Overview

Essential guide for Grade 4-12 SLPs to reduce prep work and help students crush their goals The Secondary SLP Roadmap: Motivating Students to Crush their Speech and Language Goals is a unique resource for speech-language pathologists working with secondary students, who are often harder to motivate and more aware that learning is difficult for them. Based on author Hallie Sherman's 16 years of SLP experience and her extensive professional development training career, this book is filled with stories and practical ideas, tips, and tricks that you can use right away to help students learn more effectively while bringing prep work down to one hour each week. Broken down into three phases to allow for modular learning, this book shows readers how to: Target a variety of goals without spreading resources too thin Work with mixed groups in a way that all students get the attention and assistance they need Teach skills differently than how they are already being addressed in the classroom Build rapport and a safe environment in which students feel comfortable taking risks The Secondary SLP Roadmap provides readers with an essential framework to go from being uncertain and overwhelmed to having their speech students crushing their goals and making massive progress.

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Author:   Hallie Sherman (Speech Time Fun)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Sybex Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 18.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781394301713

ISBN 10:   1394301715
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   02 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix About the Author xi Preface xiii Introduction xvii Section 1 Getting Quick Wins 1 Chapter 1 Start Small, Win Big 3 Chapter 2 The Role of the SLP with Secondary Students 9 Chapter 3 Determining Where to Start with Older Speech Students 23 Chapter 4 Teaching Strategies and Techniques 43 Chapter 5 Connection over Data Collection 63 Section 2 Creative Competence 73 Chapter 6 The Importance of Incorporating Student Interests and Goals 75 Chapter 7 Building Rapport 87 Chapter 8 Routines and Expectations 99 Section 3 The 60-Minute Plan Strategy 109 Chapter 9 A Plan for Work-Life Balance 111 Chapter 10 Feeling Relevant Without Using the Curriculum 123 Chapter 11 Adapting Resources and Using Fewer Materials 135 Chapter 12 Mixed Groups Made Easy 147 Chapter 13 Building Articulation and Social Skills 159 Chapter 14 What About Life Skills? 169 Conclusion 191 Index 195

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Hallie Sherman, M.S., CCC-SLP is a speech language pathologist and the owner of Speech Time Fun, a firm that helps SLPs working with students in grades four through twelve break through barriers to progress. She has over sixteen years’ experience working with students in schools and hosts the Coffee Talk podcast. Visit https://speechtimefun.com to learn more about her work.

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