SLP Coffee Talk Hallie Sherman

In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, Hallie Sherman shares a powerful tool for improving therapy practices: Tar Heel Reader. Get ready to unlock a world of free, accessible books that will enhance literacy, comprehension, articulation, expressive language, and social skills. Learn how to make learning fun, increase vocabulary, and captivate your kids with custom stories. You won't want to miss this episode, which is jam-packed with new therapeutic advice and real-life examples!

Here’s what we learned:
How students can use Tar Heel Reader to become authors, empowering them to craft and publish their own stories.Practical tips for integrating Tar Heel Reader into speech therapy sessions such as creating dynamic classroom activities.Utilizing character interactions in Tar Heel to improve articulation, expand vocabulary, and foster social skills.

Learn more about Hallie Sherman  and SLP:  
📝 Website: https://speechtimefun.com/
📝Tar Heel Reader | Books for beginning readers of all ages
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In the latest episode of SLP Coffee Talk, Hallie Sherman serves up a steamy brew of fresh ideas to rejuvenate your speech-language therapy sessions.  Saying goodbye to the yawns and hello to sessions that are as enjoyable as they are educational. Hallie provides practical examples of how to adapt popular board games to meet various speech and language goals. From "Twisted Scrabble" to "Modified Monopoly," and from "Guess Who?" with a twist to an adapted "Operation," each game is a doorway to learning that feels less like therapy and more like play!

Here’s what we learned:
How to repurpose classic board games as dynamic tools to target various speech and language goals.Creative methods to transform traditional board games into engaging speech therapy tools.Practical tips for SLPs to simplify planning, accommodate mixed groups, and manage time efficiently.Understanding students' backgrounds and struggles allows therapists to craft compassionate and effective sessions, to maintain students' interest.

Learn more about Hallie Sherman  and SLP:  
📝 Website: https://speechtimefun.com/

🎲✨ Check out the Secondary Secret Podcast here! https://www.speechtimefunpd.com/secret-podcast-signup
Subscribe today and get access to my secret podcast filled with my juicy secrets for planning with ease for secondary speech students. 6 quick episodes that you can quickly listen to and feel refreshed and inspired! https://speechtimefun.com/secondarysecrets

Do you find AAC overwhelming? You aren’t alone! 


No need to worry though, because in this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, I sat down with Cici Fritts and Candace Hayden. They are experts in all things technology and AAC for our speech students and they are here to help you understand how to best help your students with their communication through AAC. 


Topics covered in this episode include:
How Cici and Candace help educate others on AAC use in speechHow to embrace AAC if there are no AAC experts on your teamWays to work with parents who just want their kids to talkHow to partner with teachers to provide more AAC support in the classroomThe best question to ask teachers and parents to help them get more comfortable with AACThe best tools and resources for data and evaluations with AACThe difference between robust language and simplified language devices
AAC devices are so important and understanding them can be so beneficial to our students. Don’t miss this episode! 


Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/219


Resources Mentioned: 
Follow Cici on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaconthefritts
Follow Candace on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candace-hayden-32031811b
Follow Candace on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candace_hayden_aac/
Visit the Leander ISD website: https://www.leanderisd.org/assistivetechnology/


Where We Can Connect: 
Follow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slp-coffee-talk/id1497341007
Follow Hallie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speechtimefun
Follow Hallie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeechTimeFun/
Follow Hallie on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/missspeechie/


Subscribe today and get access to my secret podcast filled with my juicy secrets for planning with ease for secondary speech students. 6 quick episodes that you can quickly listen to and feel refreshed and inspired! https://speechtimefun.com/secondarysecrets

Do you struggle sometimes talking to parents and navigating the whole IEP process with parents?


If so, you are going to love today’s guest on SLP Coffee Talk! I sat down with Wendy Taylor to talk all about how you can better help parents when it comes to IEPs. 


Topics covered in this episode include:
The biggest challenges parents face in the IEP processHow to present information to parents so that they actually understand Communication tips and tricks to help make the IEP process go smootherThe best way to present your findings to parents and how to handle disagreementsResources for parents to better understand IEP meetings
Wendy has tons of tips for how to help parents in IEP meetings. Check them out now!

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/218


Resources Mentioned: 
Visit the Learning Essentials website: https://learningessentialsedu.com/
Follow Learning Essentials on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/learningessentials/?hl=en
Listen to the Special Ed Strategist podcast: https://learningessentialsedu.com/podcast/


Where We Can Connect: 
Follow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slp-coffee-talk/id1497341007
Follow Hallie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speechtimefun
Follow Hallie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeechTimeFun/
Follow Hallie on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/missspeechie/
Subscribe today and get access to my secret podcast filled with my juicy secrets for planning with ease for secondary speech students. 6 quick episodes that you can quickly listen to and feel refreshed and inspired! https://speechtimefun.com/secondarysecrets

Are you familiar with trauma-informed care? 


In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, I sat down with Rachel Archambault, the PTSD SLP, to talk all about trauma-informed care for our speech students. You don’t have to be a trauma detective to support your students who have experienced trauma, you just have to offer them a safe space, and Rachel is telling us exactly how to do it. 


Topics covered in this episode include:
What trauma-informed care is and why it’s importantHow we can help our students who have gone through trauma Ways to make your students feel safe in speech therapy Coping strategies for students who struggle with trauma Why trauma-informed care training is so important 
This is such an important episode and you don’t want to miss it. Check it out now! 


Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/217


Resources Mentioned: 
Visit Rachel’s website: https://www.ptsdslp.com/
Follow Rachel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ptsd.slp


Where We Can Connect: 
Follow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slp-coffee-talk/id1497341007
Follow Hallie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speechtimefun
Follow Hallie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeechTimeFun/
Follow Hallie on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/missspeechie/
Subscribe today and get access to my secret podcast filled with my juicy secrets for planning with ease for secondary speech students. 6 quick episodes that you can quickly listen to and feel refreshed and inspired! https://speechtimefun.com/secondarysecrets

Let’s talk about one of my favorite tools to use in my speech room- videos! 


Videos are motivating, require zero prep, and can easily adapt to any goal. In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, I’m sharing how you can use this versatile resource to target vocabulary goals. 


Topics covered in this episode include:
My favorite videos and resources to work on vocabulary with speech studentsHow to use these videos effectively in your speech sessions Why I love using wordless videos to work on vocabulary Why modeling is so important for helping students grasp their tier 2 words
Tune in to hear all of my best tips and strategies for using videos to help your students soar past their goals!

Full show notes available at www.speechtimefun.com/216


Resources Mentioned: 
Join SLP Elevate: Slpelevate.com
Get your free Boom Cards: https://bit.ly/STF-contextcluesboomfreebie
Check out the sample Edpuzzle: bit.ly/STF-edpuzzletier2
Check out Simon’s Cat on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH6vXjt-BA7QHl0KnfL-7RQ

Check out the research mentioned in the episode: 
Research stresses the importance of students mastering a significant amount of Tier 2 words to be academically successful.
(Blachowicz, Fisher, Ogle, & Taffe, 2013; Marzano, 2004)
Words should not be taught as “lists”, but rather how the words relate to the content and to each other because instruction without context has usually been found to be ineffective
(Roseberry-McKibbin, 2013)
“. . .targeting vocabulary in secondary-aged children with vocabulary difficulties could potentially help their access to the curriculum and, hence, their future academic attainment, employment prospects and mental health.”
– Wright et al., 2017


Where We Can Connect: 
Follow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slp-coffee-talk/id1497341007
Follow Hallie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speechtimefun
Follow Hallie on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeechTimeFun/
Follow Hallie on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/missspeechie/


Subscribe today and get access to my secret podcast filled with my juicy secrets for planning with ease for secondary speech students. 6 quick episodes that you can quickly listen to and feel refreshed and inspired! https://speechtimefun.com/secondarysecrets