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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

40. Is There Research to Support Principles of Motor Learning in Speech Therapy?

Season #1

Are you applying non-speech principles of motor learning to speech motor disorders? Should you be? There simply isn’t an evidence base to support putting principles of motor learning into your speech therapy practice....
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39. How To Make "R" Easy with Neighboring Sounds

Season #1

Ready to master the "R"? How do neighboring sounds make "R" easy and hard. What sounds are good for the establishment phase? Which ones are good for generalization? Check out this week for facilitating phonetic...
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38. Four Guiding Principles to Select Game-Changing S-Blends

Season #1

What is the most powerful treatment target in treating speech sound disorders? S-Blends. Yet, all s-blends are not created equally. Some are powerful. Others, not so much. This episode covers four guiding principles...
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37. How Do Restrictive, Repetitive Behaviors Impact Children with ASD?

Season #1

If you know a child with ASD who presents with restrictive, repetitive behaviors (RRBs), this is the episode for you. The impact of RRBs may be best described by Harvard medical researcher Ya Wen who refers to...
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35. Three Ways I Use Google Slides to Improve Learning

Season #1

Ready to give Google Slides a try? This episode shares how Google Slides improve attention, engagement, and participation to maximize gains. To receive weekly educationally-rich Google Slide decks with therapy...
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36. How to Make It Easy This School Year Using Theme-Based Activities

Season #1

This episode covers five strategies to make it easy this school year. Create educationally rich, developmentally appropriate activities, that treat the whole child. Check out this episode and be 'one and done.' Take...
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34. How to Use Technology to Improve Outcomes in Speech Therapy

Season #1

Ready to add technology to your therapy in a way that encourages personal interaction and enhances learning? This episode covers how to intelligently integrate technology to optimize gains in: 1-Language Comprehension...
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33. How to Target the Cerebellum Through Movement in Speech Therapy

Season #1

The latest research shows the cerebellum's pivotal role in communication impairments. This is particularly true for children with ADD, ASD, and CAS. How can we target the cerebellum when early on, when neuroplasticity...
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32. How Task Oriented Movement Activities Improve Executive Function

Season #1

Task-Oriented Movement (TOM) activities improve executive function, but how? TOM activities directly improve the core executive function skills of preschoolers: 1)Inhibitory (Self) Control; 2)Working Memory;...
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31. Expert Advice on How to Improve Motor Skills in Speech Therapy

Season #1

Ready to move away from the table and chairs in speech therapy and get moving? This episode covers how to treat the whole child by incorporating movement in speech therapy. Guest OTR/L Joseph Evens shares strategies...
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30. Creative Strategies to Develop Intrinsic Control in Speech Language Therapy

Season #1

A top priority in speech-language therapy is how to help our students develop an internal locus of control. This episode discusses strategies to increase intrinsic learning in the domains of speech, language,...
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29. How to Build Positive Parent Relationships from the Start

Season #1

How can you start positive parent relationships with the real-world constraints of a 30-day school timeline and a high prevalence of dual-income households? How can you build cross-cultural relationships? Guest...
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