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In this episode of the SLP Now podcast, Sarah Lockhart shares her experience as a teletherapist. She provides a realistic overview of the benefits and challenges of telepractice and shares a variety of practical tips, strategies, and words of wisdom. This episode will help SLPs who work in this setting up their organization game, and help SLPs who are considering making the switch determine if telepractice is the right move for them.

#040: A Crash Course in Telepractice for SLPs

SLP Summit Recap: 5 Evidence-Based Strategies for Effective Vocabulary Intervention

We're continuing our series about Articulation Therapy over on the blog by diving into a case study that highlights the Complexity Approach. You'll be introduced to Sophie, a five-year-old preschooler who scored in the 1st percentile (Standard Score = 63) on the Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation (GFTA-3). We introduce the speech sound difficulties she struggled with, along with the targets we identified, goals we set, and activities to help her achieve them using the complexity approach. Check it out!

The Complexity Approach for Articulation Therapy: A Case Study

We've been diving into a review of Articulation Approaches on the SLP Now blog, and this post is all about the Cycles Approach. Some studies have found that the Cycles Approach results in improved consonant production in conversational contexts, and that children with less severe phonological and language impairments improve in both domains when the Cycles Approach is used. Click through to learn about Jayden, a four-year-old preschooler whose speech difficulties were creating frustrations for him, and how the Cycles Approach improved his intelligibility.

The Cycles Approach for Articulation Therapy: A Case Study

This week on the blog we are introducing you to Casey, a fifth grader who struggled to produce her "r" and "th" sounds. We dive into her treatment plan and provide examples of target selection using a developmental approach. We also share sample short-term + long-term goals, as well as strategies and activities for implementing this approach. Check it out →

The Developmental Approach to Articulation Therapy: A Case Study

After I finished grad school and started working as a school-based SLP, I found myself with "articulation only" students on my caseload pretty regularly. Despite everything I'd learned, I wondered if I was doing what was best for my students, and if I really had a handle on approaching treatment plans for speech sound disorders. I wanted them to get great results from therapy, so I started researching. This month on the blog, we're diving into articulation approaches, and evidence-based practices for treating them. Head over to the blog for the first post in this series: Articulation 101.

Articulation 101: A Review of the Approaches

It can often be a challenge for parents of children who stutter to find resources to help them understand stuttering and how to help their children with their fluency. This blog post shares five stuttering resources for parents that have tons of helpful information and insight. Perfect for SLPs to share with parents of kids who stutter! Click through to read this post now.

Stuttering 101: 5 Resources for SLPs to Share with Parents

Want to learn more about teaching fluency strategies to students who stutter? Read this blog post! It goes into detail about teaching fluency strategies in speech therapy to help students overcome their stuttering barriers. There’s even a short demo video included that models a specific fluency strategy called The Cancellation Technique! Click through to read it now.

Stuttering 101: Teaching Fluency Strategies in Speech Therapy

Teaching students how to overcome their stuttering isn’t just about teaching them fluency strategies. This blog post is all about getting started with stuttering therapy, and the steps I’m sharing for SLPs are super important to help students who stutter to achieve success. Click through to read this post for speech and language pathologists!

Stuttering 101: Where to Start with Fluency Therapy

Getting started with a stuttering evaluation can be a challenge. SLPs don’t tend to learn a lot about it in school, so it can be hard to know where to start in speech therapy. This blog post dives into giving an effective stuttering assessment with lots of resources for SLPs to assess students with ease. Click through to read all of the steps and suggestions!

Stuttering 101: How to Rock Your Evaluations as an SLP

It’s not always easy to find the perfect text when you’re implementing literacy-based therapy with a mixed group, because I know that the struggle is REAL (and am always on the hunt for amazing reading resources to use)! I wrote some blog posts that highlight some my favorite texts to use in therapy. This week's list is full of articles that target vocabulary goals! Click through to find all 9 titles, plus a brief description of each, over on the blog!

Best Articles for Vocabulary Goals

I just love helping SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but I know from experience that it’s not always easy to find the perfect reading resource for your mixed group! Because I’m always on the hunt for amazing articles to use, I put together a series of blog posts that highlight my favorites. This week is all about using articles to target Language goals. Click through to make your therapy planning easier!

Best Articles for Language Goals

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