What is the role of an SLP when it comes to dyslexia?
In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, I sat down with two rock star SLPs, Karina and Heather from @SoarWithWords, to talk about all things dyslexia and how we as SLPs can best support our students that struggle with it and help them reach their goals.
Heather is a certified speech language pathologist and owner of HBC Language and Literacy. She has over 10 years of experience as a speech language pathologist. Heather is also the President of the Arizona Branch of the International Dyslexia Association. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Arizona and completed her Master’s in Clinical Speech Language Pathology from Northern Arizona University.
She has experience working with a variety of communication disorders; however, her true passion lies in working with children with dyslexia and their families and educating other SLPs on their role in early identification of dyslexia.
Karina is a licensed speech language pathology assistant and co-author of Soar With Words School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences from the University of Arizona and has over 8 years of experience in both school and private settings.
Karina specializes in early language and literacy intervention, as well as parent coaching for early language development.
In This Episode You’ll Discover:
- How Heather and Karina got into helping SLPs
- What dyslexia is and what our role is with these students
- What structured literacy is and why it’s important
- The importance of visual cues to support articulation and phonemic awareness
- How to use manipulatives to help students with reading
- Who is responsible for diagnosing students with dyslexia
- Tools and testing materials for diagnosing dyslexia
- The importance of early intervention and the Dyslexia Paradox
- Tips for working with older students with dyslexia
I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Karina and Heather! If you want to learn more from them about working with students that have dyslexia, make sure to follow them on Instagram where they share lots of practical tips for your therapy sessions. You can also check out their courses here.
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Joke of the Week:
Q: Why did the author put on a sweater?
A: Because he was in the middle of a rough draft.
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Visit the Soar With Words website
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