120: We Are Not A Reading Teacher

In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, Hallie Sherman chats with Bradi O’Rourke, owner of Braxy Speech Therapy, all about the magic of play-based, child-led therapy.Bradi breaks down how ditching rigid, drill-heavy sessions and leaning into connection, creativity, and a little bit o ...  Show more

In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, Hallie chats with Cary—school SLP, private practice clinician, and creator of the SLP Grad Student Instagram page—about finding your why and holding onto it when things get hard. Cary gets honest about the rejection letters, Praxis failures, an ...  Show more

In this episode of The Stellar Teacher Podcast, I dive into a critical topic for upper elementary classrooms: supporting multilingual learners (MLLs). With the help of experts Dr. Jana Echevarría and Dr. Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez, we explore why the term “multilingual learner” ...  Show more

Episode 226

In this episode, Virginia discusses the importance of fluency in K-2 grades, emphasizing its role in reading comprehension. She shares strategies for teaching fluency, including within partner reading, read-alouds, and shared reading. Virginia highligh ...

In episode 165 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I go over the vocabulary surrounding the high-frequency words that we teach our students. What do all these words mean and how do we teach our students to read them? Listen to find out! > The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists: ht ...  Show more

Today, we're tackling the two most common questions language learners ask us: 'How do I start speaking English?' and 'Is there a proven plan to reach fluency?' Spoiler: The answer is yes and it's simpler than you think."Repetition isn't failure, it's how your brain builds fluency ...  Show more