A Metalinguistic Approach for School-Based Therapy with Lynne Telesca

This episode offers school-based SLPs practical insight into supporting both language and literacy within written language intervention. Guest: Lynne Telesca, PhD, CCC-SLP Earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD Watch on Youtube In this episode of School of Speech, Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by Lynne Telesca, PhD, CCC-SLP, to discuss how a metalinguistic approach to writing can be used during school-based language therapy sessions. Throughout their conversation, they provide an overview of the purpose of this approach, its basic elements, and how it can be incorporated into therapy to support language and literacy through written language. You will learn about the foundational components of a metalinguistic approach and how written language activities can be used as a multimodal way to target communication skills in school-based therapy. Dr. Telesca also shares steps for implementing this approach during language therapy sessions across educational settings. About the Guest: Dr. Lynne Telesca, PhD. CCC-SLP, is an associate professor of Communication Disorders at the State University of New York at New Paltz. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in language and literacy over the past eight years. Dr. Telesca is passionate about keeping current and presenting on evidence-based practices that will make a difference in speech-language pathologists’ therapeutic decision-making and practice. Show Notes: Implementing a Metalinguistic Approach to Secondary School Writing Article