SLP Coffee Talk

Do you have students that love music? 

In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, I am sharing one of my favorite tools to use in speech therapy, and it’s something that you might not have thought of befo…

Have you ever felt lost or powerless in your career? 

Unfortunately, many new SLPs end up getting discouraged and lose their inspiration after they begin their career. It’s easy to feel this way wh…

A couple of weeks ago, I shared my favorite YouTube channels for using nonfiction during speech therapy sessions. Now, I am sharing my all-time favorite YouTube Channel—Simon’s Cat! 

If you aren’t …

Do you write strength-based goals for your autistic students? 

The neurodiversity movement is bringing a lot of awareness to the fact that all brains are different. It is increasing our ability to …

Do you use videos in your speech therapy sessions?

A couple of weeks ago, I shared all about why I think you should be using nonfiction in your speech therapy sessions. 

I know it is easy to reac…

Let’s talk about grad school! 

If you are preparing for grad school or currently applying for it, this episode of SLP Coffee Talk is for you!

Once you start grad school, you may think that your w…

I know as speech-language pathologists, we love our storybooks. It’s so easy to reach for a comforting story for any activity in the classroom. However, t…

Do you ever struggle with imposter syndrome? 

Many SLPs, myself included, struggle with this feeling of not being good enough. That’s okay though! No one feels like they have it together all the ti…

What are your favorite winter activities? 

We are in the heart of wintertime now, so why not talk about some fun winter themed speech therapy activities that you can do with your students? 

The i…

Have you heard of embedded speech in the classroom? 

Embedded speech is basically when a speech therapist is in the classroom working with the teacher, or special education teacher, to reach studen…

Are your students prepared to join the workforce when they leave speech? As SLP’s, we are always thinking of tools and strategies that students can use when they are in the real world outside of the …

Do you work on character traits during your speech therapy sessions? 

You may be wondering why this is important in speech since students are already working on this in the classroom. 

We want th…

When most people think of the phrase “compare and contrast,” they think of using it to teach students to recognize the difference in colors and shapes. 

As students age into upper grades, comparing…

It’s the 100th episode of SLP Coffee Talk!

I can’t believe it, but we have officially made it! I never thought when I started this podcast that I would make it this far. You all have shown up every…

How do we decide what vocabulary words to work on in speech therapy? 

This is probably the number one question I see asked in SLP Facebook groups, so I wanted to take some time to explain why I don…

Are you using wordless picture books in your speech therapy sessions? 

If you have been following me for a while, you probably already know that I absolutely love wordless resources. Wordless video…

You come here every week to hear my interviews with the experts and my best tips about how to become the best SLP you can be, but have you ever wondered who I really am? 

If you have ever wanted to…

Executive functioning is an important part of life for our students, but unfortunately, some of them really struggle with it. 

Understanding what executive functioning really is and how to target i…

Having background knowledge on a topic gives us a significant advantage in mastering unfamiliar tasks. 

This applies to speech as well. Studies show that when students read, they have greater compr…

As SLP’s, we work with students with many different diagnoses and needs educationally. It is important for us to understand those needs so we can best help them. 

In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk…