The Preschool SLP

Jan 30 2025 155 ep. 21 mins 6

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Are you an agent of change? Looking to create real, life-long change in your work and in yourself? Ready to turn your visions into reality? Looking to work smarter, not harder—and have lots of fun along the way? Every Thursday, join international author, researcher, and speaker Kelly Vess to put only the best research to work. Kelly covers effective, practical strategies for children AND therapists to thrive. You are a miracle. Your time here is short. Let’s make the most of it. Follow Kelly @KellyVessSLP on Instagram for daily inspiration. Subscribe to The Preschool SLP podcast and make sure to share the show. Have a question or topic you’d like to see on the show, contact Kelly at KellyVessSLP.com For more support on learning the effective 'how-to's' in treating the whole child, check out Kelly's book "Speech Sound Disorders: Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment" at Amazon and major booksellers internationally.

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158. Autism & AAC: Let's Dive Into a 'How-To' Assessment Protocol

Jan 30 2025 39 mins

Join me behind the scenes to review this recent article on AAC for children with Autism. You can access the article at ASHA.org: Lund, S. K., Quach, W., Weissling, K., & McKelvey, M. (2025). Augmentative and alternative communication assessment for children on the autism spectrum: Protocol development and content validation. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 56

157. Help! This Child is So Dysregulated: Try These Strategies

Jan 23 2025 22 mins

If you work with or have a child with Autism, this episode is for you. We are diving into three strategies that support regulation for children with sensory challenges. Put these strategies into use today, and don't delay and join SIS today. Receive the updated speech and language treatment library, complete with video illustrations at kellyvess.com/sis

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

Jan 16 2025 32 mins

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 year? Don't delay and check out the SIS Membership today at kellyvess.com/sis Receive newly updated speech and language targets the week you join and optimize your spee

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

Jan 09 2025 28 mins

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 empirically-based practices. This episode will give you four strategies to create lifelong change for your clients in less-than-ideal environments. You've got this!Ready to

154. My Five Favorite Self-Care Splurges for 2025

Jan 02 2025 20 mins

When you are healthier and happier, you perform better both inside and outside of therapy. I am sharing my favorite five self-care splurges in this episode. These brands, for which I have no affiliations, are primarily pure.com and cruchi.com. If you are ready to uplevel your therapy in 2025, don't delay and check out SIS today with the free "3 Intervention Secrets Workshop" at kel

Strategies to Support Students Who Stutter Over the Holidays

Dec 19 2024 14 mins

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 fluency for children who stutter by building resiliency while removing holiday stressors. Looking for 100% done-for-you weekly activities? Make sure to check out the Free

152. Selective Mutism: 8 Strategies for the Classroom

Dec 12 2024 34 mins

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 children with selective mutism. Ready to put research into practice today? Learn about the SIS Membership by watching this free 3 Intervention Secrets Workshop.

151. Five Simple Steps to Establish Strong Rapport for Children with Sensitive Temperaments

Dec 05 2024 18 mins

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.

150. 10 Must-Learn Gestalts for Gestalt Language Processors

Nov 21 2024 22 mins

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 social and practical coverage. In this episode, I'm sharing my top ten gestalts to emphasize for early gestalt language processors. Ready to provide engaging, effecti

149. Do THIS to Create Massive Change When Treating Speech Sound Disorders

Nov 14 2024 25 mins

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 speech target paragraphs in your practice by joining SIS today. When you join, you'll receive a library of speech targets to download and immediately use. To learn more