SLP Nerdcast

SLP Nerdcast


Latest Episodes

School Re-entry After a Brain Injury
May 30, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:How common is it for children to acquire a brain injury and what does that have to do with you as a school-based SLP? Tune in this week to find out as pediatric brain injury specialist and SLP, Jenny Traver, shares her

Essential Elements of MTSS for Language
May 23, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryPssst! SLP! Yep, you over there in the speech closet. Did you know that you are likely the most knowledgeable professional in your school when it comes to language development, assessment, and intervention? Ok, so maybe

Building AAC Competence through Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Mentorship
May 16, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryLet’s hear a Woot! Woot! (with an emphasis on the OT) for this week’s episode featuring Instagrammers and AAC enthusiasts, Mara Jonet (SLP) and Annabeth Knight (OT) of The Fanny Pack Therapist. This collaborative duo sha

AAC Evaluation Basics Part 2: The Feature Matching Process
May 09, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryAAC evaluations got you reaching for the Advil? Breathe, there’s a framework for that! In this week’s episode, learn how to eliminate the guesswork in AAC system decision-making as Kate and Amy tag-team Part 2 of th

Applications of Dynamic Assessment Related to Language and Literacy
May 02, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryHow  does the opening scene of Star Trek 2:  The Wrath of Khan help us better understand test validity?  Tune in to find out as Dr. Doug Peterson and Dr. Trina Spencer return to the Nerdcast to continue th

Language Ideology and Linguistic Diversity in Speech and Language Pathology
March 28, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:In this week’s episode, guest expert Chelsea Privette helps us get real about language ideology and our responsibilities to shift the “standard” as language professionals supporting linguistically and culturally diverse

School-Age Stuttering Therapy: I’m So Confused About the Strategies!
March 21, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode SummaryIf you’re like me, you left grad school crossing your fingers that you could avoid clinically working with fluency so the world would never know how much you don’t know.  Or maybe you’re not like me, and fluency is

Enhancing Motor Learning in Childhood Apraxia of Speech
March 14, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereEpisode Summary:How prevalent is CAS REALLY? Is it true that CAS is the most over-diagnosed of the speech sound disorders? How does treatment for motor speech challenges differ from “traditional” arctic treatment?  The Nerd crew d

School-Age Stuttering Therapy: What SLPs need before they start
February 14, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereWow.  Nina Reeves comes to us by way of a listener request, and we are doubly grateful!  Thank you to our listener for bringing our attention to such a fantastic resource, and so many thanks to Nina Reeves for being generous

AAC and Inclusion During Remote Learning
February 07, 2021

Get .1 ASHA CEU hereIn this episode we had the great pleasure of welcoming Sarah Gregory, MS, CCC-SLP onto our show to discuss AAC and Inclusion in a virtual environment. Throughout she reminds us that inclusion is a mindset, not a location. She also h