The Preschool SLP: KellyVessSLP

Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP
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The Preschool SLP: KellyVessSLP

Get ready for all things speech pathology: AAC, ADHD, Apraxia, Articulation Therapy, Autism, Behavior, Early Intervention, Executive Function, Evidence-Based Practice, Gestalt Language, Literacy Intervention, Movement, Multi-Modal Cueing, Narratives, Partnerships, Phonological Awareness, Sensory, Speech Strategies, Target Selection, Technology, Telehealth, and Self-care. Be better. Do better. Create better. Make the world a better place, one person at a time. You're first. Join Kelly every Thursday and at the drawing board. Do better with easy step-by-step 'how-to's' with ready-for-use printables and over 100 video clips of best practices, check out Kelly's book "Speech Sound Disorders: Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment." It is available at Amazon and major booksellers internationally. If you learn from doing and work with children with special needs, join Kelly's Sparkle in School Membership. Make intervention EASY with weekly ready-for-use materials and Google Slides Decks sent to your inbox. Check it out today at kellyvess.com. Thoughts to share? Email: Kelly@KellyVess.com

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    160. 3 Step to Become a Culturally Competent SLP

    Dive into the episode for three actionable steps to being culturally competent. Being culturally competent is pivotal to being effective in working with families, colleagues, and children with communication impairments. Enough talk already. Ready to take action? Join the SIS Membership and let's roll up our sleeves together at https://kellyvess.com/sis Check out the article by Jennifer Lansford in Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/parenting-and-culture/202201/can-parents-be-both-individualist-and-collectivist You can access 'The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down' by Anne Fadiman on Audible or any major bookstore.

    24 min

  2. FEB 6

    159. What NOT to Do: Five Common Mistakes with High-Tech AAC + Autism

    This episode dives into five common mistakes professionals make with high-tech AAC devices. Check out this episode to learn how we can DSD (Do Something Different) by knowing better and doing better. Make sure to check out the SIS Membership and receive our updated 2025 speech and language targets with digital clips to illustrate cues at www.kellyvess.com/sis Join the SIS Membership for a month, have a library of powerful treatment targets, and unsubscribe if you and your kiddos don't love the SIS Membership.

    30 min

  3. JAN 30

    158. Autism & AAC: Putting the Latest Research into Practice

    Join me behind the scenes to review this recent article on AAC for children with Autism. You can access the article at ASHA.org: Lund, S. K., Quach, W., Weissling, K., & McKelvey, M. (2025). Augmentative and alternative communication assessment for children on the autism spectrum: Protocol development and content validation. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 56(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_lshss-23-00127 To download a free, Step-by-Step "How-to" Support Children Using AAC Devices using the M.O.D.E.L. Approach digital workshop, go to www.kellyvess.com/aac To put the latest research into practice, don't delay and join the SIS Membership today. Receive educationally-rich activities weekly to optimize communication gains for diverse groups of children: www.kellyvess.com/sis

    37 min

  4. JAN 23

    157. Help! Try These 3 Strategies with Dysregulated Children

    If you work with or have a child with Autism, this episode is for you. We are diving into three strategies that support regulation for children with sensory challenges. Put these strategies into use today, and don't delay and join SIS today. Receive the updated speech and language treatment library, complete with video illustrations at kellyvess.com/sis

    23 min

  5. JAN 16

    156. Do THIS to Monitor Your Clients' Progress in Speech Therapy

    Let's talk data! In this episode, I share my empirically-based method to monitor gains when treating speech sound disorders effectively. Ready to cut your number of speech errors in half three months into the school year? Don't delay and check out the SIS Membership today at kellyvess.com/sis Receive newly updated speech and language targets the week you join and optimize your speech and language gains today..

    32 min

  6. JAN 9

    155. How SLPs Can Go Against the Grain Without Getting Splinters

    Putting research into real-world practice can be challenging in the real world, where ineffective practices are commonplace. However, don't let these obstacles deter you from going against the grain in providing empirically-based practices. This episode will give you four strategies to create lifelong change for your clients in less-than-ideal environments. You've got this! Ready to roll up your sleeves and put research into practice? Don't delay and check out the SIS Membership today at kellyvess.com/sis

    28 min

  7. JAN 2

    154. Five Favorite Self-Care Splurges You Need to Try!

    When you are healthier and happier, you perform better inside and outside of therapy. I am sharing my five favorite self-care splurges in this episode. These brands, for which I have no affiliations, are primarily pure.com and cruchi.com. If you are ready to uplevel your therapy in 2025, don't delay and check out SIS today with the free "3 Intervention Secrets Workshop" at kellyvess.com:

    20 min

  8. 12/19/2024

    153. Strategies to Support Students Who Stutter Over the Holidays

    Here come the holidays! Unfortunately, they can be exceptionally challenging for our kiddos who stutter and tend to become dysfluent during this time. Check out this episode for eight strategies today that support fluency for children who stutter by building resiliency while removing holiday stressors. Looking for 100% done-for-you weekly activities? Make sure to check out the Free 3 Intervention Secrets Workshop.

    14 min
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Get ready for all things speech pathology: AAC, ADHD, Apraxia, Articulation Therapy, Autism, Behavior, Early Intervention, Executive Function, Evidence-Based Practice, Gestalt Language, Literacy Intervention, Movement, Multi-Modal Cueing, Narratives, Partnerships, Phonological Awareness, Sensory, Speech Strategies, Target Selection, Technology, Telehealth, and Self-care. Be better. Do better. Create better. Make the world a better place, one person at a time. You're first. Join Kelly every Thursday and at the drawing board. Do better with easy step-by-step 'how-to's' with ready-for-use printables and over 100 video clips of best practices, check out Kelly's book "Speech Sound Disorders: Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment." It is available at Amazon and major booksellers internationally. If you learn from doing and work with children with special needs, join Kelly's Sparkle in School Membership. Make intervention EASY with weekly ready-for-use materials and Google Slides Decks sent to your inbox. Check it out today at kellyvess.com. Thoughts to share? Email: Kelly@KellyVess.com

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  • Creator
    Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    160
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Research to Practice Preschool SLP LLC
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