Sun and Spoken Speech, Inc.

04/20/2026

A “had to share” infographic and post! 🗣️⚓️🌞

04/04/2026

Say it louder for those in the back! 🗣️⚓️🌞

This!! 🎯🎯
From the awesome
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03/21/2026

Is it what we perceive , or an EF skill? Love how this post breaks it down! 🗣️⚓️🌞

03/20/2026

“Share it” Friday! 🗣️⚓️🌞

03/07/2026

Love this read! 🗣️⚓️🌞

02/21/2026

As an evaluator (and the founder of Sun and Spoken Speech. Inc., a practice that aims to help kids shine and show full potential in speech and language) I can attest to the importance of play in communication! Had to share this resource, as a result. 🗣️⚓️🌞

I've done play-based team evals for preschoolers for 9 years now! Here's what I know. If I don't write it down, it didn't happen! So I spend a ton of time jotting notes. And when I'm knee deep in bubbles and test protocols, a simple checklist for things I want to remember to assess is so helpful! I use this play-based observation form non-stop! You can download this plus some of my other favorite handouts for play-based evals.

Find it here:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preschool-SLP-Evaluation-Forms-Play-Based-Assessment-2020623

08/05/2025

THIS- normalize that there is no “look”! Our job as clinicians is to be aware of the needs of our students, meet them, and use their strengths to guide success! 🗣️⚓️🌞

07/15/2025

YES! Child led means we encourage and respect, while remaining clinicians and teaching. 🗣️⚓️🌞

I recently saw a post where a therapist stated she was “viscously attacked” by a student and went on to question if child-lead therapy is to blame.

It broke my heart because it highlights how so many people don’t truly understand what child lead therapy truly means- and also, what it DOESN’T mean.

Now. Aggression can be a serious problem. I’ve worked with many children that were extremely aggressive and it was super freaking hard- for everyone (including the child). Looking back, there are many things I could have changed (oh hindsight is so helpful, right?!) - and I think a huge thing would have been involving the child’s interests more, being less “demanding” than I was, and also putting more time into recognizing early signs of dysregulation. Doing those things wouldn’t have ended the aggression completely- but they could have reduced it quite a bit. I also think if I could have looked at the situation as “a dysregulated child in need of support” vs “being viscously attacked” (because I’m pretty sure there’s no viciousness actually intended) would have been a huge game changer for relationship building and empathy. But yes, autonomy is important for EVERYONE and nobody should be injured.

And with that said- child lead does not mean “free for all.” Nobody is saying to let kids injure other people or that there are no consequences for their actions. And I think more people need to understand this.

I’d love to do more posts to help people better understand this, so let me know in the comments, what questions do you have? ⤵️

07/04/2025

Happy Fourth! ❤️🤍💙
May you spend it by the water, and use each opportunity you have to soak up the sun and work on “beach” vocabulary with the kiddos! 🗣️⚓️🌞

07/01/2025

Great way to expand MLU/utterance length! 🗣️⚓️🌞

Ways to encourage your child to combine two words together!

06/28/2025

Regulation before communication! 🗣️⚓️🌞

05/28/2025

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⭐️ Everyone has the right to communicate in the language that feels most comfortable to them.

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[Digital illustration of a woman sitting against a blue background. She has long dark hair, a red sweater and blue jeans. She's pointing at a speech bubble that reads, 'English is a language, not a way to measure someone's intelligence.']