Speechie Side Up

About Speechie Side Up

You’re listening to the Speechie Side Up podcast hosted by author, AAC specialist, and matcha tea lover, Venita Litvack! Every week, you get to hear what other SLPs are doing in the field and how they found their passion. This podcast was created to help YOU stop re-inventing the wheel and start loving your job again!

Publisher

Venita

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jul 2018

Latest episode

24 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

39 of 315 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   [Podcourse] Changing the Lens: Assessing Autism Through a Neuro Strengths-Based Perspective

   Host Staci Neustadt of Making Sense of Autism shares her neuro-strengths-based framework for assessing autistic individuals, reframing behaviors and boosting outcomes through a holistic, criterion-referenced approach in this interview.

2. 

   9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   [Podcourse] Decoding Dyslexia - Let's Talk About It! An SLP-Led Conversation About Dyslexia

   Host Tasha Wisehart, SLP, shares insights on dyslexia, covering definitions, characteristics, and evidence-based supports like the Orton-Gillingham approach in this interview.

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   13 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   [Podcourse] From Evaluation to Impact: Supporting Students with Developmental Language

   In this podcourse, we are joined by Kendal Martes, a Speech Language-Pathologist on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Kendal defines DLD as a common neurodevelopmental language disorder that affects spoken language processing/production and can impact academics, literacy, and social relationships, yet is often missed or mislabeled; DLD co-occurs with dyslexia about 50% of the time and with ADHD up to 75%. She outlines comprehensive evaluation components including case history, teacher/family input on functional impact, and standardized assessment with attention to subtests (e.g., TILLS), plus literacy measures (CTOPP, TOWRE, spelling, GORT). Using the Simple View of Reading, she explains how DLD relates to language comprehension and dyslexia to decoding, and recommends addressing both simultaneously. Strategies include improved screening, collaboration with educators, explicit intervention for vocabulary, syntax, narratives, and inferencing, and increased DLD awareness; she notes screeners like LanguageScreen and the free CUBED.

Inside a recent episode

[Podcourse] Changing the Lens: Assessing Autism Through a Neuro Strengths-Based Perspective

Published 24 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so when we understand that, and then again, going back to understanding how the individual learns, do they learn through pattern? Do they learn through repetition, which so many of our kids do? Why aren't we doing that every day? If they learn through predictability, why aren't we creating predictability in their sessions? And again, this isn't saying that we don't have a say in sessions. This isn't saying that there can't be changes in the routine. We teach soft skills. We teach problem solving. We teach shared control. So there is that reciprocal change. relationship, which again, if we're teaching, there is this back and forth in this session. […]

Who has been a guest on Speechie Side Up

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Staci Neustadt
• Tasha Wisehart
• Rachel May
• Karla Garcia

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

2,122

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

130 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

95

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