Guest: Stephanie LoPresti, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Dynamic-Methods-to-Identify In this episode of The Speech Link podcast, host Char Boshart and guest Stephanie LoPresti, a seasoned speech-language pathologist, discuss dynamic methods for identifying language abilities and therapy needs. The conversation covers financial disclosures, Stephanie's extensive experience in the field, and her commitment ...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 90
-Originally Aired September 2019- Earn a total of 0.5 ASHA CEUs for the 5-part episodes with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=The-Perfect-Oral-Motor-Storm-What-Happened-Why-and-Supportiv In this five-hour course, Char chronicles a comprehensive account of the events of the past two decades that have infused and inspired one of the most controversial—and misunderstood—storms in the history of speech-language pathology. Perhaps you’re unsure why “oral motor” has been ...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 89
-Originally Aired September 2019- Earn a total of 0.5 ASHA CEUs for the 5-part episodes with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=The-Perfect-Oral-Motor-Storm-What-Happened-Why-and-Supportiv In this five-hour course, Char chronicles a comprehensive account of the events of the past two decades that have infused and inspired one of the most controversial—and misunderstood—storms in the history of speech-language pathology. Perhaps you’re unsure why “oral motor” has been ...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 88
-Originally Aired September 2019- Earn a total of 0.5 ASHA CEUs for the 5-part episodes with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=The-Perfect-Oral-Motor-Storm-What-Happened-Why-and-Supportiv In this five-hour course, Char chronicles a comprehensive account of the events of the past two decades that have infused and inspired one of the most controversial—and misunderstood—storms in the history of speech-language pathology. Perhaps you’re unsure why “oral motor” has been ...
May 12, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 87
-Originally Aired September 19, 2019- Earn a total of 0.5 ASHA CEUs for the 5-part episodes with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=The-Perfect-Oral-Motor-Storm-What-Happened-Why-and-Supportiv In this five-hour course, Char chronicles a comprehensive account of the events of the past two decades that have infused and inspired one of the most controversial—and misunderstood—storms in the history of speech-language pathology. Perhaps you’re unsure why “oral motor” has b...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 86
-Originally Aired September 2019- Earn a total of 0.5 ASHA CEUs for the 5-part episodes with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=The-Perfect-Oral-Motor-Storm-What-Happened-Why-and-Supportiv In this five-hour course, Char chronicles a comprehensive account of the events of the past two decades that have infused and inspired one of the most controversial—and misunderstood—storms in the history of speech-language pathology. Perhaps you’re unsure why “oral motor” has been ...
May 07, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 85
-Originally Aired: November 2018- Guest: Nina Reeves, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-F Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=SchoolAge-Stuttering-Therapy-Essentials-for-SLPs-298 In this insightful episode, Char Boshart interviews Nina Reeves, a licensed, certified speech-language pathologist and specialist in fluency disorders. They discuss essential aspects of stuttering therapy for school-age children, emphasizing the importance of revisiting ...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 84
-Originally Aired: January 16, 2020- Guest: Susan Haseley, MS, CCC-SLP Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=How-to-Move-Beyond-Inconsistent-RProductions-179 In this course, Susan, an experienced school SLP, shares her practical tips and techniques on /r/ remediation and much more. She describes what children with r-distortions are doing and not doing intra-orally. She also shares her observations and first-hand experiences of usin...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=How-to-Effectively-Supervise-Future-SpeechLanguage-Pathologi This one-hour course explained the ASHA supervision expectations and five additional practical guidelines for effectively supervising practicum for graduate students in any setting. Numerous details were provided regarding supervision of the evaluation/diagnostic process, treatment implementation, professionalism, and the importance o...
Mar 19, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Guest: Sharlet Lee Jensen, MS, SLP, C-AAIS Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Insights-Ideas-in-the-Role-of-Animal-Assisted-Interventions- This episode explores animal-assisted intervention (AAI) in speech therapy. Sharlet explains the process and benefits of active and inactive animal involvement in addressing communication goals. She also explains what to look for in a therapy animal partner and how to try AAI through the “dia...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Guest: Hope Reed, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, COM®, ASHA Fellow - Dr. Reed shares practical techniques for SLPs in counseling and guiding clients, their families, and others. She says, “It is important to remember to address the person, not just the disorder.” Also, “When we have an agenda, listening stops.” She discusses the qualities of an effective counselor and universal strategies and mantras that can be effectively applied across settings and populations.
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Guest: Beth Bergstrom, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode provides answers regarding Velo-Pharyngeal Incompetence (VPI) and how to diagnose a submucous cleft from other diagnoses differentially. She shares specific methods to recognize a submucous cleft as a structural issue that only improves with surgical intervention; she explains why. You’ll learn treatment options that are dependent on the characteristics before and after repair.
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Guest: Lauren Baron, PhD, CCC-SLP - Many children with language impairments also have difficulty with executive function (EF); however, the relationships between language and EF are unclear. Dr. Baron summarizes what is known about inner speech--the use of self-directed language—and how it affects EF in children with and without language impairments. She also shares implications for clinical assessment and interventions.
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Guest: Rachel Arntson, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode addresses an important dilemma: Am I on the right therapy track with my young children, and am I coaching their caregivers correctly? Rachel addresses these issues through 7 critical developmental skills and organizes them in a format and framework for you to increase your confidence and effectiveness with children and their caregivers.
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Guest: Hope Reed, SLP.D., CCC-SLP, COM®, ASHA Fellow - This episode explores the need for orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) information and practical application for clinicians and our university programs. Dr. Reed, a university professor, established the world’s first university-based clinic for those with OMDs. She shares OMD info and trends as well as her 20-year efforts to generate awareness of this important and much-needed area.
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Guest: Elaine Fogel Schneider, PhD, CCC-SLP & Deborah Ross-Swain, EdD, CCC-SLP - This episode explores the importance of developing confidence and joy in school-aged children who struggle with learning differences. The presenters pinpoint the confidence and joy robbers, e.g., events and experiences, and list the red flags of those at risk. They discuss social-emotional health issues and how professionals can intercede to build teams of support. The role of the SLP is highlighted.
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 75
Guest: Jayanti Ray, PhD, CCC-SLP - This episode explores articulation therapy, motor control, proprioceptive feedback, and neuroscience. Details are provided for the neural connections to acquire and maintain oral motor behaviors and the oral resting posture. Efficient neural programming of the tongue, jaw, lips, and velum enables optimal speed and precision of movement for speaking. What happens, and what do we do when it doesn’t?
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Guest: Susie Appleman, MA, CCC-SLP, COM® - The use of myofunctional evaluation and therapeutic strategies can be invaluable in the remediation of many speech sounds, such as, /l/, /s/, /z/, and /r/. In addition, the sounds are more likely to remediate if the tongue rests in the correct position. We’ll focus on students who can produce the targeted sounds in words, etc. but have difficulty generalizing them into spontaneous speech.
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Guest: Rachel Arntson, MS, CCC-SLP - Have you ever wanted to use music in your therapy but were unsure how? Learn simple, direct, and fun methods from Rachel Arntson. She shares strategies to use music to improve imitation, receptive and expressive language, speech sound productions, sound blending, and more. Music is a “magical” tool to build social interaction and is a fun way to incorporate the home practice of targeted skills.
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Guest: Jennifer Gray, MS, CCC-SLP - Research states that speech use drives language use through phonological memory and motor planning. However, those with Down syndrome are often encouraged to use nonverbal strategies (sign language, AAC, etc.) ahead of their speech abilities. Is this the best and most beneficial? This course investigates the research, rationale, and several alternatives. Practical therapy strategies will be shared.
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Guest: Karyn Lewis Searcy, MA, CCC-SLP - This course defines ambiguous loss and how it can impact caregiver-child interactions. Ms. Searcy specifies how to assist families during stressful times and events, including the difficulties of communication disorders and delays. She covers the stressful details that caregivers can experience and how, if not addressed, it can negatively impact positive interactions and learning for the child.
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Guest: Holly L. Storkel, PhD, CCC-SLP - Developmental language disorder (DLD) has gone by many names. Why does the name matter, especially when it doesn’t match the terminology used in schools (e.g., IDEA) or medical settings (e.g., ICD)? In this course, we will explore how and why you should share the term DLD with families and other team members.
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Guest: Teresa Farnham, MA, CCC-SLP - We have explicitly known for over 3 decades that parents influence their child’s language development—especially vocabulary—with the quantity and quality of their input and interactions. In the 1980s, Hart & Risley conducted a remarkable research project examining the differences in preschool children's verbal environments. You’ll learn the pertinent and practical results that you can apply.
Aug 11, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Guest: Jacqueline Towson, PhD, CCC-SLP - This course outlines practical strategies to implement during shared interactive book reading. Embedding techniques will be shared to facilitate language and emergent literacy skills with young children with language impairments, developmental disabilities, or those considered at-risk. Considerations for book selection, preparation, setting, and environment will be discussed.
Jun 22, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Guest: Holly L. Storkel, Ph.D., CCC-SLP - This course presents a variety of practical methods to enhance and systematically guide treatment success for children with speech sound disorders. For example, did you know that selecting complex sounds as your treatment target can accelerate speech sound learning? Or, that there are better ways to contrast sounds than conventional minimal pair treatment? All of this and more will be explained in detail.
May 10, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Guest: Licia Coceani Paskay, MS, CCC-SLP - This course provides an overview of chewing that’s been researched within the medical and dental fields. Chewing is an overlooked and underestimated function that has a significant and well-documented impact on swallowing. Implications are covered from infants to the elderly. Chewing should take a more prominent role, especially in swallowing disorders.
Apr 14, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Guest: Deborah Ross-Swain, EdD, CCC-SLP - School-aged children with language and learning differences are at risk for education trauma; some feel defeated. They’re often labeled as unmotivated, ADHD, lazy, unfocused, or oppositional. SLPs are a part of a collaborative team that can recognize and avoid this trauma and boosts a child’s educational success, confidence, and joy. Numerous practical and easy-to-apply strategies will be covered.
Mar 15, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Guest: Jennifer Gray, MS, CCC-SLP - We must find ways to motivate those with Down syndrome to join their peers in learning. Strategies for active listening, retrieving known information, and planning and executing speech allow them to perform better academically and become independent. This podcast shares three simple and essential strategies to address complex communication issues specifically for students with Down syndrome.
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Guest: Kristin Martinez, MA, CCC-SLP - Kristin shares practical information on Therapy Essentials, a comprehensive therapy platform and teletherapy training option for both school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and SLPs in the clinical setting. She clarifies and outlines the full features and benefits of Therapy Essentials that can be used to deliver teletherapy, and within hybrid speech-language services
Feb 01, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Guest: Janice M. Wright, MA, CCC-SLP - Ms. Wright discusses the issues of conflict resolution rather than conflict management related to the supervision of speech-language pathology supervisees. She shares constructive definitions, analyzes the typical views of conflict, identifies conflict styles, and tactfully imparts techniques to effectively resolve disputes positively and productively.
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 61
