51. Why Complex Goals Drive Bigger Gains in Speech, Language, and Literacy

This marks the end of the very first year of The Preschool SLP Podcast — thank you for joining me on this journey! Together we’ve grown, questioned, and reimagined how to make therapy more impactful. Today’s episode looks forward: how do we uplevel intervention next year?

We dive into the latest research across speech, language, and literacy to show why treatment targets matter more than anything else. From grammatical morphemes to story grammar to complex consonant clusters, one theme is clear: complex goals create greater gains. Stop racing to the bottom — it’s time to aim higher.

If you’re ready to bring this research into your therapy room, join the SIS Membership, where you’ll receive weekly ready-to-use, empirically-based resources: literacy, speech, language, AAC, and theme-based movement activities. Plus, every week comes with a parent, large group, and teletherapy Google Slides deck. Uplevel your practice with the tools that make change possible.

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