All Episodes
Displaying 61 - 80 of 265 in total
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...
Using digital resources to improve team collaboration and combat therapist burnout (with Dr. Karen Rose)
Finding the right amount of therapy materials is a struggle for many clinicians. It’s hard to find the balance between having enough options, without having so many ch...
Frontloading, explicit instruction, and providing the “right” amount of support
In this episode, I’m answering FAQs from the School of Clinical Leadership members about supporting students’ executive functioning. I answer the following questions: ...
Public perception of education, positive role models, and keeping good leaders in schools (featuring Dan Kelley, Dr. Joseph Williams, and Danny Bauer)
A good school leader knows how to protect their staff from initiatives and fires they may need to put out on a regular basis. In many cases if you’re unaware of everyt...
Swallowing and feeding intervention in the schools (with Carolyn Dolby)
Many people classify swallowing and feeding intervention as a “medical” service that shouldn’t be addressed in the schools. This is a very black and white (and inacc...
Supporting underrepresented families with “Families and Educators Together” Teams (with Ari Gerzon-Kessler)
Helping families feel involved in their child’s school experience is a challenge; and underrepresented populations may often feel like their voices aren’t being heard....
How to run a high-value, no-drama PTO (with Christina Hidek)
Finding the resources and funding for learning tools and enriching events is a consistent challenge for many districts. The PTO is often a largely underutilized resou...
Empowering educators to support mental health at the Tier 1 level (with Dr. Hayley Watson)
Teachers and school leaders often feel like they have to be “everything to everyone”. Not only are educators expected to deliver high-quality instruction in traditio...
Scaffolding, fading prompts, and the importance of parent and teacher coaching (with Rebecca Robbins)
“Scaffolding” has become a buzzword when it comes to helping kids become more independent with academic and functional tasks, but it's only useful if people know what ...
FAQs: Language therapy goals and "observable behaviors" vs "strategy goals".
For episode 196 of De Facto Leaders, I share a Q & A session where I talk through how to write language therapy goals that are both trackable and functional. This is ...
FAQs: Language evaluations, data, doctoral programs and expanding clinical career options.
For episode 195 of De Facto Leaders, I share a Q & A session where I talk through ways to navigate evaluations; including considering a test's psychometric properties,...
Salary and caseload negotiations and expanding your career opportunities (with Rachel Archambault)
Many therapists feel as though they have limited upward mobility in their careers. Graduate programs understandably focus on direct clinical practice and understandin...
Using Distance Learning to Increase Access and Opportunity (with Seth Fleischauer)
Most people agree that the “online learning” that happened during COVID was a challenge for many students; especially those with disabilities. However, what happened d...
Building confidence, positive self-talk, and strategic planning skills for writing (with Dr. Nelly Kaakaty)
The writing process comes with internal resistance, even for strong writers. Most people who say they enjoy writing don’t enjoy the entire process; particularly the “g...
High-impact tutoring and branding your academic coaching services (with David Schipper)
High-impact tutoring has a wide body of evidence to support its efficacy, but how do you know what is and isn’t “high-impact”? Is it better to brand yourself as an aca...
A behind-the-scenes look at EdTech startups and curriculum companies (with Ross Romano)
Many of my colleagues working in the public sector are skeptical of companies selling products to school districts. I’ve felt some of this skepticism myself as I’ve s...
Reframing the purpose of social narratives, video modeling, and social skills lesson plans
Many people treat social skills groups as if they’re the complete package, when in fact they’re just one part of a bigger service plan. When we “lesson plan” we can’t...
Scaffolding syntax and semantics for non-readers and redefining life skills
Syntactic use is considered an “academic” skill that’s useful for reading comprehension and writing, but the impact of sentence comprehension goes way beyond school. O...
Dynamic Assessment: Evaluations are a process, not a test (with Destiny Johnson)
I regularly hear from therapists who ask me questions about how to evaluate language in a way that gives detailed, meaningful, and accurate information. Most people kn...