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Big Groups, Mixed Goals, and ‘Winging It’: How to Run Effective Therapy When Time Is Tight
Episode 254
Published 4 months, 3 weeks ago
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Show Notes: slpnow.com/254
The vast majority of school-based SLPs don’t have perfectly matched groups, and that doesn’t mean therapy has to be less effective. With the right structure and planning strategy, mixed groups can actually become a powerful way to target multiple goals, support peer learning, and simplify your workload. In this episode, we walk through a practical framework for running structured, efficient therapy sessions, even when your groups include different grade levels and goals.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to segment your caseload so you can plan therapy more efficiently
- Why language-rich thematic units help you target multiple goals at once
- A simple way to let students build on each other’s responses in mixed groups
- How the "Check in → Assess → Teach → Practice → Wrap up" structure reduces cognitive load
- Three small strategies you can implement immediately to make sessions easier
If you'd like help setting this up for your own caseload, you can explore the tools and units inside a free trial at slpnow.com/pod.