School of Speech: A Speech Therapy Podcast
School of Speech is a weekly conversational podcast about school-based speech language pathology hosted by Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP.
About the show
Every week, host Carolyn Dolby sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. This is a Speech Therapy PD podcast. Earn .1 ASHA-CEU alongside every episode, visit speechtherapypd.com/podcasts for more information!
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Episodes
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Episode 26: Effective Techniques for Supporting Children with Selective Mutism
October 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
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Guest: Emily R. Laracy, MA, MS, CCC-SLP - Selective mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder in which children can communicate appropriately in at least one context but struggle in other settings or with other communication partners. SM profoundly affects social/pragmatic language skills, as well as academic and social-emotional skills, and treatment of this disorder falls under the speech-language pathologist’s scope of practice.
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Episode 25: Transformative Strategies for Neurodiversity Affirming IEPs
October 15th, 2024 | 1 hr 7 mins
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Guest: Chris Wenger, MS, CCC-SLP - Key strategies to make the shift towards neuroaffirming IEPs will be explored in this one-hour conversational course podcast. This session is designed to equip school-based SLPs with practical strategies to create inclusive and effective IEPs that honor each autistic student's unique strengths and needs.
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Episode 24: Positioning Yourself as a Literacy & Executive Function Expert on the School Team
October 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
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Guest: Karen Dudek-Brannan, EdD, CCC-SLP - School SLPs are subject matter experts in language, cognition, and other essential areas that impact students' function in school and beyond. This session will show them how to position themselves as experts on their school teams so they can impact their direct therapy sessions and district-wide programming. Listeners will leave with recommendations for a 90-day action plan.
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Episode 23: From Struggle to Strength: Empowering Students With Language and Behavioral Needs
October 1st, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
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Guest: Erin Wallace, PhD, CCC-SLP - Join Carolyn and Dr. Erin Wallace for this episode, where we explore low-effort, evidence-supported strategies to minimize challenging behaviors and maximize language potential when providing services to students with developmental language disorder (DLD) in individual and group settings.
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Episode 22: Stuttering Service Delivery in the Schools: Early Childhood
September 18th, 2024 | 1 hr 24 mins
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Guest: Nina Reeves, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-F - In this episode, we welcome Nina Reeves back and shift our focus to stuttering support for our early childhood population
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Episode 21: Curricular Integration: A Time-Saving Strategy for School-Based SLPs
September 10th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
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Guest: Christina Bradburn, PhD, CCC-SLP - This episode explores how incorporating curricular materials into speech and language therapy can enhance student progress. Join us as we discuss the benefits of using these resources over commercially available or SLP-created materials and learn how this approach can save valuable time for the school-based clinician.
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Episode 20: Interprofessional Support of Dyslexic Learners in the Classroom
September 5th, 2024 | 1 hr 4 mins
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Guests: Cassondra Wilson, MA, CCC-SLP & Amy Duncan, MA, Ed. - This engaging podcast is designed for speech-language pathologists (SLPs), educators, and other professionals working with individuals with dyslexia.
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Episode 19: Promoting Hearing Aid Use and Self-Advocacy in Children Who Are Hard of Hearing
September 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 2 mins
asha ceus, ce, educators, school, school-based, slp, slps, speech language pathology
Guest: Meaghan Foody, MS, CCC-SLP - Join us to explore and discuss topics related to aural rehabilitation from the age of implantation/hearing aid fitting through adolescence. We will discuss key factors that predict hearing aid usage, gain insight into developing personalized therapy goals, and discover practical strategies to help your students communicate their needs and rights to foster greater independence and self-advocacy skills.
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Episode 18: Working With Teachers for Classroom Based Service Delivery
September 2nd, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
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Guest: Tiffany Pierangelo, MA, CCC-SLP - This session will provide tools and techniques that SLPs can use to support students in the classroom.
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Episode 17: AAC in Action: From Feature Matching to Trials to Implementation
August 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
asha ceus, ce, educators, school, school-based, slp, slps, speech language pathology
Guest: Kathryn D’Agostino Russo, MS, TSSLD, CCC-SLP - School-based speech-language pathologists are encountering more students who can benefit from AAC but need not be overwhelmed by the assessment and implementation process.
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Episode 16: Keep Your Older Speech Students Motivated
August 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
asha ceus, ce, educators, school, school-based, slp, slps, speech language pathology
Guest: Hallie Sherman, MS, CCC-SLP - Join us for a lively look into the world of speech therapy targeting grades 4-12. This episode reveals the secrets to setting goals and therapy techniques beyond the classroom.
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Episode 15: Morphology-Based Approaches to Improving Vocabulary Knowledge, Spelling, & Reading in the Classroom
August 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 6 mins
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Guest: Ginger G. Collins, PhD, CCC-SLP - In this episode, Dr. Collins will explain how school-based SLPs can collaborate with classroom teachers to strengthen students’ literacy skills.
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Episode 14: Leading the Way: School-based SLPs as the Agents of Change
August 27th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
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Guest: Laura Mansfield, Ed.D, CCC-SLP - In this episode, we explore the dynamic role of school-based speech-language pathologists as leaders and agents of change.
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Episode 13: Navigating Diversity: The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Student
August 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
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Guest: Margaryta Kuzmin, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE - Join us in this episode as we explore the unique needs and specific challenges our culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) student population faces.
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Episode 12: Developing Dynamic Dysphagia Plans
August 23rd, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
asha ceus, ce, educators, school, school-based, slp, slps, speech language pathology
Join us for an advanced exploration into the development of dynamic, safe feeding/swallowing plans. In this episode, we deep-dive into the 8 essential building blocks necessary for crafting individualized mealtime care plans for students.
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Episode 11: Championing Change: Advocacy Strategies for SLPs in the Schools
August 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
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Guest: Julie Malone, MS, CCC-SLP - Join us on this episode of championing change as we dive into the world of advocacy for Speech-Language Pathologists working in public schools.