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Meaningful Speech® Self-Paced Courses

 Meaningful Speech® is the creator of self-paced courses and resources focused on child-led therapy, neurodiversity affirming speech-language therapy, gestalt language processing, and the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) framework, developed by Marge Blanc (2012).

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Meaningful Speech® Webinars

Join Meaningful Speech® team members as we bring you webinars on our most-asked questions and topics about gestalt language development, child-led therapy, neurodiversity-affirming practices and more!

Language Samples and Scoring Webinar 


Join Meaningful Speech team member Katie Arnold for a pre-recorded webinar on language samples and scoring using the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) framework. 

This webinar discusses:

  • A quick review of the stages of gestalt language development
  • How to prepare for taking spontaneous language samples
  • Marge Blanc’s Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) Guidelines
  • A deeper look at each NLA guideline
  • Scoring vs. analyzing language samples 
  • “It all depends” - Why context and history matter
  • Practice scoring and analysis
    • Stage 1 vs. Stage 3
    • Stage 2 vs. Stage 4
  • Recording of Question & Answer (1-hour) that took place on 4/22/2025
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Using Digital Resources to Support Gestalt Language Processors

Join Meaningful Speech team member Jessica Teixeira, M.S., CCC-SLP, for a 1-hour pre-recorded webinar that will inspire you to make digital resources a meaningful tool in therapy sessions, at home, in school—anywhere!

QUESTION & ANSWER 👉 

A replay of the live question and answer portion of this webinar was added to Kajabi on 1/31/25 for viewing. 

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Starting a Niche Private Practice Webinar Replay

Have you been wondering about starting a niche private practice, but you're unsure how to get started?

That’s exactly why we created our self-paced Niche Private Practice Webinar—for professionals who want to build a practice rooted in purpose and clarity.

Here’s what we cover:
✨ Our stories – Both Alex and Jess share their journeys into private practice. Each path is different—you might relate to one, or both!
✨ Why start a niche practice?
✨ Types of niches and how to define yours
✨ What you actually need to get started
✨ Deciding on your rates (we even share a helpful formula!)
✨ Insurance vs. private pay – how to choose what fits you
✨ Superbills – what they are and how they work
✨ Health insurance/benefits for private practitioners
✨ BONUS: A recorded Q&A where we answer real questions from other professionals

BONUS: SLP and Marketing/Website guru Hannah Boeck from Cued Creative shares how niching down can have a positive impact on your digital marketing + valuable niche marketing tips.

(This is a replay of the live webinar)
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What the Meaningful Speech® Community has to say about our courses and webinars:

 

S.D., Parent

This experience has opened my eyes that there is not just one way to learn language. Language development is not a "one-size-fits-all" approach. Finding the right therapist that understands how your child learns is key. I would encourage all parents and professionals to educate themselves about NLA and the benefits it can bring to children who need language support.

Melissa, Speech-Langauge Pathologist 

A MUST for all SLPs working with Autistic children. I have and will continue to recommend it. It gives vital information for us SLPs on how to work with a population prevalent in the pediatric world.

Bettina, Parent & Speech-Language Pathologist

I hit a wall with my son and his language development.  He was not diagnosed autistic yet when I found this course, but I realized how much of a GLP he was through my own deep dive of research and consulting with my grad school friend, Jamie Boyle. She recommended the Meaningful Speech IG. Through just some tips from social media I changed my approach, I saw progress and changes in my son when I began to really acknowledge his scripts,  and made me become more aware of my own childhood history as a GLP. Now we are both diagnosed autistic. This course has made me make so many changes in how I treat my own autistic and GLP patients at work. I’m so thankful for this course and am excited to continue learning and practicing what I’ve learned.

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Meaningful Speech® LLC is a partner of Social Butterfly Speech Therapy Inc.