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The Preschool SLP: KellyVessSLP

The Preschool SLP: KellyVessSLP

Hosted by: Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP

Get ready for all things speech pathology: AAC, ADHD, Apraxia, Articulation Therapy, Autism, Behavior, Early Intervention, Executive Function, Evidence-Based Practice, Gestalt Language, Literacy Intervention,...

Episodes

156. Do THIS to Monitor Your Clients' Progress in Speech Therapy

Season #4

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...
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155. How SLPs Can Go Against the Grain Without Getting Splinters

Season #4

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...
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154. Five Favorite Self-Care Splurges You Need to Try!

Season #3

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...
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153. Strategies to Support Students Who Stutter Over the Holidays

Season #3

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...
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152. Selective Mutism: 8 Strategies that Work in the Classroom

Season #3

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...
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151. Focus on these 5 Strategies to Establish Rapport for Children with Sensitive Temperaments

Season #3

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...
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150. TEN Must-Learn Gestalts for Gestalt Language Processors

Season #3

Gestalt language learners tend to learn language initially as whole chunks and break them into individual parts over time. How can we capitalize on a gestalt learning style? Emphasize sentences that will provide great...
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149. Do THIS to Create Massive Change When Treating Speech Sound Disorders

Season #3

Check out this episode and learn how making this one simple change in treating speech sound disorders will produce significant results in speech, language, literacy, and executive function. Try implementing complex...
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148. If You're Not Doing THIS, You're Not Improving Language Comprehension

Season #3

Meta-analytic research indicates that speech-language therapists do not improve language comprehension for students with developmental language disorders. However, multiple studies have indicated that explicit...
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147. Why 'Mama' Isn't a First Word for Many with Autism?

Season #3

Why isn't 'Mama' a first word for many children with Autism, yet it is for their neurotypical peers? There are four underlying physiological causes for this difference. Let's dive in to explore these four reasons why...
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146. 10 Ways to Make Your Activities Work for Younger and Older Children

Season #3

Check out this episode and learn ten simple ways you can modify educationally-rich activities for diverse groups of children on your caseload. Focus on what matters by having done-for-you, ready-to-use,...
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145. 3 Must Know Strategies to Improve Developmental Language Disorder

Season #3

How can you help children with Developmental Language Delays? Check out this episode, in which I share three powerful, empirically based strategies that you can put into practice today. If you are ready to put these...
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