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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

We shared a review of articulation approaches, and now we’re diving into a case study for the Cycles ...
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HI THERE, SLP! WELCOME TO...The SLP Now Podcast! We're in this together! The SLP Now Podcast is your ...
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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 love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to ...
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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

I love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to ...
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I love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to find the perfect text 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 targeting SYNTAX goals — click through to find the article list, aimed for students in grades 3-7!

Best Articles for Syntax Goals

I love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to ...
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It can be a challenge to find the perfect book when you’re trying to implement literacy-based therapy with a mixed group -- one that I know that struggle all too well. Because I’m always on the hunt for amazing books to use, I put together a series of blog posts that highlight some of my favorites. This week is all about: The Best Books For Vocabulary! Click through to find all 15 books, plus a brief description of each, over on the blog!

Best Books for Vocabulary

I love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to ...
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It’s not always easy to find the perfect book when you’re trying to implement literacy-based therapy with a mixed group. Because I know that struggle all too well (and am always on the hunt for amazing books to use!) I put together a series of blog posts that highlight some of my favorites. This week is all about: The Best Books For Later Language. Click through to find all 9 books, plus a brief description of each, over on the blog!

Best Books for Later Language

I love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to ...
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Best Books for Early Language

I love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to ...
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I love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to find the perfect book for you mixed group! I’m always on the hunt for amazing books to use in therapy, so I put together a series of blog posts that highlight my favorites. First up is: The Best Books For Grammar! Click through to find the full list of 24 books on the blog.

Best Books for Grammar

I love sharing tips and tricks to help SLPs implement literacy-based therapy, but it’s not always easy to ...
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Mixed groups can be a challenge, including figuring out how to use books with mixed groups. How do you hit all of your speech students' targets with one book?! This blog post from an experienced SLP shares how to use books with mixed groups in speech therapy. Click through to read it!

Using Books with Mixed Groups

Wouldn’t you love to work one-on-one with your students? Me too! But, the reality is that we often ...
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It’s an excellent idea for SLPs to use themes to organize book units in speech therapy, but it can feel like a daunting organizational task. This blog post dives into a tutorial about how to organize a book unit using the materials available in the SLP Now membership. Click through to get insight on how to shorten your planning time!

How to Organize a Book Unit

If you love literacy-based therapy as much as I do, then you’re probably also on the hunt for ...
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We practice a lot of skills and strategies in speech therapy sessions, but is what we're doing with our speech students really setting them up for success in the game of language and life? In this blog post, I explore an analogy for SLPs to consider, one that makes an argument for a contextualized approach to literacy-based therapy. Click through to read the post!

Set Students Up to Win in the Game of Language and Life

Take a deep breath. What I’m about to tell you will take a leap of faith: It’s time ...
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