The Preschool SLP: KellyVessSLP

This week, we are diving into play. We will discuss the importance of transitioning from sensory to symbolic play levels. Ready to take action and engage in educationally rich play activities during your sessions? Don't delay and join the SIS membership today at kellyvess.com/sis

Researchers estimate that a majority of children with developmental delays have Sensory Processing Disorder. What to do? Let's dive in! Raevsky, M., Nabalta, C. A., & Atiles, J. T. (2025). Managing sensory processing disorders in an early childhood classroom: Evidence-based strategies for teachers. Early Childhood Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-01904-z Ready to put resea...

We're diving into the latest scoping review of the impact of intervention focused on reducing echolalia for children with Autism. We must ask: Is echolalia something to embrace or extinguish to optimize outcomes? Learn how to improve outcomes by capitalizing on echolalia using the SIS Membership activities and treatment targets. Join at https://www.kellyvess.com/sis Source: Dinello, A., & Glad...

Are you frustrated by a lack of progress in treating children with Developmental Language Disorder? It could be your treatment target. Perhaps, you are aiming too low. Learn my favorite 'go-to' target to create optimal gains in language and literacy skills. I will share my tried and tested six-step process that builds agency and automaticity for the child. Only action can create change. Join the S...

Does having a speech sound disorder put a preschooler at risk for persistent language and literacy delays? The latest research includes 290 effect sizes that compare children with speech sound disorders to their neurotypical peers. It indicates that the risk for children with speech sound disorders is greater for both language and literacy delays, and these delays, sadly, tend to worsen over time....

Your success in addressing speech sound disorders will largely depend on your treatment targets. How do you choose effective targets? This episode will provide you with five essential questions to determine whether your speech treatment targets are optimized for creating change. Are you ready to implement these evidence-based targets? Don't wait; join the SIS Membership today to instantly receive...

SLPs often equate "R" with 'hard work'. However, "R" is your best friend in making someone of the trickiest sounds easy. In this episode, learn how to use "R" to make the most complex treatment targets easy. Hint: Get out your blender.  Ready to join me in putting innovative, empirically-based strategies to work next Monday? Don't delay and join the SIS Membership at kellyvess.com/sis

If you work with elementary age children, today's episode is for you. We are diving into game-changing activities that accelerate gains across five developmental domains. Ready to receive these activities with ready-to-use activities weekly? Check out the SIS Membership at https://www.kellyvess.com/sis

How can we translate the latest neurological cerebro-cerebellar research into Monday morning practice to improve speech outcomes? Let's dive into tried and true strategies that improve speech outcomes for children with Autism today. Ready to DSD: Do Something Different? Don't delay and join the SIS membership today at https://kellyvess.com/sis

The latest research indicates that the type of activity matters in terms of outcomes. This week, we're putting the latest research into Monday morning practice. Ready to put research into practice? Don't delay and try the SIS Membership out today at https://www.kellyvess.com/sis Su, W., Srinivasan, S., & Bhat, A. (2025). Effects of creative movement, general movement, or seated play interventi...

We are diving into five needle-moving strategies that support children with Autism. Make sure to listen to this episode to the end because each one will produce game-changing results. Ready to roll up your sleeves and change lives today? Check out the SIS Membership for ready-to-use, effective, and educationally rich activities to be delivered to your inbox weekly at kellyvess.com/sis

If you work with children with communication delays, this episode is for you. I am sharing a simple, yet powerful, four-step process to improve executive function in speech therapy. Ready to roll up your sleeves and put research into practice every week? Try the SIS Membership today at kellyvess.com/sis

This episode will challenge you to DSD (Do Something Different) when treating speech sound disorders to improve outcomes. Learn how you can create optimal change by placing your targets in paragraph form. Doing so will result in gains across developmental domains. See for yourself. If not now, then when? Don't wait another day and join the SIS Membership today to receive the treatment target libra...

Join me for five therapy takeaways from the popular Telepathy Tapes Podcast.  Looking to incorporate Task-Oriented Movement Activities in your therapy? Check out the SIS Membership for educationally-rich activities: https://www. kellyvess.com/sis

Feeling stressed lately? Learn an evidence-based, 100% natural way to lower your stress levels through thalamus tapping and positive affirmations. Ready to roll up your sleeves and join me at the SIS drawing board? Check out the SIS Membership at kellyvess.com/sis Blacher, S. (2023). Emotional freedom technique (EFT): Tap to relieve stress and burnout. Journal of Interprofessional Education Practi...

Dive into the episode for three actionable steps to being culturally competent. Being culturally competent is pivotal to being effective in working with families, colleagues, and children with communication impairments. Enough talk already. Ready to take action? Join the SIS Membership and let's roll up our sleeves together at https://kellyvess.com/sis Check out the article by Jennifer Lansford in...

This episode dives into five common mistakes professionals make with high-tech AAC devices. Check out this episode to learn how we can DSD (Do Something Different) by knowing better and doing better. Make sure to check out the SIS Membership and receive our updated 2025 speech and language targets with digital clips to illustrate cues at www.kellyvess.com/sis Join the SIS Membership for a month, h...

Join me behind the scenes to review this recent article on AAC for children with Autism. You can access the article at ASHA.org: Lund, S. K., Quach, W., Weissling, K., & McKelvey, M. (2025). Augmentative and alternative communication assessment for children on the autism spectrum: Protocol development and content validation. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 56(1), 1–16. https...

If you work with or have a child with Autism, this episode is for you. We are diving into three strategies that support regulation for children with sensory challenges. Put these strategies into use today, and don't delay and join SIS today. Receive the updated speech and language treatment library, complete with video illustrations at kellyvess.com/sis

Let's talk data! In this episode, I share my empirically-based method to monitor gains when treating speech sound disorders effectively. Ready to cut your number of speech errors in half three months into the school year? Don't delay and check out the SIS Membership today at kellyvess.com/sis Receive newly updated speech and language targets the week you join and optimize your speech and language...

Putting research into real-world practice can be challenging in the real world, where ineffective practices are commonplace. However, don't let these obstacles deter you from going against the grain in providing empirically-based practices. This episode will give you four strategies to create lifelong change for your clients in less-than-ideal environments. You've got this! Ready to roll up your s...

When you are healthier and happier, you perform better inside and outside of therapy. I am sharing my five favorite self-care splurges in this episode. These brands, for which I have no affiliations, are primarily pure.com and cruchi.com. If you are ready to uplevel your therapy in 2025, don't delay and check out SIS today with the free " 3 Intervention Secrets Workshop " at kellyvess.com: 

Here come the holidays! Unfortunately, they can be exceptionally challenging for our kiddos who stutter and tend to become dysfluent during this time. Check out this episode for eight strategies today that support fluency for children who stutter by building resiliency while removing holiday stressors. Looking for 100% done-for-you weekly activities? Make sure to check out the Free 3 Intervention...

SLPs in the field are reporting an increase in students with selective mutism since COVID. What to do? Check out this episode for eight empirically-based strategies for teachers and SLPs to implement today to support children with selective mutism. Ready to put research into practice today? Learn about the SIS Membership by watching this free 3 Intervention Secrets Workshop .

Rapport is everything when it comes to success in speech therapy. How do you build it? Check out this episode for five empirically based strategies. Click here to download the parent input form . P.S. Don't go right into speech with situationally mute children. Begin with them participating through movement. I start with my educationally rich SIS Movement Activities. Don't delay and check out the...