Speech and Language Kids Podcast

By Carrie Clark, Speech-Language Pathologist

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Resources for Speech Therapists and Parents: Speech Therapy Activities, Games and How-Tos

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Speech and Language Kids Podcast episodes:

10.10.2016
Why Use AAC for Toddlers or Children?
Why Use AAC for Toddlers or Children? AAC devices are augmentative/alternative communication systems that allow a person to communicate with those around them without speaking. There are many different types of AAC but the most common are high-tech AAC...
09.12.2016
Why Do Speech Therapists Group Children Together?
In this episode of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark discusses the benefits of groups speech therapy for children and why speech therapists group children together. Carrie also discusses the types of cases that benefit from...
08.08.2016
The Speech Therapist’s Role in Reading and Writing in Children and Adolescents
In this episode of The Speech and Language Kids Podcast, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark discusses what speech therapists can do to help with literacy (reading and writing) skills in children and adolescents. What is Literacy? Pre-reading skills like...
07.11.2016
Hypernasality Speech Therapy: Treatment Activities
Hypernasality Speech Therapy: Treatment Ideas for Hypernasal Speech Hypernasality occurs when a child speaks with too much nasal resonance. Airflow tends to be directed up into the nasal cavity during speech instead of primarily through the oral cavity. Nasal...
06.13.2016
Stuttering Therapy Techniques | Exercises and Activities
Stuttering Therapy Techniques: The purpose of speech therapy for children who stutter is to help them learn how to communicate effectively and easily. Sometimes that means eliminating the stutter all together, such as with preschoolers experiencing developmental disfluencies. But often,...
05.09.2016
Apraxia of Speech: Speech Therapy Activities for CAS
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: How to Do Speech Therapy for CAS Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a rare, neurologically-based speech disorder where the child knows what he wants to say but the message gets mixed up in the...
04.11.2016
Speech Therapy for Non-Verbal Children: Building Functional Communication
Therapy for Non-Speaking Children: How to Boost Functional Communication Skills Do you know a child with autism who isn't able to communicate basic wants and needs? Does the child lack the social skills to participate in social interactions? Do you...
03.13.2016
Teaching Children to Repair Communication Breakdowns
How to Help a Child Repair Communication Breakdown "Communication Breakdown" is what we call it when something goes wrong in a conversation and there is a misunderstanding. Our communication can break down for a number of reasons but most...
02.08.2016
Improving Summarizing Skills in Children Through Literacy
Today, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark explains how to help a child learn to summarize an event or story through the use of literacy activities. Listen below! Show Notes: Step One: Teach Main Idea Click Here to See How to...
01.11.2016
Working Smarter to Help Children with Speech and Language Skills
Learn how to reduce burn-out and stress whether you're a speech therapist or a parent of a child with speech and language delays. (Episode 55 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast) Manage Your Time Parents: Break practice sessions...
11.09.2015
Articulation and Phonological Therapy Approaches: How to Choose
Articulation and Phonological Therapy Approaches: What is the Best Speech Sound Therapy? It can be very difficult to figure out what type of speech sound therapy to do with a child. Today, I'm going to walk you through the...
10.15.2015
Social Skills Activities for Middle Schoolers: Speech Therapy Goals and Ideas
Social Skills Activities for Middle Schoolers: Speech Therapy Goals and Ideas Many of our children with language delays also have trouble with social skills.  This may be due to certain conditions that impair social skills, like autism, or it...
09.20.2015
Increasing Sentence Length (MLU)
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09.06.2015
Speech Therapy for Autism | Goals and Strategies
What is Autism? According to Autism Speaks, the term "autism" or "autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. In order to be diagnosed...
08.29.2015
Speech Therapy Materials: What do I Need? (11 Free Therapy Materials)
Speech Therapy Materials and Tools: What Do I Need? Speech-language pathologists and assistants use a lot of tools and resources to teach speech and language skills to children. What speech therapy materials and tools do we need to do...
08.22.2015
Waiting Cards: Language-Boosting Alternatives for Screen Time
You’re driving in the car and your kid is growing antsy. Quickest solution: Hand him your smart phone! You’re waiting for your food a restaurant and the little ones are throwing the sugar packets at each other. Easiest solution: Turn...
08.16.2015
How to Use Sock Puppets to Improve Grammar (Pronouns and Verb Tenses)
This fun therapy activity will let you work on grammar skills like pronouns and verb tenses while you’re playing with sock puppets. It’s cheap, it’s easy, and it’s SUPER fun! Check it out: Materials: Two Sock Puppets: Use tube socks...
06.08.2015
Perspective Taking Activities for Kids | Examples and Lessons
What is Perspective Taking? A child's inability to understand a situation from another person's point of view is called "perspective taking". Perspective taking allows us to feel what it would be like to be in the other person's shoes...
05.25.2015
Establishing Joint Attention: Therapy for Children Who Aren’t Tuned In
Establishing and Improving Joint Attention in Children Join the Hub to Access (Free Trial) Johnny doesn’t pay attention to other people. He doesn’t notice the other children that play around him...
05.12.2015
RTI Speech Therapy: How to Use 5-Minute Sessions for MTSS Tier 2
RTI Speech Therapy: How to Use 5-Minute Sessions for MTSS Tier 2 Response to Intervention (RTI) is an approach to supporting children who are struggling to learn something from the general education curriculum. It is when we provide additional...
05.11.2015
Resources for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)
What is an SLPA? **This first part is about the roles of an SLPA. For resources, materials, and support: scroll down! Here’s what the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) defines as a speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA): “Speech-language pathology assistants are...
05.04.2015
Ultimate Guide to Teaching Written Narratives by Grade Level
Breaking Down the Common Core Standards for Working on Written Narratives The common core standards are the set of curriculum guidelines that the department of education has set forth as a method of making sure that all students are taught...
04.27.2015
Dyslexia Speech Therapy: How SLPs Can Help with Dyslexia
Dyslexia Speech Therapy: How SLPs Can Help with Dyslexia Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These...
04.20.2015
Echolalia: What is Echolalia and How Can We Help?
What is Echolalia? Echolalia Meaning: Echolalia is the term used to describe when a child repeats or imitates what someone else has said. Echolalia Examples: Immediate Echolalia: Sometimes a child repeats your question instead of answering it. If you say,...
04.13.2015
Selective Mutism Speech Therapy and Treatment for Children
Selective Mutism Speech Therapy and Treatment for Children Selective mutism is a complex anxiety disorder that is characterized by a child’s consistent failure to speak in specific social situations in which there is an expectation for speaking (e.g., at...
04.06.2015
Early Childhood Podcast Episode
More Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists: Looking for more therapy ideas and resources to help you provide the BEST services to your clients? Join us in The SLP Solution, our membership program for speech-language professionals! Inside the membership, you'll find: Step-By-Step...
03.30.2015
How to Deal with Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom and Speech Therapy Room
Today we are joined by Karli Koning from http://www.behaviorpc.com/ to talk about challenging behavior problems in children. Karli explains how to figure out the function of a child’s behavior and use that information to help correct it.Listen to the interview...
03.23.2015
Making Inferences For Speech Therapy
How to Help Children Learn to Make Inferences An inference is when you use clues present (in text or in real life) along with your background knowledge to make a guess about something that's not explicitly known. For example,...
03.16.2015
Using Video Modeling For Kids With Autism
What is Video Modeling? Video modeling is a fun instructional technique where the child watches a video of himself or herself doing a desired behavior or skill. For example, let’s say Johnny always throws a fit on the way from...
03.09.2015
Productivity Tools For Speech Therapists
Thanks for stopping by! This video is going to show you my favorite tools for making my job as a speech therapist easier. These productivity hacking tools will show you how to get your work done more quickly and more...
03.02.2015
How To Teach A Child To Say The /l/ Sound
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02.23.2015
Idiom, Figurative Language Speech Therapy Activities
How to Teach Idioms and Figurative Language to Kids and Teens Have you been bending over backwards trying to teach your students idioms? Are they left high and dry when idioms are used in their classrooms? Well I’m going to...
02.16.2015
Declutter and Organize Your Speech Therapy Space
Productivity Hacks for Speech Therapists, Video One: De-cluttering and Organizing Your Speech Therapy Space http://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/declutter-and-organize-your-speech-therapy-space Click Here to Download the flow chart, floor plan, data sheet, and successes worksheet for free! Welcome to video one of my...
02.09.2015
How to Help your Child with Teasing
“You’re kid sounds funny” “He’s so weird” “What’s wrong with that kid?” “Why is he doing that?” “Is she dumb or something?” Sticks and stones may break bones but words can be just as painful if you are the parent...
02.02.2015
Writing IEP Goals | SMART Goals and Examples
Writing IEP Goals...The SMART Way! Writing IEP goals can be frustrating and intimidating...but it doesn't have to be! Imagine that you show up to an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting, whether you are a parent or a professional, and...
01.26.2015
Frontal Lisp/Interdental Lisp | Speech Therapy Ideas & Word Lists
What Is a Frontal Lisp? Let’s start at the beginning. A frontal lisp, also known as an interdental lisp, occurs when a child says the /s/ and /z/ sounds with the tongue pushed too far forward. This causes /s/ and...
01.19.2015
Final Consonant Deletion | Activities, Words, and Goals
What is Final Consonant Deletion? Final consonant deletion is a phonological process (pattern of speech errors) where a child drops off the ending consonants of all words. Final Consonant Deletion Examples: “dog” becomes “dah” “cat” becomes “ca” And “Please...
01.12.2015
The Magic Formula to Teach a Child Any New Skill (By Fading Supports)
The inspiration for this post came to me while I was laying in my 10-month-old’s crib with him. Yeah, I’m that mom. But let me explain! My sweet baby boy was an excellent sleeper until he hit the 6-month mark. ...
11.24.2014
Parent Rights in the IEP Process with Lara Wakefield
In episode 26 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, Carrie Clark interviews speech-language pathologist Lara Wakefield, PhD, CCC-SLP about the parent rights in the IEP process. Lara discusses what rights you have as a parent of a child with...
11.17.2014
Speech Therapy Generalization: Boosting Self-Awareness to Increase Carry-Over
Speech Therapy Generalization: Boosting Self-Awareness to Increase Carry-Over In episode 25 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark discusses how to increase self-awareness and carry-over skills for children who do not pay attention to if...
11.09.2014
How to Teach the /r/ Sound with Christine Ristuccia
In episode 24 of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, Carrie Clark interviews speech-language pathologist Christine Ristuccia, founder of "Say it Right" about how to teach that tricky /r/ sound. This is great information for parents or SLPs! Who...
11.06.2014
Phonological Processes: Definition, Examples, and Therapy
What Are Phonological Processes? Phonological processes are patterns of sound replacements that children use to simplify their speech. When a child is young, he hears the speech sounds of the language used around him, but he can't yet produce all...
11.03.2014
Apraxia of Speech: Speech Therapy Approach by Nancy Kaufman
Teaching Adjectives to Children: Activities and Worksheets for Helping Kids Learn Adjectives Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a rare, neurologically-based speech disorder where the child knows what he wants to say but the message gets mixed up in...
10.30.2014
Initial Consonant Deletion: Minimal Pairs and Therapy Activities
What is Initial Consonant Deletion? Initial consonant deletion is the phonological process when a child consistently leaves off consonants from the beginning of words. For example, "stick" becomes "ick" and "tree" becomes "ee". While young children often leave consonants off...
10.28.2014
Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Speech-Language Pathologist Barbara Davis joins us today to discuss the signs and symptoms of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) as well as how it is diagnosed. Click the play button below to listen to the entire episode or scroll down...
08.13.2014
5-Minute Speech Therapy Sessions: How Long Should Therapy Sessions Be?
5-Minute Speech Therapy Sessions: How Long Should Speech Therapy Sessions Be? What if I told you there was a way for your clients to make faster progress with less time in therapy? I'm guessing you'd be all about it,...
08.05.2014
Social Skills for Autistic Adolescents and Teens
Social Skills for Autistic Adolescents and Teens Today we're discussing how to teach conversation and social skills to older children who are struggling. This may include children with autism or other social impairments. Social Skill Therapy for Autistic...
07.30.2014
Stuttering Therapy for Children
How to conduct stuttering therapy with children On, this episode of the speech and language kids podcast, Carrie Clark reviews the current research on stuttering therapy for children. You will also learn how to conduct this therapy yourself. Note: This information is...
07.24.2014
How this Chiropractor Helps Kids with Sensory Issues
In this episode of the Speech and Language Kids Podcast, Carrie interviews chiropractor Dr. Aaron Cunningham of Keystone Chiropractic and Sensory Development Center in Columbia, MO. Dr. Aaron discusses how his clinic is helping children with sensory issues and nuerodevelopmental disabilities,...
07.14.2014
7 Easy Things You Can Do Today to Help Your Child’s Speech and Language Skills
The podcast is back! After a much needed break to take care of my beautiful new baby boy, I am back and ready to get this podcast rolling again! This episode will give you 7 easy things you can do...

What's Speech and Language Kids Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Speech and Language Kids Podcast episodes:

Why Use AAC for Toddlers or Children?

Why Do Speech Therapists Group Children Together?

The Speech Therapist’s Role in Reading and Writing in Children and Adolescents

Hypernasality Speech Therapy: Treatment Activities

Stuttering Therapy Techniques | Exercises and Activities

Apraxia of Speech: Speech Therapy Activities for CAS

Speech Therapy for Non-Verbal Children: Building Functional Communication

Teaching Children to Repair Communication Breakdowns

Improving Summarizing Skills in Children Through Literacy

Working Smarter to Help Children with Speech and Language Skills

Articulation and Phonological Therapy Approaches: How to Choose

Social Skills Activities for Middle Schoolers: Speech Therapy Goals and Ideas

Increasing Sentence Length (MLU)

Speech Therapy for Autism | Goals and Strategies

Speech Therapy Materials: What do I Need? (11 Free Therapy Materials)

Waiting Cards: Language-Boosting Alternatives for Screen Time

How to Use Sock Puppets to Improve Grammar (Pronouns and Verb Tenses)

Perspective Taking Activities for Kids | Examples and Lessons

Establishing Joint Attention: Therapy for Children Who Aren’t Tuned In

RTI Speech Therapy: How to Use 5-Minute Sessions for MTSS Tier 2

Resources for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)

Ultimate Guide to Teaching Written Narratives by Grade Level

Dyslexia Speech Therapy: How SLPs Can Help with Dyslexia

Echolalia: What is Echolalia and How Can We Help?

Selective Mutism Speech Therapy and Treatment for Children

Early Childhood Podcast Episode

How to Deal with Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom and Speech Therapy Room

Making Inferences For Speech Therapy

Using Video Modeling For Kids With Autism

Productivity Tools For Speech Therapists

How To Teach A Child To Say The /l/ Sound

Idiom, Figurative Language Speech Therapy Activities

Declutter and Organize Your Speech Therapy Space

How to Help your Child with Teasing

Writing IEP Goals | SMART Goals and Examples

Frontal Lisp/Interdental Lisp | Speech Therapy Ideas & Word Lists

Final Consonant Deletion | Activities, Words, and Goals

The Magic Formula to Teach a Child Any New Skill (By Fading Supports)

Parent Rights in the IEP Process with Lara Wakefield

Speech Therapy Generalization: Boosting Self-Awareness to Increase Carry-Over

How to Teach the /r/ Sound with Christine Ristuccia

Phonological Processes: Definition, Examples, and Therapy

Apraxia of Speech: Speech Therapy Approach by Nancy Kaufman

Initial Consonant Deletion: Minimal Pairs and Therapy Activities

Signs, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech

5-Minute Speech Therapy Sessions: How Long Should Therapy Sessions Be?

Social Skills for Autistic Adolescents and Teens

Stuttering Therapy for Children

How this Chiropractor Helps Kids with Sensory Issues

7 Easy Things You Can Do Today to Help Your Child’s Speech and Language Skills