SLP Toolkit
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SLP Toolkit provides an innovative web-based kit loaded with the tools needed to guide the practice of SLPs, allowing them to shift the priority from paperwork to the student and select treatment goals that are supportive of curriculum and grounded in best practice.
SLP Toolkit
3M ago
Dec 4, 2023
Today we have Rachael From in the confessional, a school-based SLP from the state of Washington. Rachael shares how we can do more with less by collaborating with other professionals in the school setting. In this setting, SLPs have access to many different professionals while serving students, and using everyone’s collective thinking can have a much bigger impact than working with students as an individual provider in the speech room. Not only does it save time, it also allows students more time to interact with peers and be a part of the classroom. When professionals co-treat th ..read more
SLP Toolkit
4M ago
Nov 6, 2023
Today we have Susan Chavez, a bilingual CCC-SLP from Southern California, in the confessional talking about working with underserved populations. People from underserved communities face daily obstacles that can impact their progress in treatment across several fields such as medicine, speech therapy, etc. For this episode, we focus on students in schools that come from underserved communities and how there are several barriers in their everyday life that have an impact on their function in school. When these students are on our caseloads, it is important for us to learn about and ..read more
SLP Toolkit
5M ago
Oct 9, 2023
This is the first time we’ve had an anonymous guest in the confessional, who we will call “Molly.” Molly shares her experience in grad school, which was not all sunshine and rainbows. Speech-language pathology graduate programs are often rigorous, stressful, and can be down-right difficult. While in graduate school, it is vital for students to stay true to and advocate for themselves while knowing their limits. Balance between personal life and school life is a must, even when program staff push for school life to outweigh personal life and appropriate supports are not available o ..read more
SLP Toolkit
6M ago
September 25, 2023
Here we are – in the 4th and final installment of our Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) series! We will be discussing emergent and developing grammar skills in children who are Gestalt Language Processors. First, a quick review of the 6 stages of NLA.
Stage 1: Echolalia
• Use of individual gestalts learned from either consumed media or individuals within the community (family members, caregivers, therapists, etc.)
• These gestalts are fixed, and their exact production (often including fixed intonational variations) will not change from instance to instance EX: “Let it go ..read more
SLP Toolkit
6M ago
September 11, 2023
We’re well on our way folks - almost to the end of our series reviewing each stage of Natural Language Acquisition in depth. This week is all about Stage 3!
Stage 1: Echolalia
• Use of individual gestalts learned from either consumed media or individuals within the community (family members, caregivers, therapists, etc.)
• These gestalts are fixed, and their exact production (often including fixed intonational variations) will not change from instance to instance EX: “Let it go!” “Give me more cookies!”
Stage 2: Mitigated gestalts
• This phrase is hallmarked by the combinati ..read more
SLP Toolkit
7M ago
August 28, 2023
Today we have Noelle Scolieri, M.S. CCC-SLP in the confessional! Noelle is a pediatric speech-language pathologist who holds children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) near and dear to her heart. In today’s episode, we discuss how CAS is unique from other speech disorders, including treatment and diagnosis. Though CAS is a speech disorder, it impacts many other areas of a child’s (and their family’s) life. This podcast conversation provides SLPs with the tools and insight to bring into their clinical experiences with current and future clients.
Resources
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SLP Toolkit
7M ago
August 21, 2023
We recently reviewed Stage 1 of Natural Language Acquisition or gestalt Language development. Just for a brief reminder, the stages of each stage of Natural Language Acquisition are below:
Stage 1: Echolalia
• Use of individual gestalts learned from either consumed media or individuals within the community (family members, caregivers, therapists, etc.) • These gestalts are fixed, and their exact production (often including fixed intonational variations) will not change from instance to instance EX: “Let it go!” “Give me more cookies!”
Stage 2: Mitigated gestalts
• This phrase i ..read more
SLP Toolkit
7M ago
August 14, 2023
You asked - we listened! The Gestalt/Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) series has been extended to include detailed descriptions of each stage of NLA.
Let’s quickly review all stages of NLA before diving headfirst into the first one. Our brief overview of the 6 stages looks like this:
Stage 1: Echolalia
• Use of individual gestalts learned from either consumed media or individuals within the community (family members, caregivers, therapists, etc.) • These gestalts are fixed, and their exact production (often including fixed intonational variations) will not change from instanc ..read more
SLP Toolkit
10M ago
May 22, 2023
One of the most important considerations for individuals who are Gestalt Language Processors (GLP) is that not everyone requires language therapy. Gestalt language development, just like analytic language development, can occur naturally, and seamlessly transition through all 6 stages ending with fluent, spontaneous communication. All that being said, SLPs and caregivers can provide support to individuals as they progress through these 6 stages of language development. My 5 favorite ways to provide this personalized support are listed below!
1. Throw out the lesson plan
Every SLP ..read more
SLP Toolkit
11M ago
May 15, 2023
Today we have Dr. Stacey Pavelko in the confessional and are talking about all things language sampling! She is the co-creator of the SUGAR language sample analysis (LSA), a quick, simple and researched way to get the information you need. Before you say ugh and click away - LSA doesn’t have to be hard! And it is a critical component not just for differential diagnosis but also for ongoing assessment for students on your caseload. Dr. Stacey breaks down how to make LSA more clinician friendly, and discusses considerations we need to take for eliciting great samples for students o ..read more