Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchYour clinical expertise is powerful. But is it scalable?
Episode 249
When everything depends on your real-time decisions, you can’t replicate the progress, scale the outcomes, or lead others through your process.
Even …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
So…can you recommend an app to build my child’s language skills?
Episode 248
In this episode, I’m sharing my top resources for clinicians to explain why we do what we do in language therapy, and how parents and colleagues can …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Narrative Intervention: Beyond "Cute" Stories and Lesson Plans (with Jane Gebers)
Episode 247
When you’re teaching storytelling with students, do your lessons feel kind of…random?
I used to feel like this a lot when I was a school SLP, so if yo…
9 months ago
What's the point of teaching storytelling? (with Jane Gebers)
Episode 246
Why are we so obsessed with “storytelling”?
In education, we talk about it when we’re working on language and reading comprehension.
It’s also referre…
9 months, 1 week ago
Not seeing generalization? You might be the bottleneck.
Episode 245
If your therapy techniques only work when you’re in the room, that’s a problem.
Many therapists unintentionally “gatekeep” their expertise and miss op…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Part 3: What’s the Point of a Language Evaluation? Breaking Down Diagnostic Accuracy, Standards, and Scores (with Destiny Johnson and Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
Episode 244
Where did arbitrary cut scores for norm-referenced language assessments come from, and why do they feel “safer” than relying on clinical judgement?
I …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Part 2: What’s the Point of a Language Evaluation? Breaking Down Diagnostic Accuracy, Standards, and Scores (with Destiny Johnson and Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
Episode 243
When we choose evaluation tools for language, are we clear on WHY we’re assessing?
Most people think of diagnosis, but that’s not the only reason we …
10 months ago
Part 1: What’s the Point of a Language Evaluation? Breaking Down Diagnostic Accuracy, Standards, and Scores (with Destiny Johnson and Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
Episode 242
Language assessments shape who gets services, how goals are written, and how progress is measured, but there are many misconceptions about how to fol…
10 months, 1 week ago
Educational Eligibility, Clinical Diagnosis, and the “Just Be Like Finland” Argument (with Dr. Chrishawn Finister)
Episode 241
Every few years, conversations about education in the U.S. circle back to the same refrain: Why can’t we be more like Finland?
In this episode, I sit …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
What words should I target in language therapy?
Episode 240
Most of us know that it’s important to work on vocabulary in language and literacy intervention.
But how do we know what words to pick? Should we be w…
10 months, 3 weeks ago