Tips, best practices, and insights for speech-language pathologists
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SOAP note examples for speech therapy by goal area: articulation, language, fluency, pragmatics groups, AAC and phonological awareness, with BIRP and DAP too.
A copy-ready SLPA supervision log template: header, contact log and weekly summary, how to log direct vs. indirect time, and a worked supervision calculation.
Measurable phonological awareness IEP goals for rhyme, syllables, onset-rime, first sounds, blending, segmenting, deletion and substitution, with probe tips.
IEP progress report examples for speech therapy by goal area, a four-part comment formula, what IDEA requires, and what to write when progress is not enough.
How school SLPs handle missed speech therapy sessions: the four kinds of miss, what to record, a minutes ledger, make-up scheduling and Medicaid implications.
Free phonological awareness activities in hierarchy order: rhyme, syllables, onset-rime, first sounds, blending, segmenting, phoneme deletion and substitution.
Free inferencing activities from picture scenes to short stories, text messages and expository text, with a cueing ladder and IEP goals that require the clue.
Free sequencing and story retell activities in five stages: order the steps, narrate with connectives, retell, map story grammar, and generate a story.
The 7 tools school-based SLPs rely on in 2026 — documentation, scheduling, data collection, activities, goal tracking, and parent communication.
Write SMART IEP goals for articulation, language, and fluency, with worked examples for /s/, /r/, WH-questions, following directions, and stuttering.
Free SOAP note template for speech therapy: a copy-ready blank, filled-in examples for articulation, language and fluency, and a free generator that drafts it.
Five practical ways school SLPs can cut documentation time: templates, AI first drafts, batching, digital data collection, and digital forms.
How to organize a school SLP caseload: digital tracking, IEP due-date calendars, batch scheduling, service-minute compliance, and parent logs.
A teletherapy guide for SLPs: choosing a platform, HIPAA and FERPA requirements, engaging virtual activities, and fixes for common problems.
The SLP's role in MTSS at each tier: universal screening, targeted intervention, documenting RTI, and how MTSS data informs IEP eligibility.
Progress monitoring for speech therapy: trial-by-trial and probe data, frequency counts, rating scales, calculating accuracy, and reading aim lines.
Measurable articulation IEP goal examples for /r/, /s/, /l/, /sh/, /ch/, /th/, blends and multisyllabic words, plus a free goal bank and practice activities.
Language IEP goal examples for expressive and receptive language, vocabulary, grammar and syntax, narrative, and social communication.
Measurable fluency IEP goal examples for stuttering modification, fluency shaping, cluttering rate control, self-monitoring, transfer, and attitudes.
Social communication IEP goal examples for turn-taking, topic maintenance, perspective taking, social cues and conversation repair, and how to measure them.
AAC IEP goal examples for core and fringe vocabulary, PECS phases, SGD navigation, aided language stimulation, symbol combinations and use across settings.
Avoid vague, unmeasurable goals with these proven correction strategies.
A step-by-step checklist for data review, goal updates, and parent communication.
Turn broad goals into specific, trackable short-term objectives.
Compare traditional articulation therapy, cycles, phonological, and motor-learning approaches.
Phonological processes with examples: stopping, fronting, gliding, cluster reduction, final consonant deletion, suppression ages, cycles vs. minimal pairs.
The most comprehensive guide to treating vocalic and consonantal /r/ errors.
Step-by-step approach to establishing, stabilizing, and generalizing /s/.
How to elicit and generalize /l/ initial, medial, and final across contexts.
What every school SLP needs to know about CAS assessment and motor-based treatment.
A practical guide to efficient screenings, scoring, and referral decisions.
How blocked, random, and variable practice schedules accelerate speech sound acquisition.
Identify, evaluate, and treat expressive language delays in school-age children.
Receptive language therapy: assessment tools, WH questions, multi-step directions, literal vs. inferential comprehension, and classroom carryover.
Teach academic and social vocabulary through context, semantic maps, and multiple exposures.
Syntax therapy for school-age students: grammatical morphemes, complex sentence types, sentence combining, story grammar, and how to monitor progress.
Narrative language therapy: the story grammar framework, retell and generation probes, single- to multi-episode stories, and narrative IEP goals.
Collect, transcribe, and analyze connected speech samples to guide treatment planning.
Compare fluency shaping, stuttering modification, and acceptance-based approaches.
How to differentiate cluttering from stuttering and implement effective treatment.
A comparison of the two major fluency treatment frameworks with clinical decision-making guidance.
A resource SLPs can share with parents to explain stuttering, treatment, and school support.
Structure, components, and clinical writing tips for comprehensive evaluation reports.
How SLPs run dynamic assessment: test-teach-retest, graduated prompting, scoring modifiability, and using it to tell a language difference from a disorder.
Assessing bilingual students: difference vs. disorder, ASHA guidance, testing both languages, interpreters, dynamic assessment and eligibility.
How to document functional communication outcomes for IEPs and progress reporting.
Medicaid billing for school SLPs: student eligibility, CPT and ICD-10 codes, documentation requirements, common billing mistakes, prior auth and state rules.
What school SLPs must document under IDEA, FERPA, HIPAA and Medicaid: required elements, common compliance failures, records retention and parent access rights.
When to use SOAP, BIRP, DAP and progress notes in speech therapy, what every session note must include, common note-writing errors, and where AI drafting helps.
Prior authorization for speech therapy: when it is required, how to write the justification, what to attach, common denial reasons, appeals and tracking dates.
Best practices for mentoring CFs through their clinical fellowship year.
What supervising an SLPA involves: ASHA's framework, how state rules differ, which tasks can and cannot be delegated, and what your supervision log must show.
Reduce admin burden, streamline documentation, and reclaim hours in your week.
Recognize the warning signs of burnout and take concrete steps to protect your wellbeing.
Curated activity ideas for preschool through high school across articulation, language, and fluency.
How to make flashcards, games, and interactive activities work on screen.
How to deliver effective therapy in the classroom without disrupting instruction.
How to collect, organize, and present screening and progress data within an MTSS framework.
What to set up before students arrive, what to say no to, and how to survive your first IEP meeting.
Document your real workload, translate it into capacity, and bring options an administrator can act on.
Reusable activity structures for articulation, language, narrative, fluency, and mixed groups — no materials required.
Camera games, one-sheet paper games, and audio-only fallbacks that work without a single screen share.
How caseloads, scheduling, and targets change at the secondary level — and what adolescents will actually engage with.
What IDEA requires, how SLPs contribute to transition assessment, and how to write transition-aligned goals.
Break self-advocacy into four teachable skills and write goals students can actually use after graduation.
Plan once per month instead of once per student, with a worked four-week unit and a year of themes.
Thirteen things to do before students arrive and in the first weeks — caseload audit, capacity math, and compliance flags.
Start from capacity, place constraints in order of rigidity, and plan for the disruptions that break every schedule.
How to schedule with teachers instead of at them, get real carryover, and work through the recurring disagreements.
Four ready-to-adapt templates, plus privacy, translation, and how to send one to a caseload of 50 in an hour.
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