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  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! Today we are talking about how to run a successful IEP meeting with the queen guru of managing your caseload, Mia McDaniel. This episode will give you tips and tricks on how to be more effective with your students and meetings.   In this episode you’ll hear: 3 things SLPs can do to come to an IEP meeting more prepared Tips for IEP teams that will help the IEP meetings run smoot...

Hey Hey Hey SLPs! Today we have Jennifer Martin from the SLP Podcast, Full Disclosure. In this episode we will be talking about how to implement a coaching model with a support person during your teletherapy sessions.      In this episode you’ll hear: Practical tips for implementing a coaching model with a support person How to use that support person to help with behavior management Ideas for act...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! Today we have Dr. Tinita Kearney and we are gonna be talking about books! How to use books, build literacy, and reach goals for your preschool students.     In this episode you’ll hear: How books can improve language How SLPs can use books to help increase parent or teacher buy-in to use books in the home or classroom  Tips for selecting an appropriate book for the preschool-ag...

  Ideas for a Gingerbread Man Theme   Hey Hey Hey SLPs! So it’s the month of December tomorrow and you have another three weeks until you get a nice long two-week winter break. In today’s episode, I will be talking about fun activities you can do with a gingerbread man theme. These are great for this time of year because they are low prep, simple, and fun for your students!   In this episode...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! In this week’s episode, I will be talking about five winter theme books that you can use with your mod to severe caseload. These books can be used with students in early intervention, students in the self-contained classroom with communication needs, and in preschool. I will also talk about how I adapt books to support my students to meet them where they’re at with their...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! In this week’s episode, I will be talking about winter-themed, YouTube videos that you can use with your students. These videos are sure to keep your students engaged all the while having a good time practicing their goals. These are great for older students but can also be used with upper elementary-age students as well.     In this episode you’ll hear: Simon’s Cat Winter Them...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! In this week’s episode, I will be talking about five ways you can beat overwhelm! Unfortunately, overwhelm can come in and just wreak havoc on your routine, your productivity and steal your joy. Particularly with the school-based speech pathologist, you may feel overwhelmed because so many things are coming at you at once. A lot of SLPs serve kindergarten to middle school case...

    Hey Hey Hey SLPs! In this week’s episode, we are going to talk about songs SLPs should be singing at work! I know you’re counting down the days till Thanksgiving break, right? I wanted to record this episode just to have some fun and lighten the mood to help you keep on pushing through!  Break is almost here and you got this!    In this episode you’ll hear: Songs for celebrating those ce...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! In this week’s episode, I will be talking about three things that you can do before you start implementing a co-teaching model. Co-teaching is a collaborative service model where you and the classroom teacher are both teaching a lesson simultaneously together, and you have defined roles and expectations for how you both are going to be teaching during the lesson. If you use the...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! Need some pumpkin-themed activities for your K-2 students ? If you are feeling stressed about planning your small groups or co-teaching lessons, then this episode is for you! You can also grab my push-in Language Lesson Plan Guides for Pumpkins because it is filled with book recommendations, links to songs, station activities, a newsletter to parents and Google Slides for a SMA...

    Hey Hey Hey SLPs! This week I hope to empower you a little bit with some easy activities that you can do for some of your students who are working on articulation carry over.  One of the pieces to that puzzle is keeping the kids motivated. The theme song for this week has to be, Imagine Dragons “Make me a Believer”. Really, we got to get those kids motivated to believe that they can gradually...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! T his week I am going to be sharing 5 fall-themed books you can use to target CORE vocabulary. With students who are using alternative or augmentative communication, there are a CORE set of words that make up 70-90% of what we say on a daily basis. This small set of CORE vocabulary is relevant across a lot of contexts and can have many meanings. When selecting books for your fa...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! This week we are going to be talking about three tips for increasing speech sound productions in your treatment sessions. Have you ever had a session with a student who was so motivated that they were rocking the repetitions the entire session? Inside you’re jumping up and down because not only are they practicing their speech sounds,  but they’re getting tons of repetiti...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! This week we are talking about that darn /r/ with Lindsey from speechythings.com. I know that lots of the SLPs listening today are ready for some /r/ tips and tricks so don’t miss this episode!     In this episode you’ll hear: What to do when you have a kid who is not stimulable for /r/. Three most successful strategies to help a student elicit the /r/ Encouragement and a...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! This week we are talking about three ways to use themed verbs in grammar therapy. Now, I don’t know about you guys, but when I have worked in the school setting, it’s mixed groups all day, every day, and they’re feeling kind of tricky, right? I’m going to share three words that you can go deep with teaching themed verbs.   In this episode you’ll hear: Ho...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs! This week Audrey is joining me to chat about how to implement collaborative services in your setting. There are alot of questions out there for SLPs on how to use push in lessons and today Audrey has the answers you’ve been waiting for!    In this episode you’ll hear: How to establish roles and lesson plan with the teachers you co-teach with in the classroom. What types o...

  Hey Hey Hey SLPs, today our guest is Darla from Ms. Gardenia’s Speechroom. Darla shares the response to intervention (RTI) approach and model and how SLPs can be a part of that process specifically with the preschool setting.      In this episode you’ll hear: How the SLP fits into the RTI process for preschool? How SLPs can participate in the RTI process at your school and resources and tips for...

  Hey Hey SLPs! In this week’s episode, Haylee will share some practical tips for SLPs for pushing into the general education classroom. Haylee shares how she collaborates with general education teachers and how they set up co-teaching roles and lessons. Her experience and expertise will give SLPs confidence and inspiration to see where this might be a good fit for kids on your caseload.   In this...

  Hey Hey SLPs! In this week’s episode, Meera will share how to implement language strategies at home with parents. Meera has her own speech therapy private practice called Super Speech Solutions. She has worked with adults and is now working with children who have language disorders, articulation problems, as well as autistic children.  In this episode you’ll hear: How to approach parents with im...

  Hey Hey SLPs! On this week’s episode, Amy Graham will give practical therapy tips and strategies for implementing a cycles approach. Cycles is a great option for overwhelmed SLPs because it has a clear progression of how to move through the patterns you want to eliminate and phonemes to practice.   In this episode you’ll hear: How to know when to implement cycles with a student is the correct ap...

  Hey Hey SLPs! On this week’s episode, you will hear tips on how to transition from elementary to high school with Robyn Boyd. Robyn has been a preschool/elementary SLP for 7 years, and recently made the switch to high school. “ The high school setting is a completely different structure than elementary and you have to make a lot of modifications in how you approach things.” In this episode, Roby...

  Hey Hey SLPs! We have been talking about themes all month long, and now I’m going to share three tips for planning themes on a budget. So this episode will show you that you can do it without a lot of money, and you don’t have to go with all the bells and whistles. Remember…a low budget themed unit is not worse therapy! And some of you have giant case loads as well, so you are...

  Hey Hey SLPs! In this weeks episode you will learn ways that you can use a theme to teach vocabulary depth with your students who have language impairments.  When we use themes it can help add in new words to those existing semantic networks. It can also make it easier for a child to learn new words if they can fit it into a system or category that a child has already learned well. So, if we use...

    Hey Hey SLPs! Do you ever find yourself scrambling to find enough activities to cover your Prek-5th grade caseload? You might have a gigantic caseload and are having to plan for a wide-range of ages and treatment areas. If that is you…this episode is for you! Planning for a caseload can easily become scattered because of the many responsibilities we have in the job and next thing you kno...

  Hey Hey SLPs! In this week’s episode you will learn how you can use themes to cover a lot of goals. I will walk you through what is a theme, how I started doing theme therapy and you will hear examples of how you can take a theme and adapt them for all ages. If you are new to theme therapy, this episode will give you a ton of nuggets to help you feel more comfortable. You will hear how to...