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The Informed SLP Monthly "Evidence You Can Use" reviews for Speech–Language Pathologists. Sample and join at theinform Join at www.theinformedslp.com

We’re excited to announce that The Informed SLP is now offering SLP Supervision CEs! Clinical supervision can be a meani...
10/15/2026

We’re excited to announce that The Informed SLP is now offering SLP Supervision CEs! Clinical supervision can be a meaningful next step for practicing SLPs, but shifting to this role requires a mindset shift, new skills, and a clear understanding of what emerging clinicians actually need.⁠
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In our free-to-read 3-part research review series, “Clinical Supervision for Informed SLPs” we explore foundational practices that have an outsized impact on supervisee learning, confidence, and professional growth. ⁠
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Find it at www.TheInformedSLP.com/reviews to earn over 2 hours of Supervision CE, which meet ASHA's requirements to supervise future CCC-SLPs! And don't forget that non-members can earn up to .2 ASHA CEUs per year for free, too!
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Tracheostomy care can feel intimidating even for the most experienced SLPs! These patients are medically complex, and th...
10/14/2026

Tracheostomy care can feel intimidating even for the most experienced SLPs! These patients are medically complex, and the stakes can feel especially high.

Lucky for us, Adel and colleagues provide recommendations for managing dysphagia in patients with a tracheostomy. And we’ve got the recap (pun definitely intended!) to help you show up prepared, ask the right questions, and advocate confidently for your patients.

In our new research review, 'Don't let a trach stop you in your tracks', you'll find:

The ins and outs of the tracheostomy itself,

Potential mechanisms of dysphagia,

Tips for your bedside eval, including a note on the notorious Modified Evan’s Blue Dye test, and

What to keep in mind when prepping for an instrumental eval.

Read the full review and get 12 minutes of CE credit at www.theinformedslp.com

The research: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-026-10951-6

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Surprise! In honor of DLD Awareness Day, we made a free, ready-to-present inservice to help your colleagues understand d...
10/13/2026

Surprise! In honor of DLD Awareness Day, we made a free, ready-to-present inservice to help your colleagues understand developmental language disorder.

Think of it as a crash course for your next staff meeting. Everything's ready to go, from the slides to the handouts.

Grab your free copy here https://www.theinformedslp.com/review/DLD-in-the-classroom

[Visual description: Image text reads, "Surprise! We made you something for DLD Day. A free resource to help your colleagues understand developmental language disorder. Why DLD? Because it still flies under the radar. It affects roughly 1 in 14 kindergarteners, but rarely gets the recognition of dyslexia or ADHD. So it's easy to miss. Students with DLD can be read as distracted, unmotivated, or "just quiet." As SLPs, we can usually spot the clues. But getting the whole school to recognize them takes more than a quick hallway chat. We built a full inservice to help! It's ready to present: Slide deck with speaker notes. Speaker's handout. Printable audience outline. Reference list, organized by slide. And it covers three key areas: 1. DLD basics. 2. Two core areas of difficulty, plus classroom strategies. 3. Social-emotional impact, and how teachers can help. A DLD crash course for you and your colleagues. Download it for free at the link in our caption."]

Underpaid SLPs are often just under-informed about pay and contracts 🙃. While it's not fair or "right" for SLPs to have ...
10/12/2026

Underpaid SLPs are often just under-informed about pay and contracts 🙃. While it's not fair or "right" for SLPs to have to navigate tricky contracts, it's the most effective path to better pay for SLPs.
Everything we teach SLPs about pay is also FREE! Visit: https://www.theinformedslp.com/jobs/career-advice

Ever worked with a kid with slushy S’s? Sticky, right?! Lateralization errors can be one of the trickiest speech sound e...
10/08/2026

Ever worked with a kid with slushy S’s? Sticky, right?! Lateralization errors can be one of the trickiest speech sound errors to navigate, but these non-developmental distortions aren’t the kind we should just “watch and wait.”

The latest installment of our “Ask TISLP” series, “Getting it straight: A field guide to lateral lisps” includes a deep dive into assessment and treatment of lateralization errors. We slid into the research from 11 different teams of scientists to offer:

*how structural differences can result in lateralization errors,

*which considerations to make when selecting remediation strategies,

*when to use evidence-based therapy approaches (both classic and contemporary), and

*what to do when our therapy seems to be going astray.

Find it and 14 minutes of CE credit at www.TheInformedSLP.com/reviews. Then share it with your friends. It's FREE to share!

[Visual description: Image text reads, "Chasing airflow in circles with your lateral lisp cases? We’ve got the research review to get it all straightened out. And it’s FREE! Read our new Ask TISLP, “Getting it straight: A field guide to lateral lisps”. It’s all at www.theinformedslp.com."]

We're close enough to the CE Challenge grand prize drawing that it's worth shifting into a higher gear.10 CE hours get y...
10/07/2026

We're close enough to the CE Challenge grand prize drawing that it's worth shifting into a higher gear.

10 CE hours get you one entry, but 30 CE hours get you three. That last push is going to be worth it.

If you still need to opt in, click here: https://theinformedslp.ac-page.com/challenge

[Visual description: Image text reads, "CHALLENGE. It might be time to shift gears. If you've already got a few CE hours logged this year, here's how to turn them into extra entries. 10 CE hours by November 30, gets you one entry in December's grand prize drawing. 30 CE hours by November 30, bumps you to three entries instead of one. 30 hours sounds like a lot, until you remember: It's also your full ASHA certification cycle, so those hours will never be wasted either way. And the prize is worth the extra hustle. The winner picks between an E-Bike, a MacBook Air, or a 2-night getaway (hotel and meals included). One entry is good. Three is better. To opt in, head over to the link in the caption."]

Most of us would agree that music can be a super groovy therapeutic ingredient, right? But according to researchers like...
10/05/2026

Most of us would agree that music can be a super groovy therapeutic ingredient, right? But according to researchers like Brieussel and team, SLPs may not know exactly how to implement it!

In our new research review “Tuning into the research behind music-based interventions for SLPs,” we discuss the cognitive neuroscience from Chen and colleagues that supports music-based interventions (MBI). Then we put it to work using Patel’s OPERA hypothesis, offering 5 critical questions we can ask ourselves to meaningfully integrate MBI into our SLP practice for aphasia, dyslexia, stuttering, and more.

Find it at www.TheInformedSLP.com/reviews, earn 15 minutes of CE credit, and clap along with a refreshed and evidence-based therapeutic beat. Then, head to the comments to let us know how you incorporate music into your own practice!

The research: https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00234

[Visual description: Image text reads, "Research shows: Music-based intervention rocks! Read our review, then tell us how you incorporate music in your practice!" Cartoon image of a brain listening to music through headphones with a circle around it. Within the circle are music notes connected to phrases, including "motor planning", "implicit learning", and "motivation".]

Happy October, i.e., happy AAC Awareness Month! We're celebrating with 4 new AAC reviews plus new research on topics acr...
10/01/2026

Happy October, i.e., happy AAC Awareness Month! We're celebrating with 4 new AAC reviews plus new research on topics across the scope of SLP practice. Every SLP will find something new to inspire and elevate our EBP this month.

Visit our link in bio to dive into this month's issue today. And don't forget to check out last month's special release on gestalt language, too!

Visit www.TheInformedSLP.com/reviews to dive into this month's issue today. And don't forget to check out last month's special release on gestalt language, too!

[Visual description: Image text reads, “Our October issue is here and it’s full of heavy hitters! Including FOUR new AAC reviews to celebrate AAC Awareness Month. Swipe for highlights! Check out 4 new AAC reviews covering: Self-assessments for AAC users to make their voices heard, lived-experience research on AAC users’ preferred terminology, ways to support literacy for adult AAC users, 2 frameworks to support AAC users of color. SLPs working with adults, don’t miss the latest on: Accurately measuring maximum phonation time (MPT), the Masako maneuver and its utility (or lack thereof), how stutterers feel about voluntary stuttering, supporting post-laryngectomy voicing with protheses. Pediatric SLPs can can learn about: ARFID and our role in this mental health condition, free resources to kick start family engagement in therapy, speech motor delay markers and whether it’s just “mild CAS,” new research on that magical “80% accuracy” criterion (and whether we should use it). And check out last month’s special release review on gestalt language if you missed it! We review a new framework for all kids, including those who are echolalic and/or who use AAC. Learn and earn CE with us today. Happy TISLP-ing! Find it all at www.TheInformedSLP.com.”]

Turns out you don't have to know it all—you just have to know where to look (and let people assume you're a genius).Find...
09/30/2026

Turns out you don't have to know it all—you just have to know where to look (and let people assume you're a genius).

Find everything you need to be (and stay) informed at https://www.theinformedslp.com

[Visual description: Image text reads, "One of our members left us this comment. We haven't stopped thinking about it since... "It's eerie how often I learn something from TISLP just before I need that exact info. People think I'm brilliant. But...I'm just informed." —Mary K. Being informed isn't about knowing everything. It's about knowing where the evidence lives, how to access it, and when to put it to use. That's the whole point of what we do. Digestible research reviews you can find and use the moment you need them. Explore our database at TheInformedSLP.com"]

SLPs working with premature and medically complex infants know that families can feel a ton of pressure when it comes to...
09/28/2026

SLPs working with premature and medically complex infants know that families can feel a ton of pressure when it comes to the “right” way to feed their babies. Families who need alternatives to breastfeeding may be at a total loss when considering myths about ni**le confusion, global initiatives promoting breastfeeding as the “best” choice for all babies, and popular research that can be confusing at best and harmful at worst.

In our research review “Let’s toast—to all kinds of neonatal feeding!” we serve up the science from 6 research teams to help SLPs offer balanced viewpoints on supplemental feeding options, like infant cup feeding, when direct breastfeeding isn’t on a family’s menu.

Find it at www.TheInformedSLP.com/reviews.

[Visual description: Cartoon image of the inside of a coffee shop with parents and their children as patrons. There are infants using different methods of eating inside the shop, including bottles, tube feeding, and breast/chestfeeding. There is a sign on the wall that says "fed is best". Image text reads, "Every NICU baby deserves their drink served their way."]

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