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In this podcourse, Marisha reviews the evidence related to the assessment and treatment of categories. She covers a variety of strategies that SLPs can use when assessing and treating categories goals. Participants will be given practical demonstrations and tips for application throughout the course.

#010: How to Target Categories in Speech Therapy

In this podcourse, Marisha reviews the research related to the assessment and treatment of basic concepts. Participants will be given an evidence-based framework for practice, and practical demonstrations and tips for application throughout the course. From informal play-based assessments to incorporating movement to keep students engaged, this is an episode you don't want to miss!

#009: How to Target Basic Concepts in Speech Therapy

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

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 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

Therapy planning doesn't have to be a headache. Wait, what?! I know, I know -- it sounds like crazy talk, but it's true! In this blog post, I go into detail about why therapy planning makes you a better SLP and helps you provide better speech therapy for your students. The power of planning is real, and it will make your life easier! Click through to read all of my suggestions and insight.

Why Plan: The Power of Planning

Once our students learn all of these great vocabulary words, how do we make it stick? This blog post explores vocabulary generalization and provides ideas for helping students use their vocabulary words in other settings. Click through to learn more about how SLPs can teach vocabulary in speech therapy.

How to Teach Vocabulary: Working Towards Generalization

Looking for tools to help you with evidence-based vocabulary intervention? This post shares our top 9 vocabulary apps to help SLPs deliver strong vocabulary instruction! Check out this post to get ideas for vocabulary apps to use and why speech therapy is more effective with their use.

How to Teach Vocabulary: Apps

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