The Speech Umbrella

Some of our clients with autism get well and truly stuck when it comes to improving expressive language. They can’t seem to get beyond putting a few words together and using echolalia. Looking at the…

Tune in to hear the rest of our interview with narrative language guru Doug Petersen, co-creator of Story Champs. Doug describes how Story Champs grew organically from the research they did, what com…

Are you looking for ways to harness the power of narrative language intervention? Have we got a treat for you! Join me in this interview with Douglas Petersen, co-creator of the narrative language in…

Tune in to hear our third and final podcast in our Ready, Set, Go! series on AAC. I’ve put together a basic communication checklist to help track the foundational skills early communicators need. 

This week’s podcast continues our discussion on AAC and common myths around AAC use. Join us as we use Susan Berkowitz’s book “Make the Connection” to do some myth busting. 

Ever been stumped with introducing a client to AAC? Today’s podcast is the first in a three part series on AAC. Join us as we discuss early steps to promote effective AAC use with clients and familie…

This week’s podcast features Christopher, a former client of mine, and his mother Holly. Tune in and hear them describe his struggles and triumphs while learning to say R. Listen to Christopher descr…

If you have ever had an R client that didn’t progress no matter what you did, you’ll want to tune into this week’s podcast on the elusive R. This is part two of a two part series, so you’ll want to l…

Has R therapy got you stumped and wondering where to go for the solution? It’s time to demystify R and take your therapy to the next level. This week, in part one of a two part podcast, we begin disc…

Have you ever wondered what the occupational therapists’s role is in treating dyslexia? Today we talk about the role visual perceptual, motor, and memory skills play in dyslexia, and how those skills…

On today’s podcast we review David A Kilpatrick’s book Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties. If you’ve been looking for a clear but thorough explanation of the sci…

Michael J. Sullivan is a New York Times, USA Today, and Washington Post bestselling writer of epic fantasy, who began writing his wildly popular Riyria series in order to help his daughter, Sarah, ov…

The power of play therapy is real! In today’s podcast we talk about a client who overcame multiple challenges through play. 

Join us for an overview of our Phonological Awareness Tracking Form. Each skill area—and there are 7!—is broken down into several smaller steps. With the inclusion of early listening skills and these…

If you’ve ever wanted a concise breakdown of the earliest developing, oh so important,  phonological awareness skills, join us as we explore just what is under the umbrella term “phonological awarene…

How do you turn a reluctant reader into an avid bookworm? The solution is surprisingly simple. Today, Denise talks with English teacher Ramona Daun, who used techniques laid out in Donalyn Miller’s b…