SLP Coffee Talk

There’s nothing like a fun game to get students relaxed and engaged in learning! 

Do you play games with your speech therapy students? 

Playing games in your classroom has many benefits and can r…

Are your speech therapy sessions fun?

Today on SLP Coffee Talk, we are talking all about having fun with your students by playing games in speech! 

Speech therapy can be challenging for students …

Have you ever wondered why we are working on reading comprehension or the main idea in speech?

It is something that many SLPs ask because it seems like it should be taught in the regular classroom,…

As SLPs, it’s important for us to work with other professionals and specialists so that we can better understand the bigger picture when it comes to the educational needs of our students.

This is h…

How do you come up with relevant, functional goals for your speech students? 

If you are just choosing random goals for your students, you may struggle to see progress. 

It can be so discouraging…

Are you excited about the thought of IEPs meetings? 

Today we are talking to Catherine Whitcher, the Master IEP Coach about all things IEP and making sure we are helping students reach their educat…

As SLP’s, we know that students all develop and think differently. 

In this episode, we are talking with Danielle Kent about self-regulation, co-regulation, and how to better support our students w…

As SLP’s in school settings, we collaborate with many people including teachers, paras, social workers, and parents.

Many people forget about the specials teachers, but they are important too!

Th…

Team collaboration and communication are so important between SLPs and special education teachers. We work with them quite a bit! 

In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk,  I am chatting with Heather Ca…

Are you wondering what virtual tools you can use to remain contactless or are you looking to incorporate a little more technology into your classroom?

In this episode, I am sharing my five favorite…

So many of us took on the challenge of teletherapy over the last year…

Some of us are even still doing teletherapy!

That’s why I am interviewing Kendra Allison in this episode. She is talking to …

The number one question I get asked is “how do I know what to work on?” when it comes to working with older speech students.

Do you ask yourself this question? Don’t be ashamed if you don’t know wh…

Whether we like it or not, a lot of older speech students don’t necessarily like to come to speech... 

It is super common for older speech students to not be enthusiastic about coming to see us, so…

It can be a challenge to find materials that are both at a lower reading level and include age-appropriate language skills and concepts.

These materials are so important to find and use though beca…

Working with older speech students is a challenge. We try our best, but we aren't superheroes, right?

It is a lot different than working with younger students, and sometimes we make mistakes.

In …

How do you keep your older students motivated?

This can be a real challenge, so I am talking all about it in this episode!

I am covering three main reasons why older students aren’t motivated in …

There are so many CFs joining the field, and there are also so many brand new SLPs that just finished their CFs!

This is such an exciting time for all of you. I remember being there myself, and I h…

How do you help your students with their social skills?

My guest, Kimberly Delude, and I are talking all about social skills and how to work on social skills through books in this episode. She is t…

I know many of you in the schools are working with students that are also seeing children in private practices or outside therapy. There are also a lot of you that want to recommend students to outsi…

Do you bring a strong multicultural mindset to your classroom?

This is so important because it allows us to create greater connections with the many different families and clients that we work with…