge You to Do Less
No-Prep December Challenge! I Challenge you to do Less Do you think you could go a full month without prepping any activities for therapy? Would you like to try? December is a notoriously busy month and usually our clients and students are all zany with that "pre-holiday" energy. So
Set up a Folder System for Effortless Speech Therapy Sessions
Set up a Folder System for Effortless Speech Therapy Sessions Your students come into your therapy space and they know what to do. They grab their speech folders from the bin by the door. They walk to the table and sit down. They open their folders and get out their
The Way of the Unstressed Speechie: Speech Therapy without Tears
The Way of the Unstressed Speechie: Speech Therapy without Tears If you’re a speech-language pathologist, SLPA, SALT or some other alphabet soup doing speech therapy with kids... And you’re stressed out... And overwhelmed... You are not alone! There are so many kids right now that need support and not
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