Present Notes:
On this bonus episode of SLP Espresso Speak, Hallie shares the second that fully modified how she noticed her position as a secondary SLP: when one easy query, “Why am I right here?” sparked a significant aha. She dives into how uncovering the why behind language struggles impressed Chapter 2 of her new ebook, The Secondary SLP Roadmap, and reshaped her method to remedy. When you’ve ever questioned learn how to clarify your influence or outline your worth as an SLP, this one’s for you.
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🎉☕ Rejoice with Hallie on the Digital Launch Social gathering! Save your spot right here: https://www.speechtimefun.com/launchparty
Here is what we discovered:
- Realizing your why turns confusion into confidence.
- You’re not simply fixing sounds; you’re unlocking language.
- Readability about your position helps everybody see your influence.
- Dig deeper, not wider, to make actual progress.
- You’re the knowledgeable who helps college students and academics join the dots.
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00:00:00 Hallie: Hey there, SLP mates. It’s me, Hallie, popping in right here with an excellent thrilling announcement. My model new ebook, Secondary SLP Roadmap, is formally launching and we’re celebrating in fashion. Be a part of me for a digital ebook launch get together on Wednesday, November fifth at 8 p.m. Jap time. We could have prizes, video games, giveaways, and naturally, tons of snickers and inspiration for all my fellow secondary SLPs.
00:00:28 Hallie: It’s completely free to attend, however it is advisable save your spot. Head to speechtimefun.com/launchparty to register proper now. When you work with grades 4 by way of 12, you don’t want to overlook this. It’s once more, speechtimefun.com/launchparty. Seize your favourite mug, deliver your speechy besties and are available have fun with me. I can’t wait to see you there.
00:01:02 Hallie: Welcome to SLP Espresso Speak, the podcast designed completely for speech language pathologists who work with older college students, grades 4 by way of 12. I’m your host, Hallie Sherman, your SLP behind Speech Time Enjoyable, the Speech Retreat Convention, and the SLP Elevate Membership. And I am thrilled to deliver you conversations, methods, and insights that will provide you with the jolt of inspiration that you just want. Whether or not you are tuning in throughout your morning commute, on a break in between classes, and even throughout a well-deserved leisure time. I’m right here for you each week. Let’s do that, SLPs.
00:01:42 Hallie: Hey, hey, and welcome to a different episode of SLP Espresso Speak, the podcast for school-based SLPs who know that working with center and excessive schoolers is a complete completely different ball recreation. Immediately, we will be diving in to one of the crucial frequent, and let’s be actual, typically awkward questions we will hear from our college students, why am I right here? And hey, possibly you have been requested the grownup model of that too. Is not that the trainer’s job or why are you engaged on that if the studying specialist can be engaged on that? Or let’s be actual, do not you solely work on the R sound? Does that sound acquainted? When you’ve ever felt that pit in your abdomen when somebody requested you that query, then this episode is for you. This bonus episode quantity two, as a result of my Secondary SLP Roadmap ebook is releasing November eleventh and I am so, so, so excited.
00:02:42 Hallie: So, flashback to my early days. Once I first began with secondary college students, I had that very same query. Why are they even nonetheless right here? I did not know they nonetheless bought speech in center faculty and highschool. I do not keep in mind folks in my courses going to speech in that age. I used to be pulling college students from co-teaching courses, self-contained lecture rooms, strolling them all the way down to my remedy closet, sure, closet. And we would sit there and I felt like we have been simply blinking at one another.
00:03:14 Hallie: I did not know why they have been there. They did not know why they have been there. It was simply a lot enjoyable. I inherited objectives as a result of I used to be new to that age group. I did not know what I used to be doing. I walked right into a job with no colleagues to ask, no supplies to ask, and good instances. Here is a quote I wrote within the ebook. I used to be not the one one working with them. Many have been additionally receiving studying assist from a studying specialist. I used to be pulling college students from lecture rooms, bringing them into my remedy closet, and so they have been staring again at me, and I didn’t perceive why they have been there or what I used to be presupposed to do with them.
00:03:49 Hallie: That may be a quote straight from chapter two of my upcoming ebook, Secondary SLP Roadmap, which let me inform you is the start of what was a significant aha for me. The conclusion? Nicely, at first I believed, Okay, so if the studying trainer is engaged on studying comprehension and the particular ed trainer is modifying assignments, what am I doing with them? Why me? Why am I additionally engaged on these items?
00:04:17 Hallie: I felt like I used to be enjoying a recreation of duplicate providers, just like the SLP model of a bunch mission whereby you are not fairly certain what half is your half. And I hated not with the ability to reply when somebody requested me what I used to be engaged on, particularly at an IEP assembly once you’re making an attempt to report the identical issues as they’re. Anyway, in order that’s after I began digging slightly deeper.
00:04:43 Hallie: I began sitting in lecture rooms, observing anchor charts on the partitions of the trainer’s lecture rooms, questioning, okay, I do know the academics are additionally engaged on this. How are they educating them that? How can I train it in a different way if what they’re doing within the classroom shouldn’t be sticking? That in addition they want me? And listening to what the scholars have been being instructed, and I spotted one thing large.
00:05:10 Hallie: That is one other quote from the ebook. Nobody was addressing the core purpose for his or her struggles. They stored working towards the talent with out concentrating on the basis reason behind the issue. So increase, that was it. That is our position. And I’m going a lot extra in depth in that within the ebook, however anywho. Let’s speak concerning the root versus the symptom.
00:05:35 Hallie: Academics have been utilizing acronyms, anchor charts, entire class modeling, however our college students with language impairments did not even perceive the language on the anchor charts. I imply, I did not perceive it, let’s be actual. Like one in all them stated clear for making a declare, declare, proof, reasoning. Sounds nice in idea. It is reminding them of what to do once they come throughout a declare. My college students did not even know what the phrase declare meant. For actual, I requested them. It is like handing somebody an Ikea directions in a overseas language and anticipating them to construct that bookshelf with out the instruments, the language, or any assist.
00:06:16 Hallie: Here is one other quote from the ebook. If I wrestle to know what to do with the chart as an SLP, I can think about my college students struggling too with it. So that is the place we are available in. We as SLPs are educated to get to the why. We do not simply apply the talent, we uncover the rationale it is onerous within the first place. Here is one other quote from the ebook. SLPs are uniquely geared up to deal with the foundational expertise due to their experience in language growth and drawback fixing. So whether or not it is vocabulary gaps, syntax operate, or verbal reasoning points, we’re those who can determine the place the breakdown is definitely occurring. That’s the reason our college students are nonetheless right here as a result of nobody else is digging that deep. Nobody else has that experience to take action. And nobody else is as superior as we’re. Let’s be actual.
00:07:17 Hallie: In chapter two, I’m going extra into the Scarborough’s Studying Rope by Dr. Hollis Scarborough. And I present you the way actual language matches in and learn how to be a talented reader. And I speak about how we’re the consultants in language. Here is a quote from the ebook. This does not occur in a single day. It requires apply, however these with language impairments require extra specific instruction to construct these expertise.
00:07:37 Hallie: So here is what I say, and be at liberty to borrow it when college students ask, why am I right here? Speech remedy is not nearly speaking or saying sounds. I provide help to perceive and use language in ways in which it may well provide help to at school, in writing, in studying, and even in conversations with mates or academics. If studying, writing, answering questions really feel onerous, that is usually due to language and I might help with that. Easy, relatable, and true. We’re not there to babysit or double up on studying worksheets. We’re there to assist our college students fill within the language gaps that make studying and writing onerous.
00:08:17 Hallie: Okay, here is one other one in all my favourite quotes from chapter two. I do not wish to improve caseloads dramatically, however I do need you to get the popularity you deserve for making an influence in your college students’ tutorial successes and their lives. The extra others know, the higher. You will perceive this quote much more once you get your arms on this ebook, however I’m going a lot in depth of learn how to deal with kickback from academics and admin on like, why are you additionally engaged on that or why are you educating it that manner? Belief me, I’ve had that suggestions throughout formal statement from an admin who occurred to be a former ELA trainer. And she or he was questioning why I used to be educating learn how to make inferences of the best way I used to be. And I stated, as a result of I am not an ELA trainer, I’m educating language comprehension.
00:09:07 Hallie: So right here is your reminder. If this episode hit dwelling and also you wrestle additionally with realizing learn how to reply these questions, or possibly you are not even certain what your position is in the case of working with older speech college students, possibly you are new to this age group, or possibly you’re simply fried slightly bit from consistently making an attempt to reinvent wheels and attempt to inspire these college students and making an attempt to adapt assets and all of the issues that it comes with this age group. I do know you are going to wish to dive deeper into chapter two of my ebook, The Secondary SLP Roadmap, which is launching November eleventh.
00:09:43 Hallie: It is all about defining your position, explaining it with confidence and exhibiting your worth in a manner that will get academics and college students and admin and your self on board. Okay, as a result of let’s ensure folks know what we actually do. As a result of once they do, we’re not simply seen as speech sound fixers. We’re seen because the language consultants we’re.
00:10:06 Hallie: All proper, everybody, I am supplying you with one other joke, though it is a bonus episode. Why did a trainer put on sun shades at school? As a result of our college students have been so shiny. Thanks for spending your espresso break with me at present. And keep in mind, you are not simply pulling college students out, you are pulling them up. Till subsequent week, everybody. Keep out of bother. Or till subsequent episode, as a result of it is a bonus episode.
00:10:36 Hallie: Thanks a lot for tuning in to a different episode of SLP Espresso Speak. It means the world to me that you just’re tuning in each week and getting the jolt of inspiration you want. You will discover all the hyperlinks and knowledge talked about on this episode at my web site, speechtimefun.com. Do not forget to observe the present so you do not miss any future episodes. And when you’re there, it might imply the world to me in case you would take a number of seconds and depart me an sincere assessment. See you subsequent week with one other episode filled with enjoyable and inspiration from one SLP to a different. Have enjoyable guys.
00:11:17 Hallie: Hey there SLP, I’ve a fast query for you. What in case you may have only one ebook in your shelf that truly will get the challenges of working with center faculty and highschool college students? Nicely, it is right here. Nicely, really the pre-order is right here, however hey, I am so excited to let you already know that my model new ebook, The Secondary SLP Information is out there for pre-order. And once you pre-order, you get an unique bonus that you just will not wanna miss.
00:11:47 Hallie: It’s filled with actual speak methods, fast suggestions and inspiration that you should utilize along with your center faculty and highschool college students or all yr lengthy. That is the right ebook for a ebook membership, a grad scholar group, or simply flipping by way of once you’re caught and in a IEP writing spiral. So head to speechtimefun.com/preorder or head to my Instagram and ship me a DM with the phrase pre-order and I’ll ship you the hyperlink so you’ll be able to pre-order now and I can’t wait so that you can get your arms on this ebook in November however the sooner you seize it the higher the bonus.
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