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The Preschool SLP

Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP

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Are you an agent of change? Looking to create real, life-long change in your work and in yourself? Ready to turn your visions into reality? Looking to work smarter, not harder—and have lots of fun along the way? Every Thursday, join international author, researcher, and speaker Kelly Vess to put only the best research to work. Kelly covers effective, practical strategies for children AND therapists to thrive. You are a miracle. Your time here is short. Let’s make the most of it. Follow Kelly ...
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Looking for a speech therapy podcast that delivers real-world info and ideas that you can use? Join Char Boshart, MA, CCC-SLP, as she cuts to the heart of what we all want: Effective Therapy Strategies. You’ll enjoy her no-nonsense discussions with highly qualified, exceptional experts within speech-language pathology. If you work with school-age children, this one’s for you. An extra benefit--Get CEs for every Speech Link episode. Go to Speech Therapy PD, subscribe, and voila: 0.1 ASHA CEU!
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Your gains in treating speech sound disorders will largely be based on your treatment targets. How to select powerful targets? This episode will empower you with five questions to ask to determine if your speech treatment targets are as optimal as they can be to create change. Ready to put these empirically-based targets into practice? Don't delay …
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Pastor Lynn will speaks on "Dangerous Humility!" Did you know humility is dangerous to the enemy because when we are humble, we are like Christ! The only self description Jesus gives is that He is "gentle and humble" (Matthew 11:9). If we are to become like Christ we must grow in humility which is an enemy to human pride and self-sufficiency. Humil…
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SLPs often equate "R" with 'hard work'. However, "R" is your best friend in making someone of the trickiest sounds easy. In this episode, learn how to use "R" to make the most complex treatment targets easy. Hint: Get out your blender. Ready to join me in putting innovative, empirically-based strategies to work on Monday morning? Don't delay and jo…
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Dangerous Truth We live in a time when everyone has their own truth. The Scriptures tell us that we need to know the truth so that it can set us free. This Sunday Pastor David looks at the miracle of the resurrection and how it launched the church into the mission of speaking truth to the world. You will not want to miss this Sunday's message.…
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If you work with elementary age children, today's episode is for you. We are diving into game-changing activities that accelerate gains across five developmental domains. Ready to receive these activities with ready-to-use activities weekly? Check out the SIS Membership at https://www.kellyvess.com/sis…
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-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 sp…
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We want to raise up children who are strong in the things of the Lord. Today, Pastor David shares how we can make our children strong in their faith and love for the Lord. For those who do not have small children, you need to be here to learn how to speak faith into your nephews, nieces, grandchildren and others in your community.…
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How can we translate the latest neurological cerebro-cerebellar research into Monday morning practice to improve speech outcomes? Let's dive into tried and true strategies that improve speech outcomes for children with Autism today. Ready to DSD: Do Something Different? Don't delay and join the SIS membership today at https://kellyvess.com/sis…
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Pastor Lynn preaches a word entitled, "Dangerous Belief!" The enemy may not attack your belief IN God, but he will certainly attack what you believe ABOUT God! This is what he did to Eve in the Garden of Eden--he convinced her God was not good! God was withholding something good from her. As a result, she decided to agree with the enemy's word rath…
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The latest research indicates that the type of activity matters in terms of outcomes. This week, we're putting the latest research into Monday morning practice. Ready to put research into practice? Don't delay and try the SIS Membership out today at https://www.kellyvess.com/sis Su, W., Srinivasan, S., & Bhat, A. (2025). Effects of creative movemen…
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-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. Sh…
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Sunday, March 30th, is our quarterly "Saturation Service". This special service is a time of worship, prophetic proclamation, and prayer. The theme for this service is "Worthy!" Jesus is our Lord, our Savior, our Deliverer, and our Healer! In Jesus, is everything we need to navigate every season of our lives. Philippians 2:9 says, "Therefore God ex…
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We are diving into five needle-moving strategies that support children with Autism. Make sure to listen to this episode to the end because each one will produce game-changing results. Ready to roll up your sleeves and change lives today? Check out the SIS Membership for ready-to-use, effective, and educationally rich activities to be delivered to y…
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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. Nume…
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If you work with children with communication delays, this episode is for you. I am sharing a simple, yet powerful, four-step process to improve executive function in speech therapy. Ready to roll up your sleeves and put research into practice every week? Try the SIS Membership today at kellyvess.com/sis…
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This Sunday Pastor Lynn continues with part 2 of the message: "A Dangerous Mind: The Mind of Christ!" The Mind of Christ is dangerous to the enemy! 1 Corinthians 2:16 tells us we can have the Mind of Christ because the Holy Spirit dwells in us. But this requires surrender to the Holy Spirit and choosing to live full of the Holy Spirit every day! We…
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This episode will challenge you to DSD (Do Something Different) when treating speech sound disorders to improve outcomes. Learn how you can create optimal change by placing your targets in paragraph form. Doing so will result in gains across developmental domains. See for yourself. If not now, then when? Don't wait another day and join the SIS Memb…
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A Dangerous Mind: The Mind of Christ! The Mind of Christ is dangerous to the enemy! 1 Corinthians chapters 1 and 2 reveal we can have the Mind of Christ because the Holy Spirit dwells in us. But this requires surrender to the Holy Spirit and choosing to live full of the Holy Spirit every day! The Mind of Christ is the Wisdom of God. These two canno…
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Feeling stressed lately? Learn an evidence-based, 100% natural way to lower your stress levels through thalamus tapping and positive affirmations. Ready to roll up your sleeves and join me at the SIS drawing board? Check out the SIS Membership at kellyvess.com/sis Blacher, S. (2023). Emotional freedom technique (EFT): Tap to relieve stress and burn…
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While Pastors Lynn and David are in India, Pastor Robert Coffelt is our guest speaker. He is speaking on "The Trap of Legality!" Our self nature is constantly fighting for control. One deceptive way is through lists of rights and wrongs, do's and don'ts. They may seem to be the best path but they lead us away from the one thing: relationship with G…
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Dive into the episode for three actionable steps to being culturally competent. Being culturally competent is pivotal to being effective in working with families, colleagues, and children with communication impairments. Enough talk already. Ready to take action? Join the SIS Membership and let's roll up our sleeves together at https://kellyvess.com…
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How To Keep Being Dangerous This Sunday is the second part of a message from Pastor David. This week we will look at practical steps the believer can take to keep being dangerous to the enemy! Jesus is calling for men and women who will rise up and accept the challenge to be dangerous for Jesus! You will not want to miss this message.…
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This episode dives into five common mistakes professionals make with high-tech AAC devices. Check out this episode to learn how we can DSD (Do Something Different) by knowing better and doing better. Make sure to check out the SIS Membership and receive our updated 2025 speech and language targets with digital clips to illustrate cues at www.kellyv…
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Join me behind the scenes to review this recent article on AAC for children with Autism. You can access the article at ASHA.org: Lund, S. K., Quach, W., Weissling, K., & McKelvey, M. (2025). Augmentative and alternative communication assessment for children on the autism spectrum: Protocol development and content validation. Language, Speech, and H…
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Joining us this Sunday morning is the Northern California Teen Challenge Choir. This powerful choir is always a highlight of our January events. Please listen to the service as we conclude our Daniel Fast and celebrate the goodness of the Lord with this powerful, local ministry. We also bless them with a special offering so please consider giving t…
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If you work with or have a child with Autism, this episode is for you. We are diving into three strategies that support regulation for children with sensory challenges. Put these strategies into use today, and don't delay and join SIS today. Receive the updated speech and language treatment library, complete with video illustrations at kellyvess.co…
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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 an…
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This Sunday Pastor Lynn speaks on the word God gave her on the first day of 2025: Dangerous! God is calling His children to be dangerous to the enemy in 2025. However, there are conditions involved in this! We cannot do it on our own, in our own strength or flesh, or as compromised children. We must walk full of His Spirit and in submission to Him.…
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Let's talk data! In this episode, I share my empirically-based method to monitor gains when treating speech sound disorders effectively. Ready to cut your number of speech errors in half three months into the school year? Don't delay and check out the SIS Membership today at kellyvess.com/sis Receive newly updated speech and language targets the we…
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This Sunday Pastor Lynn speaks on the word God gave her on the first day of 2025: Dangerous! God is calling His children to be dangerous to the enemy in 2025. However, there are conditions involved in this! We cannot do it on our own, in our own strength or flesh, or as compromised children. We must walk full of His Spirit and in submission to Him.…
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Putting research into real-world practice can be challenging in the real world, where ineffective practices are commonplace. However, don't let these obstacles deter you from going against the grain in providing empirically-based practices. This episode will give you four strategies to create lifelong change for your clients in less-than-ideal envi…
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Spiritual Realignment - The Goal of 2025 As we enter the New Year, the Lord is asking His people to live a supernatural life in the power of His resurrection. This happens when we fully embrace all the Lord has for us and walk in the power of His resurrection daily. This Sunday, Pastor David challenges us as we start off 2025 by sharing this powerf…
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When you are healthier and happier, you perform better both inside and outside of therapy. I am sharing my favorite five self-care splurges in this episode. These brands, for which I have no affiliations, are primarily pure.com and cruchi.com. If you are ready to uplevel your therapy in 2025, don't delay and check out SIS today with the free "3 Int…
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Sunday, December 29th is the final Sunday service of the year! On this special service we celebrate our First Fruits offering that we give to the Lord in anticipation of the harvest He has for us in 2025. This is a saturation service with extended worship and a short time of teaching on "First Fruits" by Pastor Lynn. I guarantee this is a powerful …
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Here come the holidays! Unfortunately, they can be exceptionally challenging for our kiddos who stutter and tend to become dysfluent during this time. Check out this episode for eight strategies today that support fluency for children who stutter by building resiliency while removing holiday stressors. Looking for 100% done-for-you weekly activitie…
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Immanuel Tune in for a special Sunday led by our Kids Ministries! Our youngest voices bring God's word to our house. During this Christmas season let us keep our eyes and heart set on the Lord who came as a babe into this earth, Immanuel- "God With Us" is a reminder of His promise to us and an invitation to live in the House of the Lord where His p…
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SLPs in the field are reporting an increase in students with selective mutism since COVID. What to do? Check out this episode for eight empirically-based strategies for teachers and SLPs to implement today to support children with selective mutism. Ready to put research into practice today? Learn about the SIS Membership by watching this free 3 Int…
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This Sunday Pastor Lynn delivers the message: The Challenge of Blessing and The Celebration of First Fruits. The Lord has given His children a way to surrender our blessings to Him so that we never serve or idolize them. The Lord provided Israel with a beautiful celebration of first fruits as a symbol of surrender and thanksgiving. This was to set …
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Believers are called to be connected to a community of faith, yet far too many are not. This Sunday Pastor David addresses the need for a solid connection to a Christian community. Your spiritual life is not to be lived in isolation, rather in a vibrant community of faith that provides healthy connectivity to others. Listen and be encouraged by thi…
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Gestalt language learners tend to learn language initially as whole chunks and break them into individual parts over time. How can we capitalize on a gestalt learning style? Emphasize sentences that will provide great social and practical coverage. In this episode, I'm sharing my top ten gestalts to emphasize for early gestalt language processors. …
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This Sunday Pastor Lynn preaches the message on "The Challenge of Blessing." Stories in scripture reveal that when God's children were blessed, they were challenged to remain faithful to Him in every area of their lives. What is it about humans that causes us to become distracted, distanced, or deceived so that we make our blessings the #1 priority…
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Check out this episode and learn how making this one simple change in treating speech sound disorders will produce significant results in speech, language, literacy, and executive function. Try implementing complex speech target paragraphs in your practice by joining SIS today. When you join, you'll receive a library of speech targets to download a…
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