I get a lot of questions about how to write language therapy goals… I ALSO get a lot of questions about whether I offer goal banks in any of my courses. I do offer a version of a “goal bank” in Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my course that teaches SLPs a framework for building metalinguistic…
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EP 67: Defining Vocabulary: It’s more complicated than you think
When people ask me where they should start in language therapy, I usually say they should start by building vocabulary. That usually results in a couple raised eyebrows and questions…mostly because they aren’t really sure how I’m defining “vocabulary”. That’s why in episode 67, I wanted to talk about what I actually mean when I…
EP 66: Language therapy: Managing info overload and misinformation
Back when I first started practicing, I found language therapy to be super overwhelming. There were so many peer-reviewed articles, books, and seminars, and it was hard to sift through it all and determine how to apply it to therapy. These days, we not only have to sort through lots of quality information…we have to…
EP 65: Rerelease: Burnout, boundaries, and systems
In episode 65 of the Are They 18 Yet?® Podcast, I take a break from the regular content to talk about burnout and boundaries; and specifically how I use systems to help me set healthy boundaries and reduce burnout. Back when I started working as an SLP in 2004, I found there was one area…
EP 052: Making sense of developmental milestones
Recently, the Center for Disease control updated the early developmental milestones, and there’s been a lot of debate about what this means. In a lot of my SLP professional groups, there have been questions about whether this will allow kids to fall through the cracks. I’ve also heard the concern that developmental milestones in general…
EP 048: The ins and outs of language screening (for school-age kids)
Am I choosing the right language screening tool?How do I know when a child should be screened and evaluated? I get these questions a lot. That’s why in this episode, I wanted to bust some common myths about language screenings and evaluations. I’m going to share:✅The difference between a screening and evaluation (plus common mistakes people make)….
EP 046: How to support language processing and comprehension in school-age kids (part 2)
In this episode, I continue the discussion about language processing and how to support it. I continue the discussion of difficult sentence types, and dive in to one very challenging syntax skill that tends to cause processing problems. Working on this skill can not only improve language comprehension, but it can also help kids more…
EP 045: How to support language processing and comprehension in school-age kids (part 1)
Language skills are essential to a child’s ability to succeed in school and life. But when processing language is a struggle there can be a global impact across a child’s entire day. Language comprehension issues can be such as challenge for therapists, parents and teachers because they’re difficult to spot. Often they look like a…
EP 044: Building vocabulary skills in Kindergarten through high school
Vocabulary growth is one of the biggest predictors of language growth and academic success. That’s why in this episode, I talk about what speech pathologists, parents, and teachers can do to help kids build strong vocabulary skills across elementary school through high school. Specifically, I share: ✅Why it’s hard to pinpoint what language and vocabulary…
EP 043: Supporting reading comprehension: What parents and professionals need to know
Reading comprehension is one of the most important skills for academic success. It’s a skill that can help us to continue to learn new information throughout our lives. On the other hand, kids who struggle to understand what they read are at a disadvantage when it comes to getting in school and beyond. When I…