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🧠 Feeling like your role as an SLP is shifting?

You're not imagining it. From updated dyslexia definitions to increased pressure around literacy evaluations, the expectations on school-based SLPs are changing fast.

This Thursday, join us for Off Mute, a come-as-you-are conversation space just for SLP leaders. We’ll talk through what came out of ASHA 2025—and what it means for your team, your workload, and your impact.

🗓️ Thursday, January 15
🕞 3:30 p.m. CT
📍Live via Google Meet
✅ Everyone who registers gets the recording

👉 Register here: https://ampliolearning.com/amplio-off-mute-slp-roundtable/

Off Mute Join Off Mute, a monthly virtual roundtable for Lead SLPs, speech supervisors, and special ed leaders navigating school-based speech-language services.

Every SLP knows it: strong language skills are at the heart of literacy. 🗣️

Decades of research confirm that vocabulary, syntax, discourse, and listening comprehension are a critical piece of the foundation of reading comprehension – and that when we strengthen students’ oral language, stronger literacy outcomes follow.

In this recent article, our VP of Pedagogy & District Relations Becca Bishop explores what the evidence really says about oral language and reading comprehension – and how this research reinforces the vital role SLPs play in supporting literacy within MTSS.

Read the full article → https://ampliolearning.com/blog/oral-language-reading-comprehension-literacy

Oral Language at the Core of Literacy: What the Research Tells Us Decades of research confirm that oral language drives reading comprehension. Explore what studies reveal about how students learn to understand text.

💬 How are SLP leaders finding and advocating for the funding to support new frameworks, interventions, and team structures?

That’s exactly what we’re unpacking at this month’s Off Mute – a roundtable-style series for school-based speech leaders.

This month’s topic:
💰 Exploring Funding Pathways
How SLP Leaders Are Securing Resources to Support New Initiatives
What’s working. What’s not. What’s actually getting funded.
📅 Thursday, Oct. 23
🕞 3:30 p.m. CT

🎟️ Register once to attend any session: https://ampliolearning.com/amplio-off-mute-slp-roundtable

Off Mute Join Off Mute, a monthly virtual roundtable for Lead SLPs, speech supervisors, and special ed leaders navigating school-based speech-language services.

Looking for a quick way to check in on students’ speech and language skills – before a referral?

The Amplio Speech & Language Foundations Screener Package is free and ready to use. It helps you:
🎒 Administer short, 10–15 minute checks with picture prompts
📄 Use grade-specific materials for K–1, 2–3, and 4–5
✔️ Make consistent, confident decisions about who may benefit from Tier 2 or early intervention support

It’s a simple tool to help you flag needs earlier and keep students supported in general education.

👉 Download here: https://ampliolearning.com/speech-language-screener/

🚨 SLP leaders: Feeling stretched thin by staffing shortages, supervision logistics, and constant scheduling chaos?

You’re not alone – and you don’t have to start from scratch.

At our most recent Off Mute roundtable, school-based SLP leaders shared what’s actually working when it comes to layered staffing models. From SLPA supervision structures to caseload design and contract onboarding – this session was full of real talk and helpful takeaways.

We pulled the highlights together in one place 👇
🧠 Smart supervision strategies
📋 Creative caseload ideas
⏳ Time-saving tips from Northside ISD
🎥 Recording included!

📍 Read the full recap: https://ampliolearning.com/blog/off-mute-layered-staffing-models-slp/

And if you’re a Lead SLP or speech team lead, Off Mute is your space. No slides, no sales – just real strategies from people doing the work.

Next session: Oct. 16 at 3:30 p.m. CT
✅ Register here: https://ampliolearning.com/amplio-off-mute-slp-roundtable/

Breaking the Staffing Bottleneck: Layered Models That Work Explore how school-based SLP leaders are using layered staffing models – including SLPAs, contractors, and caseload design – to better serve students.

Being a Lead SLP means more than managing caseloads. It means bridging two worlds: the therapy room and the district office. 🏫💬

Too often, SLPs and administrators speak different “languages.” That gap can create silos, stress, and missed opportunities for students.

We’ve put together a practical guide to help Lead SLPs:
✅ Advocate for manageable caseloads and effective therapy delivery
✅ Build stronger relationships with special ed administrators
✅ Show how speech-language services connect directly to district goals

✨ Check it out here: https://ampliolearning.com/blog/lead-slp-special-ed-admin-partnerships

If you’re a Lead SLP (or stepping into the role for the first time), this one’s for you.

From Caseloads to District Goals: A Guide to Building Strong SLP–Admin Partnerships Discover how lead SLPs can build strong partnerships with special education administrators to align caseloads, MTSS, and district goals.

🗣️ Off Mute is back – now with a school-year rhythm.

If you're a Lead SLP, department head, or supervising SLP, you already know:

Your caseload isn’t the only thing that needs managing.

Your *staffing* model probably does, too.

We’re kicking off our newly reinvigorated Off Mute roundtable series with a session on layered staffing models – how districts are blending SLPs, SLPAs, CFYs, contracted support, and creative scheduling to meet growing needs with finite resources.

📅 September 18
🕒 3:30 p.m. CT
💻 Live via Google Meet

📝 Register once, attend any future sessions: https://ampliolearning.com/amplio-off-mute-slp-roundtable/

This is a casual, peer-led space for school-based SLP leaders to talk about what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next.

No stodgy presentations. No pressure. Just real conversation with people who get it. Hope to see you there!

Off Mute Join Off Mute, a monthly virtual roundtable for Lead SLPs, speech supervisors, and special ed leaders navigating school-based speech-language services.

🎉 A packed house in Putnam City Schools!

Last week, two members from our team — Perry Fowler and Sydney Kelly — led a full-day training with 34 of the district’s SLPs. The energy in the room was incredible.

Putnam City is taking a district-wide approach to language support, and Amplio is proud to be part of the plan. Highlights from the day:
✔️ SLPs described the platform as intuitive and easy to navigate
✔️ First-year SLPs (CFs) shared their excitement and relief at having a system that supports them right from the start
✔️ Teams left energized about a shared workflow that will streamline documentation, progress monitoring, and intervention delivery

We couldn’t ask for a better way to kick off the school year — and we’re honored to walk alongside Putnam City’s talented SLPs as they put this new approach into action.

🚀 Big day in Quitman Independent School District!

Our District Relations Executive, Perry Fowler, spent yesterday with the Quitman speech team for a full-day training workshop as they officially onboard Amplio Speech & Language.

Quitman has long trusted Amplio Reading Intervention to support their students with dyslexia. Now, they’re extending that same confidence to their SLPs and SLPAs – giving them a shared platform to:
✔️ Collaborate seamlessly across students served by both roles
✔️ Streamline documentation and progress monitoring
✔️ Deliver consistent, evidence-based interventions districtwide

It’s a full-circle move: supporting language and literacy under one roof, with tools designed for the realities of special education and tiered interventions.

👏 Congratulations to Quitman ISD on expanding your Amplio partnership – we’re honored to walk alongside your educators in this next chapter!

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When does a speech referral really belong on an SLP’s desk? 🧩

That’s the big question we tackled in our most recent Off Mute roundtable. SLPs and district leaders shared how they’re clarifying Tier 1 vs. Tier 2, cutting down on unnecessary evals, and building systems that actually make life easier.

👂 Sound familiar?
• You're getting referrals before Tier 1 strategies are even tried
• You're asked to test when what the student really needs is classroom support
• You’re juggling reactive requests instead of collaborating with your team

If you’ve ever felt like the “catch-all” for unclear MTSS processes, you’re not alone—and there are better ways forward.

📘 Read the full post to hear what other SLPs are doing (and how Amplio is helping them create structure, not stress):
👉 https://ampliolearning.com/blog/tier-1-vs-tier-2-speech-referral-mtss

Solving the Referral Puzzle: How SLPs Are Clarifying Tier 1 vs. Tier 2 in MTSS Explore how SLPs are addressing over-referrals by clarifying Tier 1 and Tier 2 roles within MTSS. Learn how real districts are streamlining processes, supporting teachers, and using data to make smarter decisions.

📣 Happening tomorrow at 11 AM CT

Oklahoma districts are facing major changes in how speech referrals are handled — and the questions we’re hearing from SLPs and special ed leaders across the state are all the same:

“How are other districts dealing with this?”
“What does compliance actually look like now?”
“How do we respond without overloading our SLPs?”

Let’s talk about it — together.

🗓️ Oklahoma SLP Roundtable
🎤 Featuring Putnam City’s Lead SLP
📍 Google Meet | Aug 12 @ 11:00 AM CT
📝 Peer-to-peer discussion — not a presentation

Can’t join live? No problem. Register anyway and we’ll send you the full recording + recap.

https://ampliolearning.com/resources/speech-referrals-in-oklahoma-whats-working-now/