219. The 3 Questions Every SLP Must Ask Before Summer Break
End-of-Year Reflect & Recap:
The 3 Questions Every SLP Needs to Ask Right Now
Whether you're a seasoned SLP or fresh out of grad school, the most powerful professional development you'll do this summer won't come from a CEU course. It's this.
In this episode, Kelly walks you through her end-of-year Google Doc ritual: three simple but mighty questions that help you close out the school year with intention and walk into fall with clarity and confidence.
In this episode, you'll learn:
π₯ What Was FIRE? Identify what worked in your therapy room this year, including the techniques, materials, and strategies that produced real, measurable gains. These are your non-negotiables. Where there's fire, you add gasoline.
π§ Where Are the Holes? Channel your inner Swiss cheese and honestly audit your practice. From streamlining parent communication with copy-paste swipe emails to strengthening your high-tech AAC implementation at home and in the classroom, this is where your growth lives.
π©Ή How Will You Fill Them? Use the triangle of evidence-based practice, combining your clinical expertise, the research, and family and child feedback, to build a specific, actionable plan for the 2026β2027 school year. The more specific, the better.
Why do this NOW? It's all fresh. The wins, the frustrations, the "why didn't I think of that sooner" moments are all right there. Write it down today, and you're 42% more likely to actually follow through.
π Ready to walk into next school year with engaging, evidence-based materials already in hand?
Don't spend September scrambling.
Spend your summer building and let the SIS Membership do the heavy lifting with you. SIS gives SLP students and professionals access to a growing library of evidence-based therapy materials, strategies, and resources designed to move the needle for the children and families you serve.
π Join SIS today at https://www.kellyvess.com/sis and head back to school this fall feeling more prepared, more confident, and ready to make this your best year yet.
This episode is perfect for: school-based SLPs, SLP-Assistants, SLP graduate students, pediatric SLPs, AAC specialists, and anyone who believes the details are what move the needle.
