The SLP Next Door Podcast

Jan 28 2025 76 ep. 12 mins 2
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Megan Peveto is a Speech-Language Pathologist specializing in speech therapy for toddlers. Frustrated by the lack of resources for SLP early intervention, she founded The SLP Next Door to provide essential guidance for fellow therapists, parents, and early childhood educators. With research-backed information and simple strategies, Megan aims to support functional communication in early intervention speech and language.

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Case Study & Examples of Language Skills: Prelinguistic Skill Delays

Jan 28 2025 8 mins  
Back by popular demand, this week’s episode is a case study featuring a 24-month-old toddler named Noah. Noah has been receiving speech therapy services but isn’t showing the expected progress. We'll take a look at his prelinguistic skills—those foundational communication abilities that set the stage for later language development. The goal for today's episode isn’t to d

4 Activities for Prelinguistic Skills

Jan 21 2025 12 mins  
In this episode, Megan shares 4 ways to encourage Prelinguistic Skills development. These activities can be easily implemented into any early intervention speech and language activities or daily routines; including language activities for infants! What are Prelinguistic Skills? How to monitor progress and track development. Even better, these activities also target multiple areas o

Making & Monitoring Progress: Prelinguistic Skills

Jan 14 2025 13 mins  
In this episode, Megan chats about the 11 Prelinguistic Skills, gives examples of what each skill looks like, and different ways to take an inventory of a child’s prelinguistic skills while measuring progress in early intervention for speech and language. If you don’t have a copy of Communicate & Connect, today’s episode is still going to be beneficial, so stick with me. Vi

Important Skills for Language: the 11 Prelinguistic Skills!

Jan 07 2025 14 mins  
Prelinguistic Skills are the foundation for all language and communication across the first 2 years of life. Here’s the thing: if a child is lacking in one of these areas, it will lead to difficulties in language development. Understanding these skills helps providers and caregivers/parents determine how a child communicates and progresses through language acquisition and use.

Let's Dive into 2025!

Jan 03 2025 5 mins  
Today, I want to talk to you about what you can expect from The SLP Next Door this year and how you can be an important part of it! I’m not one for making New Year's Resolutions- mainly because I have terrible anxiety, and if I don’t complete whatever it is I set out to do, I’ll mentally tear myself down and spiral into the abyss and, frankly…. I don’t want to do that thi

2024 Most Popular Episode: Signs of Autism in Toddlers

Dec 24 2024 18 mins  
As we end this 2024 I wanted to take a moment to reshare the most popular episode that was listened to this year! Thank you all so much for being a continued part of this journey, I cannot wait to see what 2025 brings :) This episode is Part 1 of a four-part conversation between Tara and Megan about autistic toddlers. Megan and Tara discuss typical vs. atypical toddler developmen

Case Study 3: Rare Genetic Disorder - Coffin Siris Syndrome

Dec 17 2024 16 mins  
Sometimes seeing a rare genetic disorder come across your desk can be intimidating- How do I begin? What can I do for therapy? How do I evaluate? I’ve been there, and today, I’m going to walk you through this case step by step – so the next time, you’ll feel empowered, not intimidated. Coffin-Siris Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects multiple areas of the body

Case Study 2: 27 Months and Minimally Verbal | Signs of Autism in Toddlers

Dec 10 2024 13 mins  
Today, we’re diving into new case study, where we turn early intervention speech and language evaluations and observations into goals and strategies you can use in speech therapy for toddlers. If you’ve ever found yourself staring at an evaluation report or sitting in a session thinking, Okay, now what?, this series is for you. This week, we are walking through the case of a mi

Case Study 1: Developmental Language Disorder & Speech Therapy Goals

Dec 03 2024 15 mins  
If you’ve ever struggled with taking your speech and language evaluation information and turning it into early intervention language goals, this series is for you. I get a lot of questions about navigating the chaos that early intervention speech and language evaluations can bring while trying to determine goals, strategies, and figure out what the heck to do to see progress. So,

How to Increase Attention to Task | Speech Therapy for Toddlers

Nov 26 2024 8 mins  
When it comes to building attention to tasks in speech therapy for toddlers, we want to manage our expectations and reduce the stress of the activity. This means modifying the activities we present and offering the support necessary while also being realistic about our expectations from the toddlers we’re treating. My main objective is simple. Introduce the new concept of comple