Let's Talk about being a SLT/SLP

About this episode

Libby and Hallie discuss the importance of supporting older students in speech and language therapy.

Hallie Sherman, M.S. CCC-SLP has worked with older students for many years. She has a practical, pragmatic approach to her work to make sure her therapy is effective. She prioritises using students' interests in order to keep them engaged and making progress. She has made lots of resources to help SLT/SLPs save time and energy. Her book came out in November, which is great 'The Secondary SLP Roadmap: Motivating Students to Crush their Speech and Language Goals.' Libby and Hallie discuss why it is so important to support older students in this month's episode. Contact details and link to buy the book: https://speechtimefun.com/ https://amzn.eu/d/0eXsPhW

People in this episode

Host: Libby Hill

Guest: Hallie Sherman

Topics covered

• speech and language therapy
• supporting older students
• engagement strategies
• SLP resources
• effective therapy

Keywords

• SLT
• SLP
• speech therapy
• older students
• engagement
• resources
• therapy effectiveness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: speechtimefun.com, Amazon

Books & works: The Secondary SLP Roadmap: Motivating Students to Crush their Speech and Language Goals

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