Latest Episodes
FAQs: Task-based goals vs. strategy goals, scaffolding for semantics and syntax, and going from decontextualized to contextualized
This session is a Q & A I did in the Language Therapy Advance Foundations member’s group relating to how to support students through semantic study and working on comp...

Making professional development and programming goals meaningful (with John Mihalyo)
Having someone observe your therapy room or classroom can feel awkward; whether it’s your boss doing your evaluation, or whether it’s a special service provider who’s ...

Failure to launch, screen addiction, and preparing kids for life after high school (with Michael McLeod)
Many young adults enter their post-high school years without the executive functioning skills needed to thrive. This is often because the people supporting them undere...

FAQs: What if my district is still promoting three-cueing?
For episode 206 of De Facto Leaders, I share a Q & A session where I discuss Reading Recovery and cueing strategies for decoding, and I make some recommendations for a...

Using the essential 5 to build vocabulary and syntax in secondary school (with Amy Baugh)
Today I’m sharing an interview I did with Amy Baugh, a member of Language Therapy Advance Foundations. Amy Baugh is an experienced SLP, a life-long learner and truly e...
