Hallie discusses teaching vocabulary and how to make word segmentation work for older students. In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, Hallie tackles the often-overlooked skill of word segmentation. She discusses the challenges of teaching segmentation to older students and provides five no-prep, age-appropriate activities that connect to their interests. Wheth ... Show More
Sep 21
Documenting Strengths-Based Therapy in a Goal-Driven System
Struggling to know what "good" data collection actually looks like, especially with older students on your caseload? In this episode, Hallie sits down with Kayla Obenour, an SLP with over a decade of experience across schools, outpatient, home health, and private practice, to cha ... Show More
25m 34s
Sep 14
Using One Activity With As Many Groups As Possible
In this solo episode, Hallie breaks down how to stop drowning in back-to-back groups with completely different goals. She covers why you don't need a separate activity for every student, how one resource — a video, book, article, or even a game — can hit multiple goals at once, a ... Show More
16m 7s
Sep 7
Do Not Fear The Vocalic R
Feeling stuck when it comes to that pesky vocalic R? In this episode, Hallie sits down with Karen Krogg of The Pedi Speechie, a school-based SLP with a serious R obsession, to talk through everything from tongue shape to carryover. Karen breaks down her hand gesture analogies, fa ... Show More
34m 27s
Apr 2024
A Month of Therapy Using a Fiction Article
Welcome to another episode of the SLP Now podcast!In the last couple episodes, we've been exploring literacy-based therapy plans that will help you target your students’ goals across multiple ages, group sizes, and skill levels.We covered therapy planning for an early language un ... Show More
18m 51s
Feb 2023
EP 106 - Where to Find Digital Reading Passages for Speech Therapy
In this episode, I discuss where to find digital reading passages, which can be a valuable addition to our speech therapy toolbox. If you're in school, reading passages allow you to align your therapy materials with the classroom curriculum, and they can also be a great way to en ... Show More
8m 36s
May 2023
Bolstering Vocabulary with Teacher Talk in the Classroom
🎙️ Welcome to ESL Talk! 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.In this episode, we explore the power of teacher talk as a strategy for improving students' vocabulary, particularly in the context of academic language development. While many students can quickly ma ... Show More
34m 44s
Jan 2024
[Episode 83] What Every Teacher Should Know About Speech Pathology (w/Lisa Geary)
In this engaging episode of Teaching Channel Talks, we’re joined by Lisa Geary, an award-winning speech-language pathologist, to discuss the importance of collaboration between teachers and speech-language pathologists (SLPs). By exploring ways in which teachers can partner with ... Show More
22m 1s
Jul 2025
Teaching Overconfident Students
🎙️ Welcome to ESL Talk! 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.In this episode of ESL Talk, we tackle the challenge of teaching overconfident students. Our special guest, Melanie from Diction HQ, shares her expert strategies and insights on how to effectively eng ... Show More
41m 58s
Nov 2023
Boosting Learners' Speaking and Listening Skills
🎙️ Welcome to ESL Talk! 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.Join us this week on ESL Talk with our guest, Cami, an English coach from Argentina who works with Spanish-speaking English learners! We're diving into strategies and insights on how to boost learners ... Show More
26m 52s