The Reading SLP Podcast

The Reading SLP Podcast helps speech-language pathologists move beyond "that's not my job" and into your quantum leap as a reading expert. Elizabeth shows you how to use the principles of reading science, structured literacy, and SLP expertise to build your practice in the most aligned way possible. This is the toolkit to handle what grad school didn't teach you, what your caseload throws at you, and how to get to the other side...if you're ready to reclaim your career then this is the show for you.

The Reading SLP Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Elizabeth, The Reading SLP, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Elizabeth, The Reading SLP hosts The Reading SLP Podcast, a education show with 20 episodes published.

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  020: Recapping MASHA: Behind the Booth, Dyslexia, and Why So Many School SLPs Feel Isolated

  Jul 29, 202617 min

  n this episode I'm recapping my whirlwind trip to Boston for MASHA, the Massachusetts Speech and Hearing Association's annual convention. I'm walking you through what it actually takes to exhibit at a conference (spoiler: it's a lot of stickers and a disco ball), plus a behind-the-scenes look at the talk I gave on dyslexia and school SLPs' role in reading. The Boston trip: Traveling with my mom, meeting up with MASHA's board, and why connecting with ambitious women in this field always lights me up Exhibit hall behind-the-scenes: Early alarms, borrowed hand trucks, tablecloths at the dry cleaner, and the joy of meeting Reading SLPs in real life My talk on dyslexia: The reading brain, orthographic mapping, and state guidance on diagnosing dyslexia The real scope-to-preparation gap: ASHA includes reading within our scope of practice, but most of us never got the graduate coursework to back it up. Why so many school SLPs feel isolated: And how finding your voice on reading can be the thing that finally gets you seen as a leader on your school team Free download: Dyslexia Cheat Sheet for SLPs! Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

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  019 Writing: The Literacy Gap Nobody's Talking About

  Jul 16, 202625 min

  They make progress in speaking and listening. They make progress in reading. But when it comes to writing? The gap is so wide it feels overwhelming. It's not because our students are incapable of writing, t's because writing had never been taught to them as an extension of language. In this episode, I'm breaking down why writing gets left out of the literacy conversation, why SLPs are the ones who should own this space, and a first look at the framework I use to take students from sentences to essays. In this episode: My experience teaching writing to a 3rd grader and 11th grader Why writing struggles are really language struggles in disguise The sentence → paragraph → essay progression (a sneak peek) Why this makes you the SLP schools and families can't replace ✨ Ready to level up? Join The Writing SLP Challenge! ✨ Download your FREE Speech to Writing Roadmap Here Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

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  018 Motherhood, Master's Degrees, and Retirement Without Regret

  Jul 8, 202626 min

  We all dream of the day we can retire... but what happens when that day arrives? In this very special episode, I sit down with my mom, who two weeks ago retired from a career in teaching. We talk about her decision to go back for a master's with young kids at home, staying hungry to grow even after tenure, and what she now knows on the other side of the countdown so many educators dream about. If you're an SLP contemplating a big risk, this is the conversation about the rewards on the other side. You'll finish this episode knowing the leap you're about to take is the one you will be most proud of. Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

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  017: Packing Day: The Magic Inside The Pre-Reading SLP Playbooks

  Jun 17, 202617 min

  Elizabeth recorded this episode LIVE from the middle of packing up the Pre-Reading SLP Playbooks for shipping: pink envelopes, sticky backs, and all. She just had to capture this moment and the energy behind why this product exists. In this episode Elizabeth covers: Why she created the Pre-Reading SLP Playbook and what makes it different The behind-the-scenes of bringing a physical product to market (spoiler: envelopes are harder than you think) Her research collaboration on pre-literacy skills in children with a history of late talking, and what the evidence says What Elizabeth and her co-researcher measured and why it matters before school even starts Why "wait and see" is a missed opportunity, and what SLPs can do differently starting at age 3 If you've ever wondered whether early intervention in literacy is really within your scope — this episode is your answer. Elizabeth believes we can identify literacy risk before school starts. That means we can stop reading failure before it starts. That's the magic. FREE RESOURCE: 💖 FROM TALKERS TO READERS: A FREE GUIDE FOR SLPS ON HOW TO SUPPORT LITERACY IN THE EARLY YEARS 💖 Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

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  016 Before the ABCs: The Language Roots of Reading (plus the lies we tell ourselves)

  Jun 10, 202629 min

  Reading doesn't start when a child picks up a book. It starts at birth: in the language-rich environment surrounding an infant, in the conversations, the stories, the back-and-forth that builds the neurological foundation for everything that comes later. That's why as SLPs, we are uniquely positioned to stop literacy failure before it starts. In my latest podcast episode, I walk you through: What the research says about when reading actually begins The key pre-literacy areas and developmental milestones SLPs need to know Why early language is early reading My own research on pre-literacy and what we're finding But before all of that, I take a moment to hit on the 2 biggest limiting beliefs I continually hear in the SLP community: "no one can afford private pay" and "there's already reading tutors in my area, so no room for me." I am going to shift your perspective (and honestly blow your mind) when you hear why those thoughts are so untrue. FREE RESOURCE 💖 FROM TALKERS TO READERS: A FREE GUIDE FOR SLPS ON HOW TO SUPPORT LITERACY IN THE EARLY YEARS 💖 Let's have some fun this summer! Join The Reading SLP!

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