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Stridency Deletion

Stridency Deletion and What to Do About It

In today’s episode, I’ll be discussing stridency deletion and how to address it in speech therapy. Stridency deletion is one of the phonological patterns often seen in highly unintelligible children. Resources and References: https://blogs.umass.edu/eba/files/2012/01/201Spring-Consonant-Features-Guide1.pdf https://blogs.umass.edu/eba/files/2012/01/201Spring-IPA-features.pdf https://www.clarityforcommunication.com/slp-qa *This is a great resource from Teresa Farnham. It has a very user-friendly FAQ

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Dyslexia and the SLP

In today’s episode, we are talking about dyslexia and the SLP.  I’ll provide the basics here, but be sure to listen to the episode below if you’d like to go beyond the basics. What is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin and is characterized by

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My Approach to Fluency Disorders

A client recently asked about my approach when dealing with fluency disorders, so I’ve decided to outline that here today.  I feel very strongly about attacking stuttering using three different techniques: stuttering modification, fluency enhancement, and confronting fears.  I think it is important to use each one of these techniques,

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Articulation Norms – What Does the Latest Research Show?

In today’s episode, I’ll be discussing the latest research about articulation norms. The topic of research related to articulation norms is one that I think many SLPs have questions about, and it affects many aspects of our profession – from our assessments to our caseload sizes, to the intervention strategies

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How Mindfulness Can Make You a Better SLP

How Mindfulness Can Make You a Better SLP

What is mindfulness? How can mindfulness make you a better SLP? According to UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, mindfulness is simply “paying attention to our present moment experience, with openness, curiosity, and a willingness to be with what is.” In this episode, I’ll discuss what mindfulness is and isn’t and

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gestalt language processors in speech

Let’s Talk About Gestalt Language Processors

In this episode, I’ll be discussing gestalt language processing, and how to effectively and respectfully support our clients who are gestalt language processors in speech therapy. I’ll be focusing more on the developmental stages of gestalt language processors, and some ideas for how to work with learners at each stage.

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Evidence-Based Grammar Interventions for Speech Therapy

Evidence-Based Grammar Interventions for Speech Therapy

Previously, I published two podcast episodes about the eight parts of speech, different types of phrases and clauses, sentence types and classifications, and the most common syntax issues we might see with our students. In this episode, I’ll be discussing evidence-based grammar interventions for speech therapy. I hope you have

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Executive Function Basics for SLPs

Executive Function Basics for SLPs

In this episode, I talk about executive function basics for SLPs. I mostly focus on covering what executive function skills actually are and what we use them for. I also spend some time discussing how they connect to language skills and how SLPs can support executive function skills with their

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literacy skills in speech therapy

How to Support Literacy Skills in Speech Therapy

Are you looking for ways to incorporate Literacy skills in speech therapy sessions? Do you currently have a handful of students working on reading and writing skills and you just do not know where to take your therapy sessions? If you have students working on reading comprehension skills, writing skills,

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Montessori inspired activities in speech therapy

Montessori inspired speech therapy activities

This is the very first episode of The Speech Space podcast and thanks so much for stopping by to check it out!  So, are you looking to do something new in your speech therapy sessions? In this episode, we talk about how to incorporate Montessori inspired speech therapy activities.  The

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