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. 😎

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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

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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 both
• Why she believes the bigger risk is not going for it
• IEP season real talk
• The Reading SLP After Dark and what you're missing in the group chat
• A reminder to stop borrowing problems from the future

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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 🌙

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📲Can you guess the other SLP CEOs?

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"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

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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.

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I'm sharing the four skills I measure every time I measure reading (the fourth one might make you laugh). Want to jump ahead? Grab VIP pricing of The Reading SLP Assessment, exclusively for podcast listeners

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No, I didn't just write this title because I want you to join my program. 2026 is the year of Reading SLPs because of the shift that is happening inside the Science of Reading Movement. The SLPs who are prepared will get ahead while those without literacy knowledge will be left behind. (Recorded at The Reading SLP State of the Union)

If you are ready to be seen as a literacy leader in 2026, join us while enrollment is open.

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In late 2025 the International Dyslexia Association updated their definition of dyslexia. So why aren't more people talking about this? In this episode I’ll share why SLPs absolutely must know about these updates (hint: they relate to language!) and how you can easily become a dyslexia expert (under 60 minutes easy).

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