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How do you know where to start with a preschooler who’s hard to understand? In today’s episode, I’m walking you through a real-life case study of a sweet little one (we’ll call her Arianna) who had significant speech and language challenges. I’ll share the exact process I used to figure out what to target first and how I built a therapy plan that made meaningful progress possible—even with limited time and resources.
This episode is perfect for SLPs, teachers, and parents working with preschoolers who have unclear speech, multiple delays, or difficulty getting their message across.
You can listen to the full podcast episode below:
We started by figuring out which areas of communication were causing the most trouble. For Arianna, that meant:
Tip: Narrow down to the areas that will give you the most bang for your buck—the ones that will make everything else easier once they improve.
SLK Screening Checklist (Free inside the Hub!)
Once we knew her biggest challenges, we used SLK’s progress monitoring checklists to pinpoint where she was breaking down:
These checklists helped us move from a broad area (like “speech”) to the exact patterns to target in therapy.
Progress Monitoring Tools
We mapped Arianna’s goals onto SLK’s structured therapy pathways:
This helped create a clear, step-by-step plan that fit her level and needs.
From there, we picked specific therapy goals:
These were the skills that would have the biggest immediate impact on her intelligibility and communication success.
Since Arianna was just 4 years old, we kept our sessions fun and flexible:
We also collaborated with her teacher and sent simple homework activities home for carryover.
In the second half of the episode, we tackled listener questions about similar preschoolers:
I shared how the same SLK framework helps guide those decisions so you can confidently know what to target first.
Join the Speech and Language Kids Hub – Free & Paid Plans
SLK Screening Checklist
SLK Progress Monitoring Tools
Therapy Pathways & Materials ($25/month or $250/year)
The post Arianna’s Story: Preschool Speech and Language appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.
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How do you know where to start with a preschooler who’s hard to understand? In today’s episode, I’m walking you through a real-life case study of a sweet little one (we’ll call her Arianna) who had significant speech and language challenges. I’ll share the exact process I used to figure out what to target first and how I built a therapy plan that made meaningful progress possible—even with limited time and resources.
This episode is perfect for SLPs, teachers, and parents working with preschoolers who have unclear speech, multiple delays, or difficulty getting their message across.
You can listen to the full podcast episode below:
We started by figuring out which areas of communication were causing the most trouble. For Arianna, that meant:
Tip: Narrow down to the areas that will give you the most bang for your buck—the ones that will make everything else easier once they improve.
SLK Screening Checklist (Free inside the Hub!)
Once we knew her biggest challenges, we used SLK’s progress monitoring checklists to pinpoint where she was breaking down:
These checklists helped us move from a broad area (like “speech”) to the exact patterns to target in therapy.
Progress Monitoring Tools
We mapped Arianna’s goals onto SLK’s structured therapy pathways:
This helped create a clear, step-by-step plan that fit her level and needs.
From there, we picked specific therapy goals:
These were the skills that would have the biggest immediate impact on her intelligibility and communication success.
Since Arianna was just 4 years old, we kept our sessions fun and flexible:
We also collaborated with her teacher and sent simple homework activities home for carryover.
In the second half of the episode, we tackled listener questions about similar preschoolers:
I shared how the same SLK framework helps guide those decisions so you can confidently know what to target first.
Join the Speech and Language Kids Hub – Free & Paid Plans
SLK Screening Checklist
SLK Progress Monitoring Tools
Therapy Pathways & Materials ($25/month or $250/year)
The post Arianna’s Story: Preschool Speech and Language appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.
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