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Today Iâm sharing an interview I did with Amy Baugh, a member of Language Therapy Advance Foundations.
Amy Baugh is an experienced SLP, a life-long learner and truly enjoys listening to podcasts, joining SLP groups on social media and collaborating with her besties about all thingsâ speech, language and being a business owner. She is the proud mother of two college aged daughters and enjoys learning and practicing functional health, working out, reading, and cooking. She is the owner of Elation Speech and Language Services. Link here: https://www.elationspeech.com/
When Amy took a position at a high school with a large caseload, she knew she needed a solid strategy for keeping intervention intensive, but also ensuring teachers and paraprofessionals had the information they needed to support students in class, which is what inspired her to join Language Therapy Advance Foundations.
When many clinicians come to me for support, theyâre often focused on the âmicroâ, such as planning sessions. Thatâs why one of the first things I give clinicians I support is a framework clinicians can use for language therapy in direct intervention.
However, once clinicians have their heads above water and they have the mental bandwidth to focus on the âmacroâ, they realize what else is possible when it comes to the impact they can make, as well as career opportunities.
In Amyâs case, it meant being able to focus on training teachers and paraprofessionals to implement language intervention in the classroom, as well as having an intervention framework to use when she started a private practice.
In this conversation, we discuss:
â The power of consultation and coaching when you have a large caseload.
â The âhouseâ strategy for initiating collaborations with teachers and adjacent disciplines.
â Why focusing on your âsystemsâ, like your schedule, habits, and frameworks can help you get buy-in from teachers and administration.
â The importance of syntax, vocabulary, and word study at the secondary level.
You can connect with Amy at the Elation Speech and Language website here: https://www.elationspeech.com/
You can also connect with her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-baugh-m-a-ccc-slp-20bb974b/
Amy is a member of Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my program that gives SLPs and other service providers create a system for language therapy. You can learn more about the program here: https://drkarenspeech.com/languagetherapy/
We mentioned the follow previous De Facto Leaders episode in this conversation:
EP 147: High school language therapy: Do we still have time to make an impact? (with Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz) Here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-147-high-school-language-therapy-do-we-still-have-time-to-make-an-impact-with-tiffany-shahoumian-ruiz/
EP 180: The relationship of literacy and language skills and involvement with the justice system (with Dr. Shameka Stewart) Here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-180-the-relationship-of-literacy-and-language-skills-and-involvement-with-the-justice-system-with-dr-shameka-stewart/
EP 181: Developmental language disorder: Impact of literacy and life beyond school (with Dr. Karla McGregor) Here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-181-developmental-language-disorder-impacts-on-literacy-and-life-beyond-school-with-dr-karla-mcgregor/
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
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Finding the right amount of therapy materials is a struggle for many clinicians. Itâs hard to find the balance between having enough options, without having so many choices it feels overwhelming.
Now that we have access to digital resources, we also have to think about how to use technology responsibly and effectively.
Thatâs why I invited Dr. Karen Rose to episode 204 of the De Facto Leaders podcast to discuss how digital platforms can minimize cognitive fatigue and improve communication on multidisciplinary teams.
Dr. Karen Rose has over two decades of experience as a pediatric speech and language pathologist, fueling her passion for improving healthcare. As the former Vice President of Research and Clinical Development at Cognishine, she provided clinical and academic guidance and contributed to numerous research projects. She is now engaged in postdoctoral research and continues to work with Cognishine as an external advisor. Her work has been published in numerous internationally renowned journals.
In this conversation, we discuss:
â How different clinical disciplines can collaborate with each other, as well as IT professionals to create engaging therapy resources.
â Using technology to enhance (but not replace) interactive in-person experiences.
â Thinking of digital platforms and therapy materials as a communication tool for team collaboration and parent coaching.
â Leveraging online materials to provide scaffolding for therapists so they donât have to start from scratch; while still allowing room for engagement and creativity.
Learn more about Cognishine here: https://www.cognishine.com/
Follow Cognishine on LinkedIn here. https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognishine-therapy-and-education-ltd/
Explore some of Congishineâs Educational Resources and Free Activities here: https://app.cognishine.com/en-us/free-activities
Connect with Dr. Karen on LinkedIn directly here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-rose-228757327/
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadershipWeâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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In this episode, Iâm answering FAQs from the School of Clinical Leadership members about supporting studentsâ executive functioning.
I answer the following questions:
What is frontloading, and why is it useful for students experiencing executive dysfunction and anxiety?
When is it best to use structured, explicit instruction, and when is it best to let students figure things out on their own?
How do you help students who wonât complete work unless they have an adult sitting next to them?
How do we provide ENOUGH support for students who need explicit instruction, but not so much that weâre making students prompt dependent?
What can school staff do if parents arenât setting boundaries with kids at home?
How can we support parents who are struggling with bed times and morning routines?
This Q & A was done for members of the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that teaches related service providers how to support executive functioning in the K-12 setting. You can learn more about the program here: https://drkarenspeech.lpages.co/lta-foundations-enrollment-2-web-fb
I also mentioned my Time Tracking Journal tool, which provides a strategy that helps children build the executive functioning skills they need to complete multistep tasks. You can learn more about the Time Tracking Journal here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/timejournal
You can sign up for the free executive functioning training called âHow to be evidence-based and neurodiversity-affirming with executive functioning supportâ here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/efleadership
I mentioned an additional examples of frontloading for social situations in this previous podcast episode: EP 167: Executive Functioning Support: Three Paradigm Shifts for School Teams. Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-167-a-framework-for-executive-functioning-intervention-three-shifts-for-school-teams/
Finally, I mention the explicit instruction framework by Anita Archer and Charles Hughes. Link here: https://explicitinstruction.org/
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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A good school leader knows how to protect their staff from initiatives and fires they may need to put out on a regular basis. In many cases if youâre unaware of everything your school administrator is dealing with, it means theyâre doing their job well.
This lack of awareness of what happens behind-the-scenes may mean little appreciation for everything administrators are dealing with. While negative perceptions exist towards teachers and other school staff members as well, the public tends to be even more unforgiving towards those in leadership positions.
Yet despite all the negativity, Iâm optimistic. Part of that is because of the many conversations Iâve had with public sector leaders. When you remove the parts from the whole, and speak with the individuals who are part of the bigger system, it's easier to see past the politics and have an appreciation for the work being done.
Thatâs why Iâm highlighting impactful clips from three past interviews focused on the struggles of school leaders, as well as whatâs possible when we put the right supports in place for students, teachers, and the people leading them.
These interviews feature discussions on:
â The impact of social media on the perception of education, and shedding light on the âbehind-the-scenesâ challenges of principals.
â The importance of positive adult role models in shaping kidsâ beliefs about whatâs
â The power of K-12 education in creating life opportunities.
â Using meditation to decrease disciplinary write-ups and increase your own creative problem-solving.
â How to use the 85% rule to support your mental health and show up for your students.
You can listen to the full interviews here along with guest bios:
EP 114: Do school leaders need coaching? (with Dan Kelley) Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-114-do-school-leaders-need-coaching-with-dan-kelley/
EP 128: Using K-12 education to create opportunities and find your calling (with Dr. Joseph Williams) Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-128-using-k-12-education-to-create-opportunities-and-find-your-calling-with-dr-joseph-williams-iii/
EP 124: Meditation for educators and the art of giving 85% (with Danny Bauer) Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-124-meditation-for-educators-and-the-art-of-giving-85-with-danny-bauer/
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Many people classify swallowing and feeding intervention as a âmedicalâ service that shouldnât be addressed in the schools.
This is a very black and white (and inaccurate) way of thinking.
Children with complex medical needs have a right to FAPE.
Measuring whether or not students are accessing their curriculum canât be solely based on grades; which is unfortunately what many teams default to when it comes to determining if services and accommodations are educationally relevant.
Thatâs why I invited pediatric swallowing and feeding specialist Carolyn Dolby to the De Facto Leaders podcast to talk about what school teams can, and SHOULD be doing for swallowing and feeding in the schools.
Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, specializes in pediatric feeding and swallowing evaluations and interventions as the Dysphagia Support Speech Language Pathologist for a large public school in the Pacific NorthWest. In her prior experience as a clinician, she has served populations across the lifespan in medical, in-home, and private practice settings. Her graduate-level courses for the University of Houston prepare the next generation of school-based dysphagia providers. In her âBite-Sized Adviceâ private practice, she provides consultation services and dysphagia support nationwide. She presents locally and nationally with a focus on delivering dynamic dysphagia services.
In this conversation, we discuss:
â The phases of swallowing, including the âpre-oral phaseâ schools need to consider.
â How the environment and events leading up to meal times impact a kid's ability to eat safely and efficiently in the lunchroom.
â Why the âcurriculumâ isnât just about academic areas, and removing a child from an opportunity to socialize can be a violation of their rights.
â Children need to be able to access their LRE. They canât do this if they canât maintain adequate nutrition and hydration across the school day.
â Court cases, legal mandates, and which âmedicalâ services schools should be providing.
You can connect with Carolyn at [email protected].
Listen to the School of Speech Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAqLI0-BOrrL4ftJWyDf1HewdiHAjKGuJ
Listen to my interview on the School of Speech Podcast called âPositioning Yourself as a Literacy and Executive Functioning Expert on Your School Teamâ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmY0MR6H7QM&list=PLAqLI0-BOrrL4ftJWyDf1HewdiHAjKGuJ&index=4
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Emily Homerâs Students Eat Safely Website. Link here: https://www.emilymhomer.com
The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) website: https://iddsi.org
In this episode, I mention Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my program that helps SLPs create a system for language therapy. You can learn more about Language Therapy Advance Foundations here: https://drkarenspeech.com/languagetherapy/
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Helping families feel involved in their childâs school experience is a challenge; and underrepresented populations may often feel like their voices arenât being heard.
While it can help if school staff buy in to the idea of family engagement, itâs difficult for schools to make it happen without the right systems in place.
Thatâs why I invited Ari Gerzon-Kessler to episode 200 of De Facto Leaders to talk about the âFamilies and Educators Togetherâ, or FET team framework heâs developed.
Ari Gerzon-Kessler is a sought after speaker and professional learning provider. He is the author of âOn The Same Team: Bringing Educators & Underrepresented Families Together,â which won the Gold Medal from the Independent Publishers Book Awards for outstanding education book of 2024. Ari is a speaker, trainer, and coach working with schools and districts committed to forging stronger school-family partnerships. He also leads the Family Partnerships department for the Boulder Valley School District (CO).
Ari has been an educator since 2000, having served as a principal and bilingual teacher. In 2006, Ari was a recipient of the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund. As principal, his school received the Governorâs Distinguished Improvement Award in 2013. His leadership efforts to strengthen partnerships with underrepresented families and dismantle unjust practices was featured in Education Week in 2015.
In this conversation, we discuss:
â How to get and keep families engaged in the âFamilies and Educators Togetherâ (FET) Team
â Whatâs the difference between the PTO and the FET team, and how can these two teams work together.
â âEvent-basedâ planning versus âEngagement-basedâ planning?
â Using a combination of technology and in-person events to increase equity and help families feel more included in their childrenâs school experience.
â How to set up systems that enable educators to have regular positive communication with families.
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
Learn more about Ariâs workshops, articles, and resources here: https://tinyurl.com/4yaszykn
You can connect with Ari on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/arigerzon-kessler
Connect with him on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ari.gerzonkessler/
Get his book âOn The Same Team: Bringing Educators & Underrepresented Families Together,â here: https://www.solutiontree.com/on-the-same-team.html
Email him at [email protected].
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Finding the resources and funding for learning tools and enriching events is a consistent challenge for many districts.
The PTO is often a largely underutilized resource, but most people cringe at the thought of having to attend one more committee meeting, especially in the evenings.
Yet a well-run PTO can help take some of the load off of school staff and leverage resources in the community.
Thatâs why I was excited to talk to Christina Hidek from PTO Answers about how school staff and PTOs can work together.
Christina Hidek is a recovering attorney turned Professional Organizer and certified PTO volunteer nerd. She founded PTO Answers 7 years ago to boost family engagement in schools and empower parents to improve their childâs educational experience and school community through PTA/PTO involvement. Sheâs been an active PTO leader for the past 14 years and hosts the vibrant 7900 plus member Super Star PTO Leaders Facebook Group. When sheâs not volunteering, you can find her in her garden, listening to the latest Katherine Center audiobook or walking the family dogs.
In this conversation, we discuss:
â How to get people to show up to the first PTO meeting (hint: Itâs not by asking, âHey, want to join the PTO?â)
â Ways people can get involved if they canât come to PTO meetings.
â Examples of low-maintenance, high-profit fundraisers.
â Deciding what events and initiatives are a priority for your district.
â Creative ways to get resources, funding, and donations.
Hereâs where you can go to connect with Christina:
On Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ptoanswers
On Pinterest here: https://www.pinterest.com/ptoanswers
On YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/ptoanswers
Take a look at her website here: https://ptoanswers.com/
Sign up for the PTO/Teachers Collaboration Guide here: https://ptoanswers.com/teachers/
Join the PTO Super Star Leaders Facebook Group: https://ptoanswers.com/community
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Teachers and school leaders often feel like they have to be âeverything to everyoneâ.
Not only are educators expected to deliver high-quality instruction in traditional academic areas, theyâre also expected to provide social-emotional support, vocational training, and everything in between.When it comes to supporting mental health, this can be a tricky ethical line to walk when youâre trained as a teacher and not as a clinician.
Additionally, school staff are constantly trying to manage their own mental health needs, which is a challenge when the public tends to be unforgiving.
Thatâs why I invited Dr. Hayley Watson to episode 198 of De Facto Leaders to talk about how to help teachers support mental health in a way that falls within their scope.
Dr. Hayley Watson is the founder and CEO of Open Parachute, a Tier 1 K-12 curriculum program that supports the mental health of students, teachers, and parents. She is also an author and Clinical Psychologist and holds a PhD in school bullying interventions. She has been creating and delivering programs for youth and practitioners across the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia for the past 20 years.
In this conversation, we discuss:
â Special education accommodations feel like âextraâ work for teachers: Embedding mental health into Tier 1 curriculum solves this problem.
â Why talking about mental health in general education helps educate peers on diverse learning needs.
â Destigmatizing mental health and giving youth the language to talk about self-regulation and self-care.
â Service delivery models: Why we need BOTH structured, explicit intervention and real-life practice in social-emotional curriculums.
You can learn more about Open Parachute and Dr. Watsonâs mental health curriculum for schools on her website here: https://openparachuteschools.com/
Listen to her TEDx talk âYouth Mental Health is not as complicated as we make it out to beâ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVZdMXK4kvk&t=2shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVZdMXK4kvk&t=2s
Connect with Dr. Watson on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-hayley-watson-2b249a16/
In this conversation, I mentioned this previous episode: EP 151: Does your system support your policy and your curriculum (with Jalita Johnson) here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-151-does-your-system-support-your-policy-and-your-curriculum-with-jalita-johnson/
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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âScaffoldingâ has become a buzzword when it comes to helping kids become more independent with academic and functional tasks, but it's only useful if people know what it means.
Watching students or your own children struggle to transition or complete daily tasks can be uncomfortable for both the adults and children.
As a result, it can be easy to get pulled in to a situation where kids become prompt-dependent.
Thatâs why I invited Rebecca Robbins to De Facto Leaders to talk about how to use declarative statements and strategic pausing to increase independence.
Rebecca Robbins is a speech language pathologist who has spent the bulk of her career helping children, young adults, and families impacted by autism. She has worked in various settings over the course of her career including a private school for children with autism, Early Intervention & Preschool agency work, as well as a public school. She is now the proud owner of Mind ShaperSLP, LLC where she provides 1:1 speech therapy, executive functioning and life skills coaching for individuals and social skills groups. In addition, Rebecca provides parent online training programs and consultation services. Rebecca currently lives in Pennsylvania, and provides services in The Hudson Valley, NY and in Montgomery County, PA.
In this conversion, we discuss:
â Parent coaching: Itâs emphasized in early intervention, so why arenât we doing it for school-age kids and adolescents?
â What does it mean to âact as kidsâ executive functioningâ?
â Directive statements, explicit teaching, reflective questions, and pauses: How to use these strategies to fade prompts.
â Getting started with coaching and consulting: What strategies can we teach adjacent disciplines and caregivers to improve carryover?
You can connect with Rebecca and learn about her therapy services and online programs for Autistic clients here: https://mindshaperslp.com/
Connect with her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mindshaperslp/
Connect with her on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/MindShaperSLP/
In this episode, we mention Linda Murphyâs Declarative Handbook and website. You can learn more about Linday Murphyâs work on her website here: https://www.lindakmurphy.com/declarative-language
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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For episode 196 of De Facto Leaders, I share a Q & A session where I talk through how to write language therapy goals that are both trackable and functional.
This is just one of many Q & A sessions Iâm planning on sharing where I talk through how to find the balance between focusing on external behaviors that allow us to document progress and internal cognitive processes.
I also talk about when to focus on âobservableâ language skills vs. strategy-based goals; especially when addressing both language and executive functioning skills.
Throughout the session, youâll hear examples related to working on skills like syntax, semantic feature study, vocabulary, and cognitive processes that support language comprehension.
This Q & A session was done in the memberâs group for Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my program that helps SLPs build a system for language therapy. You can learn more about Language Therapy Advance Foundations here : https://drkarenspeech.com/languagetherapy
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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For episode 195 of De Facto Leaders, I share a Q & A session where I talk through ways to navigate evaluations; including considering a test's psychometric properties, how detailed it gets, and how to supplement with non-standardized protocols.
In the second half, I talked about SLP career transitions and things to think about if you want to explore other ways to use your clinical credentials or are considering getting a doctorate or additional certifications.
*This discussion on career pathways is also relevant for other clinical disciplines outside of speech-language pathology.
I also talk about how to do "micro-experiments" that help you build skills and explore other ways to use your skills and build up a portfolio of experience you can use to transition to the next stage of your career.
his Q & A session was done in the memberâs group for Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my program that helps SLPs build a system for language therapy. You can learn more about Language Therapy Advance Foundations here: https://drkarenspeech.com/languagetherapy
Additional episodes mentioned in this discussion:
EP 80: Career test runs and calming your inner critic with Stephanie Hayes
(Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-80-career-test-runs-and-calming-your-inner-critic-with-stephanie-hayes/)EP 108: How to do multilingual evaluations as a monolingual therapist (with Meg Morgan)
(Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-108-how-to-do-multilingual-evaluations-as-a-monolingual-therapist-with-meg-morgan/)EP 186: Supporting multilingual students and taking part in state and national advocacy work (with Puja Goel and Prabhu Eswaran)
(Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-186-supporting-multilingual-students-and-taking-part-in-state-and-national-advocacy-work-with-puja-goel-and-prabhu-eswaran/)EP 187: Dynamic assessment: Evaluations are a process, not a test (with Destiny Johnson)
(Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-187-dynamic-assessment-evaluations-are-a-process-not-a-test-with-destiny-johnson/)Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Many therapists feel as though they have limited upward mobility in their careers.
Graduate programs understandably focus on direct clinical practice and understanding evidence-based practices.
Unfortunately, this leaves many clinicians unprepared to navigate policy work, salary negotiations, or running a business.
This makes many therapists less confident in advocating for reasonable caseloads or better compensation because they feel they have limited options for earning a living.
Thatâs why I invited Rachel Archambault to episode 194 to talk about how state and local policy impacts clinical disciplines and how therapists can expand their career options.
Rachel Archambault M.A. CCC-SLP is an award-winning speaker and consultant for trauma-informed care as well as a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP). She collaborates with service providers (SLPs, doctors, PT/OT, etc.), parents, businesses (schools, hospitals, universities, rehab), and communities to incorporate trauma-informed care into their setting.
In 2018, Rachel was an SLP at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL when an internationally publicized traumatic event happened at her workplace. After wondering how she could better work with her students (and self) who had undergone trauma, she found trauma-informed care. Her lived experience of trauma in combination with her profession allow her to bridge the gap for SLPs and other service providers who want to learn about and implement trauma-informed care in any setting. Rachel is a neurodivergent SLP, (PTSD & ADHD) and advocates for mental health trainings for SLPs.
Rachel uses her unique journey to help put a face to trauma for healthcare providers, parents, and universities.
In this conversion, we discuss:
â Negotiating salary for SLPs at the district level and giving public comment.
â Making a case for districts to hire additional clinicians; including how to show the negative impact of high caseload numbers.
â How to stay informed and understand how state and local policy impacts your ability to provide quality services.
â Common knowledge gaps for clinicians; including people management, business operations, sales, marketing, and personal finance.
Listen to Rachelâs previous interview on De Facto Leaders here: EP 115: Trauma-informed care for therapists, teachers, and school leaders (with Rachel Archambault) Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-115-trauma-informed-care-for-therapists-teachers-and-school-leaders-with-rachel-archambault/
You can learn more about Rachelâs services or how to book her for a speaking engagement here: https://www.ptsdslp.com/
Follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ptsd.slp/
Follow her on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/PTSD.SLP/
Connect with her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-archambault/
Listen to the Speech Science Podcast here: https://www.speechsciencepodcast.com/episodes
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Most people agree that the âonline learningâ that happened during COVID was a challenge for many students; especially those with disabilities.
However, what happened during the pandemic wasnât a true version of what âdistance learningâ or âtelehealthâ should be.
Thereâs a difference between leveraging technology to enhance in-person experiences vs. using it as a temporary solution in an emergency situation.
Thereâs also a difference between using technology to provide opportunities that wouldnât be possible in-person vs. having an unhealthy relationship with social media.
Thatâs why I invited Seth Fleischauer to De Facto Leaders to discuss distance learning best practices, social media, and how to use technology responsibly in education.
Seth Fleischauer is the President of Banyan Global Learning, which he founded in 2008 after teaching elementary school with NYC Teaching Fellows. Banyan pioneered daily international EFL distance learning and has since expanded to train teachers and educate K-12 students across three continents. His programs focus on teaching digital and cultural competencies through a global lens and have delivered over 40,000 live teaching sessions. Seth has also hosted nearly 100 podcast episodes, including Make It Mindful and Why Distance Learning?
In this conversation, we discuss:
â Why âCOVID online learningâ wasnât an accurate representation of true distance learning.
â Opportunities, access, and equity: Using distance learning experiences when IRL isnât possible.
â How do we know when kids are ready for social media?
â Defining the âdigital footprintâ and how to talk to kids about safe online practices.
You can learn more about Sethâs company, Banyan Global Learning at: https://banyangloballearning.com/
Listen to the Make it Mindful Podcast at: https://feeds.transistor.fm/make-it-mindful-an-education-podcast
Listen to the Why Distance Learning Podcast at: https://whydistancelearning.transistor.fm/
Learn more about the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration here: https://www.cilc.org/
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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The writing process comes with internal resistance, even for strong writers.
Most people who say they enjoy writing donât enjoy the entire process; particularly the âgetting startedâ part.
This is why writing is a common challenge when executive functioning is impacted.
Layer on issues with background knowledge, language, and decoding, and it becomes even more complex.
Kids need support with the âpuzzle piecesâ that fit together to support writing. Things like vocabulary, syntax, the ability to decode words, and the ability to spell.
But while weâre working on these foundational skills, we also need to make sure kids get support with the âglueâ that holds them together.
This is where self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) can be really powerful. SRSD is a metacognitive strategy designed to help students with the planning and execution of challenging academic tasks like writing.
Thatâs why I invited Dr. Nelly Kaakaty to episode 192 of the De Facto Leaders podcast to talk about her research and work in the field with SRSD and supporting students with learning differences.
Dr. Nelly Kaakaty is an educational therapist and psychology professor dedicated to creating a more accessible world, one classroom at a time. She has spent the last 12 years as a teacher, learning specialist, and researcher, designing academic programs to support all types of learners. She earned a Bachelorâs degree in Psychology and Child Learning and Development from the University of Texas at Dallas, a Masterâs degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University-Commerce, and a doctorate in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Special Education from A&M-Commerce. Her current work is twofold: she is learning specialist at an independent school, where she provides academic support to high school students, and she is a professor at a community college, where she teaches courses in psychology.In this conversation, we discuss:
â Why so many writing challenges are tied to executive functioning.
â The power of micro-commitments and working through the struggle.
â Scaffolding, fading prompts, and giving âjust enoughâ support.
â âWe start writing before we start writingâ and why starting with 5 minutes is okay.
â Self-talk is for strategy and self-image: We need to model and explicitly teach both.
You can connect with Dr. K on Instagram @learningwithdrk, or on her website here: https://learningwithdrk.com/?ref=collabs.io
Learn about the resources she offers on her Amazon page here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/learningwithdr.k?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_aipsflearningwithdr.k_BMWF4ZEERV80HH7SES3B
Connect with her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nellykaakaty/?ref=collabs.io
In this episode, I mentioned the following resources:
Think SRSD : https://thinksrsd.com/
IRIS Center: SRSD Resources : https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/srs/
EP 130: Using private practice to offer accessible services and advocate for your profession (with Ebony Green) : https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-162-the-summer-slide-real-phenomenon-or-invented-by-tutoring-companies-with-david-schipper/
EP 176: Building the language skills for reading, writing, and spelling (with Dr. Jan Wasowicz): https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-176-building-the-language-skills-for-reading-writing-and-spelling-with-dr-jan-wasowicz/
âExplicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teachingâ by Anita L. Archer and Charles A. Hughes : https://explicitinstruction.org/
âThe War of Artâ by Steven Pressfield : https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/
âBird by Birdâ by Anne Lamott : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12543.Bird_by_Bird
Tim Ferriss Show Episode Episode 263: Master Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky-Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Marking Art: https://tim.blog/2017/09/09/darren-aronofsky/
Tim Ferriss Show Episode 154: The Habits of a Master-Paulo Coehlo, Author of the Alchemist: https://tim.blog/2016/04/23/paulo-coelho-the-alchemist/
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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High-impact tutoring has a wide body of evidence to support its efficacy, but how do you know what is and isnât âhigh-impactâ?
Is it better to brand yourself as an academic coach or an executive functioning coach?
Should âexecutive functioningâ be a class in school, or should it be embedded into all the classes?
I invited my colleague David Schipper to episode 191 of De Facto Leaders to ponder some of these questions.David Schipper is the director of Strategic Learning Clinic, a position he has held since 2013. David obtained a B.A. in English Literature from Concordia University in 1998 as well as a B.Ed. in Secondary Education (English and History) from McGill University in 2002. After some work as a local teacher in Montreal, David founded 2Torial Educational Centre in 2007. Aside from his ability to put both parents and students at ease, David uses his clinic's fairly unique approach to help get to the root of students' learning challenges and propose the most suitable remediation to resolve these weaknesses. As a father of two children, David knows how to relate to the concerns of parents and as an experienced educator, thoroughly understands the struggles of students. His passion and dedication to teaching and learning is second to none.
In this conversation, we discuss:
â The features of high-impact tutoring vs. traditional tutoring.
â How are âCOVID high schoolersâ doing now that theyâre in college?
â Strategies are important, but can you use a strategy without content knowledge?
â Executive functioning in the schools: How should it look across Tiers 1, 2, and 3?
You can connect with David on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-schipper-1537972a/
You can learn more about Strategic Learning Clinic on their website here: https://strategiclearning.ca/
on their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/SLCStrategicLearningClinic
or on Instagram @strategiclearningclinic (https://www.instagram.com/strategiclearningclinic/)You can find the National Education Association article on High-Impact Tutoring here: https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/high-impact-tutoring, and can find additional research on the impact of High-Impact Tutoring and COVID learning loss here: https://educationlab.uchicago.edu/2024/03/national-study-finds-in-school-tutoring-programs-are-successfully-accelerating-student-learning-reversing-pandemic-era-learning-loss/
We also mentioned Natalie Wexlerâs work in this episode. You can learn more about her work on her website here: https://nataliewexler.com/Listen to Davidâs previous interview on De Facto Leaders here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-162-the-summer-slide-real-phenomenon-or-invented-by-tutoring-companies-with-david-schipper/
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Many of my colleagues working in the public sector are skeptical of companies selling products to school districts.
Iâve felt some of this skepticism myself as Iâve seen certain approaches gain traction because theyâre well-marketed (yet not evidence-based).
So itâs understandable to me that people would question the motives of companies selling products; especially in the for-profit space.
The elephant in the room, of course, is that Dr. Karen, LLC is a for-profit EdTech company.
Iâve also spent a fair amount of time interacting with people who either work for larger EdTech or curriculum companies, or who have started one themselves.
Most of them are therapists, administrators, or teachers who felt inspired to create something who are trying to make a living doing something that matters.
This would describe many of the hosts on the Be Podcast Network, which is why I wanted to invite one of the network co-founders, Ross Romano, to De Facto Leaders to talk about his experiences coaching EdTech and education-related start-up founders.
Ross Romano has worked with over 100 companies and nonprofit organizations in the education space and collaborated with countless schools, districts, and educators. Ross is founder and CEO of September Strategies, an award-winning consulting firm helping leaders and organizations connect vision to decision through coaching, strategic advisement, and marketing consulting. Ross is also co-founder of the BE Podcast Network, a media company producing 40+ series reaching more than 50,000 educators and parents every month. He is also Strategic Advisor for the American Consortium for Equity in Education and the Founding Program Chair of the Consortiumâs Excellence in Equity Awards.
Prior to starting September Strategies, Ross was Managing Director of MindRocket Media Group, a K-12 marketing firm. Previously, he was head of communications for ASCD, working closely with the organizationâs authors, product developers, administrator members, constituent leaders, and advocacy teams on a diverse array of initiatives. Ross has created and/or hosted dozens of podcast series, written a number of white papers and ebooks, is a contributing editor to Educate AI Magazine, and has been a contributor to Entrepreneur, The Learning Counsel, edCircuit, Access & Equity PreK-12, and more.
Ross serves on the advisory boards for Shenandoah Universityâs Transformative Leadership program and Morning Brew Learning. In 2023, he was listed as a Top 10 leadership coach of the year and was profiled by CIO Views as one of the visionary leaders transforming education.
In this conversation, we discuss:
â Business advice that creates ethical dilemmas for companies selling products to school districts.
â Can companies stand for equity without sacrificing product quality and customer service?
â Who is the true end-user when products are sold to schools?
â When a product isnât resulting in increased student outcomes, is it really just about the quality of the product?
â Who is making purchasing decisions for schools, and what matters to them?
Learn more about the BE Podcast Network here: https://bepodcast.network/
Listen to Ross on The Sideline Sessions Podcast here: https://ss.bepodcast.network/people/ross-romano
Listen to Ross on The Authority Podcast here: https://authoritypodcast.net/
Learn more about Rossâs coaching and media services for education-related companies here: https://www.septemberstrat.com/
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Many people treat social skills groups as if theyâre the complete package, when in fact theyâre just one part of a bigger service plan.
When we âlesson planâ we canât think of our intervention as something that starts and ends with a 20-minute therapy session. Instead, we should think of it as a âplanningâ or a âprimingâ session.
Thatâs why one of the very first things I teach clinicians in the School of Clinical Leadership is how to utilize multiple service delivery models when supporting executive functioning because social skills should fall under this umbrella.
In this episode, I wanted to share two sneak peaks from the program. Iâll share the audio from two video clips from the School of Clinical Leadership that will set the stage for effective social skills intervention.
Youâll learn:
â How to use social skill-building sessions in a way that builds resilience, situational awareness, and considers a studentâs neurodevelopmental differences.
â Why many premade social narratives donât result in good generalization, and how to be a good consumer of commercially available products.
â The three components of effective social skills intervention and where the âsocial skills groupâ fits.
â The components of good social narratives, and how to create them âon the flyâ.
*In the video modeling tutorial, I mention that a lot of people write goals for eye contact-and I wanted to clarify that I do not recommend writing eye contact goals. Instead, I recommend focusing on helping kids with the underlying communicative function, such as showing others you're paying attention or gaining attention of others, which can be achieved through other ways besides eye contact.In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
If youâre already a member of either program and you refer a friend, tell them to email me at [email protected] if they join and let me know you referred them and Iâll send you a $100 referral bonus.
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Syntactic use is considered an âacademicâ skill thatâs useful for reading comprehension and writing, but the impact of sentence comprehension goes way beyond school.
Our ability to comprehend messages at the word and sentence level in oral and written language has a huge impact on our ability to function.
So when clinicians ask me, âShould I focus on syntax, or should I focus on life skills?â, my response is that syntax IS a life skill.
The same is true about semantic knowledge because of the significant impact background knowledge has in our ability to navigate in functional situations.
Yet scaffolding for students who are not yet able to read and write can be challenging; which is why I wanted to share two questions on this topic from a session done with my Language Therapy Advance Foundationâs membersâ group.
In this session, I share:
â Examples of complex syntax that may occur during functional tasks, like signing up for medical appointments, applying for a job, or grocery shopping.
â Why effective vocabulary instruction in content areas, such as science and social studies, is essential for positive life outcomes.
â Scaffolding syntactic study for nonreaders or emergent readers.
â Does it make sense to do semantic feature analysis with a student who has an intellectual disability?
â Following directions, topic maintenance, and self-advocacy: What language skills do we need to meet these type of goals, and should even we be writing IEP goals for these skills?
In this episode, I mentioned the following episodes of De Facto Leaders:
EP 102: The science of reading: A team approach (with Brett Stevens) Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-102-the-science-of-reading-a-team-approach-with-brett-stevens/
EP 180: The relationship of language and literacy and involvement with the justice system (with Dr. Shameka Stewart) Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-180-the-relationship-of-literacy-and-language-skills-and-involvement-with-the-justice-system-with-dr-shameka-stewart/
EP 181: Developmental language disorder: Impacts on literacy and life outcomes beyond school (with Dr. Karla McGregor) Link here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-181-developmental-language-disorder-impacts-on-literacy-and-life-beyond-school-with-dr-karla-mcgregor/
In this episode I mention Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my program that helps SLPs create a system for language therapy. You can learn more about Language Therapy Advance Foundations here: https://drkarenspeech.com/languagetherapy/
If youâre already a member of either program and you refer a friend, tell them to email me at [email protected] if they join and let me know you referred them and
Iâll send you a $100 referral bonus.
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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I regularly hear from therapists who ask me questions about how to evaluate language in a way that gives detailed, meaningful, and accurate information.
Most people know standardized tests only show a small fraction of what we need to know when it comes to language and cognition, yet many clinicians still donât consistently utilize a complete portfolio evaluation.
A lot barriers get in the way, including:
đLack of clarity on what âdynamic assessmentâ means.
đMisconceptions about how a robust protocol looks (hint: ârobustâ doesnât always mean âstandardizedâ).
đPressure from leadership who want to see standard scores.
đConfusing or outdated guidelines that donât enable clinicians to effectively evaluate diverse populations.
Thatâs why I invited Destiny Johnson to episode 187 of De Facto Leaders to talk about dynamic assessment for monolingual and multilingual learners.
Destiny Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a bilingual speech-language pathologist (English/Spanish) with a deep passion for culturally responsive assessment and treatment practices, as well as advocating for policy change. She has presented on dynamic assessment at the CSHA Convergence 2024, focusing on the importance of dynamic assessment in bilingual children. Destiny has experience working as a school-based SLP, in private practice, and in early intervention. She is also the founder and CEO of Multimodal Communication Speech Clinic P.C.
In this conversation, Destiny shares key concepts relating to dynamic assessments, including:
â Modifiability and assessing learner potential.
â Using graduated prompting and test/retest to make treatment recommendations.
â The Mediated Learning Observation Sheet and other tools that make dynamic assessment robust, without relying solely on standard scores.
â What is examiner effort, and how do we use this concept to put explicit supports in place?
â Do school leaders really want standard scores, or is it something else they need?
You can connect with Destiny on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/destinybrookjohnson/
On Instagram @destinyjohnsonslp
On her private practice website here: https://www.multimodalcommunication.org/The following resources were mentioned in this episode:
Dr. Elizabeth Penaâs resources and research on Dynamic Assessment:
https://learningcenter.asha.org/diweb/catalog/item/eid/PD102345
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saHMtIz7IgA
https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=1557&Name=Elizabeth+D.+Pe%C3%B1a%2C+Ph.D.%2C+CCC-SLPDr. Janet Pattersonâs research:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32750281/Information on the Mediated Learning Observation Scale;
https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/0161-1461(2001/019)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38758673/This previous episode on De Facto Leaders: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-108-how-to-do-multilingual-evaluations-as-a-monolingual-therapist-with-meg-morgan/
In this episode, I mention the School of Clinical Leadership, my program that helps related service providers develop a strategic plan for putting executive functioning support in place in collaboration with their school teams. You can learn more about that program here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/clinicalleadership
In this episode, I mention Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my program that helps SLPs create a system for language therapy. You can learn more about Language Therapy Advance Foundations here: https://drkarenspeech.com/languagetherapy/
You can get 25% off either program when you join between September 15-October 31. Just enter coupon code RIF25 on the checkout page to get this special rate.
*If youâre already a member of either program and you refer a friend, tell them to email me at [email protected] if they join and let me know you referred them and Iâll send you a $100 referral bonus.
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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Language evaluations are challenging enough; but when weâre evaluating multilingual and bilingual students, they become even more complex.
When clinicians ask me about language evaluations, the questions are typically:
What tools/protocols can I use?
Who can I go to for help?
How can I advocate for change if current policies donât support best practices?
Thatâs why I invited Prabhu Eswaran and Puja Goel to episode 186 of De Facto Leaders to help answer some of these questions as they relate to multilingual learners.
Prabhu Eswaran is an ASHA certified school-based speech-language pathologist in Los Angeles, California. His areas of interests include child language disorders, communication disorders in culturally and linguistically diverse populations and technology in special education. He is now serving in the advisory board of MCCG SAC-ASHAâs Executive Board.
Puja Goel, MA, CCC-SLP, PNAP, (she/her/hers) is a multilingual school-based speech language pathologist (SLP) who has worked for the Chicago Public Schools and currently works in New Mexico as a supervising SLP. Puja recently completed her administrative licensure in the state of NM which allows her to work as an administrator in schools. Puja is a member of ASHA, CASE and appointed to NAP. She completed the American Speech-Language-Hearing Associationâs Leadership Development Program and Minority Student Leadership Program and served on the Multicultural Issues Board.
Puja is a first-generation South Asian born in the United States. Puja can be contacted via email: [email protected].
In this episode, we discuss:
â What to do when standardized assessments arenât normed in a studentâs language.
â Making a case for non-standardized data when standard scores donât provide quality information.
â Service planning for multilingual students and recommended resources
â Getting started with advocacy at the state and national level.
Weâre thrilled to be sponsored by IXL.
IXLâs comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:
Simplify and streamline technologySave teachersâ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessmentsđ Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.
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