The Reading SLP Podcast

Elizabeth, The Reading SLP
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The Reading SLP Podcast helps speech-language pathologists move beyond "that's not my job" and into your quantum leap as a reading expert. Elizabeth shows you how to use the principles of reading science, structured literacy, and SLP expertise to build your practice in the most aligned way possible. This is the toolkit to handle what grad school didn't teach you, what your caseload throws at you, and how to get to the other side...if you're ready to reclaim your career then this is the show for you.

  1. 1d ago

    015: "Just Artic" Doesn't Exist

    In this episode, I share updates from a recent retreat and photoshoot before tackling one of the most common questions I'm asked: What is the relationship between SSDs and literacy? I go deep on why my practice is built on the understanding that language and literacy cannot be separated from speech sound work — even in evals — and walk you through the two specific things I include in every single SSD report. If you work with kids with SSDs and have ever wondered how to justify the literacy connection, this episode gives you the clinical language to do it. Recommended Reading: Learning From Research: Thinking About Why and How to Promote Word Reading in Children With Speech Sound DisorderLiteracy-Based Intervention for Children With SpeechSound Disorders: A Review of the LiteratureReading Risk in Children With Speech Sound Disorder: Prevalence, Persistence, and PredictorsAre Speech Sound Difficulties Risk Factors for Difficulties in Language and Reading Skills? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

    19 min

  2. 5d ago

    014: What AI Can Never Replace About SLPs

    I just finished grading 22 final exams for my graduate students. They aced them.... and I still don't think they're ready to be SLPs yet. That's okay. Actually, it's the whole point. In my newest episode of The Reading SLP Podcast, I'm breaking down what grading those exams reminded me about the gap between classroom knowledge and clinical skill. I share why I still believe the CF year is essential (hot take!!) and why what we do can't be only learned from a textbook (or downloaded from ChatGPT). Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

    18 min

  3. May 20

    013 Income, Impact, and Ice Cream: Steal My Summer Reading Structure

    It's almost MDW which means summer is about to start. In this episode I talk about what I have planned inside my company, my practice, and my family for June and July. Then I'm going deep on my summer private practice schedule and the strategy I use to lesson plan 5 sessions in about 60 minutes per week. This strategy gives me space to create student-specific materials when I need to while also keeping my sessions predictable for both me and my students. This is the formula for a balanced summer of income, impact, and ice cream. 😎 Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

    23 min

  4. May 13

    012 Behind the Brand: What Its Like to Scale a Company

    Ever wonder what actually goes into running and growing The Reading SLP day to day? Elizabeth pulls back the curtain and welcomes a very special guest: the team member who helped scale The Reading SLP from a single course to a full community ecosystem. They're talking professional (and personal) growth, team-building, what worked, what didn't, and everything coming your way this summer. Post recapping TILLS event Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

    22 min

  5. May 7

    011 What Starting a Doctorate While Pregnant Taught Me About Risk

    What does it actually take to bet on yourself? In this episode, Elizabeth gets real about her Ed.D. journey — not just the milestone of passing her qualifying exams, but the messier, scarier decision that started it all: enrolling in a doctoral program while pregnant and walking away from a stable job. But this episode isn't really about school. It's about risk — and how we've been thinking about it wrong. Elizabeth also pulls back the curtain on what The Reading SLP actually is (hint: it's a lot more than a course), shares what's been happening in the After Dark WhatsApp group, and has an honest conversation about IEP season. If you've been sitting on a dream, waiting for the "right" time, or quietly talking yourself out of something big — this one's for you. The real risk isn't going for it. It's staying put. In this episode: Elizabeth celebrates passing her qualifying exams 🎉What the Ed.D. journey actually looks like (and what she didn't expect)The moment she had to choose: new baby, new career path, or bothWhy she believes the bigger risk is not going for itIEP season real talkThe Reading SLP After Dark and what you're missing in the group chatA reminder to stop borrowing problems from the future Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

    20 min

  6. May 1

    010: Behind the Scenes of The Reading SLP

    In this episode I open up about what happens behind the scenes of The Reading SLP. I talk about expanding the focus of this podcast, my two days with Nicole Culver, and the incredible insights from The Reading SLP After Dark 🌙 If you like this episode DM me on instagram and let me know @elizabeth_readingslp Resources Mentioned: ✨Summer Session Sellout Ticket- VIP Pricing! 🎤Listen: My Interview with Nicole Culver 🎥Watch: My Interview with Nicole Culver 📲Can you guess the other SLP CEOs? Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

    22 min

  7. Feb 26

    009 "Sight" Words 👀

    "Sight word" might be one of the most controversial and misunderstood terms in all of the science of reading...and it's time to set the record straight. In this episode, I share why traditional sight word walls are well-intentioned but off the mark and leave you with the language to explain it all to the teachers and families you work with. Katie Pace Miles on Sight Words ⭐️Join The Reading SLP⭐️ Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

    9 min

  8. Feb 6

    008 The Buzzword SLPs Need to Know

    Structured Literacy is a hot buzzword right now 🐝🐝 If you've ever head of the Science of Reading or Orton Gillingham, then you know more about Structured Literacy thank you realize... But knowing about it and confidently implementing it? Understanding our SLP-specific role? That's where most of us get stuck. In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly what Structured Literacy is, why it matters for your literacy students, and how it fits perfectly within your scope as an SLP. Plus, I'm introducing a brand-new opportunity to become a Structured Literacy Specialist—in less than a day. Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

    15 min
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The Reading SLP Podcast helps speech-language pathologists move beyond "that's not my job" and into your quantum leap as a reading expert. Elizabeth shows you how to use the principles of reading science, structured literacy, and SLP expertise to build your practice in the most aligned way possible. This is the toolkit to handle what grad school didn't teach you, what your caseload throws at you, and how to get to the other side...if you're ready to reclaim your career then this is the show for you.

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  • Creator
    Elizabeth, The Reading SLP
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 null All Rights Reserved.
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    The Reading SLP Podcast

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