The SLP Now Podcast

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Mixed groups are a reality for most school-based SLPs, and managing them well takes the right tools. In this episode, Marisha walks through how the SLP Now Visuals Binder makes it work, covering how to use it digitally in a pinch, how to test what works for your students, and why eventually printing and laminating your go-to visuals changes everything about session flow.
The binder covers preschool through 12th grade with 95 pages of evidence-based visuals across early language, grammar, vocabulary, and later language skills. No prep required. Just open it and use it.
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Ever finish writing a goal and then realize you have no clear way to measure it at progress report time? You're not alone, and this episode has a fix.
I'm walking you through the Digital Probe Binder (nearly 2,300 pages of goal-aligned probes) and showing you exactly how I pair it with goal cards to collect solid data for every student in a group in under five minutes. This combo keeps sessions moving, tells you exactly where each student is at, and makes progress reporting way less stressful.
Resources mentioned:
- Digital Probe Binder — available inside SLP Now
- Data Collection Course — access it free at slpnow.com/pod (complete the course and the binder is automatically sent to you)

Show Notes: slpnow.com/255
Evals coming up and you're still digging through folders looking for the right screener? This episode is for you.
In this episode, I'm walking you through the SLP Now Assessment Binder, a 70-page digital resource that lives right on your iPad. No printing. No hunting. Just everything you need, right at your fingertips.
I'll show you how this binder covers articulation, phonology, and grade-level assessments across multiple skill areas. And when you pair it with SLP Now's built-in assessment tools, you can collect data, generate goal recommendations, and auto-populate your present levels statement all in one place.
In this episode:
What the Assessment Binder includes and how to access it
How to use the binder alongside the SLP Now assessment tool
How the platform auto-generates present levels summaries
How to create goals directly from assessment data
How to get your full binder inside the membership

Resources mentioned:
Free Trial: slpnow.com/pod

Show Notes: slpnow.com/254
The vast majority of school-based SLPs don’t have perfectly matched groups, and that doesn’t mean therapy has to be less effective. With the right structure and planning strategy, mixed groups can actually become a powerful way to target multiple goals, support peer learning, and simplify your workload. In this episode, we walk through a practical framework for running structured, efficient therapy sessions, even when your groups include different grade levels and goals.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How to segment your caseload so you can plan therapy more efficiently
Why language-rich thematic units help you target multiple goals at once
A simple way to let students build on each other’s responses in mixed groups
How the "Check in → Assess → Teach → Practice → Wrap up" structure reduces cognitive load
Three small strategies you can implement immediately to make sessions easier

If you'd like help setting this up for your own caseload, you can explore the tools and units inside a free trial at slpnow.com/pod.

Show Notes: slpnow.com/253
If you had five extra hours this week (completely protected from meetings, paperwork, and emails), how would you use them? Many school-based SLPs say they’d spend that time collaborating with teachers, analyzing student progress, planning more intentional therapy, or simply taking a real lunch break. In this episode, we explore why those meaningful parts of the job often get squeezed out + what you can do to start reclaiming that time.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why the gap many SLPs feel isn’t a competence problem
How reducing rework can save hours of therapy planning each week
Simple ways to batch decisions and reduce decision fatigue
Why tracking your “invisible work” can help advocate for a more manageable workload

If therapy planning, paperwork, and prep are taking over your evenings and weekends, you can start your free trial at slpnow.com/pod to explore tools designed to help you streamline the process and get that time back.